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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of State of Assam Against High Court's Quo Warranto Declaring District Judge Appointment Void. Governor's Promotion of Judicial Officer to Additional District Judge Under Article 233 Upheld as Valid, High Court's Interpretation Rejected....

The Supreme Court of India allowed an appeal by the State of Assam against a judgment of the Assam and Nagaland High Court that had issued a writ of quo warranto declaring the appointment of Upendra N...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Company's Appeal Against Industrial Tribunal Award – Modifies Gratuity Scheme and Applies Calcutta Medical Scheme; Bonus Remanded. Dispute Over Medical Benefits and Gratuity for Workmen in Madras Region Resolved by Applying Established Principles from Prior Decisions....

The case originated from an industrial dispute between Remington Rand of India Limited and its workmen in the Madras region over demands for revision of wage scales, dearness allowance, medical benefi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Purchasers of Property in Bombay Rents Act Dispute Over Construction Loan. Court Holds That Claim for Recovery of Loan Advanced Under Section 18(3) of the Act Arises Out of Act, Vesting Exclusive Jurisdiction in Court of Small Causes Under Section 28....

The litigation arose from a dispute over a construction loan and the consequent failure to grant tenancy, which brought into question the jurisdiction of the Court of Small Causes under the Bombay Ren...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Elected Candidate in Office of Profit Disqualification Case. Special Government Pleader Appointment Under Order 27 Rule 8B CPC Held Not an Office of Profit Under Article 191(1)(a) of Constitution, and Rajasthan Act 5 of 1969 Retrospectively Removed Disqualification....

This appeal arose from an election petition challenging the election of Kanta Kathuria to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Kolayat constituency. The appellant, an advocate, had been appoint...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Vendor's Appeal in Suit for Possession, Upholding Purchaser's Defence of Part Performance Under Section 53A of Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Vendor's Claim Defeated as Purchaser Was Willing to Perform His Obligations and Vendor Failed to Obtain Necessary Statutory Sanction and Rectify Revenue Records as Per Contract....

The appellant, Nathulal, owned a ginning factory and agricultural land in Madhya Pradesh. The land was recorded in the name of his brother Chittarmal. By a written agreement dated February 26, 1951, h...

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Supreme Court Upholds Plaintiff's Right to Possession Based on Prior Possession Against Trespasser in Property Dispute. Plaintiff's Failure to Prove Title Does Not Bar Ejectment Suit Against Wrongdoer When Prior Possession Established, Even If Not Filed Under Section 9 of Specific Relief Act, 1877....

This appeal arose from a suit for possession of a piece of land measuring 2856 sq. yards in Himayatnagar, Hyderabad. The plaintiff, Dr. S.P. Raju, claimed that he purchased the land in 1930 and remain...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Accused in Dacoity Case, Converts Conviction to Section 411 IPC Based on Insufficient Presumption. Recovery of Stolen Cloth from Cloth Merchant Not Sufficient to Infer Participation in Dacoity Under Illustration (a) of Section 114 Evidence Act, 1872....

The case arose from a dacoity in which cloth, ornaments, and cash were stolen from a shop. The appellant, Sheo Nath, was a cloth merchant whose house was searched, and three lengths of cloth were reco...

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Supreme Court Remands Compensation Claim in Khoti Abolition Matter for Determination of Proprietary Rights. Holder of Khoti Tenure Must Establish Grant or Sanad to Overcome Presumption of Government Ownership Over Forest and Waste Lands Under Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949....

The dispute centered on the entitlement of the appellants, Shyamsunder Tikam Shet and another, to compensation under section 12 of the Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949, for their Khoti rights in reser...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Declaration of Trust Over Wrestling Ground; Dedication for Promotion of Wrestling Not a Valid Charitable Trust Under Hindu Law. Dominant Purpose of Trust Was to Encourage Wrestling, Not a Religious or Charitable Purpose Recognized Under Hindu Law....

The dispute concerned a groveland in Kanpur with an Akhara (wrestling ground) and structures, which were dedicated by Mani Ram, a wrestler, for the promotion of wrestling among both Hindu and Muslim c...

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Supreme Court Allows Assessee’s Appeal in Excise Exemption Case: Commercial Meaning of ‘Hank’ Prevails Over Technical Definition. Notification Exempting Cotton Yarn Cleared in ‘Hanks’ Interpreted According to Trade Understanding Under Central Excise & Salt Act, 1944....

The appellant, a cotton spinning mill, manufactured cotton yarn of counts 20 to 32. In June 1962, the government issued a notification exempting cotton yarn of 17 counts or more but less than 35 count...