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Common Cause a Registered Society Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14, 32, 226 and 311

Reported in : AIR1996SC3538c; 1996(2)ALD(Cri)1; 1996(1)ALT(Cri)691; 1996(7)SCALE156; [1996]Supp6SCR719; 1996(2)LC802(SC)

Advocate for Appellant : H.D. Shouries,; In-person,; Kapil Sibal,;

ORDERKuldip Singh, J.1. The allotments of retail outlets for petroleum products (the petrol pumps), by Capt. Satish Sharma, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas, exercising the powers of the Central Government, have been challenged...

Common Cause Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : MiscellaneousCriminal

Acts : Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945; Constitution of India - Article 32; Income Tax Act, 1961 - Sections 35; Soceities Registration Act

Reported in : AIR1996SC929; JT1996(1)SC38; 1995(1)SCALE6; (1996)1SCC753; [1996]1SCR89; 1996(1)LC404(SC)

Advocate for Appellant : H.D. Shourie,; V. Gauri Shankar,; S. Rajappa,;

ORDER1. Blood is an essential component of the body which provides sustenance to life. There can be no greater service to the humanity than to offer one's blood to save the life of other fellow human-beings....

Common Cause Vs. Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and anr.

Court : Delhi

Subject : Tenancy

Acts : Constitution of India - Article 226; Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 - Sections 116; Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 - Sections 3

Reported in : 45(1991)DLT236; 1991RLR426

Advocate for Appellant : H.D.Shourie,; B.N. Sen,; Pardeep Nandrajog and;

D.P. Wadhwa, J. (1) This writ petition is by way of public interest litigation. The petitioner claiming to be a society registered under the Societies Registration Act seeks issuance of a writ of mandamus or any...

Common Cause a Registered Society Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : ElectionCompanyDirect Taxation

Acts : Representation of the People Act, 1950 - Sections 77; Constitution of India - Articles 32 and 324; Income-tax Act, 1961 - Sections 13-A, 139 and 276CC; Societies Registration Act, 1860; Companies Act, 1956 - Sections 293A, 349 and 350;

Reported in : 1996IIIAD(SC)456; AIR1996SC3081; 1996(2)ALT1(SC); [1997]88CompCas1(SC); [1996]222ITR260(SC); JT1996(3)SC706; 1996(3)SCALE258; (1996)2SCC752; [1996]3SCR1208; 1996(2)LC267(SC

Advocate for Appellant : H.D. Shourie, Party-in-Perso; D.P. Gupta, Solicitor General,;

ORDER1. Common cause - a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 which takes up various matters of general public interest/importance for redress before the courts - through its Director Mr. H.D. shourie, has filed...

Sanjeev Sethi Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Delhi

Subject : Direct Taxation

Acts : Income Tax Act, 1961

Reported in : (1991)101CTR(Del)81; 47(1992)DLT144; ILR1992Delhi656; [1992]195ITR338(Delhi)

Advocate for Appellant : M.S. Syali,; Satyen Sethi,; H.D. Shourie,;

B.N. Kirpal, J. (1) The challenge in this writ petition is to the order passed under Section 269 UD(1) by the Appropriate Authority under the Income-tax Act (respondent No. 2), whereby it has decided to purchase...

Common Cause Vs. Union of India and anr.

Court : Delhi

Subject : Labour and Industrial

Acts : Constitution of India - Article 226; Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 - Sections 56; Employees State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 - Rule 61

Reported in : 1998IVAD(Delhi)83; 73(1998)DLT451; 1998(45)DRJ630

Advocate for Appellant : Director, Mr. H.D.Shourie, Adv

ORDERC.K. Mahajan, J. 1. The present petition is limited to the issue as to whether the persons who were covered under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (for short 'the Act') and who superannuated from insurable...

Sub-divisional Officer, Electricity Operation Sub-division No. 10 Vs. ...

Court : Union Territory Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission UT Chandigarh

Subject : Land Acquisition

K.C. Gupta, President: 1. This appeal has been directed by opposite party against order dated 6.12.2005 passed by Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, U.T. Chandigarh (hereinafter to be referred as District Consumer Forum), vide which the complaint...

Common Cause, a Registered Society Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Article 12, 14, 21, 32, 53, 73, 74, 75(3), 77(1 and 2), 79, 80, 81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 142, 145, 154, 163, 166(3), 226, 300 and 361; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1872 - 405 and 409; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947; Supreme Court Act, 1981 - Order 53, Rule 3; Contempt of Courts Act, 1961 - Order 53, Rule 7(1); Law Reform(Contributory Negligence) Act, 1945; Crown and Govt. of India Act, 1858 - Sections 65, 68; Govt. of India Act, 1915 - Sections 32/Amendment Act, 1935 - Sections 176(1); Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Reported in : AIR1999SC2979; (2000)1GLR748; JT1999(5)SC237; 2000(1)SCALE476; (1999)6SCC667; [1999]3SCR1279; 1999 INSC 299

ORDERS. Saghir Ahmad, J.1. This is a Review Petition in Whit Petition No. 26 of 1995 which was filed by Mr. H.D. Shourie for the following reliefs:(i) Pass an appropriate writ, order or orders directing the...

Kwatity Steel Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Court : Delhi

Subject : Electricity

Acts : Electricity Act, 1910 - Sections 26(6)

Reported in : 1995(34)DRJ727

Advocate for Appellant : Vinay Bhasin,; H.L. Raina,; Jayant Nath and;

R.C. Lahoti, J.(1) This is a petition under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940.(2) The petitioner is a large scale industrial power (LIP) consumer and enjoying electricity supply from the respondent. According to the petitioner...

M/s. Vanshika Buildtech Ltd Vs. New Delhi Municipal Council and Anothe ...

Court : Delhi

Subject : Land Acquisition

1. The petition impugns the demand of the respondent New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) (respondent no.2 is the Chief Engineer (Elect.) of NDMC) of Rs.3,86,967/- towards arrears of electricity charges owed by the earlier consumer /...