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Supreme Court Upholds Decree Holder's Right to Execute Possession Decree Despite Abolition of Patel Watans. Section 4 of Gujarat Patel Watans Abolition Act, 1961 Does Not Render Pre-existing Decrees Inexecutable as Watan Land is Regranted to Watandar Under Section 6....

The dispute arose within one family that was granted Patilki Watan in several villages, including Solsumbha in district Thana. The respondent represented the seniormost branch and was the officiator o...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit Upholding Evidentiary Value of Admissions Under Indian Evidence Act. Party's Prior Admission Held Substantive Evidence Without Necessity of Confrontation Under Section 145, While Prior Contradictory Statement of Witness Used for Impeachment Requires Confrontation....

Background: This civil appeal before the Supreme Court arose out of a suit for partition of joint family properties. The plaintiffs (appellants) sought partition; the first defendant (respondent, sinc...

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Supreme Court Allows Employer in Industrial Disputes Act Case; Holds Temporary Employee's Discharge Simpliciter and Bonafide. Termination Was Not Punitive or Malafide and Section 11-A Not Applicable to Pending Reference as It Had Prospective Effect....

The dispute arose from the termination of a temporary Senior Assistant employed by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation. The employee was appointed on June 13, 1967 on a temporary basis and never c...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal and Upholds Conviction of Bullion Dealer for Possession of Smuggled and Undeclared Gold. Accused's statement under Section 107 of Customs Act, 1962 held admissible and Rule 126P(2)(ii) of Defence of India Rules, 1962 applied to possession of undeclared indigenous gold....

Background: The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a criminal case involving possession of smuggled and undeclared gold. The appellant, a bullion dealer, was prosecuted by the State of West Be...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Hindu Religious Trust Succession Dispute; Nomination of Junior Head Creates Irrevocable Legal Status. Head of Mutt's nomination of junior head by will held not testamentary but present creation of status, revocable only for good cause under custom, and cancellation without cause invalid....

The dispute concerned succession to the junior headship (Elavarasu) of the Tiruppanandal or Kasi Mutt, a monastic institution affiliated to the Dharmapuram Adhinam. The appellant, who had been nominat...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court in Civil Appeal on Benami Transaction — Plaintiffs Fail to Discharge Burden of Proof. Source of Purchase Money Held Most Important Test for Determining Benami; Apparent Purchaser Presumed Real Owner....

This civil appeal by certificate arose from a title and possession suit concerning a pucca house in Samastipur Municipality. The original plaintiffs, appellants before Supreme Court, sued on 30-6-1956...

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Supreme Court Upholds Divorce Decree in Hindu Marriage Act Case on Ground of Virulent and Incurable Leprosy. Husband Proved Wife Suffered from Lepromatous Leprosy for Over Three Years Under Section 13(1)(iv), and Court Held That Social Approach Cannot Compel Cohabitation When Disease Is Communicable and Incurable....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a matrimonial dispute under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The respondent husband, a doctor, filed a petition for dissolution of marriage by a decree of d...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Special Leave Petition in Criminal Appeal Upholding Conviction and Emphasizes Appointment of Competent Amicus Curiae for Indigent Accused. Indigence Cannot Deny Fair Trial; Sessions Courts Must Appoint State Counsel with Adequate Time and Papers, Not Raw Entrants, to Ensure Equal Justice....

The case arose from a criminal trial in which the accused, Ranchhod Mathur Wasawa, was convicted by the Sessions Court. The accused, an indigent person, filed a petition from jail before the Supreme C...

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Supreme Court Upholds Election of Returned Candidate in Corrupt Practices Case. Editor Presumption Under Section 7 of Press and Registration of Books Act Held Rebuttable and Religious Symbol Appeal Not Proven Absent Consent....

The Supreme Court adjudicated an election appeal arising from the Kendrapara parliamentary constituency in Orissa. The appellant, a voter in that constituency, challenged the election of Surendra Moha...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Electricity Licence Revocation Case Due to Mandatory Consultation Requirement. Consultation with State Electricity Board After Considering Licensee's Explanation Held Condition Precedent Under Section 4(1) of Indian Electricity Act, 1910....

The dispute arose from the revocation of an electricity supply licence granted under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. The appellant was the proprietor of Kottayam Electric Supply Agency, which held t...