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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Mining Company in Industrial Disputes Act Matter Due to Exemption of Entire Mining Industry. Notification Exempting 'Mines' Industry Under Section 1(3) of Central Provinces and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947, Covers Head Office as Part of Integrated Activity of Mining Company....

The dispute centred on the applicability of the Central Provinces and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947 to the head office of a mining company following a state government notification ex...

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Supreme Court Allows Assessee's Appeal, Holding Royalty Payment for Mining Lease is Revenue Expenditure. Yearly royalty of Rs. 96,000 under mining arrangement with Government deductible under Income-tax Act as it relates to raw material obtained, not capital outlay....

This appeal arose from income tax assessment proceedings for the years 1954-55 to 1956-57. The appellant, a registered firm manufacturing lime from limestone, obtained a mining lease from the Governme...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition in Preventive Detention Case Under Defence of India Rules. Detention Order Upheld as Membership of Leftist Communist Party Was Relevant Ground Despite Party Not Being Declared Illegal....

The case involved a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Durgadas Shirali challenging his preventive detention under Rule 30(1)(b) of the De...

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Supreme Court Upholds Elected Candidate in U.P. Legislative Assembly Election Dispute Due to Insufficient Prejudice from Ballot Paper Misprint. Mere Misprinting of Candidate's Name on Ballot Paper Does Not Render Election Void Under Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of Representation of the People Act, 1951....

The appeal arose out of an election petition challenging the election of the appellant, Mahadeo, who was declared elected to a seat in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The first respondent, Bab...

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Supreme Court Upholds Assessee's Right to Carry Forward Loss as Vocation Income Under Income-tax Act, 1922. Hold that Decision on Loss in Previous Year Not Binding on Subsequent Year's Officer Under Section 24(2)....

The assessee, Manmohandas, was appointed as Treasurer of a Bank in respect of certain branches, sub-agencies, and pay offices. During the previous year relevant to the assessment year 1950-51, he incu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court's Jurisdiction in Suit Against Occupant Who Had Ejectment Decree Not Executed Due to Slum Areas Act. Section 19 of Slum Areas Act Does Not Make Such Occupant a 'Tenant' Under Delhi Rent Control Act, Allowing Suit for Possession on Trespass Ground....

The appellant, Lakhmi Chand Khemani, was the tenant of a building in Delhi owned by one M. M filed a suit for ejectment and obtained a decree. While an appeal against that decree was pending, the Slum...

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Supreme Court Upholds Landlord's Status as Small Landowner Under Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953. Status Determined at Date of Act Commencement, Not by Later Land Valuation Increases or Consolidation Under Section 9(1)(i) and Section 19-F(b)....

The dispute arose under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, concerning the status of a landlord as a small landowner for the purpose of ejecting a tenant. The appellant, a displaced person ...

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Supreme Court Modifies Industrial Tribunal Award on Retirement Age and Gratuity for Paint Manufacturing Company Workmen. Retirement Age Fixed at 60 Years for All Workmen; Gratuity Quantum Kept at 21 Days' Basic Wages Excluding Dearness Allowance and Minimum Service for Voluntary Retirement Increased to 10 Years....

Background: The case involved an industrial dispute between M/S. British Paints (India) Ltd., a paints manufacturing company, and its workmen regarding the age of retirement and introduction of a grat...

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Supreme Court Quashes Employer's Rule in Industrial Dispute Mandating Automatic Termination of Women Upon Marriage. Marriage-Based Termination Rule Held Discriminatory and Without Justification, Industrial Tribunal's Decision Set Aside....

The dispute arose between the Bombay Labour Union, representing workmen of Messrs International Franchises Pvt. Ltd., and the respondent company, concerning a rule in the company's packing and labelli...