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Supreme Court Upholds State Cadre Rules for Provincialised Teachers Under Articles 14 and 16 of Constitution. Separate Diminishing Cadre for Teachers from Local Body Schools Held Non-Discriminatory as Historical Distinctness and Phased Integration Justified Classification....

The dispute arose from the provincialisation of schools run by municipal boards and district boards in the then State of Punjab, which were taken over by the Punjab Government with effect from October...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer in Industrial Dispute Over Standing Orders and Retirement Age. Certified Standing Orders Under Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 Bind Pre-existing Employees, Rejecting Reinstatement Claim Based on Enhanced Retirement Age....

The dispute arose from the retirement of a workman employed by the appellant company in 1946 as a clerk in its Service Department. At the time of his employment, no rule prescribed the age of retireme...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transport Operator's Appeal in Motor Vehicles Act Case on Existing Permit Holder Status. Countersignature by Other State RTA is Essential Before Scheme Application Date; Revenue Appellate Tribunal's Lack of Power to Cancel is Technical and Not Fatal....

The dispute arose from the grant of a stage carriage permit for an inter-State route between Chitradurga in Mysore State and Srisaila in Andhra Pradesh to the appellant, a transport operator, by the R...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Reversioners' Suit in Hindu Law Widow's Estate Case; Family Arrangement and Assent Bar Challenge to Alienations. The Court Held That Alienations by Hindu Widows Were Voidable and Reversioners Who Assented or Ratified Could Not Repudiate Them; Partial Dedication of Charity Properties Did Not Remove Private Character....

The dispute concerned properties left by V. Rm. Shanmugam Pillai, the last male holder, and the validity of alienations made by his two widows, Palani Achi Ammal and Pichai Ammal. The plaintiffs were ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Hindu Religious Endowments Case on Private Temple Determination. Family-Constructed Mandapam Not Public Temple Under Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1927; Absence of Public Dedication, Endowments, and Public Right Established....

The dispute concerned the character of a Mandapam located at premises No. 29 South Masi Street, Madurai, where idols of Sri Srinivasaperumal and other deities were installed. The plaintiff, T.G. Kuppu...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Compensation and Apportionment in Land Acquisition Case. Lease Deed Executed by Administrator Without Power Is Ineffective; Renewal Clause Cannot Be Considered for Apportionment Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The dispute arose from land acquisition proceedings for the construction of a Home Science College in Jabalpur. The State Government acquired plots Nos. 670, 671 and 735 in Madan Mahal Extension area ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Prosecution in Arms Act Case on Constructive Possession. Firearm Possession Charge Under Section 25(a) of Indian Arms Act, 1959 Upheld Despite Physical Handover to Third Party in Rajasthan....

The appeal arose from a criminal prosecution of the appellant for possessing a revolver without a valid licence under Section 25(a) of the Indian Arms Act, 1959. The prosecution originated from inform...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 and Validation of Eviction Orders Passed Under 1958 Act. Court Holds That Retrospective Re-enactment Providing Single Eviction Procedure Removes Article 14 Discrimination and Bars Civil Court Jurisdiction Under Sections 15 and 20 of the 1971 Act....

The appeals before the Supreme Court arose from orders of eviction passed under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1958. The appellants, who were in unauthorized occupation ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Withdrawal of Excise Licence Under Bengal Excise Act, 1909. Public Notice Under Section 22(1) Proviso Held Mandatory, Making Original Grant Invalid Despite Valid Withdrawal Under Section 43....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Judicial Commissioner, Tripura, which dismissed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging an order of the Collector of Excise withdrawin...

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Supreme Court Upholds Detention Order in Maintenance of Internal Security Act Case Due to Disturbance of Public Order. The Court Held That Armed Robbery in a Running Train and Bomb Attack on Police at a Railway Station Constituted Acts Prejudicial to Public Order Under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971....

The Supreme Court of India, in a habeas corpus petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, considered the validity of a preventive detention order passed under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Inter...