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Supreme Court Upholds Building Contractor's Claim for Additional Work Compensation Under Section 70 of Indian Contract Act, 1872. Court Holds Non-Gratuitous Services Rendered Without Express Agreement Entitle Contractor to Quantum Meruit as Owner Obtained Benefit, Despite Failure to Prove Oral Contract....

The dispute arose from a building contract between the owner of a plot in Bangalore and a building contractor. The owner entrusted the contractor with construction of a house and shops under a written...

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Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Tribunal Award Granting Equal Bonus Rate to Clerical Staff; Dismisses Employer's Appeal. Collective Contribution Principle Prevails; No Inflexible Rule Requiring Lower Bonus for Clerical Staff Absent Overriding Considerations....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with an industrial dispute between The Burmah-Shell Refineries Limited and its clerical staff concerning the rate of bonus for the year 1956. The workmen demanded bonu...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Coal Transport Contract Breach Over Non-Payment of Dues. Commercial Contract Time-Essential Clause Under Section 55 Indian Contract Act Enforced, Pre-Suit Interest Denied as Not Attributable to Damages....

These two civil appeals arose from cross-suits concerning a coal transportation agreement dated October 30, 1950, between Mahabir Prashad Rungta, owner of a colliery at Budhar, Madhya Pradesh, and Dur...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Railway Administration in Non-Delivery Compensation Claim Under Indian Railways Act, 1890. Section 77 Notice Within Six Months Applied to Non-Delivery of Goods, and Suit Filed Without Timely Notice Was Not Maintainable....

The dispute arose from a claim for compensation for non-delivery of goods entrusted to a railway administration for carriage. The respondent, Musaddi Lal, held a railway receipt endorsed in his favour...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Company's Appeal in Banking Dispute Against Bank for Wrongful Honour of Cheques Under Section 89 of Indian Companies Act, 1913. Bank Not Liable for Payments Made in Good Faith on Cheques Signed by Managing Agents Without Describing Agency, as Section 89 Does Not Govern Bank-Customer Relationship....

The dispute arose between a limited company and its banker over the honouring of twenty-eight cheques drawn by the company's managing agents. The company was incorporated on 15 May 1945 and appointed ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Factories Act Case for Operating Salt Works Without Licence. Open-Air Salt Works Held to Be a 'Factory' as 'Premises' Includes Land and Sea Water Conversion Constitutes 'Manufacturing Process' Under Sections 2(m) and 2(k) of the Factories Act, 1948....

The case involved a criminal appeal by special leave against a judgment of the Bombay High Court convicting the appellant under Section 92 of the Factories Act, 1948 for operating the Wadia Mahal Salt...

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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Council in Profession Tax Levy Case Under Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 — Commissioner's Notification and 30-Day Objection Period Deemed Valid. The Court Held That Executive Authority Can Publish Statutory Notices Under Section 16 and That the One-Month Objection Period in Section 78 Proviso Is Directory, Allowing Substantial Compliance....

The dispute arose from the levy of profession tax by the Nagercoil Municipal Council under the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 (Act XXIII of the Malayalam year 1116). Four suits were file...

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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Committee in Octroi Tax Imposition — Local Publication of 'System of Assessment' Not Mandatory. Publication of Draft Rules in Gazette and Notice Containing Rates Satisfied Section 67(2) of C.P. & Berar Municipal Act, 1922, and Rules Framed Thereunder....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Bombay High Court at Nagpur dismissing a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India that challenged the legality of an octroi tax imp...

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Supreme Court Upholds Reversioner's Challenge to Alienation by Hindu Widow; Ratification and Family Arrangement Pleas Rejected. Hindu Law Principle Requires Full Knowledge and Clear Assent for Ratification; Minor Reversioner Not Bound by Settlement Without Legal Necessity....

The dispute arose out of a suit filed by M. Raghava Mudaliar, who claimed to be the reversioner of Madhava Ramanuja Mudaliar, a Hindu who died issueless on March 22, 1893. After his death, his widow M...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant's Appeal in Specific Performance Case Upholding High Court's Decree Despite Absence of Formal Tender of Purchase Money. Vendor's Total Repudiation of Agreement for Reconveyance Made Formal Tender a Useless Formality, Entitling Purchaser to Specific Performance of Agreement Under General Principles of Contract Law....

The dispute arose from a transaction where the respondent sold a property to the appellant for Rs 10,000 on 4 February 1941, and six days later entered into an agreement for reconveyance within two ye...

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Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Tribunal Award Granting Equal Bonus Rate to Clerical Staff; Dismisses Employer's Appeal. Collective Contribution Principle Prevails; No Inflexible Rule Requiring Lower Bonus for Clerical Staff Absent Overriding Considerations....

Supreme Court Dismisses Appellant in Coal Transport Contract Breach Over Non-Payment of Dues. Commercial Contract Time-Essential Clause Under Section 55 Indian Contract Act Enforced, Pre-Suit Interest Denied as Not Attributable to Damages....

Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Railway Administration in Non-Delivery Compensation Claim Under Indian Railways Act, 1890. Section 77 Notice Within Six Months Applied to Non-Delivery of Goods, and Suit Filed Without Timely Notice Was Not Maintainable....

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Factories Act Case for Operating Salt Works Without Licence. Open-Air Salt Works Held to Be a 'Factory' as 'Premises' Includes Land and Sea Water Conversion Constitutes 'Manufacturing Process' Under Sections 2(m) and 2(k) of the Factories Act, 1948....

Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Committee in Octroi Tax Imposition — Local Publication of 'System of Assessment' Not Mandatory. Publication of Draft Rules in Gazette and Notice Containing Rates Satisfied Section 67(2) of C.P. & Berar Municipal Act, 1922, and Rules Framed Thereunder....

Supreme Court Upholds Reversioner's Challenge to Alienation by Hindu Widow; Ratification and Family Arrangement Pleas Rejected. Hindu Law Principle Requires Full Knowledge and Clear Assent for Ratification; Minor Reversioner Not Bound by Settlement Without Legal Necessity....

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

Bombay High Court Dismisses NHAI Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute — Upho...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Concurrent Findings in Suit for Spec...

Bombay High Court Dismisses MBBS Student's Writ Petition Seeking Fourth Attempt in Anatomy...

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...

Supreme Court Allows Homebuyers' Appeal and Waives Time Extension Charges Imposed by Devel...

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...