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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Members of Municipal Standing Committee in Defamation Complaint. High Court Order for Further Inquiry Upheld as Magistrate Erred in Requiring Exact Words and Prematurely Considering Exceptions to Section 499 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The dispute arose from a complaint filed by the respondent under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 against seven appellants, who were members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corpor...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Constitution of India, Article 229 High Court Staff Appointment Dispute. Chief Justice's Exclusive Power to Appoint Officers and Servants of High Court Upheld; Government Sanction of Post Cannot Impose Conditions on Choice of Incumbent....

The dispute concerned the constitutional authority over appointments and conditions of service of High Court staff under Article 229 of the Constitution of India. The appellant, M. Gurumoorthy, was ap...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Decree-Holder in Debt Reduction Case Due to Retrospective Amendment. Amendment Deeming Provision Erases 'Charged Under Decree' Requirement, Making Section 4 of U.P. Zamindars’ Debt Reduction Act Applicable to Secured Debt on Acquired Estate....

The dispute arose from a decree obtained on 4 October 1939 under the U.P. Encumbered Estates Act, 1934, for a sum of Rs. 1,31,040-1-0 with costs and future interest at 3.5% per annum on the basis of a...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Eviction Act Case Due to Failure to Prove Premises Were Government Premises. State Failed to Establish That Occupied Houses Belonged to Government; Mere Non-Recognition of Ruler's Private Property Claim Did Not Vest Title in State Under Sections 3 and 4 of Madhya Pradesh Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1952....

The Supreme Court heard two civil appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the Madhya Pradesh High Court's orders quashing eviction orders under the Madhya Pradesh Government Premises (Eviction)...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeals in Hyderabad Abolition of Inams Act Matter — Landlord-Tenant Relationship Continued Until July 1, 1960. Section 33 of Hyderabad Abolition of Inams Act, 1954 Saved Mutual Rights and Obligations of Inamdar and Tenant, and Clauses (d), (g), (h), (i) of Section 3(2) Came Into Force Only on July 1, 1960....

The dispute arose from two civil appeals by certificate filed by the State of Maharashtra against judgments of the Bombay High Court dated 1 April 1965 in Special Civil Applications Nos. 804 and 697 o...

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Supreme Court Allows Assessee in Income Tax Reassessment Limitation Dispute Due to Incorrect Application of Amendment Act. Notice Under Section 34(1)(a) of Income-tax Act, 1922 for Escaped Income Less Than One Lakh Held Time-Barred as Section 4 of 1959 Amendment Did Not Extend Post-1956 Eight-Year Period....

The dispute concerned the validity of reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 34(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1922 against the legal representatives of a deceased assessee. The original asses...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Rule Requiring Ten Years' Domicile and Residence for Admission to Government Medical Colleges in Mysore. Residence-Based Classification for MBBS Admission Held Valid Under Article 14 as Reasonably Related to State's Interest in Securing Doctors Likely to Serve Its Inhabitants....

The writ petition under Article 32 arose from the rejection of the petitioner's application for admission to the Pre-Professional/B.Sc. Part I Course leading to M.B.B.S. in the Government Medical Coll...

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Supreme Court Allows Employee's Appeal in Departmental Inquiry Case Upholding Rule 15 of Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957. Multiple Inquiries by Disciplinary Authority After Exoneration Reports Held Unwarranted and Violative of Article 311(2) of Constitution of India....

The matter arose from disciplinary proceedings against a Sub-Inspector of Central Excise who was dismissed from service following multiple departmental inquiries concerning an alleged misappropriation...