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Supreme Court Allows Assessee in Sales Tax Dispute Concerning Interstate Coal Sales Under Colliery Control Order. State Cannot Tax Sales Where Actual Delivery for Consumption Occurs Outside Taxing State and Coal Movement is Incident of Sale Contract Under Section 3(a) Central Sales Tax Act....

The dispute arose out of sales tax assessments under the Hyderabad General Sales Tax Act, 1950 for the financial years 1954-55, 1955-56 and 1956-57 in respect of coal supplied by the appellant company...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against District Court's Jurisdiction to Direct Sale of Muth Property Under Scheme Despite Section 92 CPC. Clause (f) of Section 92(1) of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Does Not Restrict Managers' Ordinary Administration Powers, and Directions Under Scheme Clauses Are Valid Without Separate Suit....

The dispute arose from the administration of a muth in village Davanur. A suit under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was filed in 1942 for framing a scheme for management of the muth. ...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Action in Defence of India Case – Order Prohibiting Private Operators on Border Route Valid. Emergency Powers Under Rule 131(2)(gg) of Defence of India Rules, 1962 Override Compensation Provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 in Interest of National Security....

The case arose from a notification issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh on August 17, 1964, under clauses (gg) and (i) of sub-rule (2) of Rule 131 of the Defence of India Rules, 1962. The notification...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Bombay Prohibition Act for Possession of Ayurvedic Medicinal Preparations. Ayurvedic Preparations Containing Alcohol Produced by Distillation Not Automatically Unfit for Use as Intoxicating Liquor; Deemed Unfit Status Applies Unless State Declares Otherwise....

The dispute concerned criminal liability for possession of Ayurvedic medicinal preparations with high alcohol content under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. The appellant, proprietor of a drug store,...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Pension Reduction Case; Ruler's Order Not Law but Executive Order. The Court Held That an Order Purporting to Act Under Pension Rules Could Be Reviewed by Succeeding Government, Even After Payments Made for Years....

The case concerned the pension rights of Col. Lal Rampal Singh, a former civil servant of the erstwhile Rewa State, after its merger into the United State of Vindhya Pradesh and later into the State o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Executive Reduction of Allowance Granted by Former Ruler in Constitutional Law Case. Order of Ruler Granting Bounty to Brother Held Not a Law Under Article 372 of Constitution of India, 1950, and Thus Executive Reduction Was Valid....

The dispute concerned the legal nature of an order passed by the Ruler of the former Indian State of Nagod granting an allowance and other benefits to his brother, the respondent. The respondent filed...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellants in Appeal Competency Under Guardians and Wards Act. Division Bench Appeal Under Clause 18(1) Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 Held Competent as Sections 47 and 48 of Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 Do Not Bar Further Appeal When First Appeal Heard by Single Judge....

The Supreme Court considered a special leave appeal arising from a custody dispute under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. Puniya, the respondent father, filed an application under Section 25 before ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Andhra Pradesh Chloral Hydrate Rules and Dismisses Appeal Against High Court Order. Manufacturer's Challenge to Rs. 500 Excise Duty and Licence Requirement Fails as Chloral Hydrate Held Narcotic and Intoxicating Drug Under Entry 51 List II....

The appeal arose from a writ petition filed by a drug manufacturer in Hyderabad challenging the validity of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Chloral Hydrate (Chloral) Rules, 1962. The appellant man...