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Mis. Kusum Ingots and Alloys Ltd., a Mumbai‑registered company, obtained a loan from the Bhopal branch of State Bank of India and was served a repayment notice under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. The company challenged the …
The Bar Council of India filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging Rule 11 of the Kerala High Court Rules, which bars an advocate found guilty of contempt from appearing, acting or pleading in any court until he purges the contempt. The Council argued that the rule violated Articles 14 and …
The Delhi High Court, on a public‑interest writ filed by a parents' federation, held that several unaided recognised schools in Delhi were commercialising education by charging excessive fees and transferring surplus funds to their managing societies. The schools appealed to the Supreme Court, …
Manudevarya, a Research Assistant with the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, received a non‑practicing allowance (NPA) of Rs.75 while doctors and physicians in the same institution received Rs.150. The Government issued a policy in 1991 enhancing NPA for doctors and physicians in pay …
In a Zila Panchayat election in Uttaranchal, three candidates received six, five and one first‑preference votes. After eliminating the lowest‑vote candidate, the remaining two each had six votes, and no one met the quota required under the Hare‑Clarke system. The Returning Officer declared the post …
The Union of India invited tenders for six bridges and incorporated an arbitration clause. The contractor D.D. Sharma submitted a tender with conditional offers of rebates subject to the award of a 10% interest‑free advance and timely allotment of the work. The Union failed to hand over the site on …
Punjab and Sind Bank introduced a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) in December 2000. Respondent No.1, Ranveer Singh Bawa, opted for the scheme on 6‑12‑2000 but requested to withdraw his option on 22‑12‑2000. The bank, relying on clause 10.4, refused the withdrawal and relieved him of service on …
The State of Uttar Pradesh declined to renew the terms of several District Government Counsels (DGCs). The DGCs filed writ petitions in the Allahabad High Court, which directed the State to renew their appointments. The State appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the High Court had overstepped …
In a partition suit, a decree granted recovery of certain items to a defendant. Another defendant filed a suit challenging the decree, and the court issued a temporary injunction under Order 39 restraining execution of the decree. The suit was dismissed for default, later restored, and finally …
The State of Uttar Pradesh did not renew the term of Johri Mal as District Government Counsel (Criminal) despite a vacancy notice. The respondent challenged the non‑renewal, and the Allahabad High Court ordered renewal, directing that a collegium headed by the District Judge recommend the …
The case concerned a no‑confidence motion against the Chairman of the Sanchar Municipal Board, which had 20 elected members, 2 nominated members and one ex‑officio MLA, totalling 23 members. The motion was declared passed by the Sub‑Divisional Officer because the required two‑thirds majority was …
Inder Parkash Gupta challenged his placement at No.13 in the select list for lecturer posts in the Jammu & Kashmir Medical Education Department, alleging that the J&K Public Service Commission had applied its 1980 Rules, which allocated 100 marks to a viva voce test, in violation of the statutory …
The Union of India appealed against the Karnataka High Court’s affirmation of a Central Administrative Tribunal order that quashed the appointment of R.K. Raghavan as Director of the CBI and directed a fresh selection process. The first respondent, C. Dinakar, a senior IPS officer who had retired, …
The Supreme Court examined whether banks could round up the rate of interest on loans to the next 0.25% under Section 26C of the Interest Tax Act, 1974, thereby increasing the tax burden on borrowers. The Court held that Section 26C is merely an enabling provision to allow banks to recover the tax …
The tenant, N. Chouraria, filed a complaint of misconduct against his landlord‑advocate, M.R. MurlI, alleging assaults and threats during rent‑control proceedings. The State Bar Council referred the complaint to the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India, which refused to inquire, noting …
The appellant, N.K. Prasada, was respondent No.8 in two writ petitions filed as public interest litigations (PIL) in the Andhra Pradesh High Court alleging malfunctioning of the Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs. The High Court held that the petitions were engineered by the appellant to …
The Union of India sought to set aside an arbitration award that granted damages to Mis. Banwari Lal & Sons for the use of a commercial property requisitioned under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. The Act lapsed on 10‑Mar‑1987, after which the Court permitted the …
The petitioners, who were temporarily promoted to Assistant Traffic Manager (ATM) positions under the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation's recruitment regulations, challenged their placement below direct recruits in the integrated seniority list of 1994. The core dispute was whether seniority …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, enacted to facilitate speedy recovery of non‑performing assets. The Court held that the Act is valid and serves a public‑interest goal of …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) could lawfully sell a 1‑acre‑20‑guntas plot to Printers (Mysore) Ltd. for setting up a printing industry. The Court held that Section 38 of the BDA Act confers unrestricted power to lease, sell or transfer property unless …
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPC) sought renewal of a lease originally granted to Burmah Shell in 1967, which contained a renewal clause. The Burmah Shell (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act, 1976 transferred Burmah Shell's rights to the Central Government and subsequently to BPC, creating a …
The Chhattisgarh Rural Agriculture Extension Officers Association, originally appointed as matriculate Village Level Workers, were transferred to the Agriculture Department and redesignated as Rural Agriculture Extension Officers. The State of Madhya Pradesh, invoking a policy that only graduates …
The dispute arose from the election of Mukhiya of a Gram Panchayat in Bihar where the appellant, after allegedly filing an application for recount with the Returning Officer that was ignored, sought a recount through an election petition. The Munsif ordered a recount, which resulted in the appellant …
The case concerned an Assistant Currency Officer (Grade‑C) of the Reserve Bank of India who was charge‑sheeted under Regulation 32 of the RBI (Staff) Regulations, 1948 for allegedly refusing to perform the duties of a Grade‑B officer, and who also failed to obtain the qualifying marks for promotion …
Milk Food Ltd. entered into a contract with GMC Ice Cream (P) Ltd. containing an arbitration clause that referred disputes to arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1940 or any statutory modification. A suit for injunction was filed, and Milk Food obtained a stay under Section 34 of the 1940 Act. …
The respondents, who were employed as assistants and later promoted to supervisors in the Printing and Stationery Department, claimed that the revised pay scales recommended by the Punjab Pay Commission should be applied retrospectively from 1 January 1986, the date of the Commission's report, and …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute over a bungalow bequeathed by Smt. Chanan Kaur to the Randhir Jagjit Hospital. The State Government, as successor to the Hospital, sought eviction of Mohan Krishan Abrol, who claimed he was a tenant under a ten‑year lease and that the Hospital was only a …
Jaipal Singh, an IAS officer, applied for voluntary retirement on 13 March 2002 and requested a waiver of the three‑month notice period required under the All India Services (Death‑cum‑Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958. He filed nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Haryana, but the …
The case concerned a dispute over the retirement age of employees of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board. The Board, under Section 79(c) of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, reduced the retirement age to 58 years by a notification dated 26‑December‑2000, overturning an earlier agreement (dated …
The appellants, children of deceased victims, filed parallel claims under Section 163-A (structured no‑fault compensation) and Section 166 (fault‑based compensation) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The High Court treated the Section 163‑A award as interim and allowed the claimants to retain the …
The respondent, a sewing teacher appointed in 1981, claimed that she should receive the same revised pay scale as Classical and Vernacular teachers. Her representation was rejected, and the Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed her writ petition, granting the higher scale. The State appealed, …
The appellant, a tenant, entered into a lease for a shop at Rs 5,000 per month in 1976 and in 1978 applied to the Rent Controller for fixation of a standard rent of Rs 1,350 under Section 9 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. While the application was pending, the 1988 amendment inserted Section …
The Commissioner of Central Excise appealed against the refund granted to Mis Allied Photographies India Ltd (the sole distributor of New India Industries Ltd) for excise duty paid by the manufacturer under protest. The Court examined whether duty paid under protest falls under Section 11B of the …
Sanwar Mal, a former Class‑IV employee of UCO Bank who resigned in 1988, sought to join the bank's Employees' Pension Scheme introduced in 1995 under a 1993 settlement. The bank refused, invoking Regulation 22 which disqualifies any employee who has resigned, been dismissed or removed from pension …
The Supreme Court examined whether administrative charges collected by a sugar factory under the Uttar Pradesh Sheera Niyantran Adhiniyam, 1964 are "other taxes" under section 4(4)(d)(ii) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and therefore excluded from the assessable value of molasses. The Court held …
The State Bank of Patiala issued a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SBPVRS) that was open from 15 February to 1 March 2001. Clause 5 set the application period, clause 8 dealt with the bank's discretion and mode of acceptance, and clause 9(i) stated that applications could not be withdrawn. Three …
Andhra Bank, a "corresponding new bank" under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980, issued a circular under Regulation 17(1) of its Officers' Service Regulations to promote certain Regional Managers to Assistant General Manager. Two officers (Respondents 1 and …
The respondent, Sun Bright Marketing Pvt. Ltd., was awarded a contract to operate Indian‑Made foreign liquor shops but received its licence three days after the contract’s commencement. The shops were forced to close for three days each due to municipal elections, political agitation, and a …
The case concerned employees of the Kerala Water Authority who were either degree‑holders or diploma‑holders that later obtained a degree (AMIE) while in service. The respondents (diploma‑holders) challenged Kerala Engineering Service (General Branch) Rules 4 and 5, arguing that the rules denied …
T.N. Alloy Foundry Co. Ltd., a company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, sued the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and others for damages arising from non‑supply of electricity between 28 March 1983 and 16 October 1992. The suit was filed in March 1993, and in July 1998 the company sought to …
In a motor accident, Sanjiv Kumar Jha died and his heirs obtained a compensation award of Rs. 3,91,500 from the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhagalpur. The insurer, New India Assurance Co., appealed, first to a Single Judge of the Patna High Court, which dismissed the appeal as non‑maintainable, …
The Railway Rates Tribunal declared the freight rates charged by the Union of India unreasonable. The Union filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, which was eventually dismissed after an interim order. The respondents then filed writ petitions and suits for refund of excess …
The Union of India appealed against a Central Administrative Tribunal order that had upgraded the pay scales of certain semi‑skilled workers recruited in 1985 to the skilled‑worker scale, based on a Ministry of Defence letter dated 15 October 1984. The 1984 letter, issued following recommendations …
Uptron India Ltd entered into a contract with the Union of India to maintain community viewing sets in seven North‑Eastern states, but the government failed to make the agreed payments, leading to arbitration. The arbitrator issued an award on 18 June 1990, which Uptron sought to have declared a …
The landlord filed an eviction suit on 5 September 1994 under Section 11(1)(d) of the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982, alleging the tenant’s default in rent for months that fell more than three years before the suit. The tenant contended that the suit was barred because …
The State of Kerala appealed a Kerala High Court order that quashed charges under Sections 3(i) and 3(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, on the ground that the victim’s family had converted to Christianity two centuries earlier and therefore ceased …
The Supreme Court examined whether the right to fly the Indian National Flag is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. It held that such a right exists but is not absolute; it is subject to reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2). The Court clarified that the Emblems and …
In the 2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, two candidates, Kamal Sharma and Bachan Singh, both claimed to be the official Congress candidate for the Safidon constituency. Both filed Form B with the Returning Officer; Bachan Singh’s Form B, submitted later, rescinded the earlier notice in …
The Supreme Court examined several applications concerning the interpretation of its earlier directions (dated 17‑12‑2002) on Voluntary Retirement Schemes (VRS) in banks. It clarified that "accepting a part of the benefit" includes the employee’s withdrawal and utilisation of the benefit, not merely …
Samareendra Das, appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) by the Governor of West Bengal, was terminated from service in 1979. He filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in the Calcutta High Court, which was initially allowed by a Single Judge. On appeal, the Division Bench …
The case involved challenges to State legislation levying cesses on coal-bearing land, mineral-bearing land, brick-earth, and tea estates in West Bengal, and on mineral rights in Uttar Pradesh. The Constitution Bench, by a 4:1 majority (Lahoti, J. for himself, Khare CJI, Agrawal and Lakshmanan JJ.; …
The petitioners challenged the preventive detention of the husband of A.C. Razia under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA). The detention order relied on statements and retractions recorded in Malayalam, but the Central Government, which …
The case concerned an election conducted under the Punjab Municipal (President and Vice‑President) Election Rules, 1994, where voting was by show of hands. One member, Sher Singh, voted for the respondent and his vote was recorded and counted. The presiding officer later ordered a re‑poll, claiming …
Ashok Leyland Ltd., a manufacturer of commercial vehicles, filed Form F under Section 6A(2) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 claiming that transfers of goods to its regional offices were stock transfers, not inter‑State sales. The Tamil Nadu assessing authority accepted the Form F, but later …
R. Vishwanatha Pillai was appointed to posts reserved for Scheduled Castes on the basis of a caste certificate that was later found to be false. An anthropological enquiry and a Scrutiny Committee confirmed that he did not belong to a Scheduled Caste, leading to the cancellation of his appointment. …
The petitioners sought disclosure of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's (AERB) safety report under the right to information, claiming that Section 18 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, which restricts disclosure of nuclear information, was ultra‑vires and lacked guidelines. The Union of India …
The case concerned a claim for compensation by the family of a 16‑year‑old who died as a gratuitous passenger in a goods vehicle insured by National Insurance Co. Ltd. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Punjab & Haryana High Court had held the insurer liable, relying on the earlier Satpal …
In the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, the respondent Premodhar Bora was declared elected. The petitioner, Borgaram Deur!, filed an election petition alleging that Bora and his agents committed corrupt practices under Sections 123(3) and 123(3A) of the Representation of the People Act, …
The petitioners, Personal Assistants and Junior Stenographers of the Delhi High Court, sought an upgraded pay scale in parity with their Central Government counterparts after the Central Government revised the latter's scales. The Delhi High Court issued a writ of mandamus directing the Union of …
The appellants challenged the appointment of two Additional Advocate Generals by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, arguing that Article 165 of the Constitution permits only a single Advocate General and that the additional appointments were unconstitutional. The State contended that the appointments …
The petitioners, Manjit Kaur and others, claimed compensation for injuries sustained in a motor accident. The driver of the offending Maruti car was found to be unlicensed and also the vehicle's owner. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensation and permitted New India Assurance Co. …
The case concerned a motor accident in which the driver possessed only a learner's licence. National Insurance Co. Ltd., the insurer, challenged the award of compensation on the ground that a learner's licence did not constitute a valid licence under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. A Special Leave …
Mish. Jai Durga Finvest Pvt. Ltd. obtained a mining lease for mineral sand in the Bega Murtha zone of Haryana and entered into an agreement containing clauses requiring payment of compensation to land owners (clause 9) and obligating the State to determine such compensation (clause 27). The land …
The petition challenged a Ministry of Finance order that required the President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) to obtain prior approval for all postings and transfers of its judicial and accountant members. The Court examined whether the Central Government, under the Delegation of …
The case arose from a motor accident involving a Maruti Van owned by the respondents. A claim for compensation was filed under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against National Insurance Co. Ltd. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensation even though it found that the respondents had …
The case arose from a motor accident in which the vehicle was being driven by the first respondent without a valid licence. The claimant, Savitri Devi, filed a claim for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal held that National Insurance Co. Ltd., the …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of Special Leave Petitions challenging awards of Motor Vehicles Claims Tribunals where National Insurance Co. Ltd. sought to avoid liability under Section 149(2)(a)(ii) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 on grounds that the vehicle was driven by a person without a …
The respondents, Assistant Registrars of the Delhi High Court, claimed that their pay scale should be revised upward as recommended by the Chief Justice of the High Court. The Union of India refused to implement the recommendation, arguing that such fixation of pay requires the President’s (or …
The dispute arose between NTPC Ltd. (appellant) and Mis. Reshmi Constructions (respondent) over the acceptance of a final bill for work completed. NTPC prepared its own final bill, obtained a No‑Demand Certificate from the contractor, and paid the amount, but the contractor protested, claiming the …
Sultan Sadiq, who had been rendering voluntary services as an assistant teacher in a madrasa, contested a legislative assembly election. The first respondent challenged his election alleging that Sadiq held an office of profit under the State of Assam because his services were purportedly …
The appellant, M/s. Teri Oat Estates, purchased a lease‑hold site in Chandigarh and constructed a six‑storey building but failed to pay the instalments and ground rent on time, leading the Estate Officer to invoke Section 8‑A of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 and cancel …
The State of Manipur appealed a High Court judgment that had directed monetary benefits for R.K. Manikanta Singh, a retired Additional Chief Engineer, based on a 1999 order relaxing eligibility criteria for promotion. Singh had been granted a relaxation under Rule 5 of the 1993 Recruitment Rules, …
The appellant, Gora Lal, entered into a work contract with the Union of India that contained an arbitration clause requiring the arbitrator to "indicate his findings, along with the sum awarded, separately on each individual item of the dispute." A dispute arose over the final payment, and an …
K.K. Roy was appointed as Law Officer‑cum‑Draftsman in the Government of Tripura to a single‑post cadre that had no promotional avenues. He filed a writ petition seeking at least two promotional avenues, and the High Court directed the State to create a graded pay scale. The State appealed, arguing …
In a Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election for a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, the appellant challenged the election of the respondent on the ground that the respondent was not a member of a Scheduled Caste. The election petition relied on various statements about the respondent's caste …
The appellant Market Committee sought to levy market fees under the Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam on Pillibhit Pantnagar BeeJ Ltd., which deals in the purchase, processing and sale of certified wheat seeds. The respondents argued that wheat seed is not listed in the Schedule of the …
The Collector of Central Excise assessed additional duty on Orient Fabrics for alleged mis‑disclosure and undervaluation of fabric, also ordered confiscation of 35 bales and imposed a penalty. The Central Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal allowed the appeals, holding that the Central …
Smt. Rukma, an employee of Mis. Neeraj Tising Industry, was dismissed on 20 December 1989 for alleged misconduct without any domestic inquiry. The employer led evidence before the Labour Court under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, which found the charges proved and awarded against the …
In the 1999 Karur parliamentary election the returned candidate won by 2,847 votes. The defeated candidate filed an election petition alleging irregularities in the counting of about 15,000 rejected votes across five categories, but the petition disclosed only vague, general allegations without the …
The Supreme Court considered an Admiralty suit filed by a UK Protection & Indemnity (P&I) club seeking arrears of insurance premiums from the owners of the vessel M.V. Sea Success I, alleging the premiums were "necessaries" under the Admiralty Courts Act, 1861. The vessel moved to reject the plaint …
The appellant, a Junior Engineer in the Bihar Subordinate Engineering Service, claimed promotion to Assistant Engineer under a 1979 Government resolution that granted special promotion to those who obtained a degree and had five years of service, with inter‑se seniority to be decided by the …
The State of Punjab and the State of Kerala imposed import fees on liquor imported into their territories. Licensees challenged these fees, arguing they were unconstitutional taxes that violated Articles 301, 303 and 304 of the Constitution and that liquor trade is "res extra commercium". The Court …
The State of Jammu and Kashmir issued a tender for construction work which was accepted by Ghulam Mohammad Dar, and the parties entered into a contract containing an arbitration clause. After completing the work, the contractor sought a 42% escalation payment, which the Chief Engineer indicated …
In 1989, Excise officials seized a lorry and 45 barrels of spirit allegedly belonging to the respondent. After the driver and cleaner compounded the offence, the Joint Commissioner released the vehicle upon a bank guarantee. The respondent's appeal under Section 678 of the Kerala Abkari Act was …
The Orissa Public Service Commission selected 39 candidates for temporary Munsif posts and sent its merit list to the State Government, which prepared a different list omitting several selectees. Writ petitions were filed challenging the State list; the Orissa High Court prepared its own list and …
ITW Signode India Ltd., a manufacturer of box‑strappings from duty‑paid cold‑rolled steel strips, claimed that the product fell under tariff item 26AA(iii) and no further excise duty was payable. The Revenue argued that the product should be re‑classified under tariff item 68/7308.90 and that a …
The Union of India entered into a contract for the supply and construction of a stone ballast machine, which contained an arbitration clause requiring the appointment of Gazetted officers as arbitrators for disputes exceeding Rs.5 lakh. When the Department failed to appoint an arbitrator, the …
The respondent filed a suit for eviction in the Small Causes Court and submitted an affidavit as his examination‑in‑chief under Order 18 Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). The appellant objected, contending that because the decree was appealable, Order 18 Rule 5 should apply and the …
The landlord (appellant) obtained a decree for eviction against the tenants (respondents) who simultaneously filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement. The Supreme Court dismissed the respondents' Special Leave Petition on the condition that the appellant would not execute the …
The Supreme Court heard a civil appeal filed by the Government of West Bengal against Tarun K. Roy and others, who were operators‑cum‑mechanics in the State Irrigation Department seeking the same pay scale as Sub‑Assistant Engineers on the ground of "equal pay for equal work". The petitioners argued …
Sudhakar Vithal Kumbhare, a resident of Madhya Pradesh belonging to the Halba tribe, was promoted to Assistant Engineer in the Maharashtra State Electricity Board under a reserved post. The Board later reverted him to Junior Engineer, arguing that he was not entitled to reservation benefits in …
The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) prepared a main rank list of 177 candidates and a supplementary list of 62 reserved‑category candidates for Sub‑Engineer posts in the State Electricity Board. After 20 candidates (including open‑category and reserved‑category) failed to join, the KPSC …
The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition & Excise Superintendent raided toddy shops of the Toddy Tappers Cooperative Society and found adulterated toddy containing alprazolam. Licences were suspended after samples were sent to independent laboratories under an amended Rule 24 of the A.P. Excise (Arrack and …
The case concerned the interpretation of Rule 8(1)(a) and (b) of the Orissa Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 1985, which governed the fixation of pay for university lecturers and professors after a revision of pay scales. The petitioners, who were professors, argued that, in addition to being placed at …
The appellants, clerical staff appointed after 6 June 1980, challenged a University notification that gave a higher pay scale to clerks appointed before that date, invoking the principle of equal pay for equal work. The University had revised pay scales on 6 June 1980 and, following the Anomaly …
The appellant, a contractor, entered into a canal construction contract with the respondent department, which contained an arbitration clause appointing the Superintending Engineer as arbitrator. After an interim award, the arbitrator failed to pass a final award, prompting the contractor to invoke …
Indira, an English teacher who became Head of Department in Applied Sciences at a government polytechnic, sought promotion to Principal of an Engineering Institute. Under the Haryana Technical Education Department (Group‑A) Service Rules, Rule 9(1)(c)(i) allowed promotion only from Heads of …
The Supreme Court examined the role of the Andhra Pradesh Government in granting essentiality certificates required for establishing new medical or dental colleges under the Medical Council of India Act and its Regulations. The High Court had held that the State had no authority to decide the …
The appellant contested the election of the respondent from the Kundara Legislative Assembly constituency and filed an election petition alleging that the respondent had committed corrupt practices under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 by publishing a defamatory pamphlet …
In the Kerala Department of Agriculture, Soil Survey Assistants were temporarily promoted to Assistant Director (Soil Survey) from 1964 to 1980 because a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) had not been constituted. When the DPC was finally formed in 1984, it regularised those temporary …
The Karnataka Village Officers' Abolition Act, 1961 abolished hereditary village offices but permitted existing holders to continue on an ad‑hoc basis. The respondents, appointed as Gram Sahayaks on a compassionate, contract basis between 1979‑1983, sought regularisation as Group D employees with …
The respondents, appointed as JBT teachers in Haryana in the early 1980s, already possessed B.Ed. or equivalent qualifications before their appointments. They claimed entitlement to a higher pay scale under a 1957 Punjab Government circular that linked higher qualifications to higher grades. The …
The widow of Pravinlal Madhvani sued the Madhvani brothers for partition of a tea estate, accounts of a family partnership and mesne profits, seeking 6% interest. While the appeal of the preliminary decree was pending, the High Court allowed an amendment to raise the interest rate to 13% and awarded …
Ahmednagar Zilla S.D.V. and P. Sangh Ltd., a specified cooperative society, amended its bye‑laws to classify member societies into classes A, B and C based on milk supply. The amendment was approved by the Deputy Registrar, and a voters' list was prepared for the election of the managing committee. …
The appellant, M.B.L. Gupta Construction, entered into a contract with the respondent, Bharat Cooperative Group Housing Society, to construct 308 dwelling units, which included an arbitration clause for dispute resolution. After completing the work, a dispute arose and the matter was referred to a …
The appellant, a contractor, executed a contract with Gulbarga University for constructing an indoor stadium. Clause 30 of the contract stipulated that any dispute would be decided by the Superintending Engineer of the Gulbarga Circle, whose decision would be final and binding. After the Engineer …
The petitioners, originally residents of Delhi who obtained their MBBS degrees outside Delhi under the 15% all‑India quota, challenged Delhi University’s notification that barred them from postgraduate medical courses, arguing that reservations based on domicile or institutional preference violated …
The respondent, an Inspector Grade I, was placed on a waiting list for promotion to Assistant Administrative Officer (Development) after a panel of eight names was prepared. During the panel's validity, two new posts were created, and the respondent claimed promotion, but the insurer filled the …
The appellants, practising advocates, were appointed as part‑time lecturers in a medical college in Tripura on a fixed contractual pay. They filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking proportionate equal pay for equal work, i.e., the minimum pay scale of regular assistant professors. A single …
The State Bank of India entered into a construction contract with a contractor that contained an arbitration clause. An umpire awarded Rs. 15.85 lakh to the contractor in 1984, then filed the award himself in the Hyderabad Civil Court and engaged a lawyer to conduct the proceedings, making the award …
The appellant, a tenant of agricultural land since 1948‑49, was dispossessed by the landlord in 1956 without complying with the procedure prescribed under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The tenant later sought restoration of possession under Section 32(1B) of the Act, but the …
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) held the assets of a defaulting member, C.S. Shah, in its Defaulters' Committee, which is merely an association of persons and not a juristic entity. Ms. Indu Malhotra obtained an arbitration award against Shah, which was made a rule of court and a decree, and sought …
The appellant challenged the election of the respondent to the Bihar Legislative Assembly on the ground that the respondent was under 25 years of age at the time of filing his nomination, violating Article 173(b) of the Constitution and Section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act. The High …
The State of Uttar Pradesh ordered the closure of liquor shops licensed to Jagjeet Singh and others under Section 59 of the U.P. Excise Act during curfew periods caused by communal disturbances. The licensees sought remission of licence fees for the closure period, but the State refused. The High …
The parties, members of a joint Hindu family, referred a dispute over partition of family property to an arbitral tribunal, which delivered an award on 31 May 1998 (corrected on 10 June 1998). The respondents filed petitions under Section 34(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking …
V.N. Bhat, a Lower Division Clerk in the Ministry of Defence since 1962, transferred to the Postal Department in 1982 and was placed at the bottom of the seniority list. The Post and Telegraph Department introduced a One Time Bound Promotion Scheme and a B.C.R. Scheme for employees with 16 or 26 …
The case concerned the promotion of a diploma‑holding Superintending Engineer to the post of Additional Chief Engineer in Nagaland. The High Court set aside the promotion on the ground that only degree‑holders were eligible, but the Letters Patent Bench reversed that decision and directed the State …
The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) allotted 175 acres of industrial land to B.P.L. Ltd. under Regulation 13, a special‑case provision, after a High Level Committee’s deliberation. A public‑interest litigation challenged the allotment on grounds that the Board exceeded its …
The appellant, Ram Chandra Singh, purchased mortgaged land at a court auction after the bank obtained a decree against the mortgagor for defaulting on a loan. The mortgagor and his sister obtained a consent order from the High Court directing payment of the decretal amount in instalments, but the …
Pure Helium India Ltd. won the lowest bid to supply helium gas to ONGC, quoting a composite price of Rs.149 per cubic meter that included a US$4.60 foreign‑exchange component. When the dollar appreciated, Pure Helium claimed compensation for the exchange‑rate difference, and a three‑member arbitral …
The Supreme Court examined an arbitration award arising from a turnkey housing contract between Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) and Sumangal Services Pvt. Ltd. (Sumangal). The Court held that the arbitrator had no jurisdiction to pass an interim injunction under Section 41(b) of the …
The appellant, a contractor, entered into a work contract with National Fertilizers Ltd. that required any dispute to be referred to the sole arbitration of the General Manager, or, if unavailable, to a Deputy Manager of not lower than Dy. Manager rank. When a dispute arose, the Deputy General …
The petitioners, former members of the Orissa Subordinate Administrative Service (Junior Branch) who became part of the integrated Orissa Administrative Service after the 1973 merger, challenged Section 2 of the Orissa Administrative Service, Class‑II (Appointment of Officers Validation) Amendment …
The appellant, the heirs of the deceased Ratan Lal, challenged the Delhi High Court's order granting letters of administration to the Jain Society, a body registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, under Section 236 of the Indian Succession Act. The Supreme Court examined whether a …
In the 2001 Kozhikode Assembly election, the appellant, election agent of the defeated candidate, alleged that after the 3 p.m. deadline for filing nominations, 19,045 names were deleted and 6,828 added to the electoral roll, rendering the election void. The High Court dismissed the petition, …
Bidesh Singh filed an election petition challenging the election of Maohu Singh on the ground that 258 ballot papers were illegally rejected in Booth No. 35 and sought their inspection and scrutiny. The respondent filed an application under Sections 81, 83 and 86 of the Representation of the People …
Continental Construction Ltd. entered into a contract with the State of Uttar Pradesh for dam construction. A dispute arose over claims for extra earth and rock, which were referred to arbitration. The respondent failed to appoint an arbitrator, so the appellant's arbitrator acted as sole …
The appellant, a contractor, entered into a construction contract with the State of Goa that provided for arbitration of disputes. An arbitrator rendered an award in 1994, but the civil court remitted the award on two specific points for reconsideration. The arbitrator resigned before completing the …
The State of Maharashtra contracted Mis. S.D. Shinde & Co. to construct a project, but disputes led to arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1940. An arbitrator issued an award and later filed an interim award before a Civil Judge seeking to have it made a rule of court, resulting in an interim …
Charanjit Singh, a police constable, was suspended pending a disciplinary inquiry for misconduct. While under suspension he left the police lines without permission on three occasions. The disciplinary authority dismissed him, treating the period of absence as leave without pay. Singh filed a suit …
Ramanuj Prasad, a Draftsman appointed by Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd) in 1975, was promoted to Executive cadre as Public Relations Officer (E‑2) in 1987 and later assumed charge of the Public Relations Manager post (E‑5) in 1990 without a formal promotion order. A 1993 …
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by S.P. Badrinath, a former Junior Assistant in the Chief Electrical Inspectorate of Andhra Pradesh, who had been promoted to Senior Assistant on the condition of passing the Accounts Test for Subordinate Officers Part I within two years. He passed the …
The Union of India entered into a construction contract with Mis V. Pundarikakshudu and Sons, which was later terminated under clause 54. Both parties submitted claims to a sole arbitrator, who awarded Rs. 14,31,463 to the contractor and Rs. 33,95,000 to the Union, despite finding the Union …
The State of Bihar levied a penal duty on several distilleries for an alleged shortfall in the production of rectified spirit from molasses, relying on a Comptroller and Auditor General report. The distilleries filed writ petitions under Article 226, contending that the penalty was imposed without …
The State of West Bengal entered into construction work contracts with the respondent, who completed the work in 1990 and later claimed additional payment in 1993, leading to a request for arbitration. An arbitrator was appointed under the Arbitration Act, 1940 in September 1994, but failed to act, …
Mahendra Pratap Yadav appeared as a private candidate in the 1984 Intermediate Examination and his result was withheld on suspicion of mass copying. He was issued a provisional mark‑sheet without the "W.B." endorsement, used it to gain admission to B.A. and later M.A. courses, and was employed as a …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute arising from a housing scheme originally framed by Agra Nagar Mahapalika under the U.P. Nagar Mahapalika Act, 1959, whose execution was later transferred to the U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (Parishad). Owners of the acquired land, dissatisfied with the …
The case involved a dispute between two family groups over shared assets, which was referred to a sole arbitrator who issued two awards. Seven members of one group objected, claiming they had not received reasonable notice and that the arbitrator’s request for a letter not to challenge the award …
Justice P. Venugopal, a retired Madras High Court Judge, sought re‑fixation of his pension by claiming that periods he served as a Commission of Inquiry, ad hoc Judge and Commissioner of Payments (1981‑1988) should be counted as judicial service. The Supreme Court examined whether the High Court …
The parties entered into a contract for constructing 140 temporary hutments which contained an arbitration clause. After delays, the arbitrator awarded the contractor a sum with 18% interest, but the subordinate court, in making the award a rule of court, did not grant interest under Section 29 of …
The appellants, an importer of mammoth fossil ivory and a carver, challenged the ban on their ivory under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, arguing that mammoth ivory is not covered by the term "ivory" and that the prohibition violates Articles 14 and 19(6) of the Constitution. The Supreme Court …
The appellants, Indian Handicrafts Emporium and others, were traders who had legally imported ivory and manufactured articles from it before the 1991 amendment to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 prohibited any trade in imported ivory. They challenged the constitutional validity of the amendment …
The petitioners, owners of a large tract of land in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, challenged the compensation awarded by the U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad under its 1965 Adhiniyam for land acquired for a housing scheme. The Land Acquisition Officer had offered Rs 2‑3 per sq ft and separate amounts for …
The petitioners challenged Sections 2 and 7 of the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, 1967 and Rules 4 and 5 of the Orissa Freedom of Religion Rules, 1989, including sub‑rule (3) of Rule 5, before the Orissa High Court, which dismissed the petition. They filed a Special Leave Petition before the …
Bihar State Mineral Development Corporation (appellant) awarded a contract to ENCON Builders (respondent) for excavation work. The respondent failed to perform, leading the corporation to re‑allocate the work and incur losses. Clause 60 of the contract stipulated that any dispute would be decided by …
Gwalior Dugdha Sangh Sahakarj Ltd, a society registered under the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, entered into milk supply agreements with the Government Milk Scheme, Nagpur, which were executed in Maharashtra. The agreements contained an arbitration clause designating the Dairy …
The petitioner challenged the election of Dinesh Chaudhary to a Bihar Assembly seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, alleging that Chaudhary was a Kurmi (OBC) and not a Pasi (SC). The Returning Officer, despite lodging an FIR and having grave doubts about Chaudhary's caste certificate, accepted his …
The Supreme Court was asked to clarify several questions that arose from the T.M.A. Pai Foundation judgment concerning private unaided professional colleges. The petitioners, mainly minority and non‑minority unaided institutions, contended that they could fix their own fee structures, admit students …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against a Bombay High Court order that had held the respondents, B.E. Billimoria and others, were within the ceiling limit of vacant land in Pune. The respondents jointly owned a 5,428.09‑sq‑m plot in Pune and each owned a flat in a Mumbai co‑operative housing …
The Supreme Court examined a petition that arose from a letter alleging mismanagement, corruption and maladministration in the Guruvayur Temple, which the Kerala High Court had treated as a public‑interest litigation (PIL) and responded by appointing a Commissioner to conduct a wide‑ranging enquiry. …
The respondents, language teachers employed by the State of Haryana, sought promotion on the ground that the Certificate of Junior Basic Training (J.B.T.) should be treated as equivalent to the required Orientation Training (O.T.). The State had issued a notification on 12 March 1976 declaring …
Madan Mohan Rajgarhia, a non‑member trader, sued M/s Mahendra R. Shah & Bros., a broker and member of the Bombay Stock Exchange, for recovery of Rs.5,63,334. The respondents invoked Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, seeking a stay on the ground that the dispute fell within the arbitration …
The State of Uttar Pradesh contracted Allied Constructions to build a bridge-cum-fall, but a flood in August 1991 damaged the partially completed work. Allied claimed loss and obtained an arbitral award of Rs.12,55,365 with interest. The State contended that Clause 47 of the contract, a …
The petitioner, a former Supreme Court judge, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice seeking directions for the State to educate citizens about their fundamental duties, and the letter was treated as a writ petition under Article 32. The Court appointed Shri K. Parasaran as amicus curiae and considered …
The respondents were originally allotted land under the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960, but the allotment was cancelled by the Divisional Commissioner in 1984 on procedural grounds. The respondents challenged this cancellation in the Orissa High Court in 1986, which remanded the matter for fresh …
The State of Orissa challenged the validity of a settlement made in 1964 by the Deputy Collector in favour of the sons of the late intermediary Manindra Chandra Sinha over a tract of non‑agricultural (Anabadi) land in Badagaon, Puri. The land had vested in the State under the Orissa Estates …
The appellant, Dipak Chandra Ruhidas, challenged the election of Chandan Kumar Sarkar to the Assam Legislative Assembly on the ground that Sarkar's nomination was improperly accepted despite not being a Scheduled Caste member. The Gauhati High Court dismissed the election petition under Section …
The appellants, three members of the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service, were compulsorily retired on 31 March 1999 under a notification that reduced the retirement age to 58 years, with an exception allowing extension to 60 years for officers deemed to have continued utility. They challenged the …
The petitioners, two Christians, challenged Section 118 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 which barred Christians from bequeathing property for religious or charitable purposes unless a will was executed at least twelve months before death and deposited as prescribed. They argued that the provision …
The petitioners, D.R. Yadav and others, challenged a seniority list issued by the Uttar Pradesh Government after they and the respondent were absorbed into the U.P. Development Authorities Centralised Service. The dispute centered on whether seniority should be fixed under the general Uttar Pradesh …
The landlord filed an eviction suit against the tenant under the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961, alleging non‑payment of rent and nuisance. The tenant failed to pay the arrears and did not apply for an extension of time to deposit the rent. The trial court decreed eviction, which was …
The Kerala Forest Department auctioned the right to collect residual tree growth and fire wood. The appellant bid Rs 3,00,100, but before the bid was confirmed a fire destroyed a substantial part of the subject matter. The appellant requested a reduction in the bid amount, yet the Managing Director …
The case involved a partnership firm that owned a newspaper, which was allegedly transferred to a newly incorporated company. A settlement deed purporting to resolve private disputes among the partners was recorded by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a writ petition, even though the deceased …
The case involved a dispute between the heirs of the late Dwarka Prasad Agarwal and his partner Ramesh Chandra Agarwal over control of the printing press and newspaper business of Dainik Bhaskar. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal allegedly forged a lease, altered the partnership settlement, and took forcible …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ petition alleging that numerous Bihar‑owned public sector undertakings had failed to pay salaries for years, leading to starvation deaths and suicides of employees and their families. The petition sought directions for payment of arrears and held …
The petitioners, employed as Legal Assistants in the Rajasthan Education Department, applied for the Rajasthan Judicial Service but had not completed the statutory three‑year active practice at the Bar. The Rajasthan Public Service Commission cancelled their candidature on that ground. The …
The builders, represented by Bakhtawar Trust, obtained permission to construct an eight‑storey building of 80 ft height, which the adjoining property owner challenged on the ground that it violated the Zonal Regulations prescribing a maximum height of 55 ft under the Karnataka Town and Country …
The Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (Parishad) acquired land under its 1965 Adhiniyam and awarded compensation through a Special Land Acquisition Officer. Claimants dissatisfied with the award approached a reference court, which enhanced compensation, solatium and interest, and awarded …
The respondents' lands were requisitioned in 1971 under the Defence of India Act, 1971 for a military cantonment and later compulsorily acquired. Dissatisfied with the compensation, they sought reference to an arbitrator under Section 31, which was not done, and filed a writ petition challenging the …
The beneficiaries of the H.E.H. Nizam Jewellery Trust valued their interest in the trust's jewellery based on a valuer's report. The Commissioner of Wealth Tax challenged this valuation, arguing that the estate duty payable on the deemed death of the life tenant had been incorrectly deducted, among …
The husband and wife married, had children and the husband purchased properties using dowry cash and jewellery, promising to transfer them to the wife. After the husband pronounced talaq, the wife filed a suit in the Family Court under the Family Courts Act claiming ownership of the properties. The …
The husband filed for divorce under Sections 12(1)(b) and 13(1)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, seeking a court order that his wife undergo a medical examination to determine unsoundness of mind. The District Judge ordered the examination, the High Court dismissed the revision, and the wife appealed …
A competitive examination for 28 subordinate judge posts in Haryana resulted in 42 qualified candidates, of whom 10 were from reserved categories. Seven reserved vacancies remained unfilled and were later de‑reserved, allowing 18 general‑category appointments. The appellant, a reserved‑category …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Andhra Pradesh government could extend reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes to the 15% of seats left unreserved for non‑local candidates under the 1974 Presidential Order. The appellant, N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, …
The Gujarat Government appointed Shri N.A. Acharya as President of the Industrial Court by nomination, invoking draft recruitment rules prepared by the High Court. The Gujarat Kishan Mazdoor Panchayat challenged the appointment, arguing that Section 10(2) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 …
The State of Andhra Pradesh enacted the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988 to address gaps identified in the earlier 1986 Commissionerate Act, which had been struck down as ultra vires in Osmania University Teachers Association. A university teacher challenged the 1988 Act, …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Government of Maharashtra could demand additional supervision charges from Deokar's Distillery after the State revised its civil service pay scales with retrospective effect. The licencees had paid supervision fees in advance as required by the Bombay …
The appellant, lessor, leased a plot of land to the predecessor-in-interest of the respondent under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, using the terms of Appendix XIII to Rule 40(3). Clause 1(vii) required the lessee to construct a house but did not expressly limit …
Retired judges of the High Court, including Justice S.N. Saxena, sought payment of the balance of their leave‑encashment amount or permission to deposit it in the Treasury after retirement. The Union of India refused, relying on the "one‑time settlement" concept in Rule 208 of the All India Services …
The landlord of a shop in Neemuch sued the heirs of the original tenant for eviction after they defaulted on rent. The original tenant, Badri Lal, had previously avoided eviction by invoking the proviso to sub‑section (3) of section 12 of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961, and …
The Supreme Court examined whether a licence could be granted to Nisar Khan for dealing in captive birds listed in Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 when hunting—including trapping—of those species is prohibited under Section 9. The High Court had directed the licensing authority to …
The appellants, manufacturers of liquor, challenged Karnataka's 1989 amendment that appointed Mysore Sales International Ltd (MSIL) as the sole distributor of liquor, arguing that the interim stay order of 20 November 1989, which required payment of compensation to MSIL if the appeals were …
The appellant, son of the testator, applied for probate of his father's will. The Additional District Judge rejected the application, but the Gauhati High Court, on appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, granted letters of administration. The respondents filed a letters‑patent …
A rickshaw puller, Chinku, was killed in a motorcycle accident. The motorcycle was originally owned and insured by Bhagwan Rai Amrit Lal, who later sold it to the appellants (Rikhi Ram and Azad Engineering Works) without informing the insurer, as required by Section 103-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, …
The appellants, successors of the late Chogyal Sir Tashi Namgyal, claimed ownership of plots 1013, 1014 and part of 1040 in Gangtok, alleging they formed part of the Chogyal's private estate. The respondents had constructed a hotel and other structures on the land, asserting that the plots had been …
The landlord's father let three rooms to the tenant in 1970 for the business of selling copies and books. The tenant later began manufacturing copies, registers, and sweet‑meat boxes in 1976 and installed a printing machine in 1982 without obtaining the landlord's written consent. The landlord filed …
The Supreme Court dismissed three civil appeals filed by the Public Services Tribunal Bar Association challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Tribunal) Act, 1976 as amended by Act No. 5 of 2000. The Court held that the State Legislature had competence under …
The workmen of Rourkela Steel Plant, represented by Rourkela Shramik Sangh, sought regularisation of their services through a writ petition, invoking the Supreme Court's earlier directions that disputes on identification of eligible workmen be referred to the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC). The …
The appellants' lands were requisitioned and later acquired for a military cantonment under the Defence of India Act and the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. They entered into compensation agreements under the 1952 Act, but later sought higher compensation, solatium …
The appeal concerned a landlord-tenant dispute under the Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950. The tenant failed to deposit the arrears of rent within the period prescribed under Section 13(4) of the Act and sought condonation of the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation …
The landlord filed an eviction suit against the tenants under the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent & Eviction) Control Act alleging default in rent payment. The trial court dismissed the suit, but the first appellate court reversed that decision and decreed eviction for default. The second appellate …
The Rajasthan High Court had appointed a two‑Judge Committee, constituted by the Acting Chief Justice, to recommend merit criteria for promotion of Higher Judicial Service officers to the selection scale. The Full Court approved the Committee's recommendations and the Governor issued appointments, …
The claimant's son died in a motor vehicle accident and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs. 3,50,000 as compensation. The insurer, National Insurance Co., filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging the award, but the High Court initially dismissed the …
Brij Mohan Gupta, a judge appointed directly from the Bar, was ordered to retire at age 58 by the Bombay High Court after an adverse committee report, despite his claim under Rule 10(3)(c) of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 that he could serve until completing ten years of …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) issued an advertisement inviting applications from Chartered Accountant firms for empanelment to audit government companies, restricting eligibility to partnership firms except in certain states where proprietary firms could apply. K.V. Mehta, a sole …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, particularly the Parliament's power to create a three‑tier consumer dispute redressal system parallel to the regular courts. The petitioners argued that Parliament lacked competence to establish such …
The appellant, a mortgagor in a usufructuary mortgage, filed a suit for redemption and was directed by the trial court to deposit the mortgage money within a stipulated period. He failed to deposit, sought an extension which was denied, later deposited the amount with permission, and then applied …
Advocate Vikas Deshpande approached three prisoners sentenced to death, promised to represent them free of charge, and obtained their signatures on a vakalatnama and on stamp papers without explaining the contents. He later claimed a power of attorney to sell their land, sold part of it, and …
The State Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh appealed against the Bar Council of India's Disciplinary Committee order that set aside the State Council's decision to strike off advocate Kurupati Satyanarayana for grave professional misconduct. The advocate had received Rs. 14,600 on behalf of a client in …
The State of Uttar Pradesh issued executive directives under Article 162 to deduct 5% from government advertisement bills in newspapers with circulation over 25,000, creating a fund for a pension scheme for working journalists. The scheme had not been enacted as a law because the related bill lapsed …
