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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Rice Millers in Essential Commodities Act Price Fixation Case. Maximum Price Notifications and Requisition Price Determinations Upheld Against Challenges Under Articles 14, 19 and 31; Published Figures Means Publicly Available Figures....

The Supreme Court dealt with ten civil appeals by rice millers of Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, against the Joint Director (Food), Government of India, Vijayawada, challenging price fixation and req...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Diversion of Accumulated Trust Funds in Bombay Public Trusts Act Case. The Court Held That Original Intention of Settlor Must Be Respected and Surplus Income Should Be Applied to Original Objects, Not Diverted to Educational and Medical Purposes....

The case involved a public trust created under a will dated August 6, 1915, of a Jain testator who died in 1916. The testator directed his executors to spend specified annual amounts on various religi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused for Defamation Under Sections 499 and 500 IPC; Sanction Under Section 198B(c) CrPC for Defaming Public Prosecuting Staff Held Valid. Prosecuting Staff Identified as Collection of Persons and Article Not Protected by Public Good Exception....

By special leave, the Supreme Court heard an appeal against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court dismissing the appellant's appeal against conviction under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 18...

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Supreme Court Upholds Assessee in Rajasthan Sales Tax Act Penalty Case Due to No Tax Due Under Section 16(1)(b). Penalty Imposed for Non-Payment of Tax Without Assessment Violates Section 16(1)(b) of Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1955, as Tax Only Becomes Due After Assessment Under Section 10 or Self-Assessment Under Section 7(2)....

The Supreme Court heard two appeals by special leave against a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court that had quashed penalty orders imposed by sales tax authorities on the respondent assessee for dela...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Vacates Temporary Injunction in Passing Off Action. High Court Lacked Original Jurisdiction to Entertain Suit Under Section 105 of Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 as It Was Not Invested with Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction of a District Court....

The dispute arose from a passing off action concerning the trade mark consisting of the letters R.S.F. and No. 806 used on washing soap. The respondents, as plaintiffs, claimed exclusive ownership of ...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Against Conviction and Death Sentence in Murder Case Under Section 302/34 IPC. High Court's Certificate Under Article 134(1)(c) Was Held Incompetent as It Did Not Involve a Substantial Question of Law; Third Judge's Decision Under Section 429 CrPC Was Held Proper....

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal by certificate under Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court confirming the conviction and sentences of fo...

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Letters Patent Appeal Against Single Judge's Decision in Delhi Rent Control Act Matter. Section 43 Finality Bars Further Intra-Court Appeal Under Clause 10 of Letters Patent, Affirming That Statutory Second Appeal Cannot Be Reopened by Letters Patent....

This appeal by certificate arose out of eviction proceedings under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The dispute concerned premises at Connaught Circus, New Delhi. The original lessee, Messrs Allen Be...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Company Law Oppression Case Due to Absence of Continuing Oppression. Majority Shareholders' Resolution to Allot Shares to Outsiders Not Oppressive and Did Not Contravene Section 81 of Companies Act, 1956; Private Agreement Not Binding on Public Company....

The Supreme Court of India heard fourteen civil appeals arising from a dispute over the control of Messrs Kalinga Tubes Limited, a company originally floated as a private limited company on December 1...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Special Leave Petition in Civil Appeal Against Refusal of Certificate Under Article 133 of Constitution. Certificate Under Article 133(1)(b) Not Available Where Claim for Money from Agent Does Not Involve Property in Addition to Subject-Matter....

The litigation originated from a commercial dispute over sale proceeds of cotton. The petitioner filed a suit on July 2, 1951 in the Court of the Subordinate Judge, First Class, Ajmer against the resp...

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Supreme Court Upholds Teacher's Statutory Rights Under College Code Ordinance; Allows Appeal Against High Court's Contractual Interpretation. College Code Relating to Pay Scale and Security of Tenure Falls Within Statutory Power of Affiliation Under University of Saugar Act, 1946, Sections 6(6) and 32, Creating Enforceable Legal Rights for Teachers....

The appeal arose from a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the appellant, a confirmed lecturer in Sanskrit at S.B.R. College, Bilaspur, which was affiliated to the U...