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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Forward Contract Prohibition; Contracts Void Under Section 3 of Travancore-Cochin Public Safety Measures Act 5 of 1950. Pre-Constitution Bill Did Not Require President’s Sanction Under Article 304(b) as No Amendment Covered by Article Was Moved.

The dispute arose from forward contracts for the purchase of coconut oil entered into in 1952 in the former Cochin State. The respondent, a commission...

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Supreme Court Upholds Puisne Mortgagee's Right to Sue Separately When First Mortgagee Paid Off Before Sale. Court Reduces Interest from Contractual 12% to 6% Simple Under Order 34 Rule 11 CPC, Emphasizing Discretion to Grant Reasonable Rate.

The dispute concerned a mortgagor's liability to a puisne mortgagee after the prior mortgage was satisfied without sale. The mortgagor had executed th...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Accused in Smuggling Case; Customs Officers Held Not to Be Police Officers Under Section 25 Evidence Act. Confessional Statements to Customs Officers Admissible; No Violation of Article 20(3) as Accused Not Formally Accused During Inquiry Stage.

The Assistant Collector of Customs filed a complaint against Romesh Chandra Mehta and four others for conspiracy under section 120-B of the Indian Pen...

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Supreme Court Enhances Child Maintenance and Grants Interim Medical Maintenance to Wife in Matrimonial Dispute. Voluntary Deductions Like Provident Fund and Employee Stock Purchase Plans Cannot Reduce Monthly Income for Maintenance Purposes Under Sections 24 and 26 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The dispute arose from a matrimonial discord between the appellant-wife and the respondent-husband, who were married on 09.12.2004 and had two sons bo...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in CRPF Compulsory Retirement Case — Punishment Valid Under Rules. Compulsory Retirement Held to Be a Species of Removal Permissible Under Section 11 of CRPF Act Read with Rule 27 of CRPF Rules.

The case involves an appeal by the Union of India and CRPF authorities against the judgment of the Orissa High Court, which had set aside the punishme...