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Supreme Court Dismisses Employer's Appeal Against Industrial Tribunal Award Linking Wages to Cost of Living Index. Award Linking Wage Scales to Cost of Living and Reducing Gratuity Qualifying Period Upheld as Consistent with Minimum Wage Principles....

The case concerned an industrial dispute between Hydro (Engineers) Pvt. Ltd. and its workmen over revision of wage scales and gratuity schemes. Previous awards had already fixed revised wage scales co...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Contempt of Court Case, Holds Disciplinary Proceedings Do Not Amount to Contempt Absent Stay Order. Service of Charge-Sheet During Pendency of Writ Petition, After Stay Vacated, Does Not Interfere with Justice When Done in Good Faith....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated a contempt of court appeal arising from disciplinary proceedings against a college principal. The respondent, Baij Nath Tiwari, was the principal of a college an...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Contempt Finding in Panchayat Proceedings Due to Insufficient Proof of Knowledge of Stay Order. Contempt Finding Set Aside as Standard of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt Was Not Satisfied; Applicant Failed to Provide Proper Affidavit....

The litigation arose out of contempt of court proceedings initiated against members of a Nyaya Panchayat for allegedly disobeying a stay order passed by the High Court. The respondent, an accused pers...

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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction of Former Municipal President in Handing Over Charge Dispute Due to Non-Compliance with Prosecution Procedure. Conviction Under Section 23A(3) of Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925 Set Aside as Prosecution Was Not Initiated by Standing Committee or Chief Officer as Mandated by Section 200(1)....

The case arose from a dispute over the handing over of charge by a retiring President of a municipal borough. The appellant, K. M. Kanavi, was removed from the office of President and directed by the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Landlord’s Appeal in Bihar Tenancy Dispute; Thika Patta Held to be Lease, Not Mortgage. Tenants of a Tenure-Holder, Being Settled Raiyats Under Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885, Acquired Occupancy Rights and Could Not Be Evicted After Expiry of Head Lease....

The dispute arose from a thika patta executed by the predecessor-in-interest of the plaintiff (appellant) in favor of B, covering a village for a term of 40 years from 1320 to 1959 fasli. Under the de...

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Supreme Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Knife Attack Case. Single Chest Blow Not Objectively Sufficient to Cause Death Under Section 300 Thirdly of IPC, Conviction Reduced to Section 304 Part II....

This criminal appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant Laxman Kalu Nikalje under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, by the trial court for the murder of his wife's brother. The Supre...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court's Holding That Alternative Prayer for Specific Performance Is Not Maintainable in Suit for Rescission. Suit for Rescission of Contract Cannot Include Alternative Prayer for Specific Performance Under Specific Relief Act, 1877....

The appellant, Prem Raj, filed a suit seeking a declaration that a contract with the respondent, D.L.F. Housing & Construction Pvt. Ltd., was void and inoperative on the ground of undue influence. In ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Finality of Appellate Order Under Rent Act; Amended Section 29(2) Not Retrospective. High Court Revisional Power Under CPC, Not Amended Act, Applies to Pre-Amendment Decisions....

The dispute arose from a suit for ejectment, arrears of rent, and other dues filed in July 1958 by the respondent-landlord against the appellant-tenant in respect of premises in Ahmedabad. The trial c...

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Supreme Court Quashes Arbitrary Revision of Seniority of Directors in Indian Postal Service for Violation of Article 16 of Constitution. Selective Promotion Not Based on Seniority and Revision Without Rule Held Discriminatory....

The petitioners, S. K. Ghosh and another, were promoted from Postal Superintendents Service Class II to the time scale of Class I Service in the Indian Postal Service. Respondents 3 to 7 were direct r...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Preventive Detention Case Due to Vague and Non-Existent Grounds. Detention Order Quashed as Grounds Failed to Provide Adequate Particulars for Representation, Rendering the Detention Illegal Under Sections 3 and 4 of Preventive Detention Act, 1950....

The petitioner was detained under the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, on allegations of black-marketing essential commodities. He challenged the detention order on the ground that some of the grounds ...