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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...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Reader in English by University Despite High Court's Quo Warranto Order. Foreign University Degree Recognized as Equivalent Qualification Under Advertisement, and Courts Directed to Defer to Expert Academic Decisions....

The litigation arose from a writ petition filed by C.D. Govinda Rao in the Mysore High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, challenging the appointment of Anniah Gowda as Reader in English at ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Gift by Husband to Minor Wife Accepted by Mother in Absence of Legal Guardians of Property under Muhammadan Law. Mother's Acceptance of Immovable Property Gift, Coupled with Registered Deed and Clear Intention to Divest Ownership, Satisfied Hiba Requirements when Father, Grandfather, and Kazi Were Unavailable....

The dispute arose from a gift deed executed by one Mammotty in favour of his minor wife Seinaba. The parties were governed by Hanafi Muhammadan Law. Mammotty transferred his properties including immov...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Consolidation Authorities and Remands Applications for Transfer by Exchange Under U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953. Settlement Officer Must Permit Transfer Unless It Defeats Consolidation Scheme; High Court's Mandamus Directions Held Improper Under Section 16A(2) and Relevant Provisions....

The dispute arose under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 during consolidation operations in eleven villages. Four respondents, who were members of a family, held lands scattered across the...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Quashing of Dismissal Order in Service Law Case as Reasonable Opportunity Not Given Under Article 311(2). Article 311(2) requires that the government servant be informed of all grounds, including previous punishments, relied upon for enhanced penalty in the second show cause notice; omission of such grounds vitiated the dismissal....

The State of Mysore appealed by special leave against a judgment of the Mysore High Court which quashed the dismissal of K. Manche Gowda, a civil servant. The respondent was holding the post of Assist...

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Supreme Court Upholds Adoption Validity and Sets Aside Post-Conception Alienations in Hindu Joint Family Partition Suit. Bombay Presidency Sudra Adopted Son's Share Rule of One-Fifth Applied; Gifts to Daughter for Maintenance Upheld but Gifts to Strangers Declared Void....

The litigation arose out of a partition suit concerning the estate of Chanbasappa, who died on January 8, 1944, leaving three wives, two widowed daughters, an alleged posthumous son, and property subj...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Accused in Murder Case Upholding Conviction Under Section 302 IPC. Failure to Supply Statements Recorded Under Section 161 CrPC Did Not Vitiate Trial as No Prejudice Was Shown; High Court Properly Reversed Acquittal Based on Injured Eyewitnesses....

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court convicting appellant Noor Khan under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of ...