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Supreme Court Upholds Accused's Conviction in Prevention of Food Adulteration Act Case; General Consent for Prosecution Valid. Conviction Under Section 16(1)(a) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Affirmed Because Pre-Amendment Section 20(1) Permitted General Written Consent by State-Authorised Officer, Not Requiring Specific Offence Mention....

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal by special leave against the concurrent conviction of the appellant under Section 16(1)(a) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The appellant, a ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Detention of British Citizen Under Maintenance of Internal Security Act for Subversive Activities and Communal Hatred. Foreigner's Offer to Leave India Does Not Bar Detention Under Section 3(1)(a) MISA; Section 3(1)(b) Within Parliament's Legislative Competence....

The appellant, a British citizen employed in the Accounts Branch of Head Post Office Birmingham and General Secretary of the United Kingdom Akali Dal, came to India on 6 November 1972 to attend the Bh...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Acquisition of Private Forest Lands as Agrarian Reform Under Article 31A. Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 is Constitutionally Valid Despite Absence of Compensation....

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals and writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 (Act 26 of 1971). The Act vested private ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Under Sections 148 and 302/149 IPC. Non-examination of Some Eyewitnesses Held Not Fatal to Prosecution Case Given Reliable Testimony of Four Eyewitnesses....

The case arose from a murder that took place on March 31, 1967, at about 2.30 p.m. in village Gadarian Purwa, within the jurisdiction of police station Mandiaon, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Parmeshwa...

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Supreme Court Upholds Petitioner in Habeas Corpus Case Regarding Non-Production of Detenu. Constitution Bench Holds That Production of Body Is Not Essential for Final Disposal of Habeas Corpus Petition Under Article 32 and Supreme Court Rules, 1966....

The Supreme Court of India, in a Constitution Bench judgment, addressed a procedural question under Article 32 of the Constitution: whether the production of the body of a person alleged to be unlawfu...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Mining Lease Writ Petition Due to Lack of Locus Standi. High Court Quashing of Mining Lease Set Aside as Writ Petition by Person Not Aggrieved Was Not Maintainable Under Article 226 of Constitution of India, 1950....

The dispute arose from the grant of a mining lease for Apatite by the State of Bihar to Satyanarayana Sinha with prior approval of the Central Government under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and D...

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Supreme Court Upholds Accused's Conviction in Sea Customs Act Case for Possession of Foreign-Marked Gold. Inculpatory Portion of Statement to Customs Officer Held Severable from Exculpatory Portion and Sufficient for Conviction Under Section 167(81) of Sea Customs Act, 1878....

The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal by special leave filed by the appellant, a goldsmith, against his conviction under Section 167(81) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878. The case arose from an ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 165-A IPC for Bribery of Customs Appraiser. Confidential Notings on Central Intelligence Unit File Protected by Official Privilege Under Section 124 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Not Relevant to Guilt....

The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Kishan Narain against his conviction under Section 165-A of the Indian Penal Code for offering a bribe to a Customs appraiser. The appellant wa...

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Supreme Court Upholds Defendant in Court Fee Dispute Concerning Declaratory Suit by Sons Against Father's Mortgage Decree — Appeal Allowed. Court Fees Act, 1870 Section 7(iv)(c) Requires Ad Valorem Fee as Consequential Relief of Setting Aside Decree is Inherent When Sons Seek Declaration That Mortgage Decree Against Father is Not Binding on Joint Family Property....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a dispute over court fee valuation in a declaratory suit concerning joint Hindu family property. The first respondent and his minor brother, the sons, fi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Department's Appeal in Estate Duty Matter Over Trust Property Passing on Death. Court Holds Only Beneficial Interest of Deceased Trustee, Not Entire Trust Estate, Passes Under Section 5(1) of Estate Duty Act, 1953....

This appeal by certificate arose from a decision of the High Court of Gujarat in a reference under Section 64(1) of the Estate Duty Act, 1953. The appellant was the Controller of Estate Duty, Gujarat,...