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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Board in Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 Case on Partial Taxation. Geographical Classification for House Tax and Scavenging Tax in Civil Lines Area Held Valid Under Article 14 as Reasonably Related to Differential Amenities....

The Supreme Court considered a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of Section 128(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916, and the impos...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Action Revoking Leave and Suspending Civil Surgeon Under Punjab Civil Services Rules. Rule 3.26(d) Permits Retention Beyond Superannuation and Does Not Violate Articles 19 and 23 of Constitution of India, 1950....

The appellant, S. Pratap Singh, was a civil surgeon in the employment of the State of Punjab, having joined the Punjab Civil Medical Service in 1947. In 1956 he was posted to Jullunder, where he remai...

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Supreme Court Upholds Government's Power to Differ from Inquiry Officer but Quashes Dismissal for Lack of Evidence in Service Law Case. Government Servant's Dismissal Set Aside as Charge of Bribery Not Supported by Evidence, Despite Government's Bona Fide Conclusion....

The appeal arose from a departmental enquiry against H. C. Goel, a Class I officer in the Central Public Works Department, who was suspended and served with a charge sheet containing four charges, inc...

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Supreme Court Upholds Landlord's Eviction Decree in Delhi Rent Control Act Case Involving Pre-1952 Subletting. Section 57 of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Interpreted to Continue Old Act for Pending Proceedings, Allowing Eviction Under Section 13(1)(c)(i) of 1952 Act....

The dispute arose from a landlord's suit for eviction of a tenant from a shop room in Pratap Buildings, Connaught Circus, New Delhi, on the ground that the tenant had sublet the premises to another wi...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Carry Forward Rule That Allowed Excessive Reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Central Secretariat Service Promotions. Carry Forward Rule Resulting in More Than 50% Reserved Vacancies in a Year Violated Articles 14 and 16(1) of the Constitution of India Despite Article 16(4) Permitting Reservation....

The case arose from a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by an Assistant in Grade IV of the Central Secretariat Service. The petitioner challenged the constitutional validity of ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Sea Customs Act Smuggling Case Under Section 167(81). Meaning of 'Adjoining' in Land Customs Act Notification Extends to Entire Compact Block Including Rajasthan, Making Sub-Inspector Competent to Seize Smuggled Gold....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a conviction under Section 167(81) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 for smuggling gold. The appellant, Hukma, was originally acquitted by the trial court, bu...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Convictions in Triple Murder Case Due to Uncorroborated Contradictory Testimony. Committal Court Evidence Under Section 288 CrPC of Resiling Sole Eye Witness Held Insufficient Without Extrinsic Corroboration of Accused's Participation....

The case involved criminal appeals before the Supreme Court of India arising from the judgment of the Bombay High Court which convicted six accused persons for the murders of three individuals. The di...

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Supreme Court Quashes Reversion of Police Officer in Indian Police Service Due to Violation of Article 311. Junior Scale Officer's Reversion to Substantive Rank Without Opportunity Amounted to Reduction in Rank and Punitive Action Under Article 311 of the Constitution of India....

The appellant, a member of the Indian Police Service, joined the service in 1952 and was confirmed in 1953. In January 1958, he was promoted to officiate in the senior time-scale and posted as Additio...