Skip to content


Judgment Search Results Home > Cases Phrase: representation of the people act 1951 chapter i corrupt partices Court: supreme court of india Page 17 of about 219 results (0.295 seconds)

Apr 15 2011 (SC)

Sri Radhy Shyam (Dead) Through L.Rs. and Others. Vs. State of Uttar Pr ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... that the provisions of section 5a of the said act, shall not apply."4. since the appellants' land was also included in the notification, they made a representation to the chairman-cum-chief executive officer of the development authority (respondent no.4) with copies to the chief minister, principal secretary, housing and urban development, ..... it must be remembered that compulsory taking of one's property is a serious matter. if the property belongs to economically disadvantaged segment of the society or people suffering from other handicaps, then the court is not only entitled but is duty bound to scrutinize the action/decision of the state with greater vigilance, ..... executive authorities i.e. the inflow of funds in the state in the form of investment by private entrepreneurs and availability of larger employment opportunities to the people of the area. however, we do not find any plausible reason to accept this tailor-made justification for approving the impugned action which has resulted in .....

Tag this Judgment!

Oct 26 1990 (SC)

Pollisetti Pullamma and Others Vs. Kalluri Kameswaramma and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1991SC604; JT1990(4)SC293; 1990(2)SCALE883; [1990]Supp2SCR393

..... tanjore palace estate. the raja of tanjore having died without leaving any male issue the east india company took possession of all his properties including his private property. later, on representation of the senior widow of the late raja, the government of india in 1962 'sanctioned the relinquishment of the whole of the landed property of the tanjore raja in favour ..... on the tenant. this right stemmed from the will of the legislature and involved an element of social engineering through law stat pro ratione voluntas populi: the will of the people stands in place of a reason. the right of the landholder to keep his private land to himself has therefore to be interpreted in its proper perspective. statute pro publico .....

Tag this Judgment!

Dec 01 1978 (SC)

In Re: the Special Courts Bill, 1978

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1979SC478; (1979)1SCC380; [1979]2SCR476

..... of publication of objectionable matter act, 1976; parliamentary proceedings (protection of publication) repeal act, 1976; the constitution (forty-second amendment) act, 1976; the representation of the people (amendment) ordinance, 1977; the disputed elections (prime minister and speaker) ordinance, 1977; and, the presidential and vice-presidential elections (amendment) ordinance, 1977. ..... suffered shocking treatment. in the words of the preamble, civil liberties were withdrawn to a great extent, important fundamental rights of the people were suspended, strict censorship on the press was placed and judicial powers were curtailed to a large extent.122. before proceeding further, ..... the parliament and various notifications and orders were issued by or under the authority of the central government, affecting the rights and liberties of the people. they are: the defence of indian (amendment) act, 1975; the conservation of foreign exchange and prevention of smuggling activities (amendment) act, .....

Tag this Judgment!

Sep 06 1955 (SC)

The Bengal Immunity Company Limited Vs. the State of Bihar and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1955SC661; [1955]2SCR603; [1955]6STC446(SC)

..... their economies and replenish their treasuries by having resort to their legitimate powers of taxation. by the 31st march, 1951 the states could also make representations to the center and induce the parliament to otherwise provide by appropriate legislation within the meaning of article 286(2) and authorise them to impose taxes ..... than consistent with previous declarations. those doctrines only will eventually stand which bear the strictest examination and the test of experience'. 99. in mark graves v. people of the state of new york 306 u.s. 466 mr. justice frankfurter stated :- 'but the ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the constitution itself and ..... . to follow that interpretation will result in perpetuating what, with humility we say, is an error and in perpetuating a tax burden imposed on the people which, according to our considered opinion, is manifestly and wholly unauthorised. it is not an ordinary pronouncement declaring the rights of two private individuals inter se .....

Tag this Judgment!

Feb 04 1958 (SC)

Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate Vs. the Management of Dimakuchi Tea Es ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1958SC353; (1958)ILLJ500SC; [1958]1SCR1156

..... employer and workmen; (2) an investigation and settlement of industrial disputes, between employers and employers, employers and workmen, or workmen and workmen, with a right of representation by a registered trade union or federation of trade unions or association of employers or a federation of associations of employers; (3) prevention of illegal strikes and lock ..... employer may dismiss a man, or decline to employ him. this matter raises a dispute as to non-employment. (4) an employer contemplates turning out a number of people who are already in his employment. it is a dispute as to contemplated non- employment. " employment or non-employment " constitutes the subject matter of one class of ..... scheme and the purpose of the act generally and the object of the act specially being to benefit workmen, the words "any person " should be confined to people of the workman class. 3. the word "dispute" in s. 2(k) itself indicates that the person raising the dispute must be interested in the dispute .....

Tag this Judgment!

Jul 12 2005 (SC)

Sarbananda Sonowal Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2005SC2920; JT2005(6)SC79; (2005)5SCC665

..... reference for its decision to the tribunal whether any person is an illegal migrant or not. this reference can also be made on a representation made by an illegal migrant against any order passed against him under the foreigners act not to remain in india. this provision gives special ..... for inclusion of 'ideological aggression' and also 'the promotion of the propaganda of fascist- nazi views, racial and national exclusiveness, hatred and contempt for other peoples.' iran pressed for inclusion of 'indirect aggression, of intervention in another state's internal or foreign affairs', including 'direct or indirect incitement to civil war, ..... besides the above considerations, there are other contributory factors facilitating infiltration from bangladesh. ethnic, linguistic and religious commonality between the illegal migrants and many people on our side of the border enables them to find shelter. it makes their detection difficult. some political parties have been encouraging and even helping .....

Tag this Judgment!

Dec 28 1981 (SC)

A.K. Roy ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1982SC710; 1982CriLJ340; 1981(4)SCALE1904; (1982)1SCC271; [1982]2SCR272

..... conferred by article 19, they infringed the guarantee of fair procedure and they did not provide for an impartial machinery for the consideration of the representation made by the detenu to the government. the constitution bench which heard the case considered these contentions and rejected them by holding that the misa ..... . shri jethmalani attacked the constitutionality of the very national security act itself on the ground that it is a draconian piece of legislation which deprives people of their personal liberty excessively and unreasonably, confers vast and arbitrary powers of detention upon the executive and sanctions the use of those powers by ..... view of the fact that the constitution, as originally conceived and enacted, recognizes preventive detention as a permissible means of abridging the liberties of the people, though subject to the limitations imposed by part iii, we must reject the contention that preventive detention is basically impermissible under the indian constitution.39. .....

Tag this Judgment!

Apr 06 1986 (SC)

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited and anr. Vs. Brojo ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1986SC1571; (1986)3CompLJ1(SC); 1986LabIC1312; (1986)IILLJ171SC; 1986(1)SCALE799; (1986)3SCC156; [1986]2SCR278; 1986(2)SLJ320(SC)

..... appeal no. 4412 of 1985, to reply within twenty-four hours to the allegation of negligence in the maintenance of provident fund accounts. ganguli made a representation as also gave a detailed reply to the said show cause notice. thereafter by a letter dated february 26, 1983, signed by the chairman-cum- ..... and iv in the constitution. 36. the preamble to the constitution, as amended by the constitution (forty-second amendment) act, 1976, proudly proclaims: we, the people of india, having solemnly resolved to constitute india into a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic and to secure to all its citizens: justice, social, economic and political ..... and another headed 'directive principles of state policy'. they were aware that the constitution of japan also contained a chapter headed 'rights and duties of the people'. they were aware that the major traditional functions of the state have been the defence of its territory and its inhabitants against external aggression, the maintenance .....

Tag this Judgment!

Jul 11 1997 (SC)

Samatha Vs. State of A.P. and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC3297; JT1997(6)SC449; 1997(4)SCALE746; (1997)8SCC191; [1997]Supp2SCR305

..... constituent assembly. the advisory committee on fundamental rights and minorities, to be set up at the preliminary meeting of the assembly, was to contain due representation of all the interests affected; and one of its functions was to report to the constituent assembly on a scheme for the administration of tribal and ..... that perpetual isolation from the main currents of progress would not be a satisfactory long-term solution: and that it would be necessary to educate these people ultimately to become self-reliant. in this direction practically nothing had been achieved. the commission observed. the responsibility of parliament for the backward tracts will ..... nations and ratified by india, by article 1 "right to development" became part of an inalienable human right. by virtue thereof, every human person and all people are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and enjoy fundamental freedoms would be fully .....

Tag this Judgment!

May 08 2009 (SC)

State of West Bengal and anr. Vs. West Bengal Regn. Copy Writers Assn. ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : JT2009(8)SC531; 2009(7)SCALE164; 2009(7)LC3482(SC)

..... permanent absorption of the writ petitioners, upon which the continuous strike was withdrawn by them. writ petitioners, in para 15 and 16, have referred to a representation dated 20.6.1995 and have further asserted that recently vacancies had cropped up in the office of registrar throughout the west bengal and, therefore, the names ..... license and that their service conditions were almost alike to the ldcs.24. in para 14 of the writ petition particularly, writ petitioners referred to the representations given by them for their permanent absorption as copywriters under the respondent state. a reference is made to demonstration in the year 1995 and a further reference ..... agitation was withdrawn on the basis of the assurances given by the finance minister of state of west bengal and yet nothing was done, and their several representations were ignored. it was then pleaded that various vacancies had cropped up in the office of the registrars throughout the state of west bengal under the inspector .....

Tag this Judgment!


Save Judgments// Add Notes // Store Search Result sets // Organize Client Files //