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Supreme Court Dismisses Assessee Bank's Appeal in Income-Tax Case on Taxability of Dividend Income Received After Merger of State. Dividend Encashed in Taxable Territories After Merger, Not Deemed Paid on Declaration Date Under Section 16(2) of Income-tax Act, 1922, Thus Taxable in Year of Receipt....

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Benaras State Bank Ltd. against the Commissioner of Income-tax, Lucknow, in a dispute concerning the taxability of dividend income for the assessment year 195...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Investigation Under Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1955. Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Covers Sugarcane; Rule Requiring Payment within 14 Days Valid and Offence Cognizable....

The case involved a criminal investigation initiated against the office bearers of a sugar concern under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for allegedly failing to pay the price of purchased sugarc...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Priest's Appeal in Temple Mismanagement Case, Upholds Deity's Suit for Possession. Suit by Deity Against Person in Management for Mismanagement of Private Trust Not Barred by Section 92 CPC; Court Directs Framing of Scheme Under Order 41 Rule 33 CPC....

The suit was filed in 1947 by the deity Thakur Janki Ballabhji Maharaj, installed in a temple at Brindaban, Uttar Pradesh, acting through its manager L. Tulsiram, an authorised agent of the erstwhile ...

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Supreme Court Modifies Gratuity Scheme to Relate to Basic Wage, Not Consolidated Wage. Departure from Normal Rule Requires Strong Evidence; Company's Sound Financial Position Not Sufficient to Justify Higher Gratuity on Total Wage Packet....

The case arose from an industrial dispute between an engineering company and its workmen regarding the payment of dearness allowance and the introduction of a gratuity scheme. The Chief Commissioner o...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Levy of Timber Tax Under Calicut City Municipal Act 1961. Court Holds Section 126 Must Be Read Down to Tax Only Entry of Timber for Consumption, Use or Sale Within Municipal Limits, Consistent with Entry 52 List II Constitution....

The appeals arose from a group of petitions filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the levy of 'timber tax' by the Corporation of Calicut under Section 126 of the Calicut City Municipal Act, 1...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Levy of Sales Tax on Cane Jaggery While Exempting Palm Jaggery Under Madras Act. Classification Upheld as Cane and Palm Jaggery Are Commercially Different and Tax Does Not Violate Article 14 or 301....

The appellants, dealers in cane jaggery in Tamil Nadu, challenged the levy of sales tax on cane jaggery while palm jaggery remained exempt, under the Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1959 as amended by M...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Reversal in Wakf Compromise Decree Case — Commissioner's Notice Requirement Under Section 70(1) Bengal Wakfs Act, 1934, Satisfied by Impleading as Party. Compromise Decree Not Void Under Section 70(4) When Commissioner Had Full Notice of Suit and Opportunity to Contest....

Background: The case involved a wakf al-al-aulad executed by Haji Abdul Karim in 1917, providing for family benefits and ultimately feeding the poor. The appellant, Ayesha Bibi, filed a suit in 1956 c...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal, Upholds Constitutional Validity of Land Ceiling Provisions; Compensation at Fifteen Times Fair Rent Not Violative as Original Law Never Operative....

The State of Orissa appealed against the Orissa High Court judgment that declared Chapter IV of the Orissa Land Reforms (Amendment) Act 13 of 1965 unconstitutional. The dispute centered on agrarian re...