The case involved appeals by certificate from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court in an income tax reference. The appellant assessee, a public company engaged in the manufacture and sale of sugar a...
Background: The case arose from a criminal appeal by certificate before the Supreme Court against a Bombay High Court judgment convicting the appellant, who was the Coroner of Bombay, under Sections 1...
This was an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax, Bihar and Orissa, against a judgment of the Patna High Court which had answered a reference under Section 66(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1922 in fav...
Background: The case concerned the interpretation of Section 23A(1) of the Indian Income Tax Act, 1922, which imposed additional super-tax on private companies that did not distribute sufficient divid...
Background: The dispute arose from penalty proceedings under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for four assessment years 1959-60 to 1962-63. The assessee, an individual, had income from se...
The dispute concerned the levy of house tax by the Barsi Municipal Council on mills, factories and buildings connected therewith belonging to Lokamanya Mills and other respondents. Until 1947, the Mun...
These appeals by special leave arose from a common judgment of the Orissa High Court which allowed writ petitions filed by the respondent-assessee and quashed a reassessment notice issued under Sectio...
The appellant, an Executive Engineer in the Punjab Irrigation Department, faced prolonged disciplinary and criminal proceedings arising from allegations of illegal gratification. He was arrested in De...
The Supreme Court adjudicated a partition suit among Muslim family members concerning inherited properties. The dispute arose after the death of Kadir Ali Bohra on 5-4-1952, who left behind five sons,...
The dispute concerned an open piece of land in Bombay originally owned by Sir Shapurji Bharucha Mills Co. Ltd. and later purchased by Bharat Insurance Co. Ltd. in 1953. In 1947, the land was leased to...
