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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant's Claim in Arbitration Dispute — Valid Notice of Filing Award Established. The court affirmed that notice under sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 need not be in writing and can be communicated through counsel....

The dispute arose between East India Hotels Ltd. and Agra Development Authority regarding an arbitration award. The appellant filed an application under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, which ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance in Urban Land Ceiling Act Case — Clarifies Rights Under ULC Act....

The dispute arose from an agreement for the construction of dwelling units for weaker sections of society under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The petitioner, Her Highness Maharani...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision in Civil Appeal Regarding Wills and Second Appeals — Clarifies Jurisdictional Limits....

The case involved appeals concerning the applicability of Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, in the context of second appeals. The plainti...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Workers' Applications in Industrial Relations Dispute Due to Expired Limitation Period. The Court found that the cause of action was complete when the workers were refused work, making their applications filed in 1988 barred by limitation under Section 62 of the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960....

The dispute arose between the appellant and the workers regarding their right to resume work after a strike. The workers filed applications under the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960, all...

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Supreme Court Restores Tribunal's Award for Workmen's Re-employment Rights. The Court held that the workmen were entitled to preference for re-employment under Section 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, despite the management's claims of non-liability....

The dispute arose from the retrenchment of 111 workmen from the Bhugatdih Rise Area Colliery, which was nationalized under the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. The workmen were laid off ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal on Minimum Guarantee Charges for Low Tension Industrial Users. The court found that the Industrial Policy did not distinguish between high tension and low tension connections for exemption from minimum guarantee charges....

The case involved appeals by M/s. K.D. Industries against the Bihar State Electricity Board regarding the exemption from minimum guarantee charges for low tension industrial users under the Industrial...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Commission's Order on Plot Allotment — Upholds Allotment Rights....

The dispute arose from the cancellation of a plot allotment made to the first respondent by the appellants, the Government of Haryana. The first respondent applied for an industrial plot in 1994, paid...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Decision on Employee's Date of Birth — Dispute Raised at End of Career Not Allowed. The court found the employee's claim of having informed the company in 1953 to be unbelievable due to lack of evidence....

The case involved a dispute over the correct date of birth of an employee, the 1st Respondent, who had joined M/s. Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited in 1952. Initially, he stated his date of birth as 1...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Agricultural Income Tax Case — Declares State Rule Ultra Vires. The court found that the Assam Agricultural Income Tax Act does not empower State Officers to recompute agricultural income already assessed by Central Officers under the Indian Income Tax Act....

The dispute arose from the refusal of the Agricultural Income Tax Officer of Assam to accept the agricultural income computation made by the Income Tax Officer under the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds Confiscation of Gold Biscuits in Customs Act Case Due to Evidence of Smuggling. Authorities' Findings Supported by Material Evidence and Original Statement of Respondent....

The case involved the Union of India appealing against a High Court decision that ordered the return of 30 gold biscuits seized from the respondent. The respondent was intercepted by police on 22nd Oc...