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Supreme Court judgments, 1979

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Premji Bhai Parmar & Others Etc. v. Delhi Development Authority & Others21 December 1979 · The case of Premji Bhai Parmar & Others vs. Delhi Development Authority & Others revolves around the legality of a surcharge levied by the Delhi Development Authority…
Northern India Caterers (india) Ltd. v. Lt. Governor of Delhi21 December 1979 · The case involves Northern India Caterers (India) Ltd. as the petitioner against the Lt. Governor of Delhi as the respondent. The core issue revolves around the review…
State (spe Hyderabad) v. Air Commodore Kailash Chand21 December 1979 · The case involves the State (SPE Hyderabad) as the petitioner against Air Commodore Kailash Chand, the respondent. The core issue was whether the respondent, who had…
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Klshori Lal Minocha21 December 1979 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) against Kishori Lal Minocha (Respondent) concerning a failed excise auction bid. The core issue was whether the…
Sri Krishna Singh v. Mathura Ahir and Ors.21 December 1979 · The case revolves around a dispute regarding the title and possession of a property associated with the Garwaghat Math, presided over by Mahant Mathura Ahir. The core…
Bhim Singh & Anr. v. Kan Singh(and Vice Versa)21 December 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the ownership of a house between Bhim Singh (the petitioner) and Kan Singh (the respondent). The core issue was whether the house was…
Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration20 December 1979 · The case of Sunil Batra vs. Delhi Administration revolves around allegations of torture inflicted on a prisoner, Prem Chand, by jail authorities. The petitioner, Sunil…
Dharam Dev Mehta v. The Union of India & Others20 December 1979 · The case of Dharam Dev Mehta vs. The Union of India & Others revolves around the legality of a compulsory retirement order issued to the petitioner under Fundamental…
Dewan Daulat Rai Kapoor Etc. Etc. v. New Delhi Municipal Committee & Another Etc. Etc.20 December 1979 · The case of Dewan Daulat Rai Kapoor vs. New Delhi Municipal Committee revolves around the assessment of annual value for the purpose of levying house tax under the Delhi…
Vasant Narayan Pawar v. State of Maharashtra19 December 1979 · The case involves Vasant Narayan Pawar (the petitioner) challenging a conviction for the murder of his wife, who died after being set on fire. The core issue was whether…
State of U.P., Etc. Etc. v. Synthetics & Chemicals Ltd. & Ors. Etc. Etc.19 December 1979 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) challenging the decision of the High Court which ruled against the levy of fees on the sale of denatured spirit…
C.I.T., Madras v. K. S. Rathnaswamy18 December 1979 · The case involves the assessment of K. S. Rathnaswamy's tax status under the Indian Income Tax Act, 1922, specifically regarding whether he should be classified as a…
Rajkapoor S/O Prithviraj Kapoor v. Laxman S/O Kishanlal Gavai14 December 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Rajkapoor, the producer of the film "Satyam Shivam Sundaram," against a prosecution initiated by Laxman, who alleged that the film was…
Dhanabal and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu13 December 1979 · The case involves Dhanabal and another appellant (the petitioners) against the State of Tamil Nadu (the respondent), concerning a murder conviction under Section 302…
Nadiad Electric Co. Ltd. v. Nadiad Borough Municipality & Anr.12 December 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Nadiad Electric Co. Ltd. (the petitioner) and Nadiad Borough Municipality (the respondent) regarding the supply of electrical energy…
V. C. Shukla v. State Through C.B.I.7 December 1979 · The case of V. C. Shukla vs. State through C.B.I. revolves around the interpretation of the term "interlocutory order" as defined in Section 11 of the Special Courts…
Dhani Ram Gupta & Ors. v. Lala Sri Ram & Anr.7 December 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Dhani Ram Gupta and others (the petitioners) against Lala Sri Ram and another (the respondents) concerning the execution of a decree for…
Rajput Ruda Maha and Ors. v. State of Gujarat5 December 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Rajput Ruda Maha and others against the State of Gujarat concerning their conviction for murder after being initially acquitted by the…
Commissioner of Gift Tax, Bombay Etc. v. Smt. Kusumben D. Mahadevia Etc.5 December 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Commissioner of Gift Tax, Bombay, and Smt. Kusumben D. Mahadevia regarding the valuation of shares for gift tax purposes. The…
Rameshwar Lal Sanwarmal v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Assam5 December 1979 · The case involves Rameshwar Lal Sanwarmal (the petitioner), a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), challenging the taxation of loans received from a private limited company as…
Shyamcharan Sharma v. Dharamdas4 December 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Shyamcharan Sharma (the petitioner/tenant) and Dharamdas (the respondent/landlord) regarding the eviction of the tenant for failure…
State of Maharashtra v. Natwarlal Damodardas Soni4 December 1979 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra (Petitioner) against Natwarlal Damodardas Soni (Respondent), concerning the seizure of gold biscuits suspected to be smuggled.…
Khorshed Shapoor Chenai Etc. v. Assistant Controller of Estate Duty4 December 1979 · The case involves a dispute regarding the estate duty assessments following the acquisition of land owned by Rashid Shapoor Chenai. The core issue was whether the estate…
Neelavathi and Ors. v. M. Natarajan and Ors.30 November 1979 · The case of Neelavathi and Ors. vs. M. Natarajan and Ors. revolves around the issue of court fees payable in a partition suit under the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit…
Union of India v. Satish Chandra Sharma30 November 1979 · The case involves the Union of India (Petitioner) against Satish Chandra Sharma (Respondent), a railway employee who was subjected to disciplinary proceedings for…
K. Kalpana Saraswathi v. P.S.S. Somasundram Chettiar29 November 1979 · The case involves a dispute over a contract for the sale of a house between K. Kalpana Saraswathi (the petitioner) and P.S.S. Somasundram Chettiar (the respondent). The…
C.I.T. Central, Calcutta v. National Taj Traders27 November 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) and National Taj Traders regarding the cancellation of income tax assessments for the accounting…
Registrar of Co-Operative Societies, Trivandrum and Anr. v. K. Kunhambu & Ors.27 November 1979 · The case involves the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Trivandrum, as the petitioner against K. Kunhambu and others, concerning the constitutionality of Section 60 of…
State of Gujarat v. Bhogilai, Keshavlal & Anr.27 November 1979 · The case involves the State of Gujarat (Petitioner) appealing against a decision by the High Court that struck down a notification issued under Section 6 of the Land…
Murari Lal S/O Ram Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh21 November 1979 · The case involves Murari Lal, who was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to death. The conviction was primarily based on…
Ice & General Mills v. Income Tax Officer, Central Circle Ii, Meerut20 November 1979 · The case involves Ice & General Mills (the petitioner) challenging the Income Tax Officer, Central Circle II, Meerut (the respondent) regarding the reopening of an…
Controller of Estate Duty, West Bengal v. Usha Kumar & Ors.20 November 1979 · The case involves the Controller of Estate Duty, West Bengal, as the petitioner against Usha Kumar and others, concerning the validity of a trust deed executed by a…
Mani Subrat Jain v. Raja Ram Vohra19 November 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Mani Subrat Jain (the petitioner) and Raja Ram Vohra (the respondent) regarding the eviction of the petitioner from a tenanted…
Gujarat Steel Tubes Ltd. v. Gujarat Steel Tubes Mazdoor Sabha19 November 1979 · The case involves Gujarat Steel Tubes Ltd. (the petitioner) and Gujarat Steel Tubes Mazdoor Sabha (the respondent) concerning the legality of the mass termination of…
Additional Commissioner of Income-Tax Gujarat, Ahmedabad v. Surat Art Silk Cloth Manufacturers Association, Surat19 November 1979 · The case involves the Additional Commissioner of Income-Tax, Gujarat, Ahmedabad (Petitioner) against the Surat Art Silk Cloth Manufacturers Association (Respondent). The…
Amritlal Ratilal Mehta & Anr. v. State of Gujarat16 November 1979 · The case of Amritlal Ratilal Mehta & Anr. vs. State of Gujarat revolves around allegations against the appellants, who were employees of a private company, for making…
Subhash Chander v. State (chandigarh Admn.) & Ors.15 November 1979 · The case involves Subhash Chander (Petitioner) challenging the withdrawal of prosecution against a jeweller accused of burglary, which was granted by the trial court…
State of Tamil Nadu v. R. Krishnamurthy15 November 1979 · The case involves the State of Tamil Nadu as the petitioner against R. Krishnamurthy, the respondent, concerning the sale of adulterated gingelly oil mixed with…
Ram Deo v. Umrao Singh15 November 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Ram Deo (the petitioner) and Umrao Singh (the respondent) regarding arrears of rent and eviction under the U.P. (Temporary) Control…
Pramod Kumari Bhatia v. Om Prakash Bhatia and Ors.15 November 1979 · The case revolves around the interpretation of a testamentary will left by Pearey Lal Singh Bhatia, who passed away in 1952. The core issue was whether his son, Om…
State of Bihar and Anr. v. J.A.C. Saldanha and Ors.13 November 1979 · The case involves the State of Bihar (Petitioner) against J.A.C. Saldanha and others (Respondents) concerning the legality of further investigations into a criminal case…
Municipal Council, Pusad v. Gokaldas Dossa & Co. Ltd.13 November 1979 · The case involves the Municipal Council of Pusad (Petitioner) appealing against a High Court decision that quashed a demand notice for the Boja and Bale Tax imposed on…
State of Mysore & Ors. v. T. v. Sundaram Iyengar & Sons (p) Ltd.13 November 1979 · The case involves the State of Mysore (now Karnataka) appealing against a decision of the Mysore High Court which ruled that vehicles merely passing through the state do…
Sharif-Ud-Din v. Abdul Gani Lone12 November 1979 · The case of Sharif-Ud-Din vs. Abdul Gani Lone revolves around the validity of an election petition filed under the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act,…
Shiv Shanker Dal Mills Etc. Etc v. State of Haryana & Ors. Etc.9 November 1979 · The case involves Shiv Shanker Dal Mills and others (Petitioners) against the State of Haryana and others (Respondents) regarding the refund of excess market fees…
Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait v. M. C. Muhammad and Anr.7 November 1979 · The case involves Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the High Court of Kerala, which declared his election to the Lok Sabha void due to…
Dadaji Alias Dina v. Sukhdeobabu & Ors.7 November 1979 · The case revolves around the election of Dadaji alias Dina, who was declared successful in a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the February 1978 State…
State Bank of Travancore v. Goodland Plantations (p) Ltd.7 November 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the State Bank of Travancore (Petitioner) and Goodland Plantations (P) Ltd. (Respondent) regarding the refund of money paid for a…
Mahant Parichchan Das v. The Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts & Ors.6 November 1979 · The case involves Mahant Parichchan Das (the petitioner) seeking a declaration that certain properties were his personal properties and not subject to the Bihar Hindu…
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Pt. Chandra Bhushan Misra6 November 1979 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) appealing against a decision made by the Allahabad High Court regarding the refund of court fees to Pt. Chandra…
Financial Commissioner, Haryana and Others v. Kela Devi and Another31 October 1979 · The case involves a dispute regarding the allotment of surplus land under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953. The core issue was whether the surplus area…
Ganeshmal Jashraj v. Govt. of Gujarat and Anr.30 October 1979 · The case involves Ganeshamal Jashraj, who was charged under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, for selling adulterated turmeric powder. Initially, he pleaded…
G. M. Shah v. State of Jammu & Kashmir30 October 1979 · The case involves G. M. Shah (the petitioner) challenging the detention of his son (the detenu) under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. The core issue was…
Cement Marketing Co. of India Ltd. v. Asstt. Commissioner of Sales-Tax, Indore & Ors.30 October 1979 · The case involves Cement Marketing Co. of India Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decisions made by the Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax regarding the inclusion…
Raj Kapoor and Ors. v. State and Others26 October 1979 · The case of Raj Kapoor and Others vs. State and Others revolves around the issuance of summons against the appellants (Raj Kapoor and others) for alleged offenses under…
Director, Enforcement Directorate, Ministry of Finance Anda v. K. O. Krishnaswamy26 October 1979 · The case involves the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (Petitioner) against K. O. Krishnaswamy (Respondent) concerning violations of the Foreign Exchange…
State of Punjab v. Gurdial Singh & Ors.25 October 1979 · The case involves the State of Punjab (Petitioner) against Gurdial Singh and others (Respondents) concerning the validity of land acquisition proceedings initiated under…
Col. a. S. Iyer & Ors. Etc. v. V. Balasubramanyam & Ors.24 October 1979 · The case involves a challenge to the validity of certain provisions in the Survey of India (Recruitment from Corps of Engineer Officers) Rules, 1950, which established…
State (delhi Administration) v. I. K. Nangia and Anr.23 October 1979 · The case involves the State (Delhi Administration) as the petitioner against I.K. Nangia and another respondent concerning the prosecution of sales managers under the…
Tamil Nadu Education Department Ministerial & Generalsubord v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.23 October 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Tamil Nadu Education Department Ministerial & General Subordinate and the State of Tamil Nadu regarding the integration of two…
Banwari Lal v. Tirlok Chand & Others (and Vice Versa)23 October 1979 · The case revolves around the issue of adoption and inheritance rights under Hindu law. The petitioner, Banwari Lal, contested the validity of the adoption of Tirlok…
Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Sangli, Maharashtra v. The Collector of Sangli and Others22 October 1979 · The case involves the petitioner, Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., challenging the levy of sugarcane cess under the Bombay Sugarcane Cess Act, 1948, which was…
Abdul Qadir v. Managing Officer Cum Asstt. Custodian of Evacuee Property,j22 October 1979 · The case involves Abdul Qadir (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Managing Officer cum Assistant Custodian of Evacuee Property (the respondent) regarding…
Union of India v. Mohd. Nizam18 October 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India (Petitioner) and Mohd. Nizam (Respondent) regarding the recovery of a sum of Rs. 1606-8-0, which was paid by an…
Babu Noorul Hasan Khan v. Ram Prasad Singh & Ors.18 October 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Babu Noorul Hasan Khan (the petitioner) and Ram Prasad Singh & others (the respondents) regarding the ownership and rights to certain…
State of Punjab v. Labour Court, Jullundur & Ors.16 October 1979 · The case involves the State of Punjab challenging a decision by the Labour Court regarding the entitlement of retrenched employees of the Hydel Department to gratuity…
P. C. Cheriyan v. Barfi Devi16 October 1979 · The case of P. C. Cheriyan vs. Barfi Devi revolves around the interpretation of a lease agreement under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The core issue…
Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax (law) Board of Revenue v. G.S. Pai & Co.15 October 1979 · The case involves the Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax (Law) Board of Revenue as the petitioner against G.S. Pai & Co. The core issue was whether ornaments and articles…
Commissioner of Income Tax Kerala, Ernakulam v. V. Damodaran, Trivandrum15 October 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala, and V. Damodaran regarding the interpretation of "accumulated profits" under Section 2(6A)(e)…
Major R. S. Murgai (retd.) v. Major P. N. Kaushik (retd.) & Ors.12 October 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Major R. S. Murgai (Retd.) against the Delhi High Court's refusal to initiate contempt proceedings against Major P. N. Kaushik (Retd.) and…
Ram Prasad Sahu and Ors. v. State of Bihar12 October 1979 · The case involves appeals by Ram Prasad Sahu and others against the State of Bihar concerning their convictions under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian…
Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax (law) Board of a Revenue(t v. Advani Oorlikon (p) Ltd. Trivandrum12 October 1979 · The case involves the Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax (Law) Board of Revenue (Petitioner) against Advani Oorlikon (P) Ltd. (Respondent) concerning the assessment of…
Swami Saran Saksena v. State of U.P.11 October 1979 · The case involves Swami Saran Saksena, a temporary judicial officer whose compulsory retirement was challenged. The core issue was whether the order of compulsory…
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Tek Chand Bhatia11 October 1979 · The case involves the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (Petitioner) appealing against the acquittal of Tek Chand Bhatia (Respondent) regarding the sale of insect-infested…
K. Balakrishna Rao and Ors. v. Hazi Abdulla Sait and Ors.10 October 1979 · The case of K. Balakrishna Rao and Others vs. Hazi Abdulla Sait and Others revolves around a dispute concerning the eviction of a tenant from a non-residential building…
Nirmal Trading Company v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Central (calcutta)october 10, 110 October 1979 · The case involves Nirmal Trading Company (Petitioner) appealing against the Commissioner of Income Tax, Central (Calcutta) (Respondent) regarding the classification of…
Reliance Jute & Industries Ltd. v. C.I.T., West Bengal, Calcutta10 October 1979 · The case involves Reliance Jute & Industries Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Income Tax Officer regarding the carry forward of unabsorbed business…
Commissioner of Income-Tax, Andhra Pradesh v. T.N. Arvinda Reddy5 October 1979 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Andhra Pradesh (Petitioner) versus T.N. Aravinda Reddy (Respondent). The core issue was whether the release deeds…
Kewal Singh v. Lajwanti4 October 1979 · The case revolves around the eviction of Kewal Singh (the petitioner) from a rented property owned by Lajwanti (the respondent) under the Delhi Rent Control Act. The…
Ramdas Bhikaji Chaudhari v. Sada Nand & Ors.3 October 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Ramdas Bhikaji Chaudhari against the acquittal of Sada Nand and others by the Bombay High Court for violating Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the…
Ratan Singh v. State of Punjab3 October 1979 · The case involves Ratan Singh, a truck driver sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for causing the death of…
Mohd. Ibrahim Khan Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.21 September 1979 · The case involves Mohd. Ibrahim Khan and others (the petitioners) challenging the decision of the State of Madhya Pradesh (the respondent) to grant a quasi-permanent…
D. C. Gouse and Co. Etc. v. State of Kerala & Anr. Etc.21 September 1979 · The case of D. C. Gouse and Co. vs. State of Kerala & Anr. revolves around the constitutional validity of the Kerala Building Tax Act, 1975, which imposed a…
Sheo Narain v. Sher Singh21 September 1979 · The case involves Sheo Narain (the petitioner) appealing against the eviction order passed by the Rent Controller in favor of Sher Singh (the respondent) under the East…
Mundrika Prasad Sinha v. State of Bihar20 September 1979 · The case of Mundrika Prasad Sinha vs. State of Bihar revolves around the authority of the government to appoint multiple Assistant Government Pleaders and to manage the…
Ganga Sugar Co. Ltd., Etc. v. State of U.P. & Others Etc.20 September 1979 · The case involves Ganga Sugar Co. Ltd. challenging the validity of the U.P. Sugarcane Purchase Tax Act, 1961, which imposed a tax on sugarcane purchases by weight rather…
Commissioner of Income-Tax, Kerala v. Alagappa Textile (cochin) Ltd.19 September 1979 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Kerala (Petitioner) versus Alagappa Textile (Cochin) Ltd. (Respondent). The core issue was whether the remuneration…
Union of India Etc. v. M.E. Reddy and Anr.19 September 1979 · The case involves the Union of India (Petitioner) challenging the decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which had allowed a writ petition filed by M.E. Reddy…
Malabar Fisheries Co, Calcutta v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala19 September 1979 · The case involves Malabar Fisheries Co., Calcutta (the petitioner) against the Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala (the respondent). The core issue was whether the…
Ukhara Estate Zamindaries (pvt.) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal, Calcutta19 September 1979 · The case involves Ukhara Estate Zamindaries (Pvt.) Ltd. challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Income-Tax regarding the nature of certain receipts—specifically…
M. S. Shvananda v. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Others18 September 1979 · The case of M. S. Shvananda vs. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation revolves around the issue of whether employees of erstwhile contract carriage operators in…
V. S. Kuttan Pillai v. Ramakrishnan & Anr.18 September 1979 · The case of V. S. Kuttan Pillai vs. Ramakrishnan & Anr. revolves around the legality of a search warrant issued under Section 93(1)(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure,…
C. B. Muthamma v. Union of India & Ors.17 September 1979 · The case of C. B. Muthamma vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the denial of promotion to C. B. Muthamma, a senior member of the Indian Foreign Service, based on…
Bachan Singh Etc. v. State of Punjab14 September 1979 · The case of Bachan Singh vs. State of Punjab revolves around the appeals filed by the accused against their conviction and sentence for murder under Section 302 of the…
Biswabani (p.) Ltd. v. Santosh Kumar Dutta and Ors.14 September 1979 · The case of BISWABANI (P.) LTD. vs. SANTOSH KUMAR DUTTA AND ORS. revolves around a dispute regarding the status of the appellant company as a tenant after the expiration…
Mathuralal v. Bhawarlal & Anr.13 September 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Mathuralal (the petitioner) and Bhawarlal & Anr. (the respondents) regarding a house, which led to concerns about a potential breach…
C.I.T., West Bengal Iii, Calcutta v. Carew & Co. Ltd.13 September 1979 · The case involves the petitioner, C.I.T., West Bengal III, Calcutta, against the respondent, Carew & Co. Ltd., concerning the abatement of tax under the Agreement for…
Abdulla Mohammed Pagarkar v. State (union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu)11 September 1979 · The case involves Abdulla Mohammed Pagarkar (the petitioner) against the State of Goa, Daman, and Diu (the respondent), concerning allegations of corruption and…
Commissioner of Sales Tax, Lucknow v. D. S. Bist & Ors.11 September 1979 · The case involves the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Lucknow (Petitioner) versus D. S. Bist & Others (Respondent) concerning the applicability of sales tax on tea leaves…
Phul Singh v. State of Haryana10 September 1979 · The case involves Phul Singh, the appellant, who was convicted of raping his cousin's wife in broad daylight. The Sessions Judge sentenced him to four years of rigorous…
R. Narayanan v. S. Semmalai and Ors.6 September 1979 · The case involves an election dispute where R. Narayanan (the petitioner) was declared elected to the State Assembly, but S. Semmalai (the respondent) challenged the…
Sushil Chowdhary and Ors. v. State of Bihar6 September 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Sushil Chowdhary and others against the State of Bihar concerning the sentencing of two accused, Munni Marandi and Babua Marandi, for…
State of Maharashtra v. Veerappa R. Saboji and Anr.6 September 1979 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra (Petitioner) against Veerappa R. Saboji and another (Respondent) concerning the termination of the Respondent's service as a…
Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala v. Ambat Echukutty Menon6 September 1979 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala (Petitioner) versus Ambat Echukutty Menon (Respondent) regarding the taxability of proceeds from the sale of…
Controller of Estate Duty v. Kamlavati and Shri Jai Gopal Mehra5 September 1979 · The case involves the Controller of Estate Duty (Petitioner) appealing against the decision of the Tribunal and the High Court, which ruled that no estate duty was…
Ashok Kumar Mishra & Anr. v. Collector, Raipur & Ors.4 September 1979 · The case of Ashok Kumar Mishra & Anr. vs. Collector, Raipur & Ors. revolves around a challenge to the electoral process for the Municipal Corporation elections in…
Management of Shri Chalthan Vibhag Khan Udyog Sahakarimanda v. B.S. Barot Member, Industrial Court, Gujarat, and Anr. Etc.4 September 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Management of Shri Chalthan Vibhag Khan Udyog Sahakarimandal (the petitioner) and B.S. Barot, a member of the Industrial Court in…
Ramesh Chand Etc. Etc. v. State of U.P. and Others4 September 1979 · The case involves a legal challenge regarding the validity of a transport scheme under the Motor Vehicles Act, specifically concerning the requirement to specify the…
Pratap Singh v. Union Territory of Chandigarh and Anr.3 September 1979 · The case involves Pratap Singh, who was appointed as a temporary Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police on July 2, 1973, and whose services were terminated on September 26,…
Rameshwar Prasad v. State of Bihar and Ors.31 August 1979 · The case involves Rameshwar Prasad challenging the decision of the Bihar High Court and the subsequent acceptance by the Government to supersede him for promotion to…
M/S. Shanti Vijay Company v. Princess Fatima Fronzia .31 August 1979 · The case of Shanti Vijay & Co. vs. Princess Fatima Fouzia & Ors. revolves around the administration of a trust established by the late Nizam of Hyderabad, which included…
Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society New Delhi v. Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi31 August 1979 · The case involves the Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society (Petitioner) challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Respondent) regarding the reopening…
Jaswant Singh & Ors. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc.29 August 1979 · The case of Jaswant Singh & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the employment status of temporary employees working on the Beas Project following the…
Sundari and Ors. v. Laxmi and Ors.28 August 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the partition of property governed by the Madras Aliyasantana Act, 1949, among members of a Kutumba in South Kanara. The core issue was…
M. Ramakrishnan v. State of Madras28 August 1979 · The case of M. Ramakrishnan vs. State of Madras revolves around the interpretation of "stridhana land" under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land)…
H. H. Shri Swamiji of Shri Admar Mutt, Etc. v. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowmentsde27 August 1979 · The case involves H. H. Shri Swamiji of Shri Admar Mutt (Petitioner) against the Commissioner of Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (Respondent). The core issue was…
Valliamma Champaka Pillai v. Sivathanu Pillai and Ors.24 August 1979 · The case of Valliamma Champaka Pillai vs. Sivathanu Pillai and Ors. revolves around a dispute regarding the partition and possession of certain properties that were…
V. Dhanapal Chettiar v. Yesodai Ammal23 August 1979 · The case of V. Dhanapal Chettiar vs. Yesodai Ammal revolves around the eviction of a tenant under the provisions of the Rent Control Act. The core issue was whether the…
Supdt. & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs West Bengal v. Anil Kumar Bhunja & Ors.23 August 1979 · The case revolves around the interpretation of "possession" under Section 29(b) of the Arms Act, 1959. The Supreme Court of India was tasked with reviewing a decision by…
Sharif Ahmed v. State of U.P.22 August 1979 · The case involves Sharif Ahmed (Petitioner) challenging a decision by the Allahabad High Court regarding his sentence under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. The…
G. R. Luthra v. Lt. Governor of Delhi & Ors.22 August 1979 · The case revolves around a dispute regarding seniority between G. R. Luthra (the petitioner) and the Lt. Governor of Delhi & Others (the respondents), particularly…
Bishan Devi & Ors. v. Sirbaksh Singh & Anr.20 August 1979 · The case involves a claim for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, following the death of the first appellant's husband, who was allegedly run over by a…
Thakoreshri Naharsinghji Dolatsinghji & 2 Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.17 August 1979 · The case involves Thakore Shri Naharsinghji Dolatsinghji and others (the petitioners) against the State of Gujarat and others (the respondents). The core issue revolves…
S. B. Noronah v. Prem Kumari Khanna16 August 1979 · The case of S. B. Noronah vs. Prem Kumari Khanna revolves around the interpretation and application of Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The core issue was…
Rajinder Nath Etc. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi13 August 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Rajinder Nath and others (the petitioners) and the Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi (the respondent) regarding the assessment of…
Mohammad Yousuf Rather v. The State of Jammu & Kashmir and Ors.10 August 1979 · The case of Mohammad Yousuf Rather vs. The State of Jammu & Kashmir revolves around the legality of the petitioner’s detention under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety…
Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews & Ors. v. Paulose Mar Athanasius Ors.10 August 1979 · The case involves a significant number of pending suits filed by the Malankara Church, a prominent religious community in Kerala, which had resulted in prolonged…
Inderjeet v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.10 August 1979 · The case of Inderjeet vs. State of Uttar Pradesh revolves around the constitutionality of Section 7 read with Section 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,…
Kathiawar Industries Ltd. v. Jaffrabad Municipality8 August 1979 · The case of Kathiawar Industries Ltd. vs. Jaffrabad Municipality revolves around the issue of whether the uncrushed salt manufactured by the petitioner and transported…
State of Gujarat v. Gujarat Revenue Tribunal & Ors.8 August 1979 · The case involves the State of Gujarat challenging the decisions of the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal and the High Court regarding the classification of certain lands…
H.S. Verma & Ors. v. Secretary, Ministry of Shipping & Transport and Ors. Etc.,e7 August 1979 · The case of H.S. Verma & Ors. vs. Secretary, Ministry of Shipping & Transport & Ors. revolves around the validity of appointments made to the Central Engineering Service…
N. Madhavan v. State of Kerala7 August 1979 · The case of N. Madhavan vs. State of Kerala revolves around the legality of the confiscation of a licensed gun belonging to the accused, N. Madhavan, after he was…
Vijaysingh Rathore v. Murarilal & Ors.3 August 1979 · The case involves Vijaysingh Rathore, a practicing advocate, who was suspended for one month by the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Bar Council of India for certifying the…
Brij Mohan v. Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi3 August 1979 · The case of Brij Mohan vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi revolves around the imposition of a penalty under Section 271(1)(c)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961,…
Anand Narain Shukla v. State of Madhya Pradesh2 August 1979 · The case involves Anand Narain Shukla, an office superintendent in the Agriculture Department of Madhya Pradesh, who was reverted to a lower rank following a…
State of Maharashtra v. Vishwanath Tukuram Umale & Ors.2 August 1979 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra as the petitioner against Vishwanath Tukuram Umale and others (respondents) concerning unlawful possession of railway property…
Indu Bhushan Gupta v. State of U.P. & Ors.1 August 1979 · The case involves Indu Bhushan Gupta (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Collector regarding the recovery of a taccavi loan taken for agricultural…
Rohtas v. State of Haryana & Another31 July 1979 · The case involves Rohtas, who was charged with murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The core issue was whether the Sessions Judge had jurisdiction to try…
Krishnabai Deshmukh v. Tuljeramarao Nambiar & Ors.31 July 1979 · The case involves a dispute over land ownership between Krishnabai Deshmukh (the petitioner) and Tuljeramarao Nambiar & others (the respondents). The core issue was…
Parbati Devi & Ors. v. Mahadeo Prasad Tibrewalla31 July 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the execution of a consent decree related to a mortgage. The core issue was whether the execution of the decree was time-barred under…
Mohan Singh v. State of Rajasthan30 July 1979 · The case involves Mohan Singh (the petitioner) appealing against a charge framed under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly causing the disappearance…
Rama Verma Bharathan Thampuran v. State of Kerala and Ors.30 July 1979 · The case of Rama Verma Bharathan Thampuran vs. State of Kerala and Ors. revolves around the constitutional validity of the Valiamma Thampuram Kovilakam Estate and the…
Assistant Collector of Central Excise v. Jainson Hosiery Industries27 July 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Assistant Collector of Central Excise (Petitioner) and Jainsen Hosiery Industries (Respondent) regarding the seizure of goods…
Assistant Transport Commissioner(administration), Uttar Pra v. Sri Nand Singh27 July 1979 · The case revolves around the interpretation of the starting point for the limitation period for filing an appeal under Section 15 of the U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation…
B. Saha and Ors. v. M. S. Kochar27 July 1979 · The case of B. Saha and Ors. vs. M. S. Kochar revolves around allegations of dishonest misappropriation of goods by the appellants, who were public servants. The core…
Sitaram Kashiram Konda v. Pigment Cakes & Chemicals Mfg. Co.27 July 1979 · The case revolves around Sitaram Kashiram Konda (the petitioner) who filed a suit against his employer, Pigment Cakes & Chemicals Mfg. Co. (the respondent), seeking a…
Avtar Singh & Ors. v. Jagjit Singh & Anr.27 July 1979 · The case of Avtar Singh & Ors. vs. Jagjit Singh & Anr. revolves around a dispute regarding the jurisdiction of civil and revenue courts in a property matter following…
Syad Akbar v. State of Karnataka25 July 1979 · The case involves Syad Akbar, a bus driver accused of causing the death of a four-year-old girl, who was struck by his bus while attempting to cross a narrow road. The…
Devki Alias Kala v. The State of Haryana24 July 1979 · The case involves Devki alias Kala, who was convicted of abduction and related offenses under Sections 366 and 368 of the Indian Penal Code. The core issue was whether…
Dera Phalauli v. State of Punjab & Ors.24 July 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Dera Phalauli against the State of Punjab concerning the validity of an order issued under Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act,…
Organo Chemical Industries & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.23 July 1979 · The case of Organo Chemical Industries & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the interpretation and enforcement of the Employees Provident Fund and…
Kanchanlal Maneklal Chokshi v. The State of Gujarat and Ors.23 July 1979 · The case of Kanchanlal Maneklal Chokshi vs. The State of Gujarat and Ors. revolves around the legality of a preventive detention order issued under the Conservation of…
Krishna Kumar v. Divisional Assistant Electrical Engineercentral Railway and17 July 1979 · The case involves Krishna Kumar, who was appointed as a Train Lighting Inspector by the Chief Electrical Engineer on July 11, 1974. He was subsequently removed from…
D.D. Suri v. Union of India and Anr.17 July 1979 · The case involves D.D. Suri (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Union of India regarding his seniority and pay in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).…
Ramesh Bejoy Sharma and Ors. v. Pashupati Rai and Ors.17 July 1979 · The case of Ramesh Bejoy Sharma and Ors. vs. Pashupati Rai and Ors. revolves around the issue of eviction rights of a landlord against tenants-at-will under the Bihar…
Aladankandu Puthiyapurayil Abdulla v. Food Inspector, Cannanore & Anr.16 July 1979 · The case involves Aladankandu Puthiyapurayil Abdulla (the petitioner) against the Food Inspector, Cannanore (the respondent). The core issue revolves around the…
Dharambir and Anr. v. State of U.P.16 July 1979 · The case involves a special leave petition filed by Dharambir and another individual against the State of Uttar Pradesh, challenging their conviction under Section 302…
Metalware & Co. Etc. v. Bansilal Sharma and Ors. Etc.4 May 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Metalware & Co. (the petitioner) and Bansilal Sharma & Ors. (the respondent) regarding the eviction of the petitioner from a shop…
Dalbir Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab4 May 1979 · The case involves Dalbir Singh and others (the petitioners) appealing against the death sentence imposed by the Sessions Court and upheld by the High Court for their…
Shankar Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.ltd. & Anr.4 May 1979 · The case involves Shankar Chakravarti (the petitioner) against Britannia Biscuit Co. Ltd. (the respondent) concerning the termination of Chakravarti's employment…
Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Govt. of Bihar, Patna4 May 1979 · The case of Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar revolves around the fundamental right to a speedy trial as enshrined in Article 21 of the Indian…
Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. The International Airport Authority of India and Ors.4 May 1979 · The case involves Ramana Dayaram Shetty (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the International Airport Authority of India (the respondent) regarding the…
Hargovlnd Pant v. Dr. Raghukul Tilak & Ors.4 May 1979 · The case of Hargovind Pant vs. Dr. Raghukul Tilak & Ors. revolves around the eligibility of Dr. Raghukul Tilak, a former member of the Rajasthan State Public Service…
Bachan Singh S/O Saudagar Singh v. State of Punjab4 May 1979 · The case of Bachan Singh vs. State of Punjab revolves around the imposition of the death penalty under the Indian Penal Code. The core issue was whether the courts have…
Commissioner of Income Tax (central) Calcutta v. B. N.bhattacharjee & Anr.4 May 1979 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) Calcutta as the petitioner against B. N. Bhattacharjee and another respondent. The core issue revolves around…
Vimal Chand Jawantraj Jain v. Shri Pradhan and Ors.4 May 1979 · The case of Vimal Chand Jawantraj Jain vs. Shri Pradhan and Ors. revolves around the legality of a detention order issued under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and…
M N.samrath v. Marotrao and Ors.and Vice Versa4 May 1979 · The case involves M.N. Samrath (the petitioner) challenging the election results for a councillor position in Nagpur, where he was declared ineligible due to not…
Kewal Krishan Puri & Anr. v. State of Punjab & Others4 May 1979 · The case of Kewal Krishan Puri & Anr. vs. State of Punjab & Others revolves around the legality of market fees levied under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act,…
Babu Ram Jagdish Kumar & Co., Etc., Etc. v. State of Punjab & Ors.,. Etc., Etc.4 May 1979 · The case of Babu Ram Jagdish Kumar & Co. vs. State of Punjab & Ors. revolves around the constitutional validity of Section 31 of the Punjab Sales Tax Act, 1948, which…
Cloth Traders (p) Ltd., Etc. v. Addl. Commr. of Income Tax, Gujarat-I,etc.4 May 1979 · The case of Cloth Traders (P) Ltd. vs. Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Gujarat-I revolves around the interpretation of tax provisions concerning the admissibility…
The Authorised Officer, Thanjavur & Anr. v. S. Naganatha Ayyar4 May 1979 · The case involves a dispute regarding the validity of land transfers made between the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act,…
H.d.devasia & Co., Kerala v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala4 May 1979 · The case involves H.D. Devasia & Co., a registered firm in Kerala, contesting the Income Tax Officer's decision to apportion losses from speculation business among its…
Janardan Dattuappa Bondre, Etc. v. Govindprasad Shivprasad Choudhary & Ors. Etc.3 May 1979 · The case involves an election petition challenging the election of Janardan Dattuappa Bondre (the appellant) to the State Assembly in 1978. The core issue was whether…
Indian Overseas Bank, Madras v. Chemical Construction Company & Ors.3 May 1979 · The case involves a dispute between Indian Overseas Bank (the petitioner) and Chemical Construction Company & Ors. (the respondents) regarding the transfer of a suit…
State of Tamil Nadu v. V. Krishnnaswami Naidu & Anr.3 May 1979 · The case involves the State of Tamil Nadu as the petitioner against V. Krishnnaswami Naidu and another respondent concerning the authority of a Special Judge under the…
Gujarat State Transport Corporation, Etc. v. Valji Mulji Soneji and Ors.3 May 1979 · The case involves the Gujarat State Transport Corporation (Petitioner) challenging the validity of a Section 6 notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issued…
Sassoon J. David & Co. (p) Ltd., Bombay v. C.I.T., Bombay3 May 1979 · The case involves Sassoon J. David & Co. (P) Ltd. challenging the decision of the Income Tax authorities regarding the deductibility of retrenchment compensation paid to…
Chettiam Veettil Ammad and Anr. v. Taluk Land Board and Ors.2 May 1979 · The case of Chettiam Veettil Ammad and Anr. vs. Taluk Land Board and Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, particularly…
Union of India Etc. v. Valluri Basavaiah Chaudhary Etc. Etc.1 May 1979 · The case involves the Union of India as the petitioner against Valluri Basavaiah Chaudhary and others as respondents, concerning the constitutionality of the Urban Land…
K. S. Dharmadatan v. Central Government and Ors.1 May 1979 · The case of K. S. Dharmadatan vs. Central Government and Ors. revolves around the interpretation of Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, particularly…
State of Gujarat & Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Patel Ranjibhai Dhanbhai & Ors. Etc. Etc.1 May 1979 · The case involves the State of Gujarat challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959, specifically Sections 33(b) and 35(1), as well…
Nimeon Sangma & Ors. v. Home Secretary, Govt. of Meghalaya & Ors.30 April 1979 · The case involves a writ petition for habeas corpus filed by Nimeon Sangma and others against the Home Secretary of the Government of Meghalaya, alleging the illegal…
Hardip Singh v. The State of Punjab26 April 1979 · The case involves Hardip Singh and another petitioner against the Income Tax Officer, Amritsar, concerning the liability of company directors for unpaid tax dues…
Satto & Others v. State of U.P.26 April 1979 · The case involves three petitioners, all minors aged between 10 and 14, who were convicted of raping an eleven-year-old girl. The lower courts sentenced them to two…
Hussainara Khantoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna19 April 1979 · The case of Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, revolves around the issue of the right to free legal aid for under-trial prisoners in India.…
State of U.P. & Ors. v. Hindustan Aluminium Corpn. Ltd. & Ors.17 April 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) and Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd. (Respondent) regarding the supply of electricity…
Madhav Prasad Jatia v. Commissioner of Income Tax, U.P., Lucknow17 April 1979 · The case involves Madhav Prasad Jatia (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Income Tax, U.P., Lucknow (the respondent) regarding the denial of…
Concord of India Insurance Co Ltd. v. Nirmala Devi and Ors.16 April 1979 · The case involves Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd. (Petitioner) against Nirmala Devi and others (Respondents) concerning a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the…
N.krishnammal v. R. Ekambaram & Ors.16 April 1979 · The case revolves around the interpretation of a will made by a testator concerning the inheritance of property after the death of his son, NP, who died without male…
Babu Ram Gupta v. Sudhir Bhasin & Anr.12 April 1979 · The case involves Babu Ram Gupta (Petitioner) appealing against a contempt ruling by the High Court, which found him guilty of contempt for failing to comply with a…
Satpal & Co. Etc. v. Lt. Governor of Delhi and Ors.12 April 1979 · The case of Satpal & Co. vs. Lt. Governor of Delhi and Ors. revolves around the validity of the Punjab Excise (Delhi Amendment) Ordinance, 1979, which empowered the…
S. N. Banerjee v. Babu Lal Gupta (dhanuka) & Ors.12 April 1979 · The case involves S. N. Banerjee (the petitioner), an Assistant Collector of Customs, who sought to prosecute Babu Lal Gupta and others (the respondents) for conspiracy…
Sukhrani (dead) by L.rs. & Ors. v. Hari Shanker & Others12 April 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the partition of ancestral property and business between Sukhrani (the petitioner) and Hari Shanker & Others (the respondents). The core…
Hukam Chand Jute Mills Ltd. v. Second Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal & Ors.11 April 1979 · The case involves Hukam Chand Jute Mills Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Second Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal (the respondent), regarding the…
Union of India & Ors. Etc. v. E. S. Soundarajan Etc.4 April 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India and employees categorized as Commercial Clerks and Assistant Station Masters/Station Masters (ASM/SM) regarding…
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmishankar Mishra and Ors. Etc.29 March 1979 · The case involves the State of Madhya Pradesh challenging the interpretation of Rule 3(b) of the Madhya Pradesh Local Authorities School Teachers (Absorption in…
Pushpaben & Anr. v. Narandas v. Badiani & Anr.29 March 1979 · The case involves an appeal by Pushaben and another (the petitioners) against a decision by the Bombay High Court that found them guilty of civil contempt for failing to…
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. R. Sahari, Genl. Manager, Daurala Sugar Mills, Daurala & or23 March 1979 · The case involves the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (Petitioner) appealing against the decision of the Delhi High Court, which set aside the order of a Magistrate that…
Jayarama Reddy & Anr. v. Revenue Divisional Officer & Land Acquisition Officer,kurno23 March 1979 · The case involves a dispute over land acquisition where the claimants, Jayarama Reddy and others, contested the compensation awarded by the State Government. The core…
Paramjit Singh Sandhu and Ors. Etc. v. Ram Rakha and Ors. Etc.22 March 1979 · The case of Paramjit Singh Sandhu and Ors. vs. Ram Rakha and Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Punjab Police Service Rules, 1959, particularly concerning…
Vithal Dattatraya Kulkarni & Ors. v. Shamrao Tukaram Power & Ors.21 March 1979 · The case of Vithal Dattatraya Kulkarni & Ors. vs. Shamrao Tukaram Power & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948,…
State of Punjab & Ors. v. Dewan's Modern Breweries Ltd.16 March 1979 · The case involves the State of Punjab and others (Petitioner) against Dewan's Modern Breweries Ltd. (Respondent) concerning the imposition of sales tax on liquor sales…
Union of India v. Jardine Henderson and Ors. (and Vice Versa)16 March 1979 · The case involves the Union of India as the petitioner against Jardine Henderson and others as respondents, concerning the sale of property under the Bengal Public…
Gurdial Singh Fijji v. State of Punjab & Others9 March 1979 · The case of Gurdial Singh Fijji vs. State of Punjab & Others revolves around the denial of promotion to the petitioner, Gurdial Singh Fijji, due to an adverse entry in…
Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna9 March 1979 · The case of Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, revolves around the fundamental right to a speedy trial and the provision of free legal…
Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Mysore v. Her Highness Vijayaba, Dowger Maharani Saheb of Bhavnagarpa9 March 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Mysore (Petitioner) and Her Highness Vijayaba, Dowager Maharani Saheb of Bhavnagarpal (Respondent)…
Union of India & Ors. v. J. Ahmed7 March 1979 · The case involves the Union of India as the petitioner against J. Ahmed, a former officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), who was removed from service…
Justiniano Augusto De Piedada Barreto v. Antonio Vicente De Fonseca and Ors.6 March 1979 · The case involves a legal dispute between Justiniano Augusto de Piedada Barreto (Petitioner) and Antonio Vicente de Fonseca and others (Respondents) regarding the…
Union of India & Anr. v. K. G. Khosla & Co. (p) Ltd. & Others6 March 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India and K. G. Khosla & Co. (P) Ltd. regarding the classification of sales tax for goods manufactured in Haryana and…
Superintendent and Legal Remembrancer of Legal Affairs Toth v. Abani Maity6 March 1979 · The case involves an appeal by the Superintendent and Legal Remembrancer of Legal Affairs against Abani Maity concerning the confiscation of a vehicle used in the…
Arunachalam v. P. S. R. Sadhanantham6 March 1979 · The case involves a criminal appeal concerning the acquittal of the accused, P. S. R. Sadhanandham and others, by the High Court after they were initially convicted by…
Munshi Ram and Ors. v. Municipal Committee, Chheharta6 March 1979 · The case of Munshi Ram and Others vs. Municipal Committee, Chheharta revolves around the legality of a profession tax levied by the Municipal Committee on individual…
Ram Lal v. State of U.P.5 March 1979 · The case involves Ram Lal (Petitioner) challenging the forfeiture of surety bonds after the accused, Jorma, failed to appear in court. The Supreme Court of India…
Profulla Chorone Requitte & Ors. v. Satya Chorone Requitte2 March 1979 · The case revolves around the interpretation of two wills made by a common ancestor regarding the management of a residential property dedicated to a family deity. The…
Jagdish v. State of Rajasthan28 February 1979 · The case involves Jagdish (the petitioner) who was initially acquitted of murder charges under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the Sessions Court but was…
State of U.P. & Anr. v. Raza Buland Sugar Co. Ltd., Rampur27 February 1979 · The case involves the State of U.P. and another petitioner against Raza Buland Sugar Co. Ltd. regarding the assessment of agricultural income tax under the U.P.…
Hoshnak Singh v. Union of India & Ors.27 February 1979 · The case involves Hoshank Singh (the petitioner) challenging the cancellation of his land allotment by the Chief Settlement Commissioner under the Displaced Persons…
Hussainara Khatton & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna26 February 1979 · The case of Hussainara Khatton & Ors. vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, revolves around the unlawful detention of women and children in Bihar under the guise of…
A.k.a.ct.v.ct. Meenakshisundaram Chettiar v. A.k.a.ct.v.ct. Venkatachalam Chettiar23 February 1979 · The case involves a dispute between A.K.A.CT.V.CT. Meenakshisundaram Chettiar (the petitioner) and A.K.A.CT.V.CT. Venkatachalam Chettiar (the respondent) regarding the…
Desh Bandhu Gupta & Co. & Ors. v. Delhi Stock Exchange Assn. Ltd.23 February 1979 · The case of Desh Bandhu Gupta & Co. vs. Delhi Stock Exchange Assn. Ltd. revolves around the legality of a notification issued under the Securities Contracts (Regulation)…
Bishnu Deo Shaw @ Bishnu Dayal v. State of West Bengal22 February 1979 · The case involves Bishnu Deo Shaw, who was convicted of murdering his son and sentenced to death by the Additional Sessions Judge in Alipore. The core issue was whether…
Navinchandra Ramanlal v. Kalidas Bhudarbhai and Anr.21 February 1979 · The case revolves around the ownership dispute of agricultural land (survey No. 165) between the petitioner, Navinchandra Ramanlal, and the respondent, Kalidas…
M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India20 February 1979 · The case of M. Karunanidhi vs. Union of India revolves around the prosecution of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, under various sections of the…
Bai Vajia (dead) by L. Rs. v. Thakorbhai Chelabhai and Ors.20 February 1979 · The case involves Bai Vajia (deceased) represented by legal representatives against Thakorbhai Chelabhai and others concerning the interpretation of the Hindu Succession…
Kishan Chand v. Delhi Administration and Anr.20 February 1979 · The case involves Kishan Chand (Petitioner) appealing against the Delhi Administration and another (Respondent) regarding the conviction related to the adulteration of…
Gayaram Patel & Ors. v. Kailash Chand Panigrahi20 February 1979 · The case revolves around the interpretation of the term "intermediary" under the Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951, specifically concerning the rights of Gayaram Patel…
Distt. Registrar Palghat & Ors. v. M. B. Koyyakuti & Ors.20 February 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the District Registrar Palghat and M.B. Koyyakuti regarding the promotion of Koyyakuti, who was appointed as a lower division clerk…
Shakuntla Etc. Etc. v. State of Haryana16 February 1979 · The case involves Shakuntla and others (the petitioners) challenging the decision of the Haryana Revenue authorities regarding the validity of gifts of agricultural land…
Bareilly Holdings Ltd. v. Their Workmen16 February 1979 · The case of Bareilly Holdings Ltd. vs. Their Workmen revolves around the interpretation of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, specifically Section 72 and…
Badri Nath & Anr. v. Mst. Punna (dead) by Lrs & Ors.15 February 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the right to receive offerings at a temple following the death of a baridar (turnholder). The petitioner, Badri Nath and another,…
Muddada Chayana v. Karnam Narayana and Anr. Etc.14 February 1979 · The case of Muddada Chayana vs. Karnam Narayana and Anr. revolves around the interpretation of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into…
State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Digambar Balwant Kulkarni13 February 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the State of Maharashtra (Petitioner) and contractor Digambar Balwant Kulkarni (Respondent) regarding the rescission of a works…
Jit Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.13 February 1979 · The case of Jit Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Ors. revolves around the eligibility criteria for promotion to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police under the…
State of Haryana v. Darshana Devi & Ors.12 February 1979 · The case involves the State of Haryana (Petitioner) challenging a decision by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that allowed a widow and her daughter (Respondents) to…
Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Govt. of Bihar, Patna12 February 1979 · The case of Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. vs. Home Secretary, State of Bihar revolves around the issue of pre-trial detention and the right to a speedy trial under Article…
Rajendra Prasad Etc. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh9 February 1979 · The case of Rajendra Prasad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh revolves around the application of capital punishment under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The…
State of M.P & Anr. Etc. v. Ram Raghubir Prasad Agarwal & Ors.7 February 1979 · The case involves the State of Madhya Pradesh (Petitioner) appealing against a High Court decision that invalidated the State's action of producing and distributing a…
L. Kochivareed v. P. Meriappa Gounder and Ors.7 February 1979 · The case involves a dispute over mesne profits arising from a property transaction and the subsequent legal proceedings. The core issue was the interpretation of a…
Jagat Singh Kishor Singh Darbar Etc. v. The State of Gujarat6 February 1979 · The case involves Jagat Singh Kishor Singh Darbar and others (the petitioners) against the State of Gujarat (the respondent) concerning the interpretation of the term…
Tarkeshwar Sio Thakur Jiu v. Bar Dass Dey & Co. and Ors.6 February 1979 · The case involves Tarkeshwar Sio Thakur Jiu (the petitioner) against Bar Dass Dey & Co. and others (the respondents) concerning the nature of a transaction regarding…
State of Rajasthan v. Raghuveer Singh & Ors.5 February 1979 · The case involves the State of Rajasthan (Petitioner) appealing against a decision made by the Rajasthan High Court regarding a claim for recovery of amounts due under a…
State of U.P. v. Ashok Kumar & Another2 February 1979 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) appealing against the acquittal of Ashok Kumar and another (Respondents) charged under Section 302 of the…
S. K. Gupta & Anr. v. K. P. Jain & Anr.30 January 1979 · The case of S. K. Gupta & Anr. vs. K. P. Jain & Anr. revolves around the interpretation of Sections 391 and 392 of the Companies Act, 1956, particularly concerning the…
Sevantilal Karsondas Modi v. State of Maharashtra & Another30 January 1979 · The case involves Sevantilal Karsondas Modi (the petitioner) appealing against his conviction under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 135(1)(a) of the…
Gopal Lal v. State of Rajasthan30 January 1979 · The case involves Gopal Lal, who was convicted of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for marrying Gopi while his first marriage to Kanchan was still…
M. v. Ramasubbier and Others v. Manicka Narasimhachari and Others30 January 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the sale of trust property by the managing trustee, who sold the property to his son for a price lower than an offer made by a third…
Hind Construction Contractors v. The State of Maharashtra30 January 1979 · The case involves Hind Construction Contractors (the petitioner) appealing against the State of Maharashtra (the respondent) regarding the rescission of a contract for…
Dilbag Singh v. State of Punjab25 January 1979 · The case of Dilbag Singh vs. State of Punjab revolves around the sentencing of the petitioner, Dilbag Singh, who was convicted under various sections of the Indian Penal…
Prakash Cotton Mills (p) Ltd. v. B. Sen & Ors.25 January 1979 · The case involves Prakash Cotton Mills (P) Ltd. as the petitioner against B. Sen & Ors. regarding the applicability of customs duty rates on imported goods stored in a…
Sita Ram & Ors. v. State of U.P.24 January 1979 · The case of Sita Ram & Ors. vs. State of U.P. revolves around the legality of Rule 15(1)(c) of Order XXI of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966, which allows for the summary…
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. v. Union of India & Anr.24 January 1979 · The case of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. vs. Union of India & Anr. revolves around the interpretation and application of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act,…
K. L. Subbayya v. State of Karnataka24 January 1979 · The case involves K. L. Subbayya, who was convicted under Section 34 of the Mysore Excise Act for possessing 48 bottles of liquor found in a car he was driving. The core…
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Bhoop Singh Verma24 January 1979 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) appealing against the decision of the Allahabad High Court which had reinstated Bhoop Singh Verma (Respondent)…
Gujarat State Cooperative Land Development Bank Ltd. v. P. R. Manded and Ors.23 January 1979 · The case involves the Gujarat State Cooperative Land Development Bank Ltd. (the appellant) and P. R. Manded and others (the respondents), specifically concerning the…
Lingari Obulamma v. L. Venkata Reddy & Ors.19 January 1979 · The case involves Lingari Obulamma (the petitioner) appealing against the acquittal of L. Venkata Reddy and others (the respondents) by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.…
Mahant Amar Parkash & Ors. v. Parkasha Nand & Ors.19 January 1979 · The case involves a dispute over the succession to the position of Mahant of a Dera between Mahant Amar Parkash (the petitioner) and Parkasha Nand (the respondent). The…
Mohd. Iqbal, Ahmad v. State of Andhra Pradesh18 January 1979 · The case involves Mohd. Iqbal Ahmad (the petitioner) appealing against a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, which was initially acquitted by a Special…
Union of India v. Surjit Singh Atwal18 January 1979 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India (Petitioner) and Surjit Singh Atwal (Respondent) regarding a contract for construction work at Dalbhumghar…
State of Kerala v. Kumari T. P. Roshana & Anr.17 January 1979 · The case involves the State of Kerala challenging the High Court's decision that struck down its scheme for the admission of students to medical colleges based on a…
Mohd. Shabir v. State of Maharashtra17 January 1979 · The case involves Mohd. Shabir (the petitioner) who was convicted under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 for possessing a large quantity of tablets without evidence of…
Rajendera Nath Kar v. Gangadas & Gangadhar Rathi & Ors.12 January 1979 · The case involves Rajendera Nath Kar (the petitioner) appealing against the decision of the Calcutta High Court, which upheld the Trial Court's order striking off his…
Ram Lal Narang Etc. Etc. v. State of Delhi (admn.)10 January 1979 · The case revolves around the alleged theft and subsequent fraudulent activities involving two sandstone pillars of significant historical value from the Suraj Kund…
Indian Oxygen Ltd. v. The Workmen As Represented by Indian Oxygen Karamchari Unio9 January 1979 · The case involves Indian Oxygen Ltd. (the petitioner) and the workmen represented by the Indian Oxygen Karamchari Union (the respondent). The core issue was whether a…
S. P. Bhatnagar Etc. v. State of Maharashtra4 January 1979 · The case involves S. P. Bhatnagar and another appellant, both officers of the Indian Oil Corporation, who were convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947,…
Income Tax Officer & Ors. v. M/S. Madnani Engineering Works Ltd., Calcutta4 January 1979 · The case involves the Income Tax Officer (ITO) challenging M/s. Madnani Engineering Works Ltd. regarding the assessment year 1959-60. The core issue was whether the ITO…