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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant's Suit in Sales Tax Matter Due to Bar Under Section 18-A of Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1939. Suit Seeking Recovery of Allegedly Illegal Sales Tax on Groundnut Transactions Barred as Civil Court Cannot Set Aside or Modify Assessment Made Under the Act, Even if Assessment is Incorrect....

The dispute arose from a civil suit instituted by a firm of merchants carrying on commission agency at Kurnool, seeking recovery of Rs. 8,349 from the State of Andhra Pradesh on the ground that sales ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Madhya Bharat Gambling Act Search and Presumption Provisions. The Court Rejected Challenge Under Articles 13, 19, and 21, Holding Sections 6 and 8 Not Arbitrary and Sufficiently Safeguarded....

The Supreme Court of India, by a five-judge bench, heard a criminal appeal by special leave against an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench, which had dismissed a criminal revision fi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Division Bench Order Setting Aside Sale Confirmation in Winding Up Proceeding. Company Judge's Order Confirming Sale Held Judicial and Appealable Under Section 202 of Indian Companies Act, 1913 and Clause 15 of Letters Patent; Appellate Bench Justified in Interfering Due to Irregularities in Auction....

The dispute arose from the compulsory winding up of Luxmi Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd., ordered by the Calcutta High Court on a petition by the first respondent. Before the winding up order, the appe...

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Rajasthan Circle Inspector Under Rule 244(2) Rajasthan Service Rules. Compulsory Retirement Not a Penalty Thus Not Subject to Governor's Approval Under Rule 31(vii)(a) of Business Rules....

The dispute concerned the compulsory retirement of a Circle Inspector in the Rajasthan State Service under Rule 244(2) of the Rajasthan Service Rules. The respondent, Sripal Jain, was compulsorily ret...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Sets Aside Conviction Under Section 302 Read with Section 34 IPC for Murder. Acquittal of Co-accused Negates Constructive Liability Where No Other Participants Shown....

The appeal arose from a criminal trial in which four accused persons were charged with the murder of one Vishwanath. The prosecution alleged that the accused, motivated by a common grudge against the ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inadmissible Dying Declaration. Dying Declaration Could Not Be Admitted Under Section 32(1) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Because Prosecution Failed to Prove the Declarant's Death Was Caused by Injuries Received in the Incident....

The appeals arose from the judgment of the Allahabad High Court dated February 2, 1962, which had altered the convictions of the appellants, Moti Singh and Jagdamba Prasad, from offences under Section...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Workmen by Employer in Industrial Dispute Due to Serious Misconduct During Strike. Dismissal Held Not Victimisation as Punishment Was Proportionate to Offence of Physically Obstructing Willing Workers Under Section 33(2)(b) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The appeal arose from an industrial dispute concerning the dismissal of thirteen workmen of Bhatdee Colliery. The appellant, M/s. Bengal Bhatdee Coal Co., was the employer, and the respondents were th...

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Supreme Court Upholds Complainant in Criminal Revision Regarding Pre-Process Participation by Accused. Accused Cannot Enter Inquiry Before Process Issued Under Section 202 CrPC; Test Is Sufficient Ground for Proceeding, Not Conviction....

This criminal appeal arose from a certificate granted by the High Court of Calcutta under Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution of India against its order in Criminal Revision No. 620 of 1959. The lit...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal and Writ Petition in Stage Carriage Permit Case Due to Lack of Jurisdiction Over Pre-Merger Pondicherry Order. Quasi-Judicial Appellate Authority Not 'Under Control of Government of India' per Article 12, So Article 15 Inapplicable and Constitution Not Retrospective....

The litigation arose from a stage carriage permit application before the State Transport Authority, Pondicherry. Fourteen persons, including the petitioner K. S. Ramamurthi Reddiar, applied. The State...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Public Servant in Hyderabad Revenue Service Under States Reorganisation Act Provisions. State Government's Notification Under Section 122 of States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Validly Named Disciplinary Tribunal Despite Incompatibility with Section 3 of Hyderabad Public Servants (Tribunal of Enquiry) Act, 1950....

Background: The appeal before the Supreme Court arose out of a writ petition challenging the dismissal of a public servant from the Hyderabad Revenue Service. The appellant, M. Ramappa, was holding th...