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The appellants challenged the acquisition of land near Surat railway station under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, after filing objections to the notification. The Revenue Department advised that, considering the objections and a revenue circular, the acquisition could not be sanctioned, while the Urban Development Dep…

The appellant, Bawa Nihal Singh, filed a civil miscellaneous petition but failed to pay the required deficit process fee and to file the necessary applications despite multiple notices from the court. The court issued several reminders on 15 May 1993, 13 June 1994, 15 July 1994, and 6 August 1994, each time attaching a…

The appellants filed Civil Appeals Nos. 6258‑59 of 1983 challenging the validity of a notification issued under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act. The decree sought to be challenged was common to all appellants and was indivisible. The court had earlier directed the senior‑advocate‑designated counsel to inform t…

The State of Maharashtra acquired land for an electricity sub‑station under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, awarding Rs 5,000 per acre but deducting one‑third of the amount as interest per a 1972 government circular. The landowner challenged this deduction, and while the appellate court upheld it, the Bombay High Court…

The Central Bank of India obtained a decree against M/s. Madan Lal and Brothers for a debt and directed execution against a hypothecated factory premises. The respondents contended that the property should be sold at its market value, with the proceeds applied to the decree, and that any shortfall could be recovered fr…

The Central Government acquired 17.57 acres of land within Nagpur municipal limits for a grain godown under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquisition officer paid compensation based on a per‑square‑foot market value, while the reference court and the High Court used differing methods, leading to a dispute over th…

The respondents, daughters of Doddahanumegowda, filed a suit seeking exclusive possession of his coparcenary property, asserting that as the sole surviving coparcener D could bequeath the entire estate to them. The appellants, daughters of D’s predeceased son Chikhanumegowda, claimed a right to a share under the Hindu …

The appellant challenged the validity of land acquisition proceedings initiated by Khanna Improvement Trust under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922. The High Court dismissed the writ petition on the ground that it was filed belatedly, having been filed in 1988 despite the notification of acquisition being published…

The appellant purchased land in 1970 and built a house after a preliminary notification under Section 4(1) of the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 had been issued in 1963 for the planned development of Jaipur. The declaration under Section 6 was only published in 1991, and the appellant’s applications for exemption…

The case concerned Jagdish Singh's challenge to the compensation awarded for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquisition officer initially fixed different rates for two blocks, which were later consolidated by the reference court and the Punjab & Haryana High Court to a uniform rate of Rs 10 per…

Raj Kumar, a mentally retarded owner of premises, filed an eviction petition through his father who was appointed as his guardian and next friend under Order 32, Rule 1 read with Rule 15 of the CPC. The rent‑control authority dismissed the petition and the appellant sought a civil revision. The High Court set aside the…

The landlord filed an eviction suit against the tenant claiming a bona‑fide personal need for the premises to start a general‑store business. The trial court, after evaluating evidence, held that the landlord's need was not genuine and dismissed the suit; the appellate court affirmed this finding. The landlord then fil…

The U.P. State Road Transport Corporation sought permits for routes covered by an exclusive scheme and was told by the Regional Transport Authority that, under Section 58(2)(a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, the permits had to be renewed every three years. The corporation challenged this, arguing that Rule 10(4) of t…

Punjab National Bank sued Chajju Ram and others for a principal sum of Rs 6,19,250. The trial court decreed the amount with interest, totalling Rs 12,91,398, and the bank filed an execution application. After the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 came into force and a Debts Recovery Tr…

The Supreme Court considered appeals by circus owners challenging a 1998 notification issued under Section 22 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 that prohibited the exhibition and training of bears, monkeys, tigers, panthers and lions. The petitioners argued that the notification was arbitrary, that Sect…

The Supreme Court had constituted a High Power Committee (HPC) to fix recovery norms for veneer extraction from timber and to levy penalties on units exceeding those norms. Units were required to submit their production records by 15 January 1998, but questions arose whether the HPC could impose a penalty larger than t…

In the 1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election for Dimapur Constituency No.1, Vikheshe Sema was declared winner by a margin of 137 votes over Hokishe Sema. The respondent filed an election petition alleging that duplicate entries in the electoral roll had allowed some voters to cast more than one vote, thereby mate…

Gujarat University prescribed a rule for admission to its limited super‑speciality (M.Ch./D.M.) courses giving first preference to its own graduates, second preference to other Gujarat‑state university graduates, and leaving any remaining vacancies unfilled. Rajiv G. Bhatt, not a Gujarat University graduate, was denied…

The Union of India entered into supply contracts with respondents and, after disputes, arbitrators were appointed by the Calcutta High Court. The arbitrators filed their award in the Calcutta High Court, and the court made the award a rule of court despite the Union’s claim that it should have been filed in the Asansol…