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Supreme Court judgments, 1981

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A.V. Nachane & Another v. Union of India & Another28 December 1981 · The case of A.V. Nachane & Another vs. Union of India & Another revolves around the legality of amendments made to the Payment of Bonus Act and the subsequent impact on…
A. K. Roy, Etc. v. Union of India and Anr.28 December 1981 · The case of A. K. Roy vs. Union of India revolves around the constitutional validity of the National Security Ordinance and the subsequent National Security Act, 1980.…
E. Mahboob Saheb v. N. Subbarayan Chowdhary & Ors.18 December 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute over property ownership stemming from insolvency proceedings involving Allabaksh. The core issue was whether the High Court could…
J. D. Jain v. The Management of State Bank of India & Anr.17 December 1981 · The case involves J.D. Jain, a cashier at the State Bank of India, who was discharged from service following allegations of fraud and misappropriation. The core issue…
Sardar Govindrao Mahadik & Anr. v. Devi Sahai & Ors.15 December 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute between Sardar Govindrao Mahadik (the petitioner) and Devi Sahai (the respondent) concerning the validity of a mortgage and subsequent…
Choudhary Sahu (dead) by Lrs. v. State of Bihar14 December 1981 · The case involves Choudhary Sahu (deceased) represented by legal representatives as the petitioner against the State of Bihar as the respondent. The core issue revolves…
Chhaganlal Keshavlal Mehta v. Patel Narandas Haribhai11 December 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute concerning the redemption of a mortgage involving multiple parties and transactions over several decades. The core issue was whether…
Ashok Kumar Binny and Hansraj v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Others10 December 1981 · The case involves petitioners Ashok Kumar Binny and Hans Raj, who were detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. The core issue was the validity of…
Chinnamarkathian Alias Muthu Gounder & Another v. Ayyavoo Alias Periana Gounder & Others10 December 1981 · The case involves a dispute between cultivating tenants (the petitioners) and their landlord (the respondents) regarding the eviction of the tenants due to arrears of…
Jain Malleables v. Bharat Sahay8 December 1981 · The case involves Jain Malleables (the petitioner) appealing against an eviction order issued by Bharat Sahay (the respondent), the landlord, under the Delhi Rent…
R.S. Makashi & Ors. v. I.M. Menon & Ors.8 December 1981 · The case of R.S. Makashi & Ors. vs. I.M. Menon & Ors. revolves around the fixation of seniority within the Bombay Rationing Organisation (BRO) following the…
Prasad & Ors. v. V. Govindaswami Mudaliar & Ors.8 December 1981 · The case involves a dispute over the validity of a sale deed executed by the Karta of a Joint Hindu Family, who sold family property to discharge debts incurred from a…
Workmen of Williamson Magor & Co. Ltd. v. Williamson Magor & Co. Ltd. & Anr.7 December 1981 · The case involves a dispute between the workmen of Williamson Magor & Co. Ltd. (the petitioner) and the management of the same company (the respondent) regarding…
Sukhvinder Pal Bipan Kumar v. State of Punjab & Ors.2 December 1981 · The case involves Sukhvinder Pal and Bipin Kumar as petitioners against the State of Punjab regarding the suspension of their foodgrains dealer licenses under the Punjab…
State of U.P. v. Jairam Etc.1 December 1981 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh (Petitioner) challenging the decision of a Single Judge of the High Court who granted bail to the respondents (Jairam and…
Western Coalfields Ltd. v. Special Area Development Authority, Korba and Anr.26 November 1981 · The case involves Western Coalfields Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the authority of the Special Area Development Authority, Korba (the respondent), to levy property…
Idandas v. Anant Ramchandra Phadke Dead by L.rs.20 November 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute between Idandas (the petitioner) and the legal representatives of Anant Ramchandra Phadke (the respondent) regarding the termination…
Indu Bala Bose & Ors. v. Manindra Chandra Bose & Anr.18 November 1981 · The case involves a dispute over the probate of a will executed by Ranendra, who died unmarried, leaving behind three brothers and a nephew. The core issue was whether…
Prabha Dutt v. Union of India & Ors.7 November 1981 · The case of Prabha Dutt vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the constitutional right of a journalist to interview prisoners sentenced to death. The Supreme Court…
Gangabai W/O Rambilas Gilda v. Chhabubai W/O Pukharajji Gandhi6 November 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Gangabai (the petitioner) and Chhabubai (the respondent) regarding the ownership of a house in Amravati. The core issue was whether a…
Bishambhar Dayal Chandra Mohan and Others. Etc. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.5 November 1981 · The case involves a challenge by Bishambhar Dayal Chandra Mohan and others (the petitioners) against the State of Uttar Pradesh regarding the constitutional validity of…
Dr. S.P. Kapoor Etc. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Etc.2 November 1981 · The case revolves around the determination of seniority among health service officers in Himachal Pradesh following the transition from a Union Territory to a…
Hemlata Kantilal Shah v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.30 October 1981 · The case involves Hemlata Kantilal Shah (the petitioner) challenging the detention of her husband under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling…
Pandurang Jivaji v. Ramchandra Gangadhar Ashtekar (dead) by Lrs.& Ors.29 October 1981 · The case involves a civil appeal by Pandurang Jivaji against Ramchandra Gangadhar Ashtekar (deceased) regarding the execution of a decree for recovery of dues. The core…
State of Gujarat v. Ismail Juma & Ors.23 October 1981 · The case involves the State of Gujarat (Petitioner) appealing against the High Court's decision to quash the detention order of Ismail Juma and others (Respondents)…
Rattan Singh Etc. Etc. v. State of Punjab & Ors. Etc. Etc.22 October 1981 · The case involves Rattan Singh, who was detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The core issue was whether…
R.K. Garg Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc.20 October 1981 · The case of R.K. Garg vs. Union of India revolves around the constitutional validity of the Special Bearer Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act, 1981. The core issue…
Jeewanti Pandey v. Kishan Chandra Pandey20 October 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute between Jeewanti Pandey (the petitioner) and Kishan Chandra Pandey (the respondent) regarding the jurisdiction of the District Court…
Dlvisional Personnel Officer, Western Railway, Kota v. Sundar Dass16 October 1981 · The case involves the Divisional Personnel Officer of Western Railway (Petitioner) against Sundar Dass (Respondent), who was dismissed from service after a departmental…
Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. v. Their Workmen16 October 1981 · The case involves Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. (the petitioner) and their workmen (the respondent), specifically a dispute regarding a settlement reached with…
K. C. Kapoor v. Radhika Devi (dead) by L. Rs. & Others15 October 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute regarding the sale of joint Hindu family property by Parmeshwar Din Misra to K.C. Kapoor. The core issue was whether the sale was…
Gurdayal Singh Fiji v. The State of Punjab and Ors.14 October 1981 · The case involves Gurdayal Singh Fiji, a member of the Punjab Provincial Civil Service, who filed a writ petition challenging the non-inclusion of his name in the Indian…
Sayed Mohomed Baquir El-Edroos (dead) by Lrs. v. State of Gujarat1 October 1981 · The case revolves around the interpretation of the Bombay Personal Inams Abolition Act, 1952, particularly concerning the jurisdiction of civil courts in matters related…
Syed Israr Masood, Forest Contractor, Ret Ghat, Bhopal v. State of Madhya Pradesh1 October 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute between Syed Israr Masood, a forest contractor, and the State of Madhya Pradesh regarding a public auction for forest contracts. The…
Motor Owners Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Jadavji Keshavji Modi & Ors.29 September 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Motor Owners Insurance Co. Ltd. (Petitioner) and Jadavji Keshavji Modi & Ors. (Respondent) regarding compensation claims arising from…
Guru Nanak Foundation v. Rattan Singh & Sons29 September 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Guru Nanak Foundation (Petitioner) and Rattan Singh & Sons (Respondent) regarding the jurisdiction for filing an arbitration award…
Dr. Rahamatullah v. State of Blhar and Anr.28 September 1981 · The case involves Dr. Rahamatullah, who was detained under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980. The core issue was whether the State Government properly…
Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co. Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Commlssioner of Income-Tax Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad25 September 1981 · The case of Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax Andhra Pradesh revolves around the interpretation of the terms "provision" and "reserve" under…
State of M.P. and Anr. v. Kumari Nivedita Jain and Ors.22 September 1981 · The case involves the State of Madhya Pradesh challenging the executive order that relaxed minimum qualification marks for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes…
Madhya Pradesh Ration Vikreta Sanghsociety & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.22 September 1981 · The case involves the Madhya Pradesh Ration Vikreta Sangh Society and others (Petitioners) challenging the validity of a new scheme implemented by the State of Madhya…
S. Gopa Kumar v. State of Kerala & Kerala Public Service Commission21 September 1981 · The case involves S. Gopa Kumar (the petitioner) challenging the selection process for Junior Engineers in the Public Works Department conducted by the Kerala Public…
State of Gujarat v. Adam Kasam Bhaya18 September 1981 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Gujarat against a judgment by the Gujarat High Court that quashed a detention order against Adam Kasam Bhaya under the…
Swastik Rubber Products Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Municipal Corporation of the City of Poona & Anr.16 September 1981 · The case involves Swastik Rubber Products Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the Municipal Corporation of the City of Poona (the respondent) regarding the imposition of…
Nand Lal Bajaj v. The State of Punjab and Anr.15 September 1981 · The case involves Nand Lal Bajaj challenging the detention of Inderjit alias Billa under the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential…
Ludhichem Agencies Etc. v. Ahmed R.V. Peer Mohamed and Anr.15 September 1981 · The case involves Ludhichems Agencies (Petitioner) against Ahmed R.V. Peer Mohamed and another (Respondent), concerning the termination of tenancy and the rights of…
Sirajmohmedkhan Janmohamadkhan v. Hafizunnisa Yasinkhan & Anr.14 September 1981 · The case revolves around the issue of whether a husband's impotence constitutes a just ground for a wife to refuse to live with him and subsequently claim maintenance…
Raghbir v. State of Haryana8 September 1981 · The case of Raghbir vs. State of Haryana revolves around the applicability of the Haryana Children Act, 1974, to a minor accused of murder under Section 302 of the…
K.P. Varghese v. The Income Tax Officer,ernakulam, and Another4 September 1981 · The case of K.P. Varghese vs. The Income Tax Officer revolves around the interpretation of Section 52(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, concerning the assessment of…
Math Sauna and Ors. v. Kedar Nath @ Uma Shankar & Ors.4 September 1981 · The case involves a dispute over the ownership of certain properties claimed by the plaintiffs, Math Sauna and others, as belonging to the Math Sauna temple. The…
Ahura Chemical Products Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India3 September 1981 · The case involves Ahura Chemical Products Pvt. Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the Union of India's (the respondent) decision regarding the applicability of excise…
Smt. Rukhamanbai v. Shivram & Ors.3 September 1981 · The case involves Smt. Rukhamanbai (the petitioner) challenging the decisions made by various tribunals regarding her rights as a limited owner of agricultural land…
The Assotd. Cement Companies Ltd. v. The Commercial Tax Officer .2 September 1981 · The case involves the petitioner, Associated Cement Co. Ltd., challenging the imposition of penalties and interest by the Commercial Tax Officer under the Rajasthan…
Southern Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Trichur & Ors. Etc. v. State of Kerala & Ors. Etc.1 September 1981 · The case involves Southern Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Trichur and others (the petitioners) challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Kerala…
State of Assam & Ors. v. Banshidhar Shewbhagwan & Co.1 September 1981 · The case involves a dispute between the State of Assam and Banshidhar Shewbhagwan & Co. regarding the lease of government land that had been developed into a tea garden…
State of Gujarat v. Sayed Mohd. Baquir El Edross1 September 1981 · The case involves the State of Gujarat as the petitioner against Sayed Mohd. Baquir El Edross, the respondent. The core issue was the abatement of the appeal due to the…
Air India Etc. Etc. v. Nergesh Meerza & Ors. Etc. Etc.28 August 1981 · The case involves Air India and its employment regulations concerning air hostesses, specifically focusing on provisions that mandate retirement upon marriage within…
Kapurchand Shrimal v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad28 August 1981 · The case of Kapur Chand Shrimal vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad revolves around the assessment of a Hindu undivided family (HUF) under the…
V1nod Kumar Shantilal Gosalia v. Gangadhar Narsingdas Agarwal & Ors.26 August 1981 · The case involves a dispute over mining rights in Goa, Daman, and Diu, which were previously governed by Portuguese colonial laws. The core issue was whether the mining…
Bhaiya Ramanuj Pratap Deo v. Lalu Maheshanuj Pratap Deo & Ors. and Vice Versa26 August 1981 · The case revolves around the succession of the Nagaruntari estate, which was traditionally governed by the rule of lineal primogeniture. The core issue was whether the…
State of West Bengal v. Shew Mangal Singh & Ors.25 August 1981 · The case involves the State of West Bengal as the petitioner against Shew Mangal Singh and others (respondents), who were police officers accused of causing the deaths…
Richpal Singh & Anr. v. Desh Raj Singh & Ors.25 August 1981 · The case of Richpal Singh & Anr. vs. Desh Raj Singh & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, specifically…
P. Venkaiah v. G. Krishna Rao & Others.25 August 1981 · The case of P. Venkaiah vs. G. Krishna Rao & Others revolves around the interpretation of Rule 212 of the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1964, particularly…
State Bank of Travancore v. Mohammed Mohammed Khan21 August 1981 · The case involves the State Bank of Travancore (Petitioner) appealing against a decision of the High Court that granted benefits under the Kerala Agriculturists' Debt…
Mangal Sen v. Kanchhid Mal20 August 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Mangal Sen (the petitioner) and Kanchhid Mal (the respondent) regarding the eviction of the petitioner from a rented property under…
Uma Charan v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.20 August 1981 · The case involves Uma Charan (the petitioner) challenging his demotion from the position of Superintendent of Police back to Deputy Superintendent of Police by the State…
Lila Dhar v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.19 August 1981 · The case of Lila Dhar vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. revolves around the selection process for the Rajasthan Judicial Service, specifically the allocation of marks for…
Shiela Kaushish v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi18 August 1981 · The case involves Shiela Kaushish (the petitioner) challenging the assessment of her income tax based on the "annual value" of a warehouse she owned. The core issue was…
Smt. Masuma v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.12 August 1981 · The case involves a writ petition filed by Smt. Masuma, the wife of Hasnain Mukhtar Hussain Lakdawala, who was detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and…
State of Maharashtra v. Champalal Punjaji Shah12 August 1981 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra (Petitioner) against Champalal Punajiji Shah (Respondent) concerning the discovery of gold bars with foreign markings in the…
R.K. Khandelwal v. State of U.P. & Others11 August 1981 · The case involves R.K. Khandelwal (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the State of U.P. and others (the respondents) regarding his admission to the M.D.…
Shah Babulal Khimji v. Jayaben D. Kania and Anr.10 August 1981 · The case of Shah Babulal Khimji vs. Jayaben D. Kania and Anr. revolves around the issue of whether an appeal against an order refusing to appoint a receiver and grant an…
Rajammal and Anr. v. Mookan @ Peria Perumal Theval & Ors.6 August 1981 · The case of Rajammal and Anr. vs. Mookan @ Peria Perumal Theval & Ors. revolves around the validity of a land donation made prior to the enactment of the Madras Bhoodan…
Koopilan Uneen's Daughter Pathumma & Ors. v. Koopilan Uneen's Son Kuntalan Kutty Dead by Lrs. & Ors,.6 August 1981 · The case involves a dispute over the territorial jurisdiction of the court in a partition suit for immovable property. The original suit was filed in 1938, and a…
Workmen of Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay v. Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay31 July 1981 · The case involves a dispute between the Workmen of Metro Theatre Ltd. and the management regarding the retrospective application of wage scales and dearness allowance,…
B.R. Ramabhadriah v. Secretary, Food & Agriculture Department Andhra Pradesh &or30 July 1981 · The case involves B.R. Ramabhadriah, a Forest Department officer, who challenged the provisional integrated gradation list of Forest Officers from the former Andhra and…
Bhaichand Ratanshi v. Laxmishanker Tribhoyan29 July 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Bhaichand Ratanshi (the petitioner) and Laxmishanker Tribhoyan (the respondent) regarding the eviction of the respondent from a…
Kavita W/O Sunder Shankardas Devidasani Etc. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Etc. Etc.28 July 1981 · The case involves Kavita, the wife of a detainee, challenging the legality of her husband's detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of…
Annapurna Biscuit Manufacturing Co., Kanpur v. Commissioner of Sales Tax, U.P., Lucknow28 July 1981 · The case involves Annapurna Biscuit Manufacturing Co. challenging the decision of the Commissioner of Sales Tax, U.P., regarding the classification of biscuits for sales…
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.28 July 1981 · The case involves Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the assessment of sales tax on its products by the State of Uttar Pradesh (the…
Bimal Chand Jain v. Sri Gopal Agarwal27 July 1981 · The case revolves around a dispute between Bimal Chand Jain (the petitioner) and Sri Gopal Agarwal (the respondent) concerning the eviction of the petitioner for…
Reserve Bank of India, Bombay v. C.T. Dighe and Others27 July 1981 · The case involves a dispute between the Reserve Bank of India (Petitioner) and its Class III workmen, represented by C.T. Dighe and others (Respondent). The core issue…
Santoshi Tel Utpadak Kendra v. Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax24 July 1981 · The case involves a partnership firm, Santoshi Tel Utpadak Kendra, which contested the authority of the Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax to revise an appellate order…
Prakash Amichand Shah v. State of Gujarat24 July 1981 · The case of Prakash Amichand Shah vs. State of Gujarat revolves around the interpretation and application of the Bombay Town Planning Act, 1954, particularly concerning…
Syed Asadullah Kazmi v. The Addl. District Judge, Allahabad and Others23 July 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Syed Asadullah Kazmi (the petitioner) and the Additional District Judge, Allahabad, regarding the tenancy of a bungalow owned by the…
K. Jagannadha Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others23 July 1981 · The case involves K. Jagannadha Rao as the petitioner against the State of Andhra Pradesh regarding the validity of Rule 3(d) of the Andhra Pradesh Police Service Rules,…
Assessing Authority-Cum-Excise & Taxation Officer, Gurgaon v. M/S. East India Cotton Mfg. Co. Ltd.faridabad.23 July 1981 · The case involves a dispute between the Assessing Authority-cum-Excise & Taxation Officer, Gurgaon (Petitioner) and M/s. East India Cotton Mfg. Co. Ltd., Faridabad…
South India Viscose Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu22 July 1981 · The case involves South India Viscose Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the State of Tamil Nadu (the respondent) regarding the applicability of Central…
F.R. Jesuratnam v. Union of India & Others22 July 1981 · The case involves F.R. Jesuratnam, a former commissioned officer in the Indian Air Force, who was dismissed following a General Court Martial and subsequently sentenced…
Brooke Bond India Ltd. v. The Workmen22 July 1981 · The case involves Brooke Bond India Ltd. (the petitioner) and its workmen (the respondent), concerning the validity of a settlement agreement reached between the company…
Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company of India Private Limited v. The Workmen Employed Represented by Firestone Tyreemployees22 July 1981 · The case involves Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company of India Private Limited (the petitioner) against the workmen employed at the company (the respondent). The core…
Firm Ramdeo Onkarmal & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.21 July 1981 · The case involves the appellants, Firm Ramdeo Onkarmal & Anr., challenging the validity of three notifications issued by the Central Government under the Forward…
Beharilal Ramcharan v. Income-Tax Officer, Special Circle 'b' Ward, Kanpur and Anr.21 July 1981 · The case involves Beharilal Ramcharan (Petitioner) challenging the actions of the Income Tax Officer, Special Circle 'B' Ward, Kanpur (Respondent) regarding a notice…
S.S. Moghe & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.8 May 1981 · The case of S.S. Moghe & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the validity of promotions granted to certain respondents between 1968 and 1975 within the…
S.S. Dhanoa v. Municipal Corporation, Delhi & Ors.8 May 1981 · The case of S.S. Dhanoa vs. Municipal Corporation, Delhi & Ors. revolves around the prosecution of S.S. Dhanoa, a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), for…
Jamnaprasad Kanhaiyalal v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, M.P., Bhopal8 May 1981 · The case of Jamnaprasad Kanhaiyalal vs. Commissioner of Income-Tax, M.P., Bhopal revolves around the interpretation of the Voluntary Disclosure Scheme under Section 24…
Needle Industries (india) Ltd., & Ors. v. Needle Industries Newey (india) Holding Ltd. & Ors.7 May 1981 · The case involves Needle Industries (India) Ltd. (NIIL) and Needle Industries-Newey (India) Holding Ltd. (the respondent). The core issue revolves around the legality of…
Jagrup Singh v. State of Haryana7 May 1981 · The case involves Jagroop Singh (the petitioner) appealing against a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after he struck the deceased…
State of Punjab and Ors. v. Ajudhia Nath and Anr.7 May 1981 · The case involves the State of Punjab and Ajudhia Nath regarding the payment of still-head duty under the Punjab Excise Act. The core issue was whether Ajudhia Nath was…
State of Karnataka v. Krishna Bhima Walvakar & Anr.7 May 1981 · The case involves the State of Karnataka (Petitioner) against Krishna Bhima Walvakar & Anr. (Respondent) concerning the confiscation of a truck carrying groundnut oil…
State of Maharashtra v. Wasudeo Ramchandra Kaidalwar6 May 1981 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra as the petitioner against Wasudeo Ramchandra Kaidalwar, a Range Forest Officer accused of possessing assets disproportionate…
Divisional Forest Officer v. Bishwanath Tea Co. Ltd.5 May 1981 · The case involves a dispute between the Divisional Forest Officer (Petitioner) and Bishwanath Tea Co. Ltd. (Respondent) regarding the cutting of timber from leased land.…
Gokul Parashram Patil v. State of Maharashtra4 May 1981 · The case involves Gokul Parashram Patil (the petitioner) who was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of Anta. The core issue was…
Mst. L.M.S. Ummu Saleema v. B.B. Gujaral & Anr.4 May 1981 · The case involves Mst. L.M.S. Ummu Saleema (the petitioner) challenging a preventive detention order issued against her under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and…
Sewakram Sobhani v. R.K. Karanjia, Chief Editor, Weekly Blitz & Ors.1 May 1981 · The case involves a defamation suit filed by the petitioner, Sewakram Sobhani, against the respondent, R.K. Karanjia, the Chief Editor of the Weekly Blitz. The core…
Hasmat Rai & Anr. v. Raghunath Prasad28 April 1981 · The case of Hasmat Rai & Anr. vs. Raghunath Prasad revolves around the eviction of a tenant under the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961. The core issue was…
Lajpat Rai and Others v. State of Punjab and Others24 April 1981 · The case involves a dispute between Lajpat Rai and others (the petitioners) and the State of Punjab and others (the respondents) regarding the surplus area of land owned…
Assistant Controller of Estate Duty & Ors. v. Prayag Dass Agarwal23 April 1981 · The case revolves around the interpretation of Section 52 of the Estate Duty Act, 1953, concerning the Central Government's obligation to accept property in satisfaction…
Ganga Saran and Sons Pvt. Ltd. Calcutta v. Income Tax Officer & Ors.23 April 1981 · The case involves Ganga Saran and Sons Pvt. Ltd. challenging the validity of a notice issued by the Income Tax Officer under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961,…
R.K. Garg, Advocate v. State of Himachal Pradesh22 April 1981 · The case involves R.K. Garg, an advocate, who was found guilty of contempt of court for throwing a shoe at a presiding judge during a hearing. The core issue was whether…
Bibi Rahmani Khatoon & Ors. v. Harkoo Gope & Ors.22 April 1981 · The case of Bibi Rahmani Khatoon & Ors. vs. Harkoo Gope & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of Section 4(1)(c) of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and…
C.I.T. Bombay v. Bar Council of Maharashtrabar Council of Indiabar Council O22 April 1981 · The case involves the Bar Council of Maharashtra challenging the taxation of its income derived from securities and enrollment fees under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The…
Mohan Lal v. Management of M/S Bharat Electronics Ltd.21 April 1981 · The case involves Mohan Lal (the petitioner) challenging the termination of his employment by Bharat Electronics Ltd. (the respondent). The core issue was whether the…
Kuljeet Singh @ Ranga v. Union of India & Anr.21 April 1981 · The case involves Kuljeet Singh (petitioner) who, along with another accused, was convicted of the murder of two young children and sentenced to death. The conviction…
Rafiq & Anr. v. Munshilal & Anr.16 April 1981 · The case involves Rafiq and another petitioner against Munshilal and another respondent, where the core issue was whether a litigant could have their appeal restored…
State of Rajasthan v. Smt. Kalki & Anr.15 April 1981 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Rajasthan against the acquittal of respondents Kalki alias Kali and her husband Amara, who were previously convicted of…
Gokaraju Rangaraju Etc. v. State of Andhra Pradesh15 April 1981 · The case involves Gokaraju Rangaraju and others (the petitioners) challenging the validity of judgments rendered by two District Judges whose appointments were later…
Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi v. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries, New15 April 1981 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi (Petitioner) versus the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (Respondent). The core issue…
Jethabhai Khatau & Co. v. Luxmi Narayan Cotton Mills Ltd. & Ors.10 April 1981 · The case involves Jethabhai Khatau & Co. (the petitioner) seeking recovery of a decretal amount from Luxmi Narayan Cotton Mills Ltd. (the first respondent) following a…
State of U.P. and Another v. V. Ram Gopal Shukla10 April 1981 · The case involves the State of Uttar Pradesh and V. Ram Gopal Shukla regarding the promotion of Tehsildars under the Uttar Pradesh Promotion by Selection in Consultation…
Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Amritsar v. Suresh Seth7 April 1981 · The case involves the Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Amritsar (Petitioner) against Suresh Seth (Respondent) concerning the imposition of penalties for late filing of wealth…
M.M. Quasim v. Manohar Lal Sharma & Ors.7 April 1981 · The case of M.M. Quasim vs. Manohar Lal Sharma & Ors. revolves around a dispute regarding the eviction of the appellant (M.M. Quasim) from a shop owned by the…
Hindustan Brown Boveri Ltd. Etc. v. State of Gujarat7 April 1981 · The case of Hindustan Brown Boveri Ltd. vs. State of Gujarat revolves around the interpretation of the Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969, specifically concerning the exemption…
Ahmed Ibrahim Sahigra Dhoraji v. Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Gujarat7 April 1981 · The case of Ahmed Ibrahim Sahigra Dhoraji vs. Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Gujarat revolves around the issue of whether the income tax paid by the petitioner under the…
Barendra Prasad Ray & Ors. v. The Income Tax Officer 'a' Ward Foreign Section and Ors.7 April 1981 · The case involves Barendra Prasad Ray and others (the petitioners) challenging the Income Tax Officer's decision to treat them as agents of Mr. Blanco White, a…
Welath Tax Officer, Calicut v. C. K. Mammed Kayi (since Deceased) Through His L.rs. T.m.po7 April 1981 · The case involves a dispute regarding the applicability of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957, specifically whether the term "individual" in Section 3 includes a Mapilla…
Sone Lal & Ors. v. State of U.P.3 April 1981 · The case involves an appeal by Sone Lal and others against the State of Uttar Pradesh concerning a violent altercation that resulted in the death of the petitioner’s…
State of Punjab v. Sarwan Singh2 April 1981 · The case involves the State of Punjab as the petitioner against Sarwan Singh, the respondent, concerning a conviction for embezzlement under Section 406 of the Indian…
Atma Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.2 April 1981 · The case of Atma Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Ors. revolves around the legality of municipal elections held in Sunam Municipality without proper delimitation of…
Sant Singh Nalwa & Anr. v. The Financial Commissioner, Haryana & Ors.,. Etc.30 March 1981 · The case involves Sant Singh Nalwa and another petitioner against the Financial Commissioner of Haryana and others. The core issue revolves around the classification of…
United Commercial Bank v. Bank of India and Others26 March 1981 · The case involves a dispute between United Commercial Bank (the petitioner) and Bank of India and others (the respondents) regarding discrepancies in documents related…
Indo International Industries v. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh.25 March 1981 · The case of Indo International Industries vs. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh revolves around the classification of hypodermic clinical syringes for sales tax…
State of Karnataka v. B. Raghurama Shetty Etc.24 March 1981 · The case involves the State of Karnataka (Petitioner) against B. Raghurama Shetty and others (Respondents), concerning the taxation of paddy and rice under the Karnataka…
Dagadu v. State of Maharashtra24 March 1981 · The case involves an appeal by Dagadu against the State of Maharashtra, where the appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced…
Bhudeo Mandal & Others v. State of Bihar24 March 1981 · The case involves an appeal by Bhudeo Mandal and others against the State of Bihar concerning a conviction under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) related to an incident…
Muniappan v. State of Tamil Nadu18 March 1981 · The case involves Muniappan, who was convicted of murdering his maternal uncle and his son under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The Sessions Judge sentenced him…
Harish Pahwa v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.18 March 1981 · The case involves Harish Pahwa, who was detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The core issue was the…
Suresh v. State of U.P.17 March 1981 · The case involves Suresh, the petitioner, who was convicted of murder (under Section 302 of the Penal Code) and attempted murder (under Section 307) for killing a woman…
Ku. Sonia Bhatia v. State of U.P. & Ors.17 March 1981 · The case of Ku. Sonia Bhatia vs. State of U.P. & Ors. revolves around the interpretation of the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, particularly…
Gayasi v. State of U.P.17 March 1981 · The case involves Gayasi (the appellant) who was convicted of murdering Bhagwan Singh, a public servant, in retaliation for the sale of his land due to unpaid arrears.…
Guda Vijayalakshmi v. Guda Ramchandra Sekhara Sastry13 March 1981 · The case involves a transfer petition filed by Guda Vijayalakshmi (the petitioner) seeking to transfer her maintenance suit from Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, to the same court…
Vishundas Hundumal, Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.13 March 1981 · The case involves a challenge by Vishundas Hundumal and others against the State of Madhya Pradesh regarding the curtailment of their transport permits under the Motor…
Surjeet Singh & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.12 March 1981 · The case involves Surjeet Singh and Kulwant Singh, who challenged their detention under the National Security Ordinance (now replaced by the National Security Act) on…
State of Rajasthan v. Smt. Manbhar Etc.12 March 1981 · The case involves the State of Rajasthan (Petitioner) appealing against a decision by the Rajasthan High Court, which held that the Deputy Government Advocate lacked the…
Ahmedabad Manufacturing & Calico Printing Co. Ltd. v. Workmen & Anr.12 March 1981 · The case involves the Ahmedabad Manufacturing & Calico Printing Co. Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging an award made by the Industrial Tribunal regarding the demands of…
State of Karnataka v. Pratap Chand & Ors.11 March 1981 · The case involves the State of Karnataka (Petitioner) appealing against the acquittal of Pratap Chand and others (Respondents) for alleged violations of Section 18A of…
Ram Manorath v. State of U.P.10 March 1981 · The case involves Ram Manorath (Petitioner) against the State of U.P. (Respondent) concerning the conviction of several individuals for murder under the Indian Penal…
Khatri & Ors. Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors.10 March 1981 · The case involves a writ petition filed by the petitioners, Khatri & Ors., under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, alleging that their fundamental right to life…
Aeltemesh Rein v. Chandulal Chandrakar & Others10 March 1981 · The case involves Aeltemesh Rein (the petitioner) challenging the election of Chandulal Chandrakar (the respondent) to the Lok Sabha. The core issue was the dismissal of…
Dev Raj Dogra and Ors. v. Gyan Chand Jain and Ors.10 March 1981 · The case of Dev Raj Dogra and Ors. vs. Gyan Chand Jain and Ors. revolves around the issue of possession rights following a court auction of mortgaged property. The…
Commodore Commanding, Southern Naval Area, Cochin v. V.K. Rajan10 March 1981 · The case involves the termination of the services of V.K. Rajan, a temporary government servant, by the Commodore Commanding, Southern Naval Area, Cochin. The core issue…
Smt. Khatoon Begum Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.9 March 1981 · The case involves a challenge to the legality of preventive detention under the National Security Act due to delays in considering the representation made by the detenu,…
Laxmi Khandsari Etc. Etc. v. State of U.P. & Ors.9 March 1981 · The case of Laxmi Khandsari vs. State of U.P. revolves around a notification issued by the Cane Commissioner that imposed a ban on the operation of power crushers of…
Shiv Prasad Bhatnagar v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.5 March 1981 · The case involves Shiv Prasad Bhatnagar, who was detained under Section 12(1) of the National Security Act (NSA) by the District Magistrate of Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh.…
P. C. Wadhwa v. State of Haryana & Ors.5 March 1981 · The case of P. C. Wadhwa vs. State of Haryana & Ors revolves around the entitlement of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to receive a deputation allowance while on…
Mohammad Usman Mohammad Hussain Maniyar & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra3 March 1981 · The case involves Mohammad Usman Mohammad Hussain Maniyar and others (the petitioners) appealing against their conviction under various sections of the Explosive…
General Govt. Servants Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd.,ag v. Wahab Uddin & Ors. Etc. Etc.2 March 1981 · The case involves a dispute over land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, where the General Government Servants Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. (the…
Ex.capt.r.s. Dhull v. Chief Secretary, Govt.of Haryana Etc.2 March 1981 · The case involves a dispute over the seniority of Capt. Randhir Singh Dhull, a candidate for the Class 'A' Tahsildar position in Haryana, against S. D. Bhambri and…
New India Sugar Works Etc. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.27 February 1981 · The case involves a writ petition filed by New India Sugar Works against the State of Uttar Pradesh concerning the retrospective application of an order imposing a levy…
Arti Sapru v. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Others27 February 1981 · The case of Arti Sapru vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir revolves around the admission process for the M.B.B.S. course in the Medical College of Jammu and Kashmir. The core…
Corporation of the City of Nagpur Civil Lines, Nagpur & Anr. v. Ramchandra S/O Gurunath Modak & Ors.26 February 1981 · The case involves the Corporation of the City of Nagpur (Petitioner) challenging the decision of the High Court that quashed the suspension orders of certain municipal…
Ram Chander v. State of Haryana25 February 1981 · The case involves Ram Chander, who was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, alongside Mange, who was acquitted by the High Court. Ram Chander…
The State of Haryana v. Sher Singh .24 February 1981 · The case involves the State of Haryana as the petitioner against Sher Singh and others (the respondents) concerning a murder conviction. The Sessions Court had convicted…
Harcharan Singh v. Shiv Rani and Ors.20 February 1981 · The case involves Harcharans Singh (the petitioner) challenging the decision of the High Court which upheld the eviction notice served by Shiv Rani and others (the…
Sri Sri Kalimata Thakurani & Sri Sri Raghunath Jew & Ors.et v. Union of India & Ors.20 February 1981 · The case involves a challenge to the constitutional validity of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, and its subsequent amendments, particularly concerning the rights…
State of Punjab v. Charan Singh20 February 1981 · The case involves the State of Punjab (Petitioner) appealing against the acquittal of Charan Singh (Respondent), a police officer convicted under the Prevention of…
Commissioner of Income Tax, Bangalore Etc. Etc. v. B. C. Srinivasa Setty, Etc. Etc.19 February 1981 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income Tax, Bangalore, as the petitioner against B.C. Srinivasa Setty, concerning the taxability of goodwill generated by a newly…
Express Newspapers Ltd. v. The State of Madras19 February 1981 · The case involves Express Newspapers Ltd. as the petitioner against the State of Madras as the respondent. The core issue revolved around the validity of a certificate…
Mst. Zohara Khatoon v. Mohd. Ibrahim18 February 1981 · The case involves Mst. Zohara Khatoon (the petitioner) seeking maintenance from her husband, Mohd. Ibrahim (the respondent), under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure…
Man Mohan Tuli v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.18 February 1981 · The case involves Man Mohan Tuli, who owns land on the Grand Trunk Road, where he operates godowns for transport companies. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi sought to…
Chief Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. v. V.J. Cornelius Etc.18 February 1981 · The case involves the Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh as the petitioner against V.J. Cornelius and others, concerning the validity of an executive…
Rameshchandra Kachardas Porwal & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Etc.17 February 1981 · The case involves Rameshchandra Kachardas Porwal and others (petitioners) challenging the validity of a notification issued by the State of Maharashtra that mandated the…
Union of India & Ors. v. R. C. Jain & Ors.17 February 1981 · The case involves the Union of India and others (Petitioners) against R.C. Jain and others (Respondents) concerning the applicability of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965,…
State of Assam v. Jitendra Kumar Senapati & Others17 February 1981 · The case involves the State of Assam as the petitioner against Jitendra Kumar Senapati and others, concerning a dispute over compensation for land acquired under the…
Om Prakash Sud Etc. Etc. v. State of J & K & Ors. Etc. Etc.16 February 1981 · The case involves a writ petition filed by Om Prakash Sud and others against the State of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the allotment of resin for small-scale industries.…
Radhakanta Deb & Anr. v. Commissioner of Hindu Religious Endowments, Orissa13 February 1981 · The case of Radhakanta Deb & Anr. vs. Commissioner of Hindu Religious Endowments, Orissa revolves around the classification of a temple endowment as either private or…
Akhilesh Prasad v. Union Territory of Mizoram11 February 1981 · The case involves an appeal by Akhilesh Prasad against the Union Territory of Mizoram concerning the applicability of Section 197(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure…
Lalappa Lingappa & Ors. v. Laxmi Vishnu Textile Mills Ltd., Sholapur11 February 1981 · The case of Lalappa Lingappa & Ors. vs. Laxmi Vishnu Textile Mills Ltd. revolves around the entitlement of permanent and badli workers to gratuity under the Payment of…
Dr. C. Girijambal v. Govt. of Andhra Pradesh11 February 1981 · The case involves Dr. C. Girijambal, who challenged the decision of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal regarding her pay scale as a Medical Officer in an…
Dudh Nath Pandey v. The State of U.P.11 February 1981 · The case involves Dudh Nath Pandey, who was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for killing the deceased, who was opposed to Pandey's…
Union of India & Ors. v. M. B. Patnaik & Ors.11 February 1981 · The case involves the Union of India and others (Petitioners) against M.B. Patnaik and others (Respondents) concerning disciplinary proceedings and the propriety of a…
Bhagwan Dass Jain v. Union of India11 February 1981 · The case of Bhagwan Dass Jain vs. Union of India revolves around the interpretation of income tax provisions under the Income-tax Act, 1961, specifically Section 23(2).…
Kshitish Chandra Bose v. Commissioner of Ranchi6 February 1981 · The case involves Kshitish Chandra Bose (the petitioner) appealing against the Commissioner of Ranchi (the respondent) regarding issues of title and adverse possession.…
State of Tamil Nadu v. Hind Stone Etc.5 February 1981 · The case involves the State of Tamil Nadu (Petitioner) challenging the validity of Rule 8-C of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959, which prohibited the…
Chhanganlal Mansukhlal & Anr. v. K. K. Bhatt & Anr.5 February 1981 · The case involves a dispute regarding the applicability of fees under the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Rules, specifically Rules 48 and 49. The Supreme Court of…
Managing Director, Chalthan Vibhag Sahakarikhand Udyog, Cha v. Government Labour Officer & Ors.4 February 1981 · The case revolves around the interpretation of the term "salary or wage" as defined in Section 2(21) of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, specifically regarding whether a…
Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya v. State of Gujarat & Ors.30 January 1981 · The case involves Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya (the petitioner) challenging his detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling…
Rainbow Steels Ltd. and Anr. v. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh and Anr.30 January 1981 · The case involves Rainbow Steels Ltd. and another petitioner against the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh, concerning the applicability of sales tax on the sale…
State of Maharashtra v. Kapur Chand Kesarimal Jain30 January 1981 · The case involves the State of Maharashtra as the petitioner against Kapur Chand Kesarimal Jain, the respondent, who was convicted for smuggling contraband gold under…
State of Punjab & Ors. v. Raja Ram & Ors.29 January 1981 · The case involves the State of Punjab and others (Petitioners) appealing against a judgment from the Punjab and Haryana High Court that deemed the acquisition of land…
State of Karnataka v. Hemareddy Alias Vemareddy and Anr.27 January 1981 · The case involves the State of Karnataka as the petitioner against Hemareddy alias Vemareddy and another respondent. The core issue revolves around the maintainability…
K. Janardhan Pillai & Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.23 January 1981 · The case of K. Janardhan Pillai & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. revolves around the classification of raw cashewnuts under the Kerala Essential Articles Control…
Vidya Charan Shukla v. Purshottam Lal Kaushik15 January 1981 · The case involves an election dispute where the petitioner, Vidya Charan Shukla, contested the election results declaring him elected to the Lok Sabha from the…
State of Punjab v. Wasson Singh and Five Others15 January 1981 · The case involves the State of Punjab as the petitioner against Wasson Singh and five others (the respondents) concerning a murder conviction. The core issue was whether…
Superintendent & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal v. Satyen Bhowmick and Ors.15 January 1981 · The case involves the Superintendent and Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal, as the petitioner against Satyen Bhowmick and others, concerning the interpretation…
Rajasthan Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Bangalore and Twoother v. State of Karnataka14 January 1981 · The case involves M/s. Rajasthan Pharmaceutical Laboratory and two others (the petitioners) against the State of Karnataka (the respondent). The core issue revolves…
S. a. Sundararajan v. A. P. v. Rajendran13 January 1981 · The case involves a civil appeal by S. A. Sundararajan (the petitioner) against A. P. V. Rajendran (the respondent) concerning the validity of a sale of property…
Francis Coralie Mullin v. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi & Ors.13 January 1981 · The case of Francis Coralie Mullin vs. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi & Ors. revolves around the legality of certain conditions imposed on preventive…
Swadeshi Cotton Mills v. Union of India13 January 1981 · The case of Swadeshi Cotton Mills vs. Union of India revolves around the legality of the Central Government's decision to take over the management of the Swadeshi Cotton…
Ajitsingh Thakursingh & Anr. v. State of Gujarat9 January 1981 · The case involves Ajitsingh Thakursingh and another appellant against the State of Gujarat concerning the murder of a deceased individual and injuries inflicted on his…
Ashok Kumar & Ors. v. Additional District Judge, Nainital & Ors.9 January 1981 · The case involves a dispute between landlords (the petitioners) and a former tenant's alleged partner (the respondent) regarding the eviction of the tenant from a hotel…
State of Gujarat v. Chamanlal Manjibhai Soni8 January 1981 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Gujarat against the Gujarat High Court's decision to quash the detention order of Chamanlal Manjibhai Soni under the…
Smt. Sooraj Devi v. Pyare Lal and Anr.8 January 1981 · The case involves Smt. Sooraj Devi (the petitioner) challenging a decision made by the High Court regarding the possession of a house property that was sold in a court…
Natraj Studios (p) Ltd. v. Navrang Studios & Anr.7 January 1981 · The case involves Natraj Studios (P) Ltd. as the petitioner against Navrang Studios and another respondent regarding a dispute over a "leave and licence" agreement for…
Kamla Kanahiyalal Khushalani v. State of Mahararashtra and Anr.6 January 1981 · The case involves Kamla Kanahiyalal Khushalani (the petitioner) challenging the legality of her preventive detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and…
New Bihar Biri Leaves Co. & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors.6 January 1981 · The case involves New Bihar Biri Leaves Co. & Ors. (Petitioners) challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Bihar Kendu Leaves (Control of Trade)…
Rama Nand and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh6 January 1981 · The case involves an appeal by Rama Nand and others against the State of Himachal Pradesh concerning the conviction for the murder of Sumitra, Rama Nand's wife. The core…