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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Vessel Owner in Damages Suit Over Jetty Damage. Cost of Restoration to Original Condition, Not Complete Reconstruction, Is Proper Measure of Damages for Property Damage to a Public Work....

The appeal arose from a suit filed by the State of Bombay against the appellant, a private limited company owning a vessel, for recovery of damages caused to a public jetty. The vessel, due to neglige...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Municipal Council's Appeal Against Quashing of Tax Assessment List for Non-Compliance with Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961. Assessment List Confirmed Under Section 141 Was Invalid as Initial Assessment Not Prepared According to Law, Violating Article 265 and Section 137 Procedure....

In this civil appeal, the Supreme Court examined the validity of a municipal tax assessment list confirmed by the Municipal Council, Khurai under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961. The dispu...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Mesne Profits Dispute Under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Preliminary Decree Direction to Enquire Mesne Profits Beyond Three Years From Date of Preliminary Decree Held Contrary to Order XX Rule 12, Limiting Recovery to Three Years....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal arising out of execution proceedings in a suit for possession and mesne profits. The trial court had passed a preliminary decree dated March 7, 1938, directing enquir...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenant in Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921 Case Regarding Mandatory Deposit Period. Landlord's Ejectment Suit Dismissed for Failure to Pay Compensation Within Three Months Under Section 4(4) Despite Defective Decree Under Section 4(1)....

The dispute arose under the Madras City Tenants’ Protection Act, 1921, involving a tenant who had built a cinema house on land leased from the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Council. The Municipal Counci...

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Supreme Court Upholds Purchaser in Land Contract Dispute Due to Temporary Unlawfulness Not Frustrating Contract. Government Requisitioning of Land Did Not Discharge Agreement as Time Was Not of Essence Under Section 56 of Indian Contract Act, 1872....

The dispute pertained to a contract for sale of two plots of land in the Lake Colony Scheme, entered into in May 1941 between the respondent purchaser and the appellant vendor company. The respondent ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant Under Section 304A IPC but Upholds Conviction Under Section 285 IPC in Factory Fire Case. Manager's Negligent Storage and Unlicensed Manufacturing of Wet Paints Created Probable Danger to Human Life, but Deaths Were Not Directly Caused by His Act Under Section 304A....

The appeal arose from the conviction of the manager and working partner of a paint and varnish factory, Carbon Dry Colour Works, for offences under Sections 304A and 285 of the Indian Penal Code follo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeals in Criminal Procedure Dispute Over Accused Document Production. Majority Holds Section 94(1) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Does Not Apply to Accused Persons, Upholding Accused's Right Against Compelled Production of Documents....

The Supreme Court of India considered whether section 94(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, which empowers a court to summon a person to produce a document or thing, applies to an accused per...