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Supreme Court judgments, 1961

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The Municipality of Anand v. State of Bombay21 December 1961 · The case involves the Municipality of Anand (Petitioner) challenging the State of Bombay (Respondent) regarding the imposition of an octroi tax on milk. The core issue…
Pramatha Nath Taluqdar v. Saroj Ranjan Sarkar21 December 1961 · The case of Pramatha Nath Taluqdar vs. Saroj Ranjan Sarkar revolves around the issue of whether a second complaint can be entertained based on the same facts but with…
The War Profits Tax Commissioner v. M/S. Binodiram Balchand20 December 1961 · The case involves the War Profits Tax Commissioner (Petitioner) against M/s. Binodiram Balchand (Respondent), concerning the taxability of dividend income received by…
Gordon Woodroffee Leather Manufacturing Co. v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras20 December 1961 · The case involves Gordon Woodroffee Leather Manufacturing Co. (the petitioner) appealing against the decision of the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras (the respondent)…
Ram Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh19 December 1961 · The case involves Ram Singh, who was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the killing of Sheo Sahai. The core issue was the…
Supreme Court Reports [1962] Supp.dr. Rai Shivendra Bahadu v. The Governing Body of the Nalanda College15 December 1961 · The case involves a dispute regarding the appointment of the Principal of Nalanda College, affiliated with Bihar University. The petitioner, Dr. Rai Shivendra Bahadur,…
Shyamapada Chakrabertty and Others v. The Controller of Insurance, Government of Indiasimla and13 December 1961 · The case involves an appeal by Shyamapada Chakrabertty and others against the Controller of Insurance, Government of India, regarding the validity of a transfer of a…
Hari Shankar v. Rao Girdhari Lal Chowdhury5 December 1961 · The case of Hari Shankar vs. Rao Girdhari Lal Chowdhury revolves around an ejectment suit under the Delhi & Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952. The trial court ruled in favor…
Karimbil Kunhikoman v. State of Kerala5 December 1961 · The case of Karimbil Kunhikoman vs. State of Kerala revolves around the constitutionality of the Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1961. The core issue was whether certain…
Nilkanth Prasad and Others v. State of Bihar1 December 1961 · The case of Nilkanth Prasad and Others vs. State of Bihar revolves around the renewal of permits for operating on a route that had been exclusively designated for the…
Trimbak Damodhar Raipurkar v. Assaram Hiraman Patil and Ors.29 November 1961 · The case of Trimbak Damodhar Raipurkar vs. Assaram Hiraman Patil and Ors. revolves around the termination of a tenancy agreement under the Bombay Tenancy and…
Rikhabdas v. Ballabhdas and Others16 November 1961 · The case of Rikhabdas vs. Ballabhdas and Others revolves around the validity of an unstamped arbitration award. The core issue was whether the trial court had the…
Mysore Kirloskar Limited v. Workers of the Mysore Kirloskar Limited15 November 1961 · The case involves a dispute between Mysore Kirloskar Limited (the petitioner) and its workers (the respondent) regarding the calculation of bonus for the year 1954-55.…
Bidi, Bidi Leaves v. The State of Bombay15 November 1961 · The case involves the Bidi, Bidi Leaves' and Tobacco Merchants Association (Petitioner) challenging the State of Bombay (Respondent) regarding the legality of certain…
Gian Chand and Others v. The State of Punjab.13 November 1961 · The case involves Gian Chand and others (the petitioners) appealing against a conviction under Section 167(81) of the Sea Customs Act for possessing smuggled gold. The…
The Rajah of Vizianagaram v. Official Receiver, Vizianagaram6 November 1961 · The case involves the Rajah of Vizianagaram (Petitioner) challenging the decision of the Official Receiver, Vizianagaram (Respondent), regarding the claims of foreign…
Devendra Pratap Narain Rai Sharma v. State of Uttar Pradesh3 November 1961 · The case involves Devendra Pratap Narain Rai Sharma (the petitioner) challenging the State of Uttar Pradesh (the respondent) regarding the legality of a second inquiry…
Ramsaran Das and Bros. v. Commercial Tax Officer, Calacuttaand Others31 October 1961 · The case involves Ramsaran Das and Bros., a partnership firm engaged in the sale of coal and coke, which was assessed for central sales tax by the Commercial Tax…
Shankar Balaji Waje v. State of Maharashtra.27 October 1961 · The case of Shankar Balaji Waje vs. State of Maharashtra revolves around the classification of a laborer, referred to as "P," and whether he qualifies as a "worker"…
The Board of Trustees, Ayurvedic Andunani Tibia College, D v. The State of Delhi and Another23 October 1961 · The case involves a challenge by the Board of Trustees of the Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, Delhi, against the Tibbia College Act, 1952, which dissolved the…
8suvvari Sanyasi Apparao and Anr. v. Boddepalli Lakshminarayana Andanr.5 October 1961 · The case involves an appeal by appellants SUVVARI SANYASI APPARAO and another against the conviction for theft under Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code. The core issue…
The First Additional Income-Tax Officer, Mysore v. H.N.S. Iyengar5 October 1961 · The case involves an appeal by the First Additional Income-Tax Officer, Mysore, against a decision of the Mysore High Court, which had ruled in favor of the respondent,…
Uppalapati Veera Venkatasatyanarayanaraju and, Another v. Josyula Hanumayamma and Another. J. C. Shah29 September 1961 · The case involves a dispute over possession of property between Uppalapati Veera Venkatasatyanarayana Raju and Josyula Hanumayyamma. The core issue was whether the…
Munlappan v. State of Madras27 September 1961 · The case involves an appeal by Munlappan against his conviction for the murder of Elumalai, where the core issue revolved around the admissibility of a dying declaration…
The Bombay Union of Journalists and Others v. The, Hindu', Bombay, and Another27 September 1961 · The case involves a dispute between the Bombay Union of Journalists (the petitioner) and the newspaper establishment 'The Hindu' (the respondent) regarding the…
Karanpura Development Co., Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal31 August 1961 · The case involves Karanpura Development Co., Ltd. (the petitioner) appealing against the Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal (the respondent) regarding the…
Shri Ambalal M. Shah and Another v. Hathisingh Manufacturing Co., Ltd.21 August 1961 · The case involves an appeal by Shri Ambalal M. Shah and another against Hathisingh Manufacturing Co., Ltd. regarding the legality of an order made by the Central…
The Dooars Tea Co., Ltd. v. Commissioner of Agricultural,income-Tax, West Bengal18 August 1961 · The case involves The Dooars Tea Co., Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Agricultural Income-Tax, West Bengal (the respondent)…
Balaji v. Income-Tax Officer, Special Investigation Circle4 August 1961 · The case of Balaji vs. Income-Tax Officer, Special Investigation Circle revolves around the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Indian Income Tax Act,…
The Management of Marina Hotel v. The Woremen4 August 1961 · The case involves a dispute between the Management of Marina Hotel and its workmen regarding the entitlement to bonuses and leave provisions. The core issue was whether…
Roshan Lal Mehra v. Ishwar Das2 August 1961 · The case revolves around the fixation of standard rent for certain shops and premises under the Delhi and Ajmer-Marwara Rent Control Act, 1947. The core issue was…
The Ahmedabad Miscellaneousindustrial Workers' Union v. The Ahmedabad Electricity Co. Ltd.28 July 1961 · The case involves a dispute between the Ahmedabad Miscellaneous Industrial Workers' Union (the petitioner) and the Ahmedabad Electricity Company Ltd. (the respondent)…
Kanshi Ram Jagan Nath and Others v. The State28 July 1961 · The case of Kanshi Ram Jagan Nath and Others vs. The State revolves around the legality of a royalty imposed on brick kiln owners by the erstwhile State of Patiala. The…
The Indore Iron and Steel Registeredstock-Holders v. The State of Madhya Pradeshand Others26 July 1961 · The case involves the Indore Iron and Steel Registered Stock-Holders' Association (the petitioner) challenging the validity of a sales tax assessment imposed by the…
Seth Bikhraj Jaipuria v. Union of India24 July 1961 · The case of Seth Bikharaj Jaipuria vs. Union of India revolves around a dispute regarding the enforceability of purchase orders placed by the Divisional Superintendent…
The State of Andhra Pradesh v. Thadi Narayana24 July 1961 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the acquittal of Thadi Narayana for charges under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)…
Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombaycity Ii v. Shakuntala and Two Others Etc.18 July 1961 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay City II, as the petitioner against Shakuntala and others, concerning the assessment of undistributed income as…
Rajah S. v. Jagannath Rao v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Hyderabad17 July 1961 · The case involves Rajah S. V. Jagannath Rao, a jagirdar from the erstwhile Hyderabad State, who challenged the validity of income-tax assessments made under the…
Shri Kanhaiyalal Lohia v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax,west Bengal17 July 1961 · The case involves Shri Kanhaiyalal Lohia (the petitioner) appealing against the Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal (the respondent) regarding the assessment of…
The Nandlal Bhandari Mills Ltd.,indore v. The State of Madhya Bharat17 July 1961 · The case involves Nandlal Bhandari Mills Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the legality of certain notifications issued by the Government of Holkar State, which…
Seth Hiralal Patni v. Sri Kali Nath4 May 1961 · The case involves a dispute between Seth Hiralal Patni (the petitioner) and Sri Kali Nath (the respondent) regarding the execution of an arbitration award related to…
The General Manager, Southern Railway v. Rangachari28 April 1961 · The case involves an appeal by the General Manager of Southern Railway against a decision by the Madras High Court, which had issued a writ of mandamus restraining the…
Harnam Das v. State of Uttar Pradesh27 April 1961 · The case of Harnam Das vs. State of Uttar Pradesh revolves around the forfeiture of two books authored by the petitioner, Harnam Das, under Section 99A of the Code of…
Dr. Mohammad Saheb Mahboob Medico v. The Deputy Custodian-General Andanother(and Connected Peti25 April 1961 · The case involves Dr. Mohammad Saheb Mahboob, who was declared an evacuee under the Administration of Evacuee Property Ordinance, 1949, due to the transfer of a…
Om Parkash v. The State of Punjab24 April 1961 · The case involves Om Parkash (the petitioner) appealing against a conviction for attempting to murder his wife, B, through systematic starvation. The core issue was…
Shah Bhojraj Kuverji Oil Mills and Ginning Factory v. Subbash Chandra Yograj Sinha21 April 1961 · The case involves a dispute between Shah Bhojraj Kuverji Oil Mills and Ginning Factory (the petitioner) and Subbash Chandra Yograj Sinha (the respondent), concerning the…
Sakharam Bapusaheb Narayan Sanas and Another v. Manikchand Motichand Shah and Another19 April 1961 · The case revolves around the rights of protected tenants under the Bombay Tenancy Act, 1939, and whether these rights were affected by the subsequent repeal of the Act…
Mohan Lal Goenka and Another v. The State of West Bengal18 April 1961 · The case involves Mohan Lal Goenka and another (the petitioners) against the State of West Bengal (the respondent), concerning the alleged contravention of the Mines…
Ram Chandra Prasad v. The State of Bihar18 April 1961 · The case involves Ram Chandra Prasad, who was convicted of corruption under Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,…
M/S. J. K. Jute Mills Co. Ltd. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another17 April 1961 · The case involves M/s. J.K. Jute Mills Co. Ltd. challenging the validity of a sales tax notification issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh. The core issue was whether the…
A. v. Venkateswaran, Collector of Customs, Bombay v. Ramchand Sobhraj Wadhwani and Another4 April 1961 · The case involves a dispute between the Collector of Customs, Bombay (Petitioner) and Ramchand Sobhraj Wadhwani (Respondent) regarding the correct customs duty…
Abdullabhai M. Bhagat, Etc. v. The Income-Tax Officer, Special Circle,madras22 March 1961 · The case involves a challenge by the petitioners, partners of a registered firm, against the imposition of a surcharge on their income under the Finance Acts of 1942,…
Dafedar Niranjan Singh and Another v. Custodian, Evacuee Property (pb.) and Another.8 March 1961 · The case involves a dispute over the possession of two houses claimed by the appellants, Dafedar Niranjan Singh and another, against the Custodian of Evacuee Property.…
M. v. Joshi v. M. U. Shimpi and Another.27 February 1961 · The case involves M. V. Joshi (the petitioner), who was convicted for selling butter that was found to be below the prescribed standards under the Prevention of Food…
The Prakash Cotton Mills (private) Ltd. and Others v. The State of Bombay (now Maharashtra)16 February 1961 · The case involves The Prakash Cotton Mills (Private) Ltd. challenging the validity of a government notification that enforced a bonus award against them, despite their…
Maharudrappa Danappa Kesarappanavar v. The State of Mysore16 February 1961 · The case involves Maharudrappa Danappa Kesarappanavar (the petitioner) appealing against his conviction under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The…
Teeka and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh15 February 1961 · The case involves an appeal by Teeka and others against the State of Uttar Pradesh concerning the unlawful removal of two buffaloes that had been attached in execution…
The Amalgamated Coalfields Ltd. and Others v. The Janapada Sabha, Chhindwara10 February 1961 · The case involves The Amalgamated Coalfields Ltd. and others (Petitioners) challenging the legality of a coal tax imposed by the Janapada Sabha, Chhindwara (Respondent).…
The Chief Inspector of Mines and Another v. Lala Karam Chand Thapar Etc.10 February 1961 · The case involves the prosecution of directors and managers of a colliery company for violations of the Indian Coal Mines Regulations, 1926, under the Mines Act, 1952.…
Banwarilal Agarwalla v. The State of Bihar and Others10 February 1961 · The case revolves around Banwarilal Agarwalla, a shareholder and director of a private company owning a colliery, who was prosecuted for contravening coal mining…
The Amalgamated Coalfields Ltd. and Another v. The Janapada Sabha, Chhindwara (and Connected Appeals)10 February 1961 · The case involves The Amalgamated Coalfields Ltd. and another petitioner challenging the validity of a coal tax imposed by the Janapada Sabha, Chhindwara. The core issue…
Hazrat Syed Shah Mastershid Ali Al Quadari v. The Commissioner of Wakfs, West Bengal.6 February 1961 · The case involves a dispute over the appointment of a temporary Mutawalli (manager) for a wakf (charitable endowment) following the death of the original Mutawalli. The…
Satinder Singh and Others v. Amrao Singh and Others.2 February 1961 · The case involves a dispute over the compensation for lands acquired under the East Punjab Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property (Temporary Powers) Act,…
V. R. Sejbramanyam v. B. Thayappa and Others.1 February 1961 · The case involves a dispute between V. R. Subramanyam (the petitioner) and B. Thayappa (the respondent), a building contractor, regarding compensation for defective work…
The Burmah-Shell Refineries Limited v. Their Workmen.1 February 1961 · The case involves an industrial dispute between The Burmah-Shell Refineries Limited (the petitioner) and their clerical staff (the respondents) regarding the payment of…
Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala v. The State of Bombay.27 January 1961 · The case revolves around Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala, who was convicted under Section 92 of the Factories Act, 1948, for operating a salt works without a license. The core…
The Pioneer Motors (private) Ltd. v. The Municipal Council, Nagercoil.(and Connected Appeals)27 January 1961 · The case involves The Pioneer Motors (Private) Ltd. challenging the imposition of a profession tax by the Municipal Council of Nagercoil under the Travancore District…
National Cement Mines Industries, Ltd. v. Commissioner,of Income-Tax, West Bengal, Calcutta.17 January 1961 · The case involves National Cement Mines Industries, Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the inclusion of a sum of Rs. 77,820 in their assessable income by the Commissioner…
Dr. Jatish Chandra Ghosh v. Hari Sadhan Mukherjee and Others.16 January 1961 · The case involves Dr. Jatish Chandra Ghosh, an elected member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, who published questions that were disallowed by the Speaker in a…
Rabia Bai v. The Custodian-General of Evacueeproperty.12 January 1961 · The case involves Rabia Bai (the petitioner) appealing against the decision of the Custodian-General of Evacuee Property (the respondent) regarding the confirmation of a…
Mahanth Ramswaroop Das v. The State of Bihar.11 January 1961 · The case involves Mahant Ramswaroop Das, the Mahant of the Asthal Estate in Bihar, who contested his liability to pay agricultural income tax for the year when the…
Tulsidas Kilachand v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax,bombay City I.[and Connecte3 January 1961 · The case involves Tulsidas Kilachand (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay City I (the respondent) regarding the taxability…