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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Corporation in Delegation of Eviction Powers Under Bombay Municipal Corporation Act. Commissioner's Delegation of Judicial Functions Under Sections 105B-105E Valid When Control and Revision Limited to Administrative Aspects....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated a civil appeal by special leave arising from the judgment of the Principal Judge, City Civil Court, Bombay dated February 14, 1964 in Appeal No. 86 of 1963. The ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Candidate in Election Petition on Scheduled Caste Status. Presidential Order Under Article 341 of Constitution of India, 1950 Limits Scheduled Caste Recognition to Notified Castes Chamar, Jatav, or Mochi, and Excludes Claim That Dohar Caste Was a Sub-caste of Chamar....

Background: This appeal by special leave arose from an election petition filed by Harikishan Singh challenging the election of Bhaiyalal to a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes in the Berasia Constitu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Magistrate's Discretion in Summons Endorsement Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Section 130(1) 'Or' Interpreted Disjunctively; Magistrate Not Required to Include Both Clause (a) and Clause (b) Endorsements for Offences Not in Part A of Fifth Schedule....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by certificate against a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declining to accept a reference made by the Sessions Judge, Raipur. The appeal concerned the proper...

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Supreme Court Upholds Elected Municipal Committee Members' Challenge to Section 14(e) of Punjab Municipalities Act, 1911 as Violative of Article 14. Provision Allowing Removal for Public Interest Without Hearing Held Discriminatory Because It Overlapped Section 16(1) Which Mandated Opportunity for Written Explanation....

The case concerned the constitutional validity of Section 14(e) of the Punjab Municipalities Act, 1911, which empowered the State Government to direct that the seat of any specified member of a munici...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Notification Declaring Fort Wall as Protected Monument Under Travancore Ancient Monuments Preservation Regulation. Ancient Monument Falls Under State List Entry 12 as Central Act 1904 Lacks Declaration of National Importance Under Entry 67 List I....

The case arose from a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by Joseph Pothen against the State of Kerala. The petitioner had purchased Kizhakke Kottaram (Eastern Palace), including ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Detention Order Passed by Additional District Magistrate in Defence of India Act Case. Appointment Under Section 10(1) CrPC is Mandatory for District Magistrate; Additional District Magistrate Below Rank Cannot Detain....

The appeal arose from a detention order passed under Rule 30(1)(b) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962 against Ajaib Singh. The Punjab High Court had dismissed his challenge, and he appealed by specia...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Bigamy Case Due to Failure to Prove Valid Second Marriage. Conviction Under Section 494 IPC Set Aside as Essential Hindu Marriage Ceremonies Were Not Performed and No Custom Abrogating Them Was Established....

The Supreme Court of India considered a criminal appeal by special leave against the conviction of appellant No.1 for an offence under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and appellant No.2 fo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Civil Abatement Case Concerning Joint Decree and Joint Hindu Family Representation. Appeal Against Surviving Joint Decree-Holder Held Incompetent After Abatement Against Deceased Co-Decree-Holder Under Order 22 Rule 4 CPC....

This civil appeal by special leave arose from the judgment and decree of the Patna High Court dated February 11, 1959, in Appeal from Original Decree No. 525 of 1951. The background involved a suit fi...