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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Medical Officer Seeking Expunction of Remarks in Criminal Bail Order Under Section 561A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. High Court Inherent Power to Expunge Remarks from Subordinate Court Judgment Held Limited to Exceptional Cases of Flagrant Abuse or Unwarranted Observations....

The case arose from a criminal proceeding pending before the Munsif-Magistrate First Class, Jahanabad, where two accused persons filed a bail application on grounds of serious illness. The appellant, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Agriculturists in Debt Scaling Down Case Under Madras Agriculturists Relief Act, 1938. Compromise Decree Not Final and Res Judicata Inapplicable as Court Did Not Decide Issues, Enabling Scaling Down of Debt Under Amending Act of 1948....

The dispute arose from a suit filed in 1941 for recovery of Rs.50,000 against members of an undivided Hindu family. The defendants claimed to be agriculturists and sought scaling down of the debt unde...

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Supreme Court Upholds Delegate's Reassessment Under M.P. General Sales Tax Act, 1958; Delegation of Power Carries Conditions Precedent. Assessment Order on Non-existent Person Held Nullity, Not a Bar to Reassessment....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by special leave against the dismissal of a writ petition by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The appellant, a dealer, had been assessed to sales tax for the year 1957-...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Execution Proceedings on Limitation Grounds. Section 15(1) Limitation Act Inapplicable Absent Stay; Letter to Trustees Did Not Amount to Acknowledgment Under Section 19....

The Supreme Court adjudicated four civil appeals arising from execution proceedings in money suits. The original decree holder, Ramanathan Chettiar, obtained a decree in O.S. No. 46 of 1943 against Ve...

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Supreme Court Upholds Judgment-Debtor's Right to Apply for Scaling Down Under Madras Agriculturists Relief Act. Amendment Act 23 of 1948 Creates New Right for Debtors Whose Decrees Remain Unsatisfied, Overriding Earlier Dismissals....

The dispute arose from a mortgage suit O.S. No.30 of 1934 filed in the court of the District Judge, East Tanjore, by the original plaintiffs (appellants) against defendant No.1 (respondent) and others...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Terminal Tax Refund Suit; Statutory Appeal Remedy Bars Civil Court Jurisdiction Under Punjab Municipal Act, 1911. Levy Under Wrong Schedule Entry Constitutes Error in Rate, Not Jurisdictional Defect, and Must Be Challenged Through Sections 84 and 86 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911....

The dispute arose from the levy of terminal tax by the Municipal Committee, Ludhiana, on Sambhar salt imported by the appellant, a registered partnership firm, within the octroi limits of Ludhiana Mun...

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Supreme Court Upholds Displaced Person in Share Conversion Dispute Against Bank's Capital Reduction Scheme. Section 19(4) of the Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951 Authorises Tribunal to Examine Whether Bank Had Good Cause for Refusing Conversion of Partly Paid-up Shares into Fully Paid-up Shares....

The Oriental Bank of Commerce Ltd., incorporated in February 1943 under the Indian Companies Act, 1913, had its registered office at Delhi and branches in Lahore and other towns that became part of Pa...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Hindu Law Partition and Blending Case; Upholds Continuation of Minor's Partition Suit by Legal Representative. Court Rules That Separate Property Cannot Be Treated as Joint Family Property Absent Clear Intention to Abandon Separate Rights under Hindu Law (Uncodified)....

The dispute arose within a Hindu coparcenary after the death of Butchi Tirupati in 1947, who left his widow Lakshmama and minor son Pulla Reddy. Butchi Tirupati was one of six sons of Bala Konda, and ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Insurance Corporation's Interpretation of Controlled Business Under Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956. Capital Redemption and Annuity Certain Businesses Held Included in Controlled Business of Composite Insurer Under Section 2(3) Explanation....

The dispute arose out of the nationalisation of life insurance business in India under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956. The appellant, National Insurance Co. Ltd., was a composite insurer car...