Supreme Court judgments, 1970

26 judgments, newest first.

• Abdul Ghani v. State of Jammu & Kashmir18 December 1970 · The case of Abdul Ghani vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir revolves around the legality of the detention of the petitioner under the Jammu and Kashmir Preventive Detention…
• State of Punjab v. Hiralal & Ors.18 December 1970 · The case involves the State of Punjab (Petitioner) appealing against a judgment by the Punjab High Court that quashed a government order allowing reservation for…
• D. P. Mishra v. Kamal Narain Sharma & Ors.18 December 1970 · The case of D.P. Mishra vs. Kamal Narain Sharma & Ors. revolves around an appeal against a High Court finding that the appellant, D.P. Mishra, was guilty of corrupt…
• Ratanlal v. State of Madhya Pradesh17 December 1970 · The case involves Ratanlal, the petitioner, who was convicted under Section 435 of the Indian Penal Code for setting fire to grass. The core issue was whether Ratanlal…
• Smt. Jatan Golcha v. M/S Golcha Properties (p) Ltd.16 December 1970 · The case involves Smt. Jatan Golcha (the petitioner) appealing against the Rajasthan High Court's decision, which denied her the right to appeal an order made by the…
• Sunil Kumar Roy v. M/S. Bhowra Kankanee Collieries Ltd. & Ors.15 December 1970 · The case involves Sunil Kumar Roy (the petitioner) appealing against M/s. Bhowra Kankanee Collieries Ltd. & others (the respondents) regarding a dispute over the payment…
• H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Raoscindia Bahad v. Union of India15 December 1970 · The case of H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Rao Scindia Bahadur vs. Union of India revolves around the validity of an order issued by the President of India that…
• C. R. Bansi v. State of Maharashtra15 December 1970 · The case involves C. R. Bansi, an income-tax officer who was dismissed from service and subsequently charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for habitually…
• Surath Chandra Chakrabarty v. State of West Bengal14 December 1970 · The case involves Surath Chandra Chakrabarty, who challenged his removal from the position of Assistant Director of Fire Services in West Bengal. The core issue was…
• Jadunath Singh & Anr. v. State of U.P.7 December 1970 · The case of Jadunath Singh & Anr. vs. State of U.P. revolves around the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for…
• Tarachand v. Superintendent of Central Excise, Bombay.3 December 1970 · The case involves Tarachand, the petitioner, who was convicted by the High Court for an offence under Rule 126-P(2) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, after being…
• Kakinada Annadana Samajam Etc. v. Commissioner of Hindu Religious & Charitableendowments, Hy2 December 1970 · The case involves Kakinada Annadana Samajam (the petitioner) challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious…
• Joginder Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh30 November 1970 · The case involves Joginder Singh, a Lance Naik in the Indian Army, who was charged with rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. The core issue was whether his…
• State of Bihar & Anr. v. Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd.27 November 1970 · The case involves the State of Bihar and another petitioner against Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. The core issue was whether the turnover from sales made by…
• Ugamsingh & Mishrimal v. Kesrimal & Ors,.26 November 1970 · The case of Ugamsingh & Mishrimal vs. Kesrimal & Ors revolves around a dispute regarding the right to worship the idol of Adeshwarji in a temple at Paroli. The…
• A. Lakshmanarao v. Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Parvatipuram & Ors.24 November 1970 · The case involves A. Lakshmanarao, who challenged the legality of his detention following a remand order issued by a Judicial Magistrate. The core issue was whether the…
• The Check Post Officer & Ors. v. K. P. Abdulla Bros.23 November 1970 · The case involves a dispute between The Check Post Officer and K. P. Abdulla Bros. regarding the confiscation of goods under the Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1959. The…
• Estate of Late, Rangalal Jajodia v. Commissioner of Income-Tax Madras19 November 1970 · The case involves the Estate of Late Rangalal Jajodia (Petitioner) against the Commissioner of Income-Tax Madras (Respondent). The core issue was whether the assessments…
• State of Mysore & Ors. v. M/S. D. Cawasji & Co. and Ors.18 November 1970 · The case involves the State of Mysore challenging a High Court decision that invalidated the levy of education cess on "shop-rent," "tree-tax," and "tree-rent" under the…
• Jaipur Hosiery Mills (p) Ltd., Jaipur v. The State of Rajasthan & Others.27 April 1970 · The case involves Jaipur Hosiery Mills (P) Ltd. challenging the validity of certain notifications issued by the State of Rajasthan under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act,…
• The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras v. M. v. Murugappan & Ors.24 April 1970 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras, as the petitioner against M. V. Murugappan and others, the respondents. The core issue was whether the…
• Union of India v. The Lonavla Borough Municipality of Lonavla, District Poon9 March 1970 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India (Petitioner) and the Lonavla Borough Municipality (Respondent) regarding the legality of a consolidated tax levied…
• Panchamal Narayan Shenoy v. Basthi Venkatesha Shenoy20 February 1970 · The case involves a dispute between Panchamal Narayan Shenoy (the petitioner) and Basthi Venkatesha Shenoy (the respondent) regarding the eviction of tenants under…
• Joint Commercial Tax Officer, Harbour Div. Ii Madras v. Young Men's Indian Association (reg.) Madras & Ors.12 February 1970 · The case involves the Joint Commercial Tax Officer, Harbour Division II Madras (Petitioner) against the Young Men's Indian Association (Reg.) Madras & Others…
• M. D. Shukla & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.6 February 1970 · The case of M. D. Shukla & Ors. vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. revolves around the regularization of services of permanent employees from the former states of Saurashtra…
• Twyford Tea Co. Ltd. and Another v. The State of Kerala and Another15 January 1970 · The case involves Twyford Tea Co. Ltd. and another petitioner challenging the Kerala Plantation (Additional Tax) Act, 1960, and its amendment in 1967, which imposed an…