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(1) MAHARISHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY ........ Vs. M.L.R. SARASWATI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ........Respondent D.D 13/09/2000

Facts: The case involves Maharishi Dayanand University (the appellant) versus M.L.R. Saraswati College of Education (the respondent). The respondent college, a B.Ed. College affiliated with the appellant University, sought to increase its student intake beyond the authorized limit. This required appointing more lecturers. The college unilaterally appointed ten ad hoc lecturers on May 1, 1999, with...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5029 OF 2000 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) NO. 15198 OF 1999) Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 309227

(2) SURJIT KAUR ........ Vs. NAURATA SINGH AND ANOTHER ........Respondent D.D 13/09/2000

Facts:The appellant entered into an Agreement to Sell a portion of land to the first respondent.The agreement stipulated a specific date for the execution of the sale deed and conditions related to the transfer of property rights and possession.A sum of Rs. 20,000 was paid as part of the agreement.A legal dispute arose due to the appellant's inability to deliver possession because of a separa...

REPORTABLE # C.A. NO. 4701 OF 1994 Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 422912

(3) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ........ Vs. ARVIND SHERGILL AND ANOTHER ........Respondent D.D 13/09/2000

Facts: Harinder Pal Singh Shergill was detained by Customs Authorities on suspicion of possessing foreign currency at Sahar International Airport, Mumbai. He was subsequently granted bail but later detained under Section 3(1) of the COFEPOSA Act, with the aim of preventing future smuggling activities. Shergill's wife challenged the detention order through a writ petition filed before the High...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 783 OF 2000 (ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (CRIMINAL) NO. 4114 OF 1999 Docid 2000 LEJ Crim SC 536455

(4) SMT. DILBOO (DEAD) BY LRS. AND OTHERS ........ Vs. SMT. DHANRAJI (DEAD) AND OTHERS ........Respondent D.D 12/09/2000

Facts:In 1902, a widow named L mortgaged two houses ('X' and 'Y') and twenty trees to R. Following her death, several individuals claimed to be heirs of L's husband and initiated legal actions to assert their rights to the mortgaged properties. Over the years, third-party interests were created in the properties, including mortgages and sales.In 1959, M and K filed a suit ...

REPORTABLE # C.A. NO. 3673 OF 1982 Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 403639

(5) STATE OF M.P. AND ANOTHER ........ Vs. PRADEEP KUMAR AND ANOTHER ........Respondent D.D 12/09/2000

Facts:The case involved an appeal filed with a delay by the State of Madhya Pradesh and another party against a District Judge's decision.The appellants did not initially include an application to condone the delay with the appeal.The High Court of Madhya Pradesh rejected the appeal solely because of the absence of the condonation of delay application.Issues:Whether the omission of the applic...

REPORTABLE # C.A. NO. 4994 OF 2000 (ARISING OUT SLP (C) NO. 7615 OF 1999) Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 742019

(6) R. HARIHARAN AND OTHERS ........ Vs. K. BALACHANDRAN NAIR AND OTHERS ........Respondent D.D 11/09/2000

Facts: The case involves a dispute over the seniority of engineers employed by the Kerala State Electricity Board. The engineers were initially appointed between 1976 and 1980 through the Kerala Public Service Commission against a 10% quota reserved for in-service Engineering Graduates. There was a disagreement between the Board and the Kerala Public Service Commission regarding the regularisation...

REPORTABLE # C.A. NO'S. 9090-9091 OF 1996 Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 748362

(7) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH ........ Vs. GITA RAM ........Respondent D.D 08/09/2000

Facts:The respondent, Gita Ram, was charged with offenses under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.The case was initially handled by a Magistrate who committed it to the Sessions Court, specified as a Special Court for the Act.The Sessions Court framed charges only for the offense under Section 376 of the IPC.After...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 765 OF 1996 ARISING OUT OF SLP (CRIMINAL) NO. 811 OF 2000 Docid 2000 LEJ Crim SC 669683

(8) STATE OF HARYANA ........ Vs. M/S. MARUTI UDYOG LTD. ORS. ........Respondent D.D 07/09/2000

Facts:M/S. Maruti Udyog Ltd., a public limited company, was assessed to tax by the Excise & Taxation Officer, Gurgaon, for the Assessment Year 1986-87.The company filed an appeal challenging the assessment and requested a stay on the recovery of the tax amount.The application for a stay was rejected, and the company was given a period to deposit the entire tax amount.The company filed a writ p...

REPORTABLE # C.A. NO. 4938 OF 2000 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO. 9680 OF 1999) Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 386066

(9) DR. VIKRANT PARIHAR ........ Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS ........Respondent D.D 06/09/2000

Facts:The last Post Graduate Entrance Examination for medical courses in Jammu & Kashmir took place in 1995-96, and no subsequent examinations were conducted.Candidates from the 1995-96 examination continued to be selected year after year, preventing later MBBS graduates from competing.The appellant filed a writ petition seeking compliance with SRO No. 158, which mandated annual entrance exams...

REPORTABLE # C.A. NO. 4935 OF 2000 ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) NO. 4982 OF 2000 WITH I.A. NO'S. 3-7 Docid 2000 LEJ Civil SC 408160