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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal on Customary Law Succession; Property Inherited from Maternal Grandfather Held Not Ancestral. Punjab Customary Law Declares That a Hindu Male’s Inheritance from His Maternal Grandfather Is Not Ancestral Qua His Sons, and Alienation Does Not Require Legal Necessity....

The dispute concerns the nature of property inherited by a Hindu male from his maternal grandfather under the customary law prevailing in Punjab. The appellant, Maktul, was the son of Sarup (responden...

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Supreme Court Upholds Addition of Wife and Son as Defendants in Declaratory Suit Concerning Marital Status. Court Rules That Order 1 Rule 10(2) CPC Permits Addition of Parties with Potential Interest in Controversy to Effectually Adjudicate Marriage Declaration and Prevent Collusive Decree....

The appeal arose from a declaratory suit instituted by the appellant against the third respondent, the second son of the Nizam of Hyderabad, seeking a declaration that she was his lawfully married wif...

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Supreme Court Upholds Workers' Bonus Award in Gold Mining Industry Dispute. Full Bench Formula Applies to Gold Mines; Covenant in Lease Not Binding Prior Charge Under Industrial Dispute Law....

The State of Mysore appealed by special leave against an award dated November 24, 1956 by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Madras in Industrial Dispute No.1 of 1956 concerning bonus claims ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Accused in Criminal Procedure Amendment Retrospectivity Case; Right to Testify as Defence Witness Applies to Pending Proceedings. Section 342A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, inserted by Amendment Act 26 of 1955, is procedural and applies to pending trials, allowing accused to be competent witness....

The Supreme Court of India considered whether a procedural amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, which allowed an accused person to testify as a witness in his own defence, applied to a c...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in Arson Abetment Case Due to Sufficient Evidence of Instigation. Conviction Under Section 436 Read with Section 109 of Indian Penal Code Affirmed as Order to Set Fire Led to Offence by Unlawful Assembly Member....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a criminal appeal by special leave against the conviction of the appellant under Section 436 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code for abetment of arson....

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Supreme Court Upholds Pre-emptor Appellants in Punjab Pre-emption Act Case Due to Prior Substitution. Equal Pre-emptor's Subsequent Suit Fails as Appellants Had Already Exercised Right by Decree and Deposit, Preventing Claim Under Section 17 of Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913....

This civil appeal by special leave arose from a dispute over pre-emption of agricultural land. The property, measuring 179 kanals and 2 marlas in village Wanderjatana, was sold by the original vendors...

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Supreme Court Upholds Assessment of Resident Company Under Section 42(2) of Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 for Deemed Profits from Non-Resident Controlled Ship Repair Business. The Court Held That a Resident Company's Business Is Taxable When Its Dealings with Non-Resident Owners Are Arranged to Produce No Profits Due to Close Connection, Even Though Non-Residents Derive No Profit from the Arrangement....

The Supreme Court of India decided a reference arising from income tax assessments made on a private limited company engaged in marine engineering and ship repair. The company, resident and ordinarily...

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Supreme Court Upholds Collector of Customs in Smuggled Gold Confiscation Order; Invalid Release Conditions Severed. Court held Section 167(8) Sea Customs Act proceedings in rem did not prejudice Section 23 Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, and severed two ultra vires conditions from valid confiscation and fine order....

This appeal arose from a dispute over the confiscation of smuggled gold by customs authorities. The appellant company, a bullion merchant incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913, had purchas...

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Supreme Court Upholds Plaintiff in Limitation Dispute Over Division of Government Promissory Notes. Specific moveable property under Article 49 of Indian Limitation Act, 1908 means specific items claimable in specie, and a suit by a co-heir for division of undivided joint family G.P. Notes falls under Article 120 with execution period excluded under Section 14(1)....

This civil appeal arose from a suit filed by Raghunath Das against his brother Gokul Chand and mother Mst. Daropadi for division of Government Promissory Notes of the total value of Rs. 26,500 left by...

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Supreme Court Allows Revenue Appeal: Rectification Under Section 35 of Income-tax Act Valid for Mistake Arising from Retrospective Amendment. Retrospective Operation of Proviso to Section 18-A(5) Renders Original Assessment Order Erroneous on Face of Record....

The dispute arose from the retrospective amendment of Section 18-A(5) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 by the Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1953. The respondent-assessee, Bombay Dyeing and Mfg....

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Supreme Court Upholds Addition of Wife and Son as Defendants in Declaratory Suit Concerning Marital Status. Court Rules That Order 1 Rule 10(2) CPC Permits Addition of Parties with Potential Interest in Controversy to Effectually Adjudicate Marriage Declaration and Prevent Collusive Decree....

Supreme Court Upholds Workers' Bonus Award in Gold Mining Industry Dispute. Full Bench Formula Applies to Gold Mines; Covenant in Lease Not Binding Prior Charge Under Industrial Dispute Law....

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in Arson Abetment Case Due to Sufficient Evidence of Instigation. Conviction Under Section 436 Read with Section 109 of Indian Penal Code Affirmed as Order to Set Fire Led to Offence by Unlawful Assembly Member....

Supreme Court Upholds Pre-emptor Appellants in Punjab Pre-emption Act Case Due to Prior Substitution. Equal Pre-emptor's Subsequent Suit Fails as Appellants Had Already Exercised Right by Decree and Deposit, Preventing Claim Under Section 17 of Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913....

Supreme Court Allows Revenue Appeal: Rectification Under Section 35 of Income-tax Act Valid for Mistake Arising from Retrospective Amendment. Retrospective Operation of Proviso to Section 18-A(5) Renders Original Assessment Order Erroneous on Face of Record....

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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...