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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Military Personnel in Rape Case Despite Court Martial Jurisdiction Arguments. Concurrent Jurisdiction Under Army Act Sections 70, 125, 126 Did Not Require Notice When Military Authorities Surrendered Accused to Civil Authorities....

The Supreme Court of India addressed an appeal by special leave against the conviction of a military personnel for an offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellant, a Lance N...

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Supreme Court Upholds Government in Essential Commodities Act Challenge Due to Valid Control Orders and No Excessive Delegation. Rice Movement Control Orders Held Constitutionally Valid as Recital of Opinion Not Required and Absence of Appeal Not Unreasonable Under Section 3(2)(d) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955....

The case arose from writ petitions and appeals by special leave challenging the constitutional validity of three Control Orders issued under Section 3(2)(d) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, nam...

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Supreme Court Upholds Assessee's Exemption from State Sales Tax for Inter-State Sales of Motor Vehicles and Spare Parts. The Court Held That Sales Were in the Course of Inter-State Trade Under Article 286(2) of the Constitution Because Dealership Agreements Required Buyers to Remove Goods from Bihar to Other States....

The State of Bihar appealed by special leave against the judgment of the Patna High Court in a reference under Section 25(3) of the Bihar Sales Tax Act, 1947. The respondent, Tata Engineering & Locomo...

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Supreme Court Upholds Remand of Accused in Criminal Conspiracy Case Under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. Section 344(1A) CrPC Held Constitutionally Valid; Production of Accused Before Magistrate Not Mandatory for Remand; Judicial Discretion Provides Sufficient Guidelines....

The petitioner, an advocate practicing at Narasipatnam in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of habeas corpus ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Ruling that Compulsory Transfer of Government Employees to Agricultural University Violates Article 311. Section 7(5) of University of Agricultural Sciences Act, 1963, Extinguishing Civil Servant Status Without Constitutional Safeguards, Rendered Notification Void....

The State of Mysore appealed against a common judgment of the High Court of Mysore which declared void the compulsory transfer of government servants to the Agricultural University under the Universit...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Judgment Striking Down Check Post Confiscation Under Madras General Sales Tax Act. Section 42(3) Power to Seize and Confiscate Goods Without Documents Held Beyond State Legislative Competence Under Entry 54 List II....

The Supreme Court of India addressed the constitutional validity of Section 42(3) of the Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1959, which empowered check post officers to seize and confiscate goods transport...

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Supreme Court Upholds Income Tax Department on Limitation Under Section 34(3) Second Proviso in Assessment of Deceased Assessee. Second Proviso Saves Reassessment Despite Initial Assessment on Disinherited Son as Legal Representative; Section 24B Requires De Novo Procedure Against Executor....

The dispute concerned income-tax and excess profits tax assessments for assessment years 1942-43 and 1943-44 relating to the estate of late Rangalal Jajodia. Rangalal Jajodia filed returns and complie...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Excise Contractors on Education Cess Levy. Shop-Rent and Associated Imposts Held Not to Constitute Excise Revenue Under Mysore Elementary Education Act, 1941 and Constitution's Taxing Entries....

Background: The case concerned the validity of levying education cess on certain excise receipts in the erstwhile State of Mysore. The State Government, under the Mysore Excise Act, 1901 and later the...