R B MISRA

The petitioner, after being granted a three‑month extension to file his wealth‑tax return, filed it four months later and was levied a penalty of 0.5% of his net wealth for each month of delay under s.18(1)(a) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 (as amended by the Finance Act, 1969). He challenged the constitutional validity o…

The Supreme Court examined a public‑interest litigation concerning a plot of land in Andheri reserved for a BEST bus depot under the development plan. The BEST Committee approved a scheme to construct two commercial buildings on part of the plot, generating a non‑refundable premium for the corporation. A petition chall…

The appellant was charged under Section 307 IPC for stabbing a victim and was granted bail by the Sessions Judge. The State appealed, and the Gujarat High Court cancelled the bail, citing the victim's status as a social and political worker and the seriousness of the offence. The Supreme Court held that cancellation of…

The landlords filed three eviction suits against three tenants for non‑payment of rent under the Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952. While the suits were pending, the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 came into force and the tenants paid the arrears, obtaining protection from eviction under section 13(2) of the 1952 Act…

The petitioner, Mohan Meakin Breweries, challenged a fresh demand for the difference of excise duty on its stock of Indian‑made foreign liquor as on 1 Nov 1967. The demand was based on a proviso added by a 1971 ordinance to Section 28 of the Bihar & Orissa Excise Act, 1915, which allowed the State to realise the differ…

The tenant, Maiku, fell into arrears of rent and, after repeated demands, the landlord filed an eviction suit. The tenant claimed he was not a defaulter because the landlord refused to accept his rent tender, prompting him to deposit the arrears in Court under Section 7C of the United Provinces (Temporary) Control of R…

Jethsur Surangbhai, Chairman of the Jasdan Taluka Sahkari Kharid Vechan Sangh Ltd, was charged under IPC sections 120B, 109, 408, 467 and 471 for alleged conspiracy to commit criminal breach of trust and related misappropriations. The charge of conspiracy failed and the Sessions Court acquitted all accused except one. …