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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Specific Performance Dispute Over Retrospective Operation of Madhya Bharat High Court of Judicature Act, 1949. Section 25 Read with Section 2(b) Confers Right of Special Appeal Against Divisional Bench Decree Passed Before Act Commencement in Proceedings Pending on Inclusion Date....

The appeal arose from a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell a share in a business. The appellant filed the suit in the Indore High Court on November 6, 1947, against the respondents ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Defendant's Appeal in Bengal Tenancy Act Rent Recovery Suit, Upholding Concurrent Findings that Mutation Was Proved by Secondary Evidence. Six-Month Time Limit for Notice of Succession or Mutation Under Section 15 of Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885 Is Directory, Not Mandatory, and Non-Compliance Merely Postpones Suit for Arrears of Rent Under Section 16....

The appeal arose from a rent suit concerning arrears of rent for a permanent se-patni tenure. The plaintiffs were durpatnidars who succeeded to the tenure as heirs of Satya Jiban Banerjee, while the d...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Jute Mill Company Against Railway Rates Tribunal Decision on Freight Rates. Section 28 of Indian Railways Act, 1890 Held Not Attracted Absent Competition and Undue Preference; Freight Reasonableness Assessed on Working Costs, Not Geographic Location or Commodity Prices....

In this civil appeal by special leave, the Supreme Court considered whether the Railway Rates Tribunal correctly dismissed a complaint by a jute mill company against railway administrations for allege...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitioner in Article 32 Petition Concerning Wood-Cutting Rights Under Unregistered Document — No Fundamental Right Infringed. Unregistered document granting right to cut and appropriate wood from zamindari forests was ineffective to confer enforceable right after proprietary rights vested in State under Section 3 of Madhya Pradesh Abolition of Proprietary Rights Act, 1950; absence of registration defeated claim and State not bound by personal contract....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by Shrimati Shantabai against the State of Bombay and others. The dispute concerned the petitioner's c...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal and Restores Conviction in Bribery Case — Raiding Party Testimony Not Per Se Unreliable, Independent Corroboration Not Invariable. Conviction Under Section 161 IPC Upheld Despite Absence of Neutral Eyewitnesses as Circumstantial Evidence and Officer Testimony Deemed Sufficient....

The State of Bihar filed a criminal appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Basawan Singh, a police sub-inspector, who had been convicted by a Special Judge under Section 161 of the India...

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Supreme Court Upholds Defendant in Contract Extension Dispute: Agreement Vague and Uncertain, Suit Time-Barred. Extension of Time for Performance Under Section 63 of Indian Contract Act, 1872 Requires Clear Agreement; Unilateral Extension Not Binding....

The case arose from a commercial dispute over non-delivery of cotton goods between a partnership firm and a textile mill. The appellants, partners of M/s. Navinchandra & Co., had placed two orders wit...

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Supreme Court Quashes Decision of Authority Under Payment of Wages Act in Industrial Dispute Over Bonus Classification. Bonus Awarded by Industrial Court Not 'Wages' Under Section 2(vi) as It Is Not Remuneration Payable Under Contract of Employment....

The Supreme Court of India considered whether a bonus awarded by the Industrial Court, Bombay, to the operatives of Tata Mills Ltd. constituted 'wages' within the meaning of Section 2(vi) of the Payme...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Challenge to Statutory Authority's Jurisdiction Under Section 17 of Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955. Specified Authority Lacks Power to Adjudicate Disputed Claims as Section 17 Merely Provides Recovery Procedure for Amounts Already Determined by Competent Court or Authority....

The dispute arose when a working journalist, who had been supplying news to a daily newspaper owned by a private limited company on a fixed monthly honorarium, left India contrary to instructions and ...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Levy of Sales Tax on Inter-State Delivery Sales Under Sales Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956. Court Holds That Section 22 of Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1939, as Adapted, Imposed Tax on Explanation Sales, and the Validation Act Retrospectively Lifted Article 286(2) Ban, Making Levy Enforceable....

The dispute arose from writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by dealers in yarn carrying on business in Madras who challenged the demand by the State of Andhra for sales tax on int...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Clarifying Intent Requirement Under Section 300 Thirdly. The Court Holds That to Prove Murder Under Thirdly, It Suffices to Show That the Accused Intended the Particular Injury Inflicted and That Injury Was Sufficient to Cause Death....

The accused, Virsa Singh, thrust a spear into the abdomen of the deceased, causing a fatal wound. The doctor opined that the injury was sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of nature. The ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Defendant in Contract Extension Dispute: Agreement Vague and Uncertain, Suit Time-Barred. Extension of Time for Performance Under Section 63 of Indian Contract Act, 1872 Requires Clear Agreement; Unilateral Extension Not Binding....

Supreme Court Quashes Decision of Authority Under Payment of Wages Act in Industrial Dispute Over Bonus Classification. Bonus Awarded by Industrial Court Not 'Wages' Under Section 2(vi) as It Is Not Remuneration Payable Under Contract of Employment....

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Clarifying Intent Requirement Under Section 300 Thirdly. The Court Holds That to Prove Murder Under Thirdly, It Suffices to Show That the Accused Intended the Particular Injury Inflicted and That Injury Was Sufficient to Cause Death....

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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...