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Lilavati Bai Vs. The State of Bombay [1957] INSC 21 (5 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 05 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Electricity Act, 1910
Indian Electricity Act, 1910

Headnote :

Through these two petitions, the petitioner contested the constitutional validity of the Bombay Land Requisition Act of 1948, along with its amendments from 1950, and the enforceability of a requisition order issued by the Governor of Bombay under section 6 (4) (a) of the Act. The petitioner, as the...

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The State of Bombay Vs. Salat Pragji Karamsi [1957] INSC 22 (7 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 07 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

According to clause 3 of the Kutch (Application of Laws) Order, 1949, the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act (Bom. IV of 1887) was made applicable to Kutch. Clause 4 of the Order stated that the Acts applied to Kutch by the Order \"shall be construed\" as if references to authorities and territories...

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Sohan Lal Vs. The Union of India [1957] INSC 23 (7 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 07 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 23 SC

Constitution of India

Mohinder Singh Vs. The State [1950] INSC 26 (17 October 1950)

Headnote :

J, a displaced individual, was initially deemed entitled to receive a house allotment, and on May 10, 1952, the Accommodation Officer relocated his family into the house. However, no formal allotment letter was provided to him. Subsequently, when new information emerged that led the Union of India t...

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The Newspapers Ltd. Vs. The State Industrial Tribunal, U.P [1957] INSC 24 (20 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 20 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

A conflict between an employer and an individual worker does not meet the criteria for an \"industrial dispute\" as defined by the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act of 1947. While the Act does not apply to disputes involving only one worker, if a group of workers or a significant portion of them supports...

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The State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Mohammed Sayeed [1957] INSC 25 (26 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 26 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Constitution of India
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

In 1953, the respondent signed a surety bond agreeing to produce the accused before the Magistrate and to forfeit Rs. 500 to the King Emperor, Qaisar-e-Hind, as a penalty if he failed to do so. When he did not produce the accused, the Magistrate forfeited Rs. 300 of the bond. The respondent argued t...

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T.S. Swaminathaudayar Vs. The Official Receiver of West Tanjore [1957] INSC 26 (27 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 27 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

According to BHAGWATI and IMAM JJ., a decree mandating the payment of owelty money from one co-sharer to another in a Partition Suit implicitly establishes a charge in favor of the receiving co-sharer or the property allocated to the paying co-sharer, and this charge takes precedence over any existi...

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Amarsingh Vs. Custodian, Evacuee Property, Punjab [1957] INSC 27 (29 March 1957)

Judgement Date : 29 Mar 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Administration of Evacuee Property (Central) Rules, 1950
Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950
Constitution of India
Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954
Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954
Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954
East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Resettlement) Act, 1949
East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Resettlement) Act, 1949

Dunichand Hakim & Ors Vs. Deputy Commissioner [1953] INSC 88 (18 December 1953)

Headnote :

The petitioners, who were displaced individuals from Pakistan and owned land there, were also co-owners of a joint khata held by some evacuees in a suburban village in East Punjab.Initially, they were temporarily assigned agricultural land in that village following their displacement.Later, due to a...

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