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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Criminal Appeal Concerning Issue Estoppel and Section 403 CrPC. Prior Acquittal on Presence Finding Under Section 188 IPC Bars Relitigation in Subsequent Trial for Offences Under Sections 333, 323, 440 Read with 149 IPC....

The appeal before the Supreme Court of India arose from a judgment of the Judicial Commissioner of Manipur which acquitted the respondent, Thokchom Bira Singh, setting aside his conviction by the Sess...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appeal Against Union Government's Order Rejecting Review; Violation of Natural Justice in Quasi-Judicial Proceedings. Central Government's order passed under Mineral Concession Rules, 1949, based on undisclosed State Government report without hearing violated principles of natural justice; order quashed....

The dispute concerned the refusal of the State Government of Madhya Pradesh to renew a certificate of approval held by a partnership firm engaged in mining. Under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation an...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Evacuee Property Allotment Dispute Under Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954. Sanad Issued to Displaced Persons Was Revocable When the Underlying Allotment Order Was Set Aside Under Section 33, as the Grant Depended on a Valid Allotment Order....

The dispute concerned agricultural land of about 60 acres at Nizamabad in the former Hyderabad State, later Andhra Pradesh. The five private respondents were displaced persons to whom the Deputy Custo...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Madras Land Ceiling Act for Violating Article 14 Due to Discriminatory Ceiling and Compensation Provisions. Section 5(1) and Section 50 read with Schedule III of Madras Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 were held unconstitutional as they created unjustified discrimination between equally placed persons....

The case involved six writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of the Madras Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. The Act received p...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal and Upholds Tahvildar as Civil Servant under Article 311(2) of Constitution. Court Holds Tahvildar Appointed in Cash Department Holds Civil Post under State and Is Entitled to Reasonable Opportunity Before Removal Despite Appointment by Government Treasurer....

The dispute concerned the employment status of a Tahvildar in the Cash Department of a District Treasury in Uttar Pradesh and whether such a person could claim protection under Article 311(2) of the C...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Khorposh Allowance Case; Sanad Not Existing Law. The Court held that a Sanad granting maintenance allowance to a junior royal family member was an executive gift, not existing law under Article 372, and could be discontinued by the successor executive authority....

The dispute arose from the discontinuance of a Khorposh cash allowance granted to the appellant, a junior member of the former royal family of Dhenkanal State, by his elder brother, the then Ruler of ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Decree in Second Appeal for Want of Reasoned Judgment. Non-Speaking Judgment in Civil Suit Concerning Public Street Encroachment Fails to Satisfy Basic Requirements Under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Section 100....

Background: The dispute arose from a civil suit concerning alleged encroachment on a public street. The respondents, representing themselves and other residents of the village, sued the appellants in ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Sea Customs Act Import Prohibition Case. Component parts of a prohibited article were held to fall within the import ban when the parts had no use other than as components of the prohibited article, applying Section 167(8) of Sea Customs Act, 1878....

The appellant, an importer, obtained an import licence in November 1951 for iron and steel bolts, nuts, set screws, machine screws and machine studs excluding those adapted for cycles. In purported co...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Cheating Case Involving Public Servant Presentation of False Bill for Payment. Conviction Under Section 420 IPC Upheld as Offence Committed by Public Servant Purporting to Act in Official Capacity, and Special Court Had Jurisdiction Under West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Act, 1949....

The appellant was a clerk in the office of the Sub-Divisional Health Officer at Barrackpore during 1955-56. His duties included preparing bills of the establishment, presenting them at the Sub-treasur...