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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 ...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Government's Power to Reorganize Khands and Terminate Kshettra Samities under U.P. Kshettra Samities and Zila Parishads Adhiniyam, 1961. Delegation of Such Power to Executive is Not Excessive and Does Not Violate Article 14....

The appellant, Ayodhya Prasad Vajpai, was elected Pramukh of a Kshettra Samiti, with a term of five years. The Government of Uttar Pradesh issued two notifications under Sections 3 and 8 of the Uttar ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in Railways Act Case Regarding Sufficiency of Notice Under Section 77. The Court ruled that the requirement of notice under Section 77 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890, should be liberally construed and notice addressed to the Chief Commercial Manager (Claims and Refunds) was valid compliance....

The dispute arose from a contract for carriage of goods by rail. The appellant, a consignor, booked goods for transportation from Sealdah station via the Bengal and Assam Railway, a State-owned railwa...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision Declaring Licence Fees Ultra Vires under U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916. Imposition of Rs. 30/- and Rs. 51/- Licence Fees on Rickshaw Owners and Drivers Lacked Sufficient Quid Pro Quo, Rendering Bye-Laws Invalid....

The dispute arose from bye-laws framed by the Nagar Mahapalika, Varanasi (Municipal Board) under the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916, imposing annual licence fees of Rs. 30/- on rickshaw owners and Rs. ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 IPC, Clarifying Weight of Section 164 CrPC Statements. Court Holds That Prior Recording of Statement Under Section 164 CrPC Does Not Automatically Render Trial Evidence Suspect But Requires Caution....

This appeal by special leave arose from the Allahabad High Court's confirmation of convictions under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellants, Ram Charan, Dularey, and...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Suspension Order of Deputy Inspector-General of Police under All India Services Rules. The Court ruled that the officer's argument of being protected under Article 314 and the 1930 Rules failed as the new disciplinary rules legally applied to him as a member of the Indian Police Service....

The case involved a challenge to a suspension order and disciplinary proceedings against Tarak Nath Ghosh, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police in Bihar. Ghosh had been appointed to the Indian Police ...