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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislation Regulating Nathdwara Temple Administration, Declaring Temple Public and Tilkayat a Custodian/Trustee. Nathdwara Temple Act, 1959 (Rajasthan 13 of 1959) valid except Section 30(2)(a) empowering State to prescribe qualifications for Goswami office infringed religious freedom under Articles 25 and 26 of Constitution of India....

Background: This case involved a constitutional challenge to the Nathdwara Temple Act, 1959 (Rajasthan 13 of 1959) enacted by the State of Rajasthan. The temple at Nathdwara, dedicated to Shrinathji, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenant's Right to Restoration of Possession in Bombay Rent Act Case Due to Landlord's Failure to Occupy Premises Within One Month. Landlord's Non-Compliance with Section 17(1) of Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 Entitles Original Tenant to Vacant Possession as One-Month Occupation Period Applies to Decrees Under Section 13(1)(g)....

The Supreme Court of India, in a civil appeal by special leave, considered the construction of Section 17(1) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The case arose from a...

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Supreme Court Upheld State's Stamp Duty Demand in Indian Stamp Act Case Concerning Mortgage Deed Executed in Uttar Pradesh but Stamped with West Bengal Stamps. The instrument was not duly stamped in Uttar Pradesh because it lacked Uttar Pradesh stamps, as required by Section 2(ii) and Section 3 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, and the Uttar Pradesh Stamp Rules....

The case involved a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by a company and its shareholders against the State of West Bengal and others, challenging an order of the Board of Revenue...

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Supreme Court Upholds Vendor in Contract Forfeiture Case Under Section 74 of Indian Contract Act; Earnest Money Forfeiture Subject to Reasonable Compensation. Buyer's Breach of Contract Led to Forfeiture of Only Rs 1,000 Earnest Money, Not Entire Rs 25,000 Deposit....

The dispute arose from an agreement dated March 21, 1949, under which the respondent, as vendor, agreed to sell leasehold rights in a plot of land and building in Karol Bagh, Delhi to the appellant fo...

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Supreme Court Quashes Coal Tax Notices by Janapada Sabha for Enhanced Levy Without Previous Sanction. Increased Rate from 3 Pies to 9 Pies Per Ton Held Illegal under Section 51(2) of Central Provinces Local Self Government Act, 1920, and Final Assessments Could Not Be Reopened....

The litigation concerned the validity of coal tax levies by the Janapada Sabha, Chhindwara, successor to the Independent Mining Local Board, on coal extracted from collieries in Chhindwara District, M...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellants in Probate Dispute Due to Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding Will Execution. Supreme Court Holds That Mere Registration of Will Does Not Dispense With Suspicious Circumstances and Due Execution and Attestation Must Be Proved Under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act....

The case arose out of a probate dispute before the Supreme Court of India concerning the validity of a will allegedly executed on December 29, 1943 by Kumar Chandra Narayan Deb, who died in June 1946....

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Supreme Court Partly Allows State Appeal in Zamindari Abolition Pension Dispute and Upholds Allowance as Non-Land Interest. Section 6(b) of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act Did Not Extinguish Pension Granted as Compensation for Settlement of Civil Claim, but Proprietary Rights in 12 Mahals Vested in State....

The dispute concerned the right of the respondent, Kunwar Sri Trivikram Narain Singh, to continue receiving an annual allowance and remission in revenue following the enactment of the Uttar Pradesh Za...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislature's Competence in Orissa Estates Abolition Act Amendments — Amending Act Extending 'Estate' to Minor Inams Valid Under Article 31A. The Court Held That the President's Assent to the Amending Act Covered Compulsory Acquisition of New Categories of Property and That 'Inam' in Article 31A(2)(a) Included Minor Inams, Not Just Whole Villages, Rejecting Ejusdem Generis....

The Supreme Court of India heard 38 appeals against the judgment and orders of the High Court of Orissa dated November 28, 1956, by which 42 writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution filed ...

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Supreme Court Upholds State in Industries (Development and Regulation) Act Case Over Takeover of Industrial Undertaking — Order Under Section 18A Based on Investigation Under Section 15 Not Limited to Investigation Initiated on Detrimental Management Grounds. Central Government's Takeover of Textile Mill Management Held Valid Even Though Section 15 Investigation Was Ordered Due to Substantial Fall in Production, as Section 18A(1)(b) Requires Only That an Investigation Under Section 15 Was Made and That the Undertaking Was Being Managed Detrimentally....

The case arose from the Central Government's exercise of powers under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 in respect of Hathisingh Manufacturing Company Ltd., an industrial undertaki...

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Supreme Court Upholds Assessee in Agricultural Income Tax Matter Over Taxability of Self-Consumed Produce. The Court Held That Agricultural Produce Used by Assessee for Its Own Business Constitutes Agricultural Income Under Section 2(1)(b)(i) of Bengal Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1944, Even Without Sale and Can Be Computed Under Rule 4(2)....

The appeal arose from a reference made to the Calcutta High Court under Section 63(1) of the Bengal Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1944. The appellant, The Dooars Tea Co. Ltd., a public limited company,...

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Supreme Court Upholds Vendor in Contract Forfeiture Case Under Section 74 of Indian Contract Act; Earnest Money Forfeiture Subject to Reasonable Compensation. Buyer's Breach of Contract Led to Forfeiture of Only Rs 1,000 Earnest Money, Not Entire Rs 25,000 Deposit....

Supreme Court Quashes Coal Tax Notices by Janapada Sabha for Enhanced Levy Without Previous Sanction. Increased Rate from 3 Pies to 9 Pies Per Ton Held Illegal under Section 51(2) of Central Provinces Local Self Government Act, 1920, and Final Assessments Could Not Be Reopened....

Bombay High Court Allows Appeals by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensation Cases,...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Tenancy Orders Under Bombay Tenancy ...

Supreme Court Upholds Scrutiny Committee Invalidation of Scheduled Tribe Caste Claim but P...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Insurer's and Claimant's Appeals in Motor Accident Death Compensat...

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Lack of Substantive Evi...

Supreme Court Dismisses Special Leave Petition Against Interim Order in Electricity Act Di...