The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation issued a draft scheme to nationalise an intra‑state route, excluding private operators except for those saved by a Note. G.T. Venkataswamy Reddy, who operated an inter‑state stage‑carriage service overlapping the notified route, objected and the …
Ten acres of land belonging to the appellant were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation at Rs.1.01 per square foot, which was enhanced to Rs.2.25 per square foot by a reference court under Section 18 of the Act. The State appealed, …
The petitioners, doctors appointed ad hoc to the Central Health Service between 1968 and 1977, sought regularisation in Group A with seniority based on their original appointment dates. The Union of India opposed this, fearing that regularising the ad‑hoc doctors would displace regularly recruited …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of appeals, writ petitions and transferred cases concerning notices issued to sugar manufacturers demanding water cess under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977. The central issue was whether the sugar manufacturing industry fell within …
The petitioners owned lands acquired by the Karnataka government under the Bangalore Development Act, 1976, which invoked the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. A declaration under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was made on 20 September 1977, and Section 11-A, introduced by the Land Acquisition …
The victim, Gangaben, suffered 90% burns after kerosene was poured on her and, while being treated, made dying declarations to two doctors naming Padma Patel, her husband's sister, as her tormentor. The Sessions Court acquitted Patel, doubting the victim's mental fitness and the possibility of …
S. Sundaramoorthy, an accountant‑cum‑head clerk in the Tamil Nadu Forest Training School, was accused of demanding and receiving a Rs 100 bribe from canteen contractor PW‑1 after promising to help restore the contractor's licence. A trap was arranged, the money was handed to the appellant, and a …
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