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Supreme Court judgments, 1968

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Ramarao & Anr. v. Narayan & Anr.20 December 1968 · The case involves a dispute regarding the jurisdiction of a magistrate to take cognizance of a complaint alleging forgery under sections 465 and 471 of the Indian Penal…
Shashibushan Prasad Misilra & Anr. v. Babuji Rai & Ors.27 November 1968 · The case involves a dispute over land ownership between the appellants, Shashibushan Prasad Misilra and another, and the respondents, Babuji Rai and others. The core…
J.K. (bombay) (p) Ltd. v. New Kaiser-I-Hind Spg. & Wvg. Co. Ltd. & Ors. Etc.22 November 1968 · The case involves a winding-up petition filed against New Kaiser-I-Hind Spinning & Weaving Co. Ltd. by J.K. (Bombay) (P) Ltd. The core issue revolved around the…
M.C. Verghese v. T.J. Ponnan & Anr.13 November 1968 · The case involves M.C. Verghese (the petitioner) appealing against T.J. Ponnan (the respondent) regarding a defamation complaint. The core issue was whether letters…
Union of India v. Jai Narain Misra31 October 1968 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India (Petitioner) and Jai Narain Misra (Respondent), a building contractor, regarding an arbitration award related to a…
Workmen of Shri Bajrang Jute Mills Ltd. v. Employers of Shri Bajrang Jute Mills Ltd.31 October 1968 · The case involves a dispute between the workmen of Shri Bajrang Jute Mills Ltd. and the employers regarding the implementation of wage recommendations made by the…
Illias v. Collector of Customs, Madras31 October 1968 · The case revolves around the admissibility of confessional statements made by the appellant, Illias, to customs officials in relation to charges of gold smuggling. The…
Purshottam Das v. Smt. Raj Mani Devi30 October 1968 · The case involves a dispute between Purshottam Das (the petitioner) and Smt. Raj Mani Devi (the respondent) regarding the eviction of the petitioner from a property…
Motibhai Fulabhai Patel & Co. v. M/S. R. Prasad and Ors.30 October 1968 · The case involves Motibhai Fulabhai Patel & Co. (the petitioner) challenging the confiscation of a mixture of tobacco by the Collector of Central Excise, which included…
State of Maharashtra v. Mumbai Upnagar Gramodyog Sangh15 October 1968 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra (Petitioner) against the Mumbai Upnagar Gramodyog Sangh (Respondent) concerning the disposal of carcasses under the Bombay…
Nani Gopal Mitra v. The State of Bihar15 October 1968 · The case involves Nani Gopal Mitra, who was convicted under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for possessing pecuniary resources disproportionate…
Badri Prasad v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.11 October 1968 · The case of Badri Prasad vs. State of Madhya Pradesh revolves around a contractual dispute concerning the rights to cut timber in a forest that was subsequently vested…
Rama Shankar Singh & Anr. v. Mst. Shyamlata Devi and Ors.10 October 1968 · The case of Rama Shankar Singh & Anr. vs. Mst. Shyamlata Devi and Ors. revolves around a dispute concerning the payment of rent for leased forest rights. The core issue…
Sampat Prakash v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Anr.10 October 1968 · The case of Sampat Prakash vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir revolves around the legality of the petitioner’s detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Preventive Detention Act,…
The Premier Automobiles Ltd. v. S.N. Shrivastava & Anr.10 October 1968 · The case involves The Premier Automobiles Ltd. (Petitioner) challenging a demand for advance tax issued by the Income-tax Officer, treating the company as an agent of a…
Arjan Singh and Anr. v. The State of Punjab and Ors.8 October 1968 · The case of Arjan Singh and Anr. vs. The State of Punjab and Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendment and…
Union of India & Ors. v. K. Rajappa Menon7 October 1968 · The case involves the Union of India and others (Petitioners) against K. Rajappa Menon (Respondent), a railway employee who was dismissed from service following a…
Workmen of the Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Compan v. Management of the Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Co. Ltd27 September 1968 · The case involves an industrial dispute between the workmen of the Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Company (the petitioner) and the management of the same company (the…
Harnath Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh27 September 1968 · The case involves Harnath Singh, who was convicted under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code for his alleged involvement in a dacoity. The core issue revolved around…
Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co., Ltd. v. Workmen and Ors. Etc.27 September 1968 · The case involves the Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co., Ltd. (Petitioner) against the Workmen and Others (Respondent) concerning an industrial dispute related to a…
Vijay Cotton & Oil Mills Ltd. v. The State of Gujarat11 September 1968 · The case involves Vijay Cotton & Oil Mills Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the State of Gujarat (the respondent) regarding the compulsory acquisition of land under the…
Commissioner of Wealth-Tax, Madras v. Smt. Muthukrishna Ammal6 September 1968 · The case involves the Commissioner of Wealth-Tax, Madras (Petitioner) versus Smt. Muthukrishna Ammal (Respondent) regarding the inclusion of leasehold interests in salt…
State of Madras v. M/S.k.c.p. Ltd.20 August 1968 · The case involves the State of Madras (Petitioner) appealing against M/S K.C.P. Ltd. (Respondent) regarding the applicability of sales tax on the sale of two arc…
Konappa Rudrappa Nadgouda v. Vishwanath Reddy & Anr.18 July 1968 · The case involves an election petition filed by Konappa Rudrappa Nadgouda (the petitioner) challenging the election of Vishwanath Reddy (the respondent) from the…
Union of India v. M/S. Khas Karanapura Colliery Ltd.15 April 1968 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India (Petitioner) and M/s. Khas Karanapura Colliery Ltd. (Respondent) regarding a notification issued under Section…
Amrit Lal Goverdhan Lalan v. State Bank of Travancore & Ors.11 April 1968 · The case involves Amrit Lal Goverdhan Lalan (the petitioner) challenging the liability imposed on him as a guarantor for a loan agreement between the State Bank of…
Mahesh Bhagat v. Ram Baran Mahto & Ors.11 April 1968 · The case of Mahesh Bhagat vs. Ram Baran Mahto & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of a thika patta (a type of lease) executed by the predecessor of the petitioner,…
State of Gujarat and Anr. Etc. v. Mehboob Khan Usman Khan Etc.11 April 1968 · The case involves the State of Gujarat challenging the High Court's decision that quashed notices served to the respondents under Section 59 of the Bombay Police Act,…
Dhanki Mahajan v. Rana Chandubha Wakhatsing & Ors.11 April 1968 · The case involves a dispute between Dhanki Mahajan (the petitioner) and Rana Chandubha Wakhatsing & others (the respondents) regarding the classification of the…
Jambu Rao Satappa Kocheri v. Neminath Appayya Hanammannaver10 April 1968 · The case involves a dispute between Jambu Rao Satappa Kocheri (the petitioner) and Neminath Appayya Hanamannaver (the respondent) regarding an agreement to sell 41 acres…
State of Gujarat Etc. v. Vakhtsinghji Sursinghji Vaghela & Ors. Etc.8 April 1968 · The case involves the State of Gujarat as the petitioner against Vakhtsinghji Sursinghji Vaghela and others as respondents, concerning claims for compensation under the…
Shiromani & Ors. v. Hem Kumar & Ors.4 April 1968 · The case involves a dispute over the partition of property following the death of a family patriarch, D, who left behind agricultural and house property. The appellants,…
T. K. Lakshmana Iyer & Ors. v. State of Madras & Ors.26 March 1968 · The case of T. K. Lakshmana Iyer & Ors. vs. State of Madras & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act, specifically Section…
Kirpal Singh Duggal v. Municipal Board, Ghaziabad26 March 1968 · The case involves Kirpal Singh Duggal (the petitioner) appealing against the Municipal Board of Ghaziabad (the respondent) regarding the refund of tolls collected during…
Lajwanti v. Lal Chand and Ors.22 March 1968 · The case revolves around the eviction of the respondent, Lal Chand, from premises used as a factory owned by the petitioner, Lajwanti. The core issue was whether the…
Mohar Rai & Bharath Rai v. The State of Bihar22 March 1968 · The case involves Mohar Rai and Bharath Rai (the appellants) who were convicted under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for shooting and injuring a prosecution…
Godhra Borough Municipality v. Godhra Electricity Co. Ltd.20 March 1968 · The case involves a dispute between the Godhra Borough Municipality (Petitioner) and Godhra Electricity Co. Ltd. (Respondent) regarding the assessment of property tax…
Fort Gloster Industries Ltd. v. Sethia Mercantile (p) Ltd.19 March 1968 · The case involves a dispute between Fort Gloster Industries Ltd. (the petitioner) and Sethia Mercantile (P) Ltd. (the respondent) regarding a forward contract for the…
State of Gujarat v. Chinubhai Gopaldas13 March 1968 · The case involves the State of Gujarat as the petitioner against Chinubhai Gopaldas, the respondent, concerning the confiscation of bottles containing alcohol under the…
Mohd. Usman v. State of Bihar12 March 1968 · The case involves Mohd. Usman, a manufacturer of fireworks, who was convicted under Section 5(3) of the Indian Explosives Act, 1884, for allowing minors to work in his…
P. S. L. Ramanathan Chettiar & Ors. v. O. Rm. P. Rm. Ramanathan Chettiar4 March 1968 · The case involves a dispute between P. S. L. Ramanathan Chettiar & Ors. (Petitioners) and O. RM. P. RM. Ramanathan Chettiar (Respondent) regarding the applicability of…
United Commercial Bank Ltd. v. Okara Grain Buyers Syndicate Ltd. & Anr.4 March 1968 · The case involves a dispute between United Commercial Bank Ltd. (the petitioner) and Okara Grain Buyers Syndicate Ltd. (the respondent) regarding a fixed deposit receipt…
Raja Dhruv Dev Chand v. Harmohinder Singh & Anr.1 March 1968 · The case involves Raja Dhruv Dev Chand (the petitioner) seeking a refund of rent paid for agricultural land leased in undivided Punjab, which he could no longer…
Shah Dhansukhlal Chhaganlal v. Dalichand Virchand Shroff and Others1 March 1968 · The case involves Shah Dhansukhlal Chhaganlal (the petitioner), a tenant who fell into arrears of rent owed to Dalichand Virchand Shroff and others (the respondents).…
Mulamchand v. State of Madhya Pradesh20 February 1968 · The case of Mulamchand vs. State of Madhya Pradesh revolves around the appellant's claim for a refund of a deposit made for the right to collect forest produce after the…
Dalpat Singh & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan13 February 1968 · The case involves Dalpat Singh and another appellant who were convicted by the Rajasthan High Court for extortion under sections 120B and 161 of the Indian Penal Code…
Moti Lal Banker v. Mahraj Kumar Mahmood Hasan Khan9 February 1968 · The case involves a dispute between Moti Lal Banker (Petitioner) and Maharaj Kumar Mahmood Hasan Khan (Respondent) regarding the enforceability of a compromise agreement…
Puttarangamma & 2 Ors. v. M. S. Ranganna & 3 Ors.8 February 1968 · The case revolves around a dispute within a joint Hindu family regarding the separation of a karta (head of the family) from the joint family status. The karta, Savoy…
Udai Ram Sharma and Others Etc. v. Union of India and Others7 February 1968 · The case of Udai Ram Sharma and Others vs. Union of India and Others revolves around the validity of the Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967, which…
P. D. Sharma v. State Bank of India7 February 1968 · The case involves P.D. Sharma (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Labour Court, which held that it lacked the competence to entertain an application under…
Ghasi Ram v. Dal Singh & Others7 February 1968 · The case involves Ghasi Ram (the petitioner) challenging the election of Dal Singh (the respondent) to the Haryana State Legislative Assembly, alleging corrupt practices…
Om Prabha Jain v. Abnash Chand & Anr.7 February 1968 · The case involves Om Prabha Jain (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which declared her election to the Vidhan Sabha of…
Madan Lal Ram Chandra Daga Etc. v. State of Maharashtra5 February 1968 · The case involves three appellants—Madan Lal Ram Chandra Daga and two associates—who were charged with cheating the J. R. firm by inflating invoices and drawing…
South Bihar Sugar Mills Ltd., Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.5 February 1968 · The case involves South Bihar Sugar Mills Ltd. and others (the petitioners) challenging the imposition of excise duty by the Union of India (the respondent) under the…
State of Punjab v. Dharam Singh2 February 1968 · The case involves the State of Punjab (Petitioner) against Dharam Singh and others (Respondents), who were teachers in District Board Schools taken over by the state.…
Management, Chitavalsah Jute Mills Ltd. v. Workmen of Chitavalsah Jute Mills2 February 1968 · The case involves a dispute between the Management of Chitavalsah Jute Mills Ltd. (the petitioner) and the Workmen of Chitavalsah Jute Mills (the respondent) regarding…
Sahodrabairai v. Ram Singh Aharwar2 February 1968 · The case of Sahodrabairai vs. Ram Singh Aharwar revolves around an election petition filed by the appellant, Sahodrabairai, challenging the election results. The core…
Gram Sabha, Besahani v. Ram Raj Singh & Ors.31 January 1968 · The case involves a dispute between the Gram Sabha of Besahani (Petitioner) and Ram Raj Singh & Others (Respondents) regarding the validity of an ejectment order issued…
Special Land Acquisition & Rehabilitation Officer, Sagar v. M. S. Seshagiri Rao & Anr.31 January 1968 · The case revolves around the Government of Mysore's acquisition of land granted to the respondents, M. S. Seshagiri Rao and another, under specific conditions that…
Thakore Sobhag Singh v. Thakur Jai Singh & Ors.31 January 1968 · The case revolves around the dispute over the succession of a jagir (land grant) following the death of the last holder. The petitioner, Thakore Sobhag Singh, contested…
Firm Mukand Lal Veer Kumar & Anr. v. Sri Purushottam Singh & Ors.31 January 1968 · The case involves a dispute regarding the adjudication of insolvency against a firm and its partners under the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920. The core issue was…
Birendra Pratap Singh and Another v. Gulwant Singh and Others31 January 1968 · The case of Birendra Pratap Singh and Another vs. Gulwant Singh and Others revolves around the issue of land tenancy rights under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land…
Chhatu Ram Horil Ram Ltd. v. State of Bihar and Anr.31 January 1968 · The case involves Chhatu Ram Horil Ram Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the State of Bihar (the respondent) regarding the renewal of a lease for mica-bearing land. The…
Kt. N. Rm. Thenappa Chettiar & Ors. v. N. S. Kr. Karuppan Chettiar & Ors.31 January 1968 · The case involves a dispute over the management of a trust established for religious purposes, with the appellants (KT. N. RM. Thenappa Chettiar & Ors.) seeking to…
Union of India v. Nanak Singh31 January 1968 · The case involves the Union of India (Petitioner) appealing against a decision made by the Punjab High Court regarding the termination of Nanak Singh (Respondent), a…
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Maharaj Narain and Others30 January 1968 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the acquittal of Maharaj Narain and others by the trial court. The core issue was whether the appeal…
Hazari & Ors. v. Neki & Ors.25 January 1968 · The case of Hazari & Ors. vs. Neki & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the statutory right of pre-emption under the Punjab Pre-emption Act, particularly whether…
State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Sardar D.K. Jadav25 January 1968 · The case involves the State of Madhya Pradesh and others (Petitioners) against Sardar D.K. Jadav (Respondent) concerning the ownership of certain tanks and wells claimed…
R. Ramakrishna Rao v. State of Kerala23 January 1968 · The case involves R. Ramakrishna Rao, the proprietor of multiple hotels, who was convicted for failing to comply with the Employees Provident Funds Act, 1952. The core…
Pashupati Nath Singh v. Harihar Prasad Singh22 January 1968 · The case involves an election petition filed by Pashupati Nath Singh (the petitioner) challenging the election of Harihar Prasad Singh (the respondent) to the Bihar…
Laxman Siddappa Naik v. Kattimani Chaniappa Jamappanna & Ors.19 January 1968 · The case involves an election petition filed by Laxman Siddappa Naik, an unsuccessful candidate for a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Mysore Legislative…
Ningawwa v. Byrappa & 3 Ors.17 January 1968 · The case involves a dispute over a gift deed executed in 1938 by the appellant, Ningawwa, in favor of her husband, Byrappa. The core issue was whether the gift deed…
Minor P. Rajendran v. State of Madras & Ors.17 January 1968 · The case of Minor P. Rajendran vs. State of Madras & Ors. revolves around the legality of rules promulgated by the State Government for the selection of candidates for…
Hira Singh Pal v. Madan Lal15 January 1968 · The case revolves around the rejection of two nomination papers filed by the respondent, Madan Lal, for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections in 1967. The…
Ramji Dixit & Another v. Bhrigunath & Others12 January 1968 · The case of Ramji Dixit & Another vs. Bhrigunath & Others revolves around the inheritance rights of a Hindu widow under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act…
Anglo American Direct Tea Trading Co.ltd. v. Commissioner of Agricultural Income-Tax,kerala State, Triv10 January 1968 · The case involves Anglo American Direct Tea Trading Co. Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Agricultural Income-Tax, Kerala State (the…
T. S. Pl. P. Chidambaram Chettiar v. T. K. B. Santhanaramaswami Odayar & Ors.10 January 1968 · The case revolves around the ownership and classification of certain lands in Orathur Padugai, which were claimed by T. S. PL. P. Chidambaram Chettiar (the petitioner)…
Virudhunagar Steel Rolling Mills Limited v. The Government of Madras10 January 1968 · The case involves Virudhunagar Steel Rolling Mills Limited (the petitioner) challenging the rejection of their request for tax exemption under Section 12 of the Madras…
Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay v. M/S. Shree Goverdhan Ltd. Bombay9 January 1968 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay (Petitioner) versus M/s. Shree Goverdhan Ltd., Bombay (Respondent). The core issue was whether the Respondent's…
Delhi Motor Company and Ors. v. U.A. Basrurkar and Ors.8 January 1968 · The case involves a dispute between Delhi Motor Company (the petitioner) and U.A. Basrurkar (the respondent) regarding the enforceability of a sub-lease agreement for…
O. N. Mohindroo v. The Bar Council of Delhi & Ors.8 January 1968 · The case of O. N. Mohindroo vs. The Bar Council of Delhi & Ors. revolves around the legality of the suspension of the petitioner, an advocate, by the State Bar Council…