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Supreme Court Upholds Revision of Wage Structure and Abolition of Concessions in Industrial Dispute. Employer Allowed to Abolish Bounty Concessions as Wage Structure Revision Principles Clarified....

This case arose from an industrial dispute between Messrs. Crown Aluminium Works and its workmen concerning the revision of wage structure and the abolition of certain concessions. The Industrial Trib...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer in Industrial Dispute Regarding Lock-out and Dismissal of Workmen. Lock-out Notice Held Not to Discharge Workmen, but Employer's Discretion to Refuse Leave Upheld and Industrial Tribunal's Powers Limited Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The appeals arose from labour disputes between Indian Iron & Steel Company Limited and Indian Standard Wagon Company Limited (collectively referred to as the Company) and their workmen. In 1951, the C...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Criminal Case as Trial by Jury Was Coram Non Judice Due to Jurors' Inability to Understand English Documents. Conviction Set Aside Under Sections 408 and 477A IPC Because Jurors Could Not Determine Authorship of Forged English Documents, Rendering Trial Void....

This criminal appeal by special leave arose from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had set aside an acquittal and convicted the appellant for offences under Sections 408 and 477A of the Ind...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Prize Competition Misappropriation Case Due to Absence of Dishonest Intention and No Reservation of Entry Fees for Prizes. Conviction Under Section 403 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 Set Aside as High Court Wrongly Inferred Misappropriation from Non-Payment Despite Lack of Requirement to Reserve Collected Entry Fees for Prize Winners....

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by special leave against a judgment of the Madras High Court which had convicted the appellant for criminal misappropriation under Section 403 of the...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Power to Revise Discharge and Direct Commitment in Criminal Case Following Meaning of 'Sufficient Grounds' for Committal Under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. High Court's Revision under Section 439 Allowed and Discharge Set Aside as Prima Facie Case Existed under Indian Penal Code....

The case arose from a commitment proceeding before a Presidency Magistrate where the appellants were accused of offences under Section 409 and Section 409 read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Cod...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal, Upholds High Court Quashing of Dismissal Order of Head Constable for Violation of Natural Justice. Presiding Officer's Dual Role as Witness Renders Inquiry Void, Certiorari Available Despite Existence of Alternative Remedy....

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against a High Court order quashing the dismissal of Mohammad Nooh, a Head Constable. Nooh was dismissed after a departmental enquiry conducted by the District Supe...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case; Holds Presumption Under Section 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act Mandatory. Income-tax Officer's Acceptance of Money from Assessee Deemed Illegal Gratification, Not Loan, as High Court Erred in Disregarding Statutory Presumption and Misreading Evidence....

The State of Madras filed an appeal by special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution against the judgment of the Madras High Court which had acquitted A. Vaidyanatha Iyer, an Income-tax Officer,...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Accused in Murder Case Due to Incompetent Certificate of Fitness on Factual Grounds. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Based on Dying Declarations Upheld as Dying Declaration Need Not Be Corroborated if Found True, and Certificate Under Article 134(1)(c) Constitution Cannot Be Granted on Question of Fact....

The case concerned an appeal by special certificate under Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution against concurrent conviction and death sentence for murder. The appellant was one of four persons tried...

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Order of Government Servant Under Rule 165-A as Not Dismissal and Not Requiring Compliance with Article 311(2) of the Constitution. Compulsory Retirement Order Upheld as Valid Under Rule 165-A, Service Rules Not Violative of Article 311(2)....

The case involved a government servant who was compulsorily retired from service under Rule 165-A of the Bombay Civil Services Rules, as applicable to the State of Saurashtra. The respondent, Saubhagc...