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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Inam Village Water Rights Case Due to Absence of Title to Flowing River Water. Sanad Grant of Village Including 'Water' Held Not to Include Running Water of River Valdevi, Rejecting Claim for Compensation for Military Diversion....

(1) Background — The case originated from a dispute over water rights in the Inam village of Vadner in Maharashtra. The appellant, Shankar Narayan Ranade, was one of the sharers in the Inam village ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in Import Control Case for Violating Licence Condition. Licence Holder Liable for Contravention of Import Conditions Even Without Actual Possession Under Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947 and Imports (Control) Order, 1955....

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 5 of the Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947 for contravening conditions of an import licence. The appellant was the Chairman of Malegaon Powerloom S...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bank's Appeal in Negotiable Instruments Act Cheque Payment Dispute. Payment to Bank's Own Employee Potdar Did Not Constitute Payment to Customer Firm Under Section 85 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; Bank Could Not Recover Loan Amount from Firm....

The present appeal arose from a suit filed by the appellant, Bank of Bihar Ltd., against respondent firm Messrs. Jogilal Prabhu Chand, carried on by Mahabir Lal and another, for recovery of Rs. 35,000...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Quashing of State Transport Appellate Tribunal Order Granting Stage Carriage Permit Under Motor Vehicles Act. Tribunal Ignored Relevant Residential Qualification of Respondent While Applying Marking System, Constituting Error Apparent on Face of Record Under Section 47(1)(a) and (c) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939....

The dispute concerned the grant of a stage carriage permit for the route Tanjore-Mannargudi via Vaduvoor under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. The Regional Transport Authority, Tanjore, invited applicat...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court in Land Revenue Jurisdiction Dispute — Nistar Officer Lacked Power to Review Orders Under Abolition Act. Section 47(1) of Central Provinces Land Revenue Act, 1917 Does Not Permit Correction of Revenue Entries on Ground of Mistake to Reopen Orders Made Under Section 40 of Madhya Pradesh Abolition of Proprietary Rights Act, 1950....

The case arose from two writ petitions filed in the High Court of Judicature at Nagpur by Seth Balkishan Nathani and others, challenging orders of the Nistar Officer cum Additional Deputy Commissioner...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Convictions Under Section 149 IPC Due to Acquittal of Four Co-Accused and Absence of Unnamed Persons. Conviction for Rioting and Mischief Cannot Stand Without Proof of Unlawful Assembly of Five or More Persons as Required Under Indian Penal Code Sections 147 and 149....

The appeal arose from a criminal trial concerning an incident on April 22, 1957, at a Dochara in village Dihara. The prosecution alleged that Ram Bilas Singh along with his two sons, Ram Naresh Singh ...

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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...