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Supreme Court Allows Landowner's Appeal on Limitation for Reference Under Land Acquisition Act. Award Not Effective Until Communicated; 'Date of Award' in Proviso to Section 18 Means Communication or Knowledge....

The dispute arose from compulsory acquisition of land belonging to the appellant Raja Harish Chandra Raj Singh in village Beljuri, District Nainital, for a public purpose. Notifications under Sections...

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Supreme Court Upholds President's Modification of Article 81 for Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections Under Article 370(1). Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954, Para 5(c) Valid; Indirect Election by President on State Legislature Recommendation Does Not Exceed Modification Power; Writ Petition Dismissed....

The Supreme Court of India addressed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of Para 5(c) of the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Or...

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Supreme Court Upholds State in Motor Spirit Taxation Registration Dispute. Registration Under Section 4(1) of Madras Sales of Motor Spirit Taxation Act, 1939 Held Reasonable to Identify Taxpayers, and Cancellation Under Section 4(6) for Tax Default or Fraudulent Evasion Held a Valid Coercive Revenue Mechanism Not Violative of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated eleven writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of registration and cancellation provisions in motor spi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validating Act in Municipal Tax Case; Tax Recoverable for Pre-1939 Periods Despite Section 142-A Limit. Government of India Act, 1935 Section 142-A(2) Held Prospective; Governor's Validating Act Not Ultra Vires....

Background: The dispute concerned a tax on the trade of ginning and pressing cotton imposed in 1922 by the Municipal Committee, Khandwa. The appellant, Mst. Jadao Bahuji, was one of the traders affect...

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Supreme Court Holds High Court Possesses Jurisdiction to Extend Time for Furnishing Security Under Order 45 Rule 7 CPC. Amendment by Act 26 of 1920 Did Not Take Away Pre-existing Discretionary Power and Order XII Rule 3 of Supreme Court Rules, 1950 Expressly Permits Further Orders as Justice Requires....

The Supreme Court was seized of an appeal by special leave against an order of the Calcutta High Court cancelling a certificate granted for appeal to the Supreme Court. The appellants had obtained a c...

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Supreme Court Allows Defendant in Contract Damages Case Due to Failure to Prove Kanpur Market Price. In a sale of goods contract deliverable f.o.r. Kanpur, damages for breach could not be assessed on Calcutta market rate absent evidence of special circumstances; buyer's claim failed for lack of proof of Kanpur rate under Section 73 of Indian Contract Act, 1872....

This civil appeal before the Supreme Court of India arose from a contract for the sale of canvas between two firms. The respondent-plaintiff firm had entered into an agreement with the appellant-defen...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused Persons in Murder and Criminal Trespass Case for Forcing Carts Through Private Field. Common Object Inferred from Armed Group's Agreed Use of Weapons and Alternative Shorter Route Rejected, Making All Members Liable Under Section 149 IPC for Death Caused by Concerted Acts Under Section 302 IPC....

The appeal arose from a criminal trial concerning a violent clash during forcible passage of sugarcane-laden carts through a private field. The appellants, four persons along with three others, were a...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Tax Assessment in Inter-State Sales Validation Case. The Court held that Section 2 of the Sales Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956 removed the constitutional bar under Article 286(2), validating the State levy under the Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1939....

The dispute concerned the sales tax liability of a manufacturer with its factory in Ennore, Madras, for the assessment year 1952-53. The assessee manufactured, assembled, and sold motor vehicles and s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Respondent in Jagir and Lease Dispute Concerning Village Timmapet. Claim of Permanent Lease by Adverse Possession Fails; Jagir Grants Presumed Life-Time Unless Grant Shows Otherwise....

This civil appeal arose from a suit filed in 1920 by the respondent against the appellants concerning village Timmapet in the former Hyderabad State. The respondent claimed that the village had been g...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Suit Against Government for Defective Notice Under Section 80 CPC. Notice Issued by Sole Proprietor in Business Name Held Invalid Because Sole Proprietorship Cannot Sue or Give Notice in That Name Under Section 80 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The appeal arose from a suit filed by S. N. Dutt, sole proprietor of the business styled S. N. Dutt & Co., against the Union of India claiming damages for loss caused by the alleged negligence and mis...