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Supreme Court Allows Private Complaint Under Section 211 IPC Against False Police Report. Section 195(1)(b) CrPC Bar Applies Only to Offences Committed in Relation to Pending or Concluded Court Proceedings, Not Police Investigation....

The dispute arose from a First Information Report lodged by the appellant on 10 December 1958 with the Inspector-General of Police, Chandigarh, against the respondent and his mother-in-law alleging of...

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Supreme Court Upholds Assessee in Income Tax Dispute Regarding Tribunal's Jurisdiction to Remand on New Grounds. Tribunal Has Power Under Section 33(4) of Income-tax Act, 1922 to Entertain New Arguments and Order Remand Despite Procedural Rules....

The Supreme Court addressed five consolidated civil appeals arising from a reference made by the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Bombay Bench 'A'. The core dispute pertained to the determination of the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Abetment Under IPC Despite Acquittal of Principal Offender. Conviction for abetment by instigation under Section 436 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code upheld as acquittal of the main offender does not bar abettor's conviction when abetment is by instigation or conspiracy....

The Supreme Court addressed the question whether a conviction for abetment can stand when the person alleged to have committed the main offence has been acquitted. The appellant, Jamuna Singh, was con...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenant Appeal in Calcutta Thika Tenancy Case Due to Lack of Contractual Six Months' Notice. Thika Tenant's Right to Notice Under Lease Prevails Over Landlord's Claim of Trespass, and Controller's Jurisdiction Continues After Deletion of Section 29 of the Act....

The dispute arose from a registered lease dated December 4, 1934, executed by the Bhowanipore Wards Estate in favour of the appellant, Manujendra Dutt, in respect of land at a monthly rent of Rs. 47-0...

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Supreme Court Upholds Detenu in Defence of India Rules Case Due to Valid Review of Preventive Detention. Continuation of detention under Rule 30A(9) of Defence of India Rules, 1962 was held valid as review decision was based on demonstrable facts and not on subjective satisfaction; omission of grounds in later order did not invalidate original detention....

The petitioner, P.L. Lakhanpal, was detained by an order of the Central Government dated December 10, 1965 under Rule 30(1)(b) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, on the ground that his detention was...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Assam Excise Settlement Dispute Regarding Effect of Compounding Forest Offence. Board of Revenue Entitled to Consider Tenderer's Past Conduct in Rendering Compensation for Forest Offence Under Section 62 of Assam Forest Regulation, 1891, Which Does Not Amount to Acquittal Under Section 345(6) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a judgment of the Assam and Nagaland High Court in Civil Rule No. 208 of 1964 under Article 226 of the Constitution, which quashed an appellate order of ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Authority to Transfer District Judges Under Article 235, Rejecting State Government's Claim. Transfer of District Judges Not Covered by Governor's Appointment and Posting Powers Under Article 233 of Constitution of India....

The litigation arose from writ petitions filed by Ranga Mahammad in the High Court of Assam and Nagaland at Gauhati under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging notifications i...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Delimitation Commission Notification Barred by Article 329(a). Notification Reserving Ujjain Constituency for Scheduled Castes Held to Be Law Under Article 327 and Not Justiciable....

In this appeal by special leave, the Supreme Court considered whether a notification issued by the Delimitation Commission under Section 10(1) of the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962, could be challe...

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Supreme Court Allows Deduction of Remuneration Paid to Karta of Hindu Undivided Family Under Income Tax Act. Remuneration Paid Under Valid Bona Fide Agreement for Business Purpose Held Deductible Under Section 10(2)(xv) of Income-tax Act, 1922....

The dispute arose from assessment years 1946-47 to 1952-53, where a Hindu undivided family engaged in cloth commission agency and deriving income from partnerships claimed deduction of Rs.12,000 per y...

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Supreme Court Upholds Revenue's Treatment of Profit-Sharing Payment as Capital Expenditure under Income-tax Act, 1922. Payment of Annual Percentage of Net Profits to Seller Government for Acquisition of Industrial Undertakings Held Capital in Nature, Not Revenue Deduction Under Section 10(2)(xv)....

The appellant company, Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Ltd., was formed to take over certain industrial undertakings from the Government of the erstwhile State of Travancore. As part of the acquisitio...