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Supreme Court judgments, 1980

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C. C. Padmanabhan & Others v. The Director of Public Instructions and Others30 July 1980 · The case involves C.C. Padmanabhan and others (the petitioners) challenging the validity of their reversion from the post of Assistant Educational Officer (AEO) to High…
K.K. Krishnan v. M.K. Vijaya Raghavan30 July 1980 · The case revolves around the eviction of a tenant, K.K. Krishnan, by the landlord, M.K. Vijaya Raghavan, under Section 11(4)(i) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent…
Municipal Council, Ratlam v. Virdi Chand .29 July 1980 · The case involves the Municipal Council of Ratlam (Petitioner) and Shri Vardhichand & Others (Respondents), concerning the failure of the Municipality to provide…
M. N. Dodamani & Ors. v. U. S. D. Walikar (dead) by Legal Representatives &ors.29 July 1980 · The case of M. N. Dodamani & Ors. vs. U. S. D. Walikar (Dead) by Legal Representatives & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Bombay Agricultural Debtors…
Shrishailagouda and Others Etc. v. Gurusangappa Ramasomappa Desai and Another29 July 1980 · The case revolves around the regrant of watan lands under the Bombay Pargana and Kulkarni Watans (Abolition) Act, 1950. The core issue was whether the respondent,…
Rajpati v. Bachan & Anr.28 July 1980 · The case involves an appeal by Rajpati against Bachan & Anr. concerning a dispute under Section 145 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) regarding the possession of…
Sada Kaur v. Bakhtawar Singh and Ors.24 July 1980 · The case revolves around Sada Kaur, a widow who remarried her deceased husband's brother, Bakhtawar Singh, and the subsequent legal dispute regarding her rights to her…
Thammanna v. K. Veera Reddy & Ors.23 July 1980 · The case revolves around an election petition filed by V. Krishna Reddy against K. Veera Reddy, the returned candidate for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly…
Anna Transport Corporation Ltd. v. Regional Transport Authority, Dharmapuri & Ors.23 July 1980 · The case involves Anna Transport Corporation Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Regional Transport Authority, Dharmapuri (the respondent), regarding…
Shri Digvijay Woollen Mills Ltd. Etc. v. Mahendra Prataprai Buch Etc.23 July 1980 · The case involves a dispute between Shri Digvijay Woollen Mills Ltd. (the petitioner) and Mahendra Prataprai Buch (the respondent) regarding the calculation of gratuity…
Shyam Sunder Prasad Singh & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors.22 July 1980 · The case involves a dispute over the estate of Maharaja Narendra Kishore Singh, who died without heirs, leading to claims by various parties, including the State of…
Razia Umar Bakshi v. Union of India and Ors.23 June 1980 · The case of Razia Umar Bakshi vs. Union of India and Ors. revolves around the legality of the detention of the petitioner under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and…
Travavancore Tea Co. Ltd. Etc. v. State of Kerala and Ors.3 June 1980 · The case involves the Travancore Tea Company Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the imposition of motor vehicle tax under the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1963, by…
Deputy Commissioner, Sales Tax (law) Board of Revenue(taxes v. Pio Food Packers9 May 1980 · The case involves a dispute between the Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax and Pio Food Packers regarding the applicability of sales tax on pineapple fruit processed into…
Raghbir Singh Gill v. Gurcharan Singh Tohra & Ors.9 May 1980 · The case involves an election petition filed by Gurcharan Singh Tohra against Raghbir Singh Gill, who was declared elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The core…
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Ram Ratan9 May 1980 · The case involves the State of Madhya Pradesh (Petitioner) against Ram Ratan (Respondent), who was a Forest Guard accused of misconduct. Following a departmental…
Nishi Maghu Etc. Etc. v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors.9 May 1980 · The case of Nishi Maghu vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir revolves around the selection process for candidates admitted to the Government Medical College, Jammu. The core…
Kasturi Lal Lakshmi Reddy v. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Another9 May 1980 · The case of Kasturi Lal Lakshmi Reddy vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir revolves around the legality of the State's decision to restrict the export of resin extracted from…
Superintendence Company of India (p) Ltd. v. Krishan Murgai9 May 1980 · The case involves a dispute between the Superintendence Company of India (P) Ltd. (the petitioner) and Krishan Murgai (the respondent) regarding the enforceability of a…
Sasanka Sekhar Maity & Ors. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.9 May 1980 · The case of Sasanka Sekhar Maity & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the constitutionality of amendments made to the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955,…
Ramzan v. Ms. Jindo((by L.r.'s) .9 May 1980 · The case involves Tumati Venkaish and others (petitioners) challenging the constitutional validity of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings)…
Ambika Prasad Mishra Etc. v. State of U.P. and Ors. Etc.9 May 1980 · The case of Ambika Prasad Mishra vs. State of U.P. revolves around the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960. The…
Waman Rao & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.9 May 1980 · The case of Waman Rao & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961,…
Seth Nand Lal & Anr. v. State of Haryana & Ors.9 May 1980 · The case of Seth Nand Lal & Anr. vs. State of Haryana & Ors. revolves around the constitutional validity of the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972. The core…
Empire Jute Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax9 May 1980 · The case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income Tax revolves around the classification of expenditures related to the transfer of loom hours among jute…
Fazlunbi v. K. Khader Vali and Anr.8 May 1980 · The case of Fazlunbi vs. K. Khader Vali and Anr. revolves around the issue of maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) following a…
Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.8 May 1980 · The case involves the Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co. Ltd. (Petitioner) challenging the State of Rajasthan and others (Respondents) regarding the exemption from sales…
Commissioner of Income Tax, Patiala v. Piara Singh8 May 1980 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income Tax, Patiala (Petitioner) versus Piara Singh (Respondent), concerning the entitlement of a smuggler to claim deductions for…
Manik Chand and Anr. v. Ramachandra Son of Chawriraj8 May 1980 · The case involves a dispute over the enforceability of a contract for the purchase of property entered into by a guardian on behalf of minors. The appellants, Manik…
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Ata Mohd.8 May 1980 · The case involves a dispute between the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) and Ata Mohd. (Respondent) regarding the lease of a plot of land in Gorakhpur. The core issue…
Jamnadas Dharamdas v. Dr. J. Joseph Ferreira and Anr.7 May 1980 · The case involves a dispute between Jamnadas Dharamdas (the petitioner) and Dr. J. Joseph Ferreira (the respondent) regarding a lease agreement for two plots of land in…
Ram Swaroop Rai v. Lilavathi7 May 1980 · The case of Ram Swaroop Rai vs. Lilavathi revolves around a dispute concerning the eviction of a tenant under the U.P. Rent Control Act, specifically regarding the…
Shalimar Rope Works Ltd. v. Abdul Hussain H. M. Hasan Bhai Rassiwala and Ors.7 May 1980 · The case involves Shalimar Rope Works Ltd. (the petitioner) appealing against an ex-parte decree passed by a lower court in favor of Abdul Hussain H. M. Hasan Bhai…
Tara Prasad Singh Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Others7 May 1980 · The case of Tara Prasad Singh vs. Union of India revolves around the constitutional validity of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 1976. The core issue was…
Raj Kanta v. Financial Commissioner, Punjab and Anr.7 May 1980 · The case involves Raj Kanta, the landowner, against the Financial Commissioner of Punjab and others regarding the ejectment of tenants who failed to pay rent for…
Vishnu Awatar Etc. v. Shiv Autar and Ors.2 May 1980 · The case of Vishnu Awatar vs. Shiv Autar and Ors. revolves around the interpretation of Section 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure (U.P.) Act, 1978, which restricts the…
Rajendra Kumar Jain Etc. v. State Through Special Police Establishment and Ors. Etc.etc2 May 1980 · The case involves a legal challenge against the withdrawal of prosecution by the Public Prosecutor in a politically sensitive matter. The Supreme Court of India…
Bar Council of Delhi and Anr. Etc. v. Surjeet Singh and Ors. Etc. Etc.1 May 1980 · The case involves the Bar Council of Delhi and others (Petitioners) against Surjeet Singh and others (Respondents) regarding the validity of the Bar Council of Delhi…
Workmen of Sudder Workshop of Jorehaut Tea Co. Ltd. v. Its Management and Vice-Versa1 May 1980 · The case involves a dispute between the workmen of Sudder Workshop of Jorehaut Tea Co. Ltd. and the management regarding the retrenchment of 23 workmen on November 5,…
Ramesh Kaushik v. B. L. Vig, Superintendent and Anr.30 April 1980 · The case of Ramesh Kaushik vs. B.L. Vig revolves around allegations of severe mistreatment and torture of prisoners in Tihar Jail, particularly concerning the treatment…
Dr. J. P. Kulshreshtha and Ors. v. Chancellor, Allahabad University, Raj Bhawan and Ors.30 April 1980 · The case involves Dr. J. P. Kulshreshtha and others (the petitioners) challenging the selection process for six Reader positions in the English Department at Allahabad…
State Bank of Saurashtra v. Chitranjan Rangnath Raja and Anr.30 April 1980 · The case involves the State Bank of Saurashtra (Petitioner) against Chitranjan Rangnath Raja and another (Respondent) concerning the discharge of a surety's liability…
Santosh Gupta v. State Bank of Patiala29 April 1980 · The case of Santosh Gupta vs. State Bank of Patiala revolves around the termination of the appellant's employment, which she claimed constituted "retrenchment" under the…
Prem Shankar Shukla v. Delhi Administration29 April 1980 · The case of Prem Shankar Shukla vs. Delhi Administration revolves around the constitutional validity of manacling under-trial prisoners during court appearances. The…
Union of India v. J. K. Gas Plant29 April 1980 · The case involves a dispute between the Union of India (Petitioner) and J.K. Gas Plant (Respondent) regarding the unpaid price for steel supplied for manufacturing gas…
Raja Mallaiah and Anr. v. Anil Kishore and Ors.25 April 1980 · The case involves a dispute regarding the auctioning of liquor retail rights in Andhra Pradesh, specifically concerning the regrouping of 78 arrack shops for auction.…
State of West Bengal and Anr. v. Surendra Nath Bhattacharya and Anr.24 April 1980 · The case involves the State of West Bengal and another petitioner against Surendra Nath Bhattacharya and another respondent concerning land acquisition under the Land…
Kamal Kanti Dutta and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.23 April 1980 · The case of Kamal Kanti Dutta and Ors. vs. Union of India and Ors. revolves around the review of judgments concerning the recruitment and promotion policies within the…
K. Dheenadhayalan v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.22 April 1980 · The case of K. Dheenadhayalan vs. State of Tamil Nadu revolves around the issue of inter-se seniority among officers in the Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Service. The…
Bai Dosabai v. Mathurdas Govinddas and Ors.21 April 1980 · The case involves Bai Dosabhai (the petitioner) and Mathurdas Govinddas & Ors. (the respondents) concerning a dispute over two plots of land in Vastrapur. The core issue…
State of Haryana and Ors. v. Jage Ram and Ors.21 April 1980 · The case involves the State of Haryana (Petitioner) against Jage Ram and others (Respondents) concerning the cancellation of a liquor license due to non-payment of dues.…
Sabir Ahmed v. Union of India and Ors.18 April 1980 · The case involves a challenge to the detention of Dawood Hasan Sheikh Ibrahim under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974…
Javed Niaz Beg and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.17 April 1980 · The case of Javed Niaz Beg and Anr. vs. Union of India and Anr. revolves around the challenge to a notification by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) that made…
Uma Shankar Sharma v. The Union of India and Ors.17 April 1980 · The case of Uma Shankar Sharma vs. The Union of India and Ors. revolves around the termination of the appellant's service as an Inspector of Central Excise based on the…
Maimoona Khatun and Anr. v. State of U.P. and Anr.16 April 1980 · The case involves Maimoona Khatun and her daughter, who are the petitioners seeking arrears of salary for Zamirul Hassan, a deceased employee of the U.P. Government's…
Jit Ram Shiv Kumar & Ors. Etc. v. State of Haryana16 April 1980 · The case of Jit Ram Shiv Kumar and Ors. vs. State of Haryana and Anr. revolves around the legality of the Municipal Committee of Bahadurgarh's decision to impose octroi…
Consolidated Coffee Ltd. and Anr. Etc. v. Coffee Board, Bangalore Etc. Etc.15 April 1980 · The case involves Consolidated Coffee Ltd. and Anr. as the petitioners against the Coffee Board, Bangalore as the respondent. The core issue revolves around the…
Nepal Singh v. State of U.P. and Ors.15 April 1980 · The case involves Nepal Singh, a temporary sub-inspector of police, who challenged the termination of his services by the State of Uttar Pradesh. The core issue was…
Anantharam Veerasingaiah & Co. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, A.P.15 April 1980 · The case involves Anantharam Veerasingaiah & Co. (the petitioner) challenging a penalty imposed by the Commissioner of Income Tax under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income…
Oil and Natural Gas Commission and Ors. v. Dr. Mohd. S. Iskender Ali14 April 1980 · The case involves the termination of Dr. Mohd. S. Iskender Ali, a probationary medical officer at the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). The core issue was whether…
Dejapada Das and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.11 April 1980 · The case of Dejapada Das and Anr. vs. Union of India and Ors. revolves around the constitutionality of Section 3(3) of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation Amendment) Act,…
Amrik Singh and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.11 April 1980 · The case of Amrik Singh and Others vs. Union of India and Others revolves around the issue of seniority among Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, specifically…
Mahindra Nath Shukla and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors. Etc.11 April 1980 · The case of Mahindra Nath Shukla and Others vs. State of Bihar and Others revolves around the interpretation of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, particularly…
V. C. Shukla v. State (delhi Administration)11 April 1980 · The case of V. C. Shukla vs. State (Delhi Administration) revolves around the constitutional validity of the Special Courts Act, 1979, and the prosecution of individuals…
R.R. Verma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.11 April 1980 · The case involves a writ petition filed by R.R. Verma and others against the Union of India concerning the seniority and year of allotment of civil servants in the…
Harjeet Singh Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.11 April 1980 · The case involves a dispute over the seniority and year of allotment of two officers, Harjeet Singh and B. R. Kapur, in the Indian Police Service (IPS). Both were…
Rajendra Narain Singh and Others v. State of Bihar and Others10 April 1980 · The case involves Rajendra Narain Singh and others (the petitioners) challenging the validity of a gradation list issued by the State of Bihar, which placed them below…
Sultan Ahmd. Owasi v. Mohd. Osman Shaheed and Ors.10 April 1980 · The case involves an election petition filed by Sultan Ahmad Owasi against Mohd. Osman Shaheed and others, alleging corrupt practices during the election. The core issue…
Parasram Harnand Rao v. Shanti Prasad Narinder Kumar Jain & Anr.10 April 1980 · The case involves a dispute between landlord Parasram Harnand Rao (the petitioner) and tenant Shanti Prasad Narinder Kumar Jain & Anr. (the respondent) regarding the…
Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia Etc. v. State of Punjab9 April 1980 · The case of Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia vs. State of Punjab revolves around the issue of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The…
Hari Datt Kainthla & Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.9 April 1980 · The case involves a challenge by Hari Datt Kainthla and another petitioner against the State of Himachal Pradesh regarding the promotion of certain subordinate judges to…
Liquidator of Mahamudabad Properties (p) Ltd v. Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal Ii, Calcutta9 April 1980 · The case involves the Liquidator of Mahamudabad Properties (P) Ltd. as the petitioner against the Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal II, Calcutta. The core issue…
Mahalaxmi Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi, New Delhi9 April 1980 · The case of Mahalaxmi Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi, revolves around the issue of whether interest paid on arrears of sugarcane cess can be…
Bhimrao Anna Ingawale and Others v. State of Maharashtra2 April 1980 · The case involves Bhimrao Anna Ingawale and others (the petitioners) challenging their conviction under Sections 302 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the…
The Ishwari Khetan Sugar Mills (p) Ltd. & Another Etc. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Etc.2 April 1980 · The case involves The Ishwari Khetan Sugar Mills (P) Ltd. and others challenging the constitutional validity of the U.P. Sugar Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, 1971,…
Santosh Mehta v. Om Prakash and Anr.2 April 1980 · The case of Santosh Mehta vs. Om Prakash and Anr. revolves around the issue of whether the Rent Controller was justified in striking out the tenant's defense due to…
State of Kerala & Ors. Etc. v. T.N. Peter & Anr. Etc.1 April 1980 · The case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Cochin Town Planning Act, specifically Section 34(1) and Section 34(2A), which were…
Krishan Lal v. State of Haryana1 April 1980 · The case involves Krishan Lal, the petitioner, who was convicted of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code for an incident involving a girl under 16 years of…
State of Jammu & Kashmir v. Sanaullah Mir1 April 1980 · The case involves the State of Jammu & Kashmir (Petitioner) against Sanaullah Mir (Respondent) concerning a land acquisition dispute. The core issue was whether the…
Raghbir Singh v. State of Haryana31 March 1980 · The case involves Raghbir Singh, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, who was accused of causing the death of a suspect, Chhabila, through severe torture during police…
Som Nath v. State of Haryana31 March 1980 · The case involves Som Nath, the petitioner, who was found guilty of burning his wife. The core issue was the validity of the dying declarations made by the victim, which…
State of U.P. and Anr. v. M. J. Siddiqui and Ors.31 March 1980 · The case involves a dispute regarding the seniority of medical officers in the Uttar Pradesh Medical Services, specifically between direct recruits and promotees prior…
Jai Singh Jairam Tyagi Etc. v. Mamanchand Ratilal Agarwal and Ors.28 March 1980 · The case involves a dispute between Jai Singh Jairam Tyagi (the petitioner) and Mamanchand Ratilal Agarwal and others (the respondents) regarding the execution of a…
Himalayan Tiles & Marbles (p) Ltd. v. Francis Victor Coutinho (dead) by Lrs & Ors.28 March 1980 · The case involves Himalayan Tiles & Marbles (P) Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the validity of land acquisition proceedings initiated by the Government for the…
Nasir Ahemed v. Assistant Custodian General, Evacuee Property U.P., Lucknow28 March 1980 · The case involves Nasir Ahemed (the petitioner) challenging the declaration made by the Assistant Custodian General of Evacuee Property, U.P., which classified him and…
The Palace Administration Board v. Rama Verma Bharathan Thampuran & Ors.27 March 1980 · The case involves a petition for review filed by the Palace Administration Board against Rama Verma Bharathan Thampuran and others. The core issue was the review of an…
Dr. Rajendra Prakash Sharma v. Gyan Chandra & Ors.27 March 1980 · The case involves Dr. Rajendra Prakash Sharma (the petitioner) contesting the ownership of a property that was declared evacuee property after its owner, Abdul Rashid,…
Katyani Dayal and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.26 March 1980 · The case of Katyani Dayal and Ors. vs. Union of India and Ors. revolves around the status and absorption of temporary Assistant Engineers in the Indian Railways into the…
Sunil Kumar Banerjee v. State of West Bengal and Ors.26 March 1980 · The case involves Sunil Kumar Banerjee, a member of the Indian Administrative Service, who challenged the disciplinary action taken against him by the State of West…
Ramesh Chandra Etc. v. State of U.P. Etc.25 March 1980 · The case of Ramesh Chandra vs. State of U.P. revolves around the validity of the Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, 1964, particularly concerning the levy of…
N. K. v. Bros (p) Ltd. v. M. Karumai Ammal and Ors. Etc.21 March 1980 · The case involves N. K. V. BROS (P) LTD. as the petitioner against M. KARUMAI AMMAL and others as respondents, concerning a tragic accident where a bus hit an…
Pradesh Kumar Bajpai v. Binod Behari Sarkar21 March 1980 · The case revolves around a dispute between the petitioner, Pradesh Kumar Bajpai, and the respondent, Binod Behari Sarkar, concerning the eviction of the tenant…
Charles. K. Skaria v. Dr.c.mathew19 March 1980 · The case of Charles K. Skaria vs. Dr. C. Mathew revolves around the validity of a 2% reservation quota for candidates from outside Kerala in the admission process for…
Vishesh Kumar v. Shanti Prasad12 March 1980 · The case of Vishesh Kumar vs. Shanti Prasad revolves around the interpretation of the revisional jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 115 of the Code of Civil…
Kushalbhai Mahojibhai Patel v. A Firm of Mohmadhussain Rahimbux11 March 1980 · The case involves a dispute between Kushalbhai Mahojibhai Patel (the petitioner) and a firm represented by Mohmadhussain Rahimbux (the respondent) regarding the recovery…
Niranjan Singh & Anr. v. Prabhakar Rajaram Kharote & Ors.10 March 1980 · The case involves a petition filed by Niranjan Singh and another against Prabhakar Rajaram Kharote and others concerning the release on bail of police officers accused…
R. R. Engineering Co. v. Zila Parishad, Bareilly & Anr.10 March 1980 · The case involves R. R. Engineering Co. challenging the constitutional validity of the "Circumstances and Property Tax" imposed by the Zila Parishad, Bareilly. The core…
State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Vaghela Dayabhai Chaturbhai & Ors.5 March 1980 · The case involves the State of Gujarat and another petitioner against Vaghela Dayabhai Chaturbhai and others, concerning the allotment of cultivation rights over 'bhatha…
Advocate General, State of Bihar v. Madhya Pradesh Khair Industries Ltd.5 March 1980 · The case involves the State of Bihar (Petitioner) against Madhya Pradesh Khair Industries Ltd. (Respondent) concerning allegations of contempt of court. The core issue…
State of Maharashtra v. Mohd. Yakub S/O Abdul Hamid & Ors.4 March 1980 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra as the petitioner against Mohd. Yakub and others as respondents, who were charged with attempting to smuggle 43 silver ingots…
Meet Singh v. State of Punjab27 February 1980 · The case involves Meet Singh, the petitioner, who was convicted under Section 161 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.…
Mantoo Majumdar & Basdev Singh v. State of Bihar27 February 1980 · The case involves Mantoo Majumdar and Basdev Singh, who have been imprisoned for over seven years without trial on various charges from 1971 and 1972. They filed a…
Frances Coralie Mullin v. W. C. Khambra & Ors.27 February 1980 · The case involves Frances Coralie Mullin (the petitioner) challenging her detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities…
The Tulsipur Sugar Co. Ltd. v. The Notified Area Committee, Tulsipur27 February 1980 · The case involves The Tulsipur Sugar Co. Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the validity of notifications that extended the limits of the Tulsipur Town Area Committee,…
Kallyani v. Narayanan and Ors.27 February 1980 · The case of Kallyani vs. Narayanan and Ors. revolves around the validity of a deed executed by Karappan, which was described as a will or a family arrangement concerning…
Union of India Etc. v. K. R. Tahiliani & Anr.26 February 1980 · The case involves the Union of India challenging the compulsory retirement of two government servants, K. R. Tahiliani and another, under Rule 56(j)(i) of the…
State of Gujarat v. Patel Bava Karsan & Ors.22 February 1980 · The case involves the State of Gujarat (Petitioner) against Patel Bava Karsan & Others (Respondents) concerning the constitutional validity of Section 233 of the Gujarat…
Babu Rao Patel v. State of Delhi21 February 1980 · The case involves Babu Rao Patel, the editor, publisher, and printer of a magazine named 'Mother India', who was convicted under Section 153A(1) of the Indian Penal Code…
Ramchandra a. Kamat v. Union of India and Ors.20 February 1980 · The case involves Ramchandra A. Kamat, who was detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The core issue was…
Shyam Ambalal Siroya v. Union of India and Others20 February 1980 · The case involves Shyam Ambalal Siroya (the petitioner) challenging the detention of his brother, Virendra Ambalal Siroya, under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and…
State of U.P. v. Ram Babu Misra19 February 1980 · The case involves the State of U.P. as the petitioner against Ram Babu Misra, concerning the authority of a Magistrate to direct an accused to provide specimen writings…
Hazari Lal v. Delhi Administration15 February 1980 · The case of Hazari Lal vs. Delhi Administration revolves around the conviction of Hazari Lal, a police constable, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for…
Raghunandan Singh & Ors. v. Brij Mohan Singh & Ors.15 February 1980 · The case involves a dispute between Raghunandan Singh & Ors. (the petitioners) and Brij Mohan Singh & Ors. (the respondents) regarding the status of land possession…
Uttam Chand v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.14 February 1980 · The case involves Uttam Chand (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling of Holdings) Act, 1961, which determined the…
Nirod Baran Banerjee v. Dy. Commissioner of Hazari Bagh14 February 1980 · The case involves an appeal by Nirod Baran Banerjee against the Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh concerning compensation for land acquired by the State of Bihar. The…
Kasambhai Ardul Rehmanbhai Shaikh v. State of Gujarat & Anr.13 February 1980 · The case involves Kasambhai Ardul Rehmanbhai Shaikh (the petitioner) against the State of Gujarat (the respondent) concerning a conviction under the Prevention of Food…
Rallis India Ltd. v. State of Andhra Pradesh12 February 1980 · The case involves Rallis India Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the assessment of sales tax by the State of Andhra Pradesh (the respondent) under the Central Sales Tax…
Subhash Chandra and Ors. v. State of U.P. and Ors.12 February 1980 · The case involves a challenge by Subhash Chandra and others against the State of U.P. regarding the validity of a condition imposed by the Regional Transport Authority…
Shah Gumman Mal v. The State of Andhra Pradesh6 February 1980 · The case involves Shah Gumman Mal (the petitioner) appealing against a conviction under Section 135(1)(b)(ii) of the Customs Act, 1962, for possessing gold biscuits with…
Director of Industries, U.P. and Ors. v. Deep Chand Aggarwal6 February 1980 · The case involves the Director of Industries, U.P. and others (Petitioners) against Deep Chand Aggarwal (Respondent) concerning the recovery of a loan amounting to Rs.…
All Saints High School, Hyderabad Etc. Etc. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. Etc.4 February 1980 · The case involves All Saints High School, Hyderabad, as the petitioner against the Government of Andhra Pradesh and others as respondents. The core issue revolves around…
Jolly George Verghese & Anr. v. The Bank of Cochin4 February 1980 · The case of Jolly George Verghese & Anr. vs. The Bank of Cochin revolves around the legality of imprisoning judgment-debtors for failure to pay debts under Section 51…
P. N. Eswara Iyer v. The Registrar, Supreme Court of India1 February 1980 · The case of P. N. Eswara Iyer vs. The Registrar, Supreme Court of India revolves around the constitutionality of the Supreme Court Rules, specifically Order XL, Rules 2…
P. S. R. Sadhanantham v. Arunachalam & Anr.1 February 1980 · The case involves P. S. R. Sadhanandham (the petitioner) appealing against a decision by the High Court that acquitted him of murder charges under sections 302 and 148…
Pabitra N. Rana v. Union of India and Ors.30 January 1980 · The case involves a writ petition filed by Pabitra N. Rana challenging the legality of his detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of…
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur v. Narain Shanker & Anr. Etc. Etc.30 January 1980 · The case involves the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (petitioner) and Narain Shanker & Anr. (respondents), who suffered severe injuries in a road accident…
Jagdish Saran & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.28 January 1980 · The case of Jagdish Saran & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the validity of a rule by the University of Delhi that reserved 70% of post-graduate medical…
M. R. Mini (minor) Represented by Her Guardian & Father M.P v. State of Kerala and Anr.28 January 1980 · The case involves M. R. Mini, a minor represented by her father, who challenged the university-wise allocation of seats for the M.B.B.S. course in Kerala. The core issue…
Narendra Bahadur Tandon v. Shankerlal (since Deceased) by Lrs. and Anr.25 January 1980 · The case involves a dispute over the leasehold interest in a piece of land originally leased to a company that went into voluntary liquidation. The core issue was…
Arvind @ Abasaheb Ganesh Kulkarni & Ors. v. Anna @ Dhanpal Parisa Chougule & Ors.22 January 1980 · The case involves a dispute over the validity of a sale deed executed by an adult son on behalf of his minor brothers concerning family land. The core issue was whether…
Harish Chandra Nigam v. State of U.F.21 January 1980 · The case involves Harish Chandra Nigam (Petitioner) against the State of U.F. (Respondent) concerning the requisition of land under the Defence of India Act, 1962. The…
Kusa & Ors. v. State of Orissa17 January 1980 · The case involves an appeal by Kusa and others against the State of Orissa concerning the conviction for murder under Section 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code. The core…
Meharbansingh v. Bhagwantsingh and Others17 January 1980 · The case of Meharbansingh vs. Bhagwantsingh and Others revolves around the interpretation of the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951, particularly concerning the…
Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Warehousing Corporation &a v. Vinay Narayan Vajpayee16 January 1980 · The case involves the Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Warehousing Corporation (Petitioner) and Vinay Narayan Vajpayee (Respondent), an employee dismissed from his…
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shanker Lal & Ors.16 January 1980 · The case involves the State of Madhya Pradesh appealing against a decision by the Madhya Pradesh High Court that quashed the transfer orders of certain lecturers and…
Grindlays Bank Limited v. The Income Tax Officer, 'h' Ward Companies, District-Iv,cal15 January 1980 · The case involves Grindlays Bank Limited (the petitioner) challenging the Income Tax Officer's (the respondent) assessment order for the assessment year 1972-73. The…
Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal-Iicalcutta v. Kalyanji Mavji & Company14 January 1980 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal-I, Calcutta (Petitioner) versus Kalyanji Mavji & Company (Respondent). The core issue was whether the…
Vinod Kumar Chowdhry v. Narain Devi Taneja11 January 1980 · The case involves a dispute between Vinod Kumar Chowdhry (the petitioner) and Narain Devi Taneja (the respondent) regarding the eviction of a tenant under the Delhi Rent…