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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Customary Adoption Dispute Due to Lack of General Treatment as Son. Claim for Inherited Property Fails as Customary Adoption Among Jats of Ludhiana Requires Both Declaration and Subsequent Treatment as Son Under Riwaj-i-am and Article 133 of Constitution....

The dispute concerned succession to the property of Nathu, a blind, unmarried, and issueless Jat of Ludhiana district, who was the last male holder of about 16 bighas of land and a house in village Mo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitioners in Import Control Case — Canalisation of Glass Chatons Through State Trading Corporation Was Reasonable Restriction. Rejection of Import Licences Under Para 6(h) of Imports (Control) Order, 1955 Did Not Violate Article 14 or Articles 19(1)(f) and 19(1)(g) and Did Not Amount to Acquisition Under Article 31....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by an association of glass chatons importers and users along with two merchants. The petitioners challe...

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Supreme Court Restrains Sales Tax Authority from Making Best Judgment Assessment Beyond Three-Year Limitation Period. Power Under Section 11(4) of Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948 Expires Three Years from End of Each Return Quarter; Notices Issued After That Period Were Rendered Futile....

The Supreme Court dealt with a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the jurisdiction of sales tax authorities to make a best judgment assessment after the expiry of the statu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Decree in Arbitration Award Dispute, Upholding Validity of Arbitration Agreement and Stamped Award. Specific Ad Hoc Authorisation by Secretary Satisfied Section 175(3) of Government of India Act, 1935, and Award Filed in Court Was Original, Validated Under Section 35 of Indian Stamp Act, 1899....

The dispute arose between the Government of Bihar and M/s. Karam Chand Thapar & Brothers Ltd., a building contractor company, over bills for construction works at Ranchi, including aerodrome, hangaret...

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Supreme Court Quashes Collector's Cancellation of Citizenship Registration in Citizenship Act, 1955 Case. Cancellation Under Section 10(2)(a) Fails as No Fraud or Concealment Proved, and Section 21 General Clauses Act Does Not Empower Collector to Cancel Registration Orders....

The Supreme Court dealt with a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by individuals who had been registered as Indian citizens under Section 5(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Foreigners Act Conviction by Holding Appellant Not a Foreigner on Date of Entry. Person born in India before partition and holding Pakistani passport on re-entry was natural-born British subject under British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, hence not a foreigner under unamended Section 2(a) of Foreigners Act, 1946....

The appellant, Fida Hussain, was born in India before partition and later left for Pakistan. He returned to India in 1953 on a Pakistani passport with an Indian visa permitting him to stay for three m...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Citizenship Declaration Suit. Civil Court Jurisdiction under Section 9(2) of Citizenship Act, 1955 Is Barred Only as to Question of Acquisition of Foreign Citizenship, Not All Nationality Questions....

This civil appeal by special leave arose from the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore in Second Appeal No. 473 of 1959 dated January 23, 1960. The appellants filed a suit against the U...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Arbitration Award in Partition Suit for Half Share. Arbitration Award Not Invalid for Omission to Specify Time in Order of Reference if Time Fixed Elsewhere, and Court Cannot Interfere with Arbitrator's Findings Absent Dishonesty Under Section 30 of Arbitration Act, 1940....

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal by special leave against a Madras High Court decision upholding an arbitration award in a partition suit. The appellant had filed a suit for partition and recover...