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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Taxpayers in Professional Tax Ceiling Case — Article 276 Ceiling Applies Separately to State and Local Authorities. The Court Held That Each Authority Can Impose Professional Tax Up to Rs. 250 Per Annum Under Article 276(2) of the Constitution of India, 1950, Not on an Aggregate Basis....

The appeals arose from writ petitions filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging notices issued by the Executive Officer, Ballabgarh Panchayat Samiti, demanding Rs. 200 per annum as pr...

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Supreme Court Upholds Detention Orders in Preventive Detention Case Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. Parliamentary Fixation of Maximum Detention Period by Reference to Emergency Expiry Held Constitutionally Valid Under Article 22(4)(a) and Article 22(7)(b)....

The Supreme Court of India considered a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of Section 13 of the Maintenance of Internal Security...

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Supreme Court Allows Judicial Officer's Seniority from Date of Continuous Service, Not Regularisation, Under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Emergency Service Counted for Seniority Because Central Government Decision Allowed It and Kerala Accepted It; State's Separate Cadre for Executive Magistrates Upheld Under Administrative Convenience....

The dispute arose from the final integration list of judicial officers allotted to Kerala State under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The appellant, C. P. Damodaran Nayar, a judicial officer orig...

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Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Detention in Rice Smuggling Case Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. Detention Order and Grounds Upheld as Specific and Representation Considered Without Delay Under Section 3(1)(a)(iii) of the Act....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging a preventive detention order passed under Section 3(1) read with Section 3(2) of the Ma...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in U.P. Excise Act Case Based on Excise Inspector's Test Evidence. Evidence of Liquid Being Liquor of O.P. Strength Held Sufficient Under Section 60(a) of U.P. Excise Act, 1910, and Excise Inspector Treated as Expert Under Section 45 of Evidence Act, 1872....

In this criminal appeal before the Supreme Court, the appellant challenged his conviction under Section 60(a) of the U.P. Excise Act, 1910 for preparing illicit liquor. The prosecution case arose from...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 2 of East Punjab Movable Property (Requisitioning) Act, 1947 as Violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India. Unfettered Power to Requisition Movable Property Without Guidelines or Public Purpose Requirement Held Unconstitutional....

The case involved a constitutional challenge to Section 2 of the East Punjab Movable Property (Requisitioning) Act, 1947, which empowered the State Government to requisition any movable property if it...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal and Writ Petitions Challenging Purchase Tax Exemption Policy for Cooperative Sugar Factories. The Court Upholds Government Discretion Under Section 21(3)(b) of Andhra Pradesh Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1961 to Confine Exemption to Cooperative Entities as a Distinct Class....

The dispute arose from the refusal of the Andhra Pradesh Government to grant exemption from purchase tax under Section 21(3)(b) of the Andhra Pradesh Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act,...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Sweetmeat Shop Owner in Prevention of Food Adulteration Case for Sale of Insect-Infested Elachi Dana. Rule A-05-09 Required Minimum 1% Volatile Oil in Badi Elachi, and 12-Day Delay Between Sampling and Analysis Did Not Explain 9.7% Insect Infestation....

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The appellant ran a sweetmeat shop in village Baba Bakala, Punjab. On June 10, 1968, the Food Inspector, Amritsa...

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Supreme Court Upholds Search and Seizure Provisions Under Income Tax Act, 1961 in Writ Petitions and Appeals. Constitutional Validity of Sections 132(1) and 132(5) Affirmed as Reasonable Restrictions on Fundamental Rights Under Article 19(1)(f) and (g)....

The Supreme Court dealt with two writ petitions under Article 32 and two appeals from orders of the Delhi High Court under Article 226, all challenging search and seizure actions taken by Income-tax a...

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Supreme Court Allows Landowners' Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute Under U.P. Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 1959. Modifications Denying Solatium and Potential Value Held Discriminatory Under Article 14; Repealed Solatium Proviso Inoperative, and Scheme Deemed Notified on Adhiniyam Commencement for Five-Year Limit....

The appeal arose from a writ petition filed by landowners under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of modifications made by the U.P. Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 19...