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Supreme Court Upholds Returned Candidates in Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council Election Despite Omission of Ward Name. Rule 13 of Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 Allows Substantial Compliance Where Ward Number Identifies Constituency Without Difficulty....

In 1969, elections were held for the Municipal Council, Sidhi, under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961. Six persons were elected, including four appellants and respondents 5 and 6 in the Sup...

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Supreme Court Revokes High Court Certificate in Payment of Wages Dispute, Holding No Separate Property Claim of Rs.20,000 Existed. Article 133(1)(b) Certificate Invalid Because Recurring Wage Liability Cannot Be Notionally Added to Subject Matter Value Under Payment of Wages Act and Bombay Shops and Establishments Act....

The dispute arose between Bombay Gas Co. Ltd. and its workmen over claims for overtime wages and wages for weekly off days under the Payment of Wages Act, 1948 and the Bombay Shops and Establishments ...

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Supreme Court Allows Election Appeal, Sets Aside High Court Finding of Corrupt Practices. Affidavit in Election Petition Must Disclose Sources of Information Under Rule 7 of Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules and Form 25 of Conduct of Election Rules, 1961....

The dispute arose from the 1967 general election to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly from the Jawad Constituency, where the appellant was declared elected and respondent No.1, an unsuccessful candidate, fi...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order Setting Aside Dismissal of Complaint Under Section 203 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. Order of Chief Presidency Magistrate Was Premature as It Evaluated Merits on Probabilities Instead of Determining Prima Facie Case for Issuing Process....

The case arose from a complaint filed on 11-7-1963 by Sunilakshva Choudhry, a Director of Metropolitan Industrial Corporation Ltd., Calcutta, authorized by its Board of Directors, against Debendra Nat...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Rioting and Assault Case; High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Upheld but Section 34 IPC Misapplied. Conviction of Appellants Under Section 34 IPC Set Aside Due to Absence of Pre-Arranged Common Intention Despite High Court's Correct Reassessment of Evidence....

The case arose from an incident on Diwali night, 24-10-1965, in village Burki, District Patiala, where five persons — Garib Singh, Mohinder Singh, Bhagat Singh, Ram Singh, and Gurdial Singh — were...

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Supreme Court Allows Employer in Industrial Dispute Over Festival Holiday Wages Due to Misreading of Admission. U.P. Industrial Establishments (National Holidays) Act, 1961 Does Not Mandate Wages for Festival Holidays, and Tribunal Erred by Treating Secretary's Statement as Admission Without Considering Pleadings....

The dispute arose between Bijli Cotton Mills (P) Ltd. and its workmen regarding payment of wages for 17 festival holidays allowed annually. The workmen, represented by three unions, claimed that festi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Interview-Based Direct Recruitment to Military Engineer Service Class I. Emergency Recruitment in Consultation with UPSC Was Valid Under Rule 3 and Confirmation Quotas Between Promotees and Direct Recruits Were Balanced....

The dispute arose from appointments and confirmations in the Military Engineer Service Class I under the Military Engineer Service Class I (Recruitment, Promotion and Seniority) Rules, 1951. Two appel...