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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Civil Procedure Abatement Case for Failure to Show Sufficient Cause. Limitation for Setting Aside Abatement Begins from Date of Death, Not Knowledge, and Inherent Powers Under Section 151 CPC Cannot Override Abatement....

The case arose from a money decree passed in favour of Ram Charan against the Union of India on January 6, 1955. The Union of India filed an appeal before the Punjab High Court on April 6, 1955, and R...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition During Proclamation of Emergency. Presidential Order Under Article 359(1) Suspending Enforcement of Articles 21 and 22 Renders Article 32 Petition Not Maintainable Despite Repeal of Defence of India Ordinance....

The case arose from the proclamation of emergency by the President of India on 26 October 1962 due to Chinese aggression. On the same day, the President promulgated the Defence of India Ordinance, 196...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellants' Bonus Claim for Integrated India-Pakistan Steamer Operations. Court Holds Full Bench Formula Cannot Be Applied to Partitioned Operations Without Adequate Records, Reaffirming Integrated Activity Tests....

The dispute concerned bonus claims of workmen employed by two joint steamer companies, the Indian General Navigation and Railway Co., Ltd., and the Rivers Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., which had operate...

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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Award in Partition and Family Business Dispute Under Arbitration Act, 1940. Silence of Arbitrator on Specific Claims did not Render Award Incomplete; Presumption of Finality Applied to Award Made De Praemissis....

The dispute arose among the heirs of Hemendra Nath Sen, who died intestate in 1929 leaving his widow Premtarangini Debi and eight sons. The parties were governed by the Dayabhaga School of Hindu law. ...

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Supreme Court Allows Landowners in Land Acquisition Challenge Due to Failure to Conduct Mandatory Section 5A Inquiry. Notification Under Section 6 of Land Acquisition Act Invalid as State Government Dispensed with Objection Hearing Without Valid Direction Under Section 17(4) for Non-Arable Land....

The Supreme Court dealt with two civil appeals arising from writ petitions filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging land acquisition proceedings in Kanpur. The land in dispute, located in Anwarga...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in UP District Board Act Case Concerning Obstruction of Tah Bazari Collection. Section 107 of U.P. District Board Act, 1922, Protects Only Board Employees and Direct Contractors, Not Contractor's Agents, Leading to Acquittal of Accused....

The dispute arose from a criminal complaint filed by Bachchoo Lal, an employee of Raja Kamlakar Singh of Shankargarh, who had taken a lease from the District Board, Allahabad, for realising bayai and ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquiring Authority in Land Acquisition Act Dispute — High Court's Direction to Acquire Residual Property Under Section 49 Was Beyond Scope of Section 18 Reference. Owner's Claim for Additional Compensation Under Section 23(3) Did Not Amount to a Section 49 Demand, and Failure to Make Prior Application Under Section 49 Barred Later Relief....

This appeal arose out of proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The respondents owned 0.12 acre of land in village Bermo No. 18, district Hazaribagh. The land was required for construction ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellants in Murder Case Under Section 302/34 IPC Despite Interested Witness Testimony. Evidence of Relatives Hostile to Accused Does Not Require Corroboration as a Matter of Law and Their Presence at Scene Was Natural....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Punjab High Court confirming the conviction of three appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Inder Si...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Concealment of Stolen Property Under Section 414 IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence of Recovery and Labels. Conviction Affirmed as Prosecution Not Required to Trace or Convict Thief; Possession and Assistance in Concealment Sufficient Under Section 414 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal by special leave against a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had reversed the acquittal of the appellant and convicted him under Section 414 of ...