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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Direction for Fresh Investigation by Deputy Superintendent in Prevention of Corruption Act Case. Section 5A Permission to Sub-Inspector was Invalid as Magistrate Did Not Record Reasons or Satisfy Himself on Material; Investigation Commenced Before Permission Amounted to Illegality....

The case involved an appeal by special leave filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh against an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directing fresh investigation by Deputy Superintendent of Police. Th...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Employer Appeal in Industrial Dispute Over Bonus, Wage Scales, and Overtime Pay; Modifies Effective Date of Wage Revision. Indian Workmen Cannot Claim Bonus Based on Global Profits; Industrial Tribunal, Delhi Had Jurisdiction Over Delhi Office Employees Under Sections 2 and 18 of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The proceedings arose from an industrial dispute between a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, with its registered office in London and its Indian branch headquartered in Calcutta, and the emp...

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Supreme Court Upholds Jurisdiction of Civil Court to Determine Fair Rent in Government Lease Renewal Dispute. Lease Renewal Clause Requiring 'Fair and Equitable' Enhancement by Lessor Held Unenforceable Without Judicial Review of Fairness....

In 1909, the Government of Bombay leased plots of land to the appellants for residential purposes on payment of a premium and an annual rent of Rs. 3-8-0 per plot. The deeds contained a clause permitt...

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Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Tribunal Award in Dearness Allowance Dispute; Government Empowered to Transfer Reference Under Amended Industrial Disputes Act. Fresh Agreement Between Parties Supersedes Previous Award Even Without Termination Under Section 19(6) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

This case involved an industrial dispute between Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd., Calcutta and its workmen represented by Bengal Chemical Mazdoor Union, Calcutta, concerning a demand for i...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Essential Commodities Act Price Control Case — Ex-Factory Price Notification Valid. Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Section 3 and Sugar (Control) Order, 1955 Clause 5 Validly Authorize Ex-Factory Price Fixation for Punjab, U.P. and North Bihar; No Discrimination as Other States Deficit....

The dispute arose from a notification issued by the Central Government on July 30, 1958, fixing ex-factory prices of sugar produced in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and North Bihar under the Essential Commodi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Respondent in Contract to Lease Registration Dispute; Instrument for Future Lease Not an Agreement to Lease Under Section 2(7) of Indian Registration Act, 1908. A Document That Merely Entitles a Party to Claim Execution of a Lease Without Creating a Present and Immediate Demise Does Not Require Registration and Is Admissible in Evidence....

The dispute arose from a suit filed by the respondent, Shrimati Lilabai, against defendant 1 Mangilal and defendant 2 Mst. Durgabai in the Court of Additional District Judge, Wardha. The respondent cl...

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Supreme Court Upholds Calcutta High Court Decision Setting Aside Arbitration Award as Contract for Raw Jute Supply Was Void Under the Raw Jute (Central Jute Board and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951. The legal fiction in Section 16 of the Act required the notification issued under the 1950 Ordinance to be read as applying to the corresponding sections of the Act, thereby bringing Sections 5, 6 and 7 into force and invalidating the contract for non-compliance with the prescribed manner....

The dispute arose from a contract dated April 6, 1951 between Jute & Gunny Brokers Ltd., a jute broker, and New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd., a jute mill owner, for supply of 5,000 maunds of raw jute w...

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Supreme Court Quashes Convictions Based on Summons Procedure Under Expired Temporary Act; East Punjab Public Safety Act Section 36(1) Held Inapplicable to Pending Trials After Expiry Without Saving Provision. The Court ruled that the notifications purporting to save pending proceedings were ultra vires and that continuation of summons procedure after cancellation of area notification rendered trials void....

The appeals arose from three criminal cases against the appellant, a chief cashier of United Commercial Bank Ltd., New Delhi, charged with criminal breach of trust under Sections 408, 409 and 120B of ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Cantonment Board's Levy of Entertainment Tax on Cinema Shows. A per-show tax of Rs. 10 on two cinema houses under Cantonments Act, 1924 read with Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925 was held to fall within Entry 50 of Government of India Act, 1935 as a tax on entertainments, not a tax on profession, and thus was not subject to the monetary limit under Section 142A or Article 276(2)....

The appellant, a public limited company, was the lessee of two cinema houses, West End and Capitol, situated within the Poona cantonment area. The Cantonment Board of Poona, acting under Section 60 of...

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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Corporation in Tax on Cinema Shows and Enhancements Under Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 and Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925. Section 59(1)(xi) delegation to levy 'any other tax' subject to approval of Governor-in-Council declared valid and enhancements upheld because 'modify' in Section 60 includes enlargement....

The appeal arose out of a civil suit filed by a public limited company, the lessee of four cinema houses in Poona, against the Municipal Corporation of the City of Poona, challenging a tax on cinema s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Jurisdiction of Civil Court to Determine Fair Rent in Government Lease Renewal Dispute. Lease Renewal Clause Requiring 'Fair and Equitable' Enhancement by Lessor Held Unenforceable Without Judicial Review of Fairness....

Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Tribunal Award in Dearness Allowance Dispute; Government Empowered to Transfer Reference Under Amended Industrial Disputes Act. Fresh Agreement Between Parties Supersedes Previous Award Even Without Termination Under Section 19(6) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

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

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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 Acquits Appellant in Prevention of Corruption Act Case Due to Absence of Pec...

Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order Appointing Different Arbitrator Under Section 11 o...

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...