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Supreme Court Upholds Sister's Claim in Punjab Customary Succession Dispute. Court Rules That Custom Excluding Sisters Must Be Proved and That in Absence of Proof, Hindu Personal Law Applies Under Section 5 of Punjab Laws Act, 1872....

The dispute concerned ownership of agricultural land in village Sultanwind, Amritsar, Punjab, following the death of Sahib Singh in December 1918. His widow succeeded but was divested on remarriage, a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of School Teacher Despite Finding He Is a Public Servant Under IPC Section 21 Clause 9. The Teacher’s Acceptance of Money to Secure a Job Did Not Constitute an Offence Under Section 161 IPC or Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 Because No Evidence Showed He Intended to Approach a Public Servant....

The State of Ajmer (now Rajasthan) appealed to the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Shivji Lal, a teacher in a railway school, who was prosecuted under section 161 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer in Industrial Disputes Act Standing Orders Interpretation—Suspension Without Pay Pending Section 33 Permission Not a Breach. Clause 27 'Pending Enquiry' Covers Only Domestic Enquiry by Employer, Not Proceedings Before Industrial Tribunal Under Section 33 of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

By special leave, the Supreme Court considered an industrial dispute arising from suspension without pay pending permission of the Industrial Tribunal under Section 33 of the Industrial Disputes Act, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Police Sub-Inspector in Perjury Case for False Affidavit in Habeas Corpus Proceedings. False Statement Made on Oath in Affidavit Constitutes Offence Under Sections 191 and 193 of Indian Penal Code Even if Not Legally Bound to File Affidavit....

This appeal arose from a conviction for perjury under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, against a police sub-inspector who had filed a false affidavit in habeas corpus proceedings. The dispu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused under Industrial Disputes Act for Dismissal During Pendency of Conciliation Proceedings. Conciliation Proceedings Do Not Terminate on Expiry of 14 Days; They Conclude Only When Report is Received by Appropriate Government Under Section 20(2)(b) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case arose from a criminal prosecution under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 against a bus service and its manager for allegedly dismissing a workman during the pendency of conciliation proceedi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Revenue Appeal in Excess Profits Tax Dispute Over Rental Income; Banking Company's Surplus Premises Letting Held Taxable as Business. Main Provision of Section 2(5) and Rule 4(4) of Schedule I to Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940 Applied Despite First Proviso to Include Rental Income in Business Profits....

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a reference under Section 66(1) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, concerning the liability of a banking company in liquidation to excess profits tax on...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, 1950. Classification Between Hindu, Jain and Sikh Religious Trusts Held Permissible Under Article 14; Restrictions on Trustees Reasonable Under Article 19(5)....

The Supreme Court heard five civil appeals arising from judgments of the Patna High Court upholding the constitutional validity of the Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, 1950. The appellants were mahan...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Ruling in Hindu Religious Trusts Act Case as Legislation Applies Only to Public Trusts. Private Religious Trust Held Outside Scope of Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, 1950, Despite Broad Definition of 'Religious Trust' in Section 2(1)....

The appeal arose from a writ petition filed by the Mahant of Salouna asthal challenging a demand by the Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts to submit a return of income and expenditure under Section...