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Supreme Court Allows Habeas Corpus Petition in Preventive Detention Case Due to Vague Ground and Non-Communication of Material. Detention under Section 5(a) of Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 Quashed Because Sole Ground Referred to Theft from 'Running Goods Train' While Train Was Stationary and 'P.O.' Was Ambiguous, and Alleged Notoriety as Wagon Breaker Was Never Communicated....

The petitioner, a citizen of India, filed a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging an order of preventive detention dated 24-11-1972 passed under Section 5(a) of the M...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused's Appeal in Bombay Police Act Externment Order Case — Conviction Set Aside Because Order Quashed for Audi Alteram Partem Violation Was Void Ab Initio. Externment Order Under Section 56 of Bombay Police Act, 1951 Passed Without Hearing as Required by Section 59 Infringed Fundamental Right Under Article 19, Constitution of India; Its Contravention Under Section 142 Constituted No Offence....

The appeal before the Supreme Court of India arose from a criminal prosecution under Section 142 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, for contravention of an externment order passed under Section 56 of the...

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Supreme Court Upholds Port Trust in Limitation Case Involving Short Delivery of Goods. Six-Month Limitation Under Section 87 of Bombay Port Trust Act, 1879 Applies to Suit for Non-Delivery by Port Trust, Commencing from Accrual of Cause of Action....

The dispute arose from a consignment of 53 bundles of mild steel plates despatched by a Japanese exporter for delivery at the Port of Bombay. The first plaintiff, Premier Automobiles Ltd., became enti...

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Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Non-Communication of Material Grounds Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. Detention Based on Uncommunicated Reliable Information About Alleged Copper Wire Theft Was Held Violative of Article 22(5) of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court considered two writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking habeas corpus against preventive detention orders passed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 19...

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Supreme Court Upholds District Judge's Order Setting Aside Religious Endowment Board Decision; Board Lacks Jurisdiction to Decide Hereditary Trusteeship Succession. Section 84(1)(b) of Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1926 Does Not Cover Disputes About Which Family Member Succeeds to Admittedly Hereditary Office....

The dispute concerned the hereditary trusteeship of the Ulthurai kattalai attached to the ancient Sri Tyagarajaswami temple at Tiruvarur, Tanjore District. The management of the kattalai was vested in...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Delhi Municipal Corporation Election Petition on Recrimination by Returned Candidate. Returned Candidate Cannot Plead Petitioner's Corrupt Practices to Resist Declaration Under Section 19(1)(c) of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, Absent Statutory Provision Corresponding to Section 97 of Representation of the People Act, 1951....

The dispute arose from elections to the Delhi Municipal Corporation held on May 2, 1973, for Ward No. 51. The appellant, returned candidate, secured 3974 valid votes against 3882 valid votes obtained ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Detention of Licensed Wholesale Dealer for Illegal Rice Transport Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. Detention Order Valid as Illegal Transport of Foodgrains Prejudicially Affects Both Supplies and Services Essential to Community Under Section 3(1)(a)(iii)....

The case involved a habeas corpus petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging a preventive detention order passed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. The...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentences of Two Accused in Triple Murder Case Arising from Land Dispute. Life Imprisonment Imposed as Provocation, Youth, and Lack of Marked Brutality Found Under Section 302 Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The Supreme Court considered a criminal appeal by special leave against the confirmation of death sentences of two accused in a triple murder case arising from a land dispute. The accused were convict...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal and Convicts Public Servant for Criminal Breach of Trust Under Section 409 IPC Despite Lack of Internal Authority to Receive Cash Premiums. Entrustment under Section 409 IPC is established where a public servant obtains dominion over property through ostensible official authority, even if internal rules prohibit receipt, making the Special Court's jurisdiction valid....

The appeal arose from an acquittal by a Special Court constituted under the West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Act, 1949. The respondent, S. K. Roy, was a public servant serving as Su...

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Supreme Court Modifies Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Murder Case Involving Poisoning and Disposal of Body. Court Held That Aggravated Murder Still Invites Death Penalty, but Extenuating Personal and Social Factors, Including Age and Delay in Execution, Justify Compassionate Life Term Under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by special leave against the death sentence imposed on Raghubir Singh for the murder of Sushma Thomas. The appellant, a 26-year-old official in the M...

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Supreme Court Upholds Port Trust in Limitation Case Involving Short Delivery of Goods. Six-Month Limitation Under Section 87 of Bombay Port Trust Act, 1879 Applies to Suit for Non-Delivery by Port Trust, Commencing from Accrual of Cause of Action....

Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Non-Communication of Material Grounds Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. Detention Based on Uncommunicated Reliable Information About Alleged Copper Wire Theft Was Held Violative of Article 22(5) of the Constitution....

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentences of Two Accused in Triple Murder Case Arising from Land Dispute. Life Imprisonment Imposed as Provocation, Youth, and Lack of Marked Brutality Found Under Section 302 Indian Penal Code, 1860....

Bombay High Court Allows Appeals by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensation Cases,...

Bombay High Court Dismisses NHAI Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute — Upho...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Concurrent Findings in Suit for Spec...

Bombay High Court Dismisses MBBS Student's Writ Petition Seeking Fourth Attempt in Anatomy...

High Court of Bombay Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Tenancy Orders Under Bombay Tenancy ...

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Supreme Court Allows Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Harassment Death Case, Res...

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal After High Court Dismissed It as ...

Supreme Court Upholds Election Petitioner in Representation of People Act, 1951 Matter on ...

Supreme Court Quashes Domestic Violence Proceedings Against Husband Based on Prior Settlem...