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Supreme Court Allows Appellant Board in Waqf Administration Dispute, Quashing District Judge's Power to Fill Committee Vacancies under Religious Endowment Act, 1861. Uttar Pradesh Muslim Waqfs Act, 1960 Overrides Older Act; Committee Management Functions Vested in Statutory Board, Not District Court....

This appeal by special leave arose from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court in exercise of revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The dispute concerned the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Horse-Breeder's Appeal in U.P. Land Ceiling Exemption Case; 'And' in Section 6(xvii) Cannot Be Read as 'Or'. Specialized Farm Exemption Under U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 Not Available for Horse-Breeding as Not Prescribed by Rule 4(4)....

The Supreme Court heard civil appeals by special leave against orders of the Allahabad High Court in revision. The appellant, a horse-breeder, had claimed exemption from land ceiling under Section 6(x...

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Supreme Court Upholds State in U.P. Land Ceiling Act Constitutional Challenge; Provisions of U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 and Rules Are Valid. Statutory Rule Within Powers Conferred by a Section of a Statute Protected by Article 31B Is Also Shielded from Fundamental Rights Scrutiny Under Articles 14, 19 and 31....

The Supreme Court of India considered a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by the same three appellants who had earlier filed Civil Appeals No. 2018-2020 of 1968. The petitioners...

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Supreme Court Upholds Food Inspector in Prevention of Food Adulteration Case Due to Sale of Adulterated Sugar to Food Inspector Constituting Offence. Food Article Sold for Analysis Need Not Be Intended for Sale and Seller Need Not Be Dealer Under Section 2(xiii) and Section 16(1)(a)(i) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954....

By special leave, the Food Inspector, Calicut Corporation, appealed to the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Kerala High Court dated June 26, 1968, which confirmed the acquittal of the respond...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Reduction of Retirement Age of Teachers in Andhra Pradesh. Classification Fixing November 30, 1967 as Cutoff for Retirement at 55 Held Valid as Rational and Not Violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court of India addressed a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by teachers employed by the Andhra Pradesh Government, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellants in Vice-Chancellor Election Dispute Under Poona University Act, 1948. Tie in Second Count Resolved by Excluding Candidate with Lower First Preference Votes, Not by Drawing Lots....

The Supreme Court of India considered an appeal by certificate under Article 133(1)(c) of the Constitution against a Bombay High Court judgment issuing a writ of quo warranto declaring the election of...

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Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment of Grade-II Sub-Registrars Under Andhra Pradesh Registration Subordinate Service Special Rules. Rule 5, Clubbing Upper and Lower Division Clerks, Does Not Violate Article 14 of Constitution Due to District-Wise Cadre Disparity and State-Wise Recruitment Requirement....

The case arose from a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Andhra Pradesh High Court by certain clerks in the Registration and Stamps Department challenging the vires o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Probationer Assistant Professor by Indian Institute of Technology for Non-Disclosure and Unsuitability. Termination Simpliciter Not Punitive Under Institutes of Technology Act, 1961; Attitude and Conduct Relevant to Suitability....

The dispute arose from the termination of the appellant, a distinguished scientist with a doctorate from the University of London, who was appointed as Assistant Professor of Extracting Metallurgy at ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Regional Transport Authority's Power to Call for Additional Information in Stage Carriage Permit Applications Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. The Court Held That Applicant Qualifications Must Be Assessed as on the Date of Actual Consideration, Not the Original Application Date, to Serve Public Interest Under Sections 46, 47, and 57....

The dispute arose out of pending applications for stage carriage permits before the Regional Transport Authority, Nagpur. The respondents, private bus operators, held substantive permits on various ro...