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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Motor Vehicles Permit Dispute Due to Invalid Government Order. State Government's Direction on Marking System for Quasi-Judicial Permit Decisions Held Ultra Vires Section 43A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from litigation over the grant of two stage carriage permits on the Madras to Krishnagiri route under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. The appellant, a bus opera...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by State Road Transport Corporation in Income Tax Exemption Case. Corporation's Trading Income Not Exempt Under Article 289(1) as It Has Separate Legal Personality and Is Not Carrying on Business on Behalf of State....

The Supreme Court of India heard four civil appeals filed by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation against the dismissal of its writ petitions by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The dispu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 in Challenge by Hereditary Superintendent. Special Legislation for Jagannath Temple Upheld as Temple Occupies Unique Position and Does Not Offend Articles 14, 19, 31, 26, 27, or 28 of Constitution of India....

The Supreme Court of India heard a constitutional challenge to the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 (No. 11 of 1955) brought by the hereditary superintendent of the Jagannath Temple at Puri, Orissa. Th...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenant's Right to Purchase Leased Land Under Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1922. Section 9 Direction to Sell Land to Tenant Is Constitutionally Valid and Section 12 Proviso Does Not Save Covenant to Demolish and Surrender....

The dispute arose from a registered lease deed dated September 19, 1934, by which N. Vajrapani Naidu and his mother Bangarammal leased an open site in Coimbatore to Abirama Chettiar for 20 years at an...

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Supreme Court Upholds Landowners in Challenge to Madras Lignite (Acquisition of Land) Act, 1953 for Violating Article 31(2) of Constitution. Compensation Provisions Fixing Land Value at 1947 Market Rate and Excluding Post-1947 Improvements Are Arbitrary and Fail to Provide Just Equivalent for Compulsory Acquisition....

The case involved a group of civil appeals before the Supreme Court of India arising from writ petitions filed in the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 2 and 3 of t...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Municipal Committee's Appeals in Terminal Tax Case Due to Lack of Legislative Competence Under Article 277. New Tax on Silver, Gold, and Precious Stones Not Saved by Pre-Constitution Continuance Despite Following Municipal Procedure....

The case concerned the validity of terminal taxes imposed by the Town Municipal Committee, Amravati on three new items—silver and silver jewellery, gold and gold jewellery, and precious stones—aft...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Municipal Taxation Case — Levy of Profession Tax on Pensioners Held Invalid as Tax on Income. Tax on persons in receipt of pension under Section 111(1)(b) of City Municipal Act, 1919 falls outside State legislative power under Entry 60 of State List and not saved by Article 277 or Government of India Act, 1935....

This appeal arose from a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging a demand by the Corporation of Madras for profession tax on the appellant, C. Rajagopalachari, who was the last...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in House Trespass and Attempt to Murder Case Under Indian Penal Code. Conviction Under Section 449 Does Not Require Actual Murder; Common Intention Under Section 34 Renders Each Co-Accused Liable for Dagger Injury Under Section 307....

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal by certificate under Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution against the conviction of four appellants by the Additional Sessions Judge, Birbhum, for offences u...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant's Claim for Irrigation Water Rights; Agreement Void for Non-compliance with Government of India Act. Perpetual Canal Water Agreement Between Landowner and Government Not in Required Form Held Unenforceable Under Section 175(3) of Government of India Act, 1935....

The appeal arose from a dispute concerning the right to receive canal water for irrigation from the Godavari Right Bank Canal in Ahmednagar District. The appellant, Karamshi Jethabhai Somayya, claimed...