Himachal Pradesh Court January 1986 Judgments
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Land Acquisition Collector, H.P., P.W.D., Solan and anr. Vs. Jeet Ram
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-10-1986
Reported in: AIR1987HP71
P.D. Desai, C.J.1. The appeal arises out of an award made by the learned District Judge, Solan and Sirmaur Districts, in a Land Reference case instituted under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). The notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on February 16, 1982. The Land Acquisition Collector made an award on June 1, 1983 and offered compensation for the acquired land at the rate of Rs. 15,000/- per bigha. Solatium at the rate of fifteen per cent was also awarded together with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from Nov. 1,1966 to May 31, 1983. The learned District Judge awarded enhanced compensation at the rate of Rs. 20,000/- per bigha. In addition, he enhanced the solatium to thirty per eent and awarded interest at the rate of fifteen per cent per annum 'on the entire market value of the acquired land', that is, on the amount of compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Collector as well as on the excess amoun...
State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Parkash Shankar Verma
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-08-1986
Reported in: 1986CriLJ2013
H.S. Thakur, J.1. This appeal is directed against the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kangra at Dharamsala, dt. 26th Aug., 1980, whereby the respondent has been acquitted on the short ground that the cognizance of the offences alleged against the respondent could not be taken as the period of limitation as prescribed under Section 468, Cr. P.C., had expired.2. A few facts relevant to decide this appeal may be stated. Originally, the respondent was challaned along with four others on 15/17-104970 15/17-104970 for the offences alleged under Sections 212, 420, I.P.C. read with Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, as applicable to Himachal Pradesh. The proceedings against the respondent were, however, ultimately ordered to be dropped in Criminal Revision No. 3 of 1973 on 11-9-1975, by a learned single Judge of this Court for want of sanction to prosecute the respondent, under Section 197 of the Criminal P.C.3. The prosecution had moved an application for obtaining the ne...
Lehnu Mal Ram Krishan Vs. Income-tax Officer and ors.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-08-1986
Reported in: [1986]161ITR649(HP)
V.P. Gupta, J.1. By this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the assessment order dated January 31, 1972, passed by the Income-tax Officer, 'B' Ward, Simla, and the subsequent orders dated August 28, 1972 (passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax, Ambala), and December 10, 1974 (passed by the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh), regarding the assessment year 1968-69.2. The admitted facts are that the petitioner firm was to file a return of income for the assessment year 1968-69. A notice under Section 139(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, was served upon the petitioner on July 22, 1968, and the return could be filed till August 22, 1968.3. The petitioner without filing the return made an application on October 10, 1969, seeking extension of time but this application was rejected and information was conveyed to the petitioner on October 22, 1969. An assessment order had not been passed by the Income-tax Officer and, in the meantime, the petition...
Anil Minhas and ors. Vs. H.P. University, Simla and ors.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-06-1986
Reported in: AIR1987HP83
P.D. Desai, C.J. 1. This judgment will be read along with the interim orders made from time to time in the course of the present proceeding and, more particularly, the interim order passed on Oct. 30, 1985. 2. Three separate Committees of Experts, one each for the subjects of Chemistry, Physics and Biology, appointed pursuant to the interim order passed on Oct. 30, 1985, have duly submitted their reports. The question papers of the petitioners were re-examined/re-checked in light of those reports. The position that has emerged upon such re-examination/ re-checking is set out in a statement filed in the Court under the signature of the Registrar of the respondent University on Dec. 17, 1985.The statement reveals that petitioner No., 8, Taruna Nayyar, is the only one to secure a benefit on account of such re-examination/ re-checking. She has secured 218 marks upon re-examination/re-checking against 217 marks which she had secured upon original evaluation. The last candidate admitted in t...
Amar Singh Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and ors.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Jan-06-1986
Reported in: I(1987)ACC336
P.D. Desai, C.J.1. The petitioner, aged about 35, claims to belong to a poor family. He addressed an application to one of us (Chief Justice), which was registered as a writ petition, in the course of which he has submitted that he sustained injury on account of a motor accident which occurred on March 31, 1982 near the nursery of village Puruwala across river Giri and that the vehicle involved in the accident was Jeep No. HPS 344, owned by the Irrigation and Public Health Division, H.P., PWD, Paonta Sahib. The case of the petitioner is that he has become totally disabled ever since the accident, which has caused grievous injury on his left leg, and that he is rendered unemployed and a victim of undeserved want. The grievance of the petitioner is that ever since the date of the accident, he had been assured by the authorities of the Irrigation and Public Health Department, HP., PWD, Paonta Sahib that he would be given compensation but he has not received any amount towards compensation...
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