The matter arose from an income tax assessment dispute concerning the correct status of an assessee for the assessment year 1964-65. The assessee, C. Krishna Prasad, was a member of a Hindu undivided ...
The dispute arose within the Central Engineering Service (Class I) of the Government of India. Petitioners, who were Assistant Engineers (Class II), were promoted to officiate as Executive Engineers (...
This case involved a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging a preventive detention order made under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. The pe...
The appeal arose from a suit for eviction instituted by the appellants, who were landlords, against the respondent tenant in respect of premises situated in Patna, governed by the Bihar Buildings (Lea...
The dispute concerned succession to the estate of Ramdhan Singh, a Bhumihar Brahmin of village Barhiya in Bihar, who died in 1872 leaving two widows, Manrup Kumari and Pari Kumari, and about 1700 bigh...
Background: The dispute arose out of two writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India before the Supreme Court by Amrit Lal Berry (W.P. No. 463 of 1971) and K. N. Kapur & 14 othe...
The Supreme Court considered a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging a preventive detention order dated August 28, 1973 passed by the District Magistrate, 24...
The Supreme Court of India addressed a challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 43A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, as inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1972 (U...
The appeal arose from the election to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly held in March 1972 for the North Nagpur constituency, a seat reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes. The second respond...
The Supreme Court considered criminal appeals by special leave against a Bombay High Court judgment convicting a grocer for selling adulterated compounded asafoetida under the Prevention of Food Adult...
