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Basir-Ul-Huq & Ors Vs. The State of West Bengal [1953] INSC 29 (10 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 10 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Constitution of India
CrPC Section 190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
CrPC Section 195. Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
CrPC Section 199. Prosecution for defamation
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 182. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
IPC Section 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure
IPC Section 297. Trespassing on burial places, etc.
IPC Section 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
IPC Section 499. Defamation
IPC Section 500. Punishment for defamation

Headnote :

The accused reported to the police that X had beaten and strangled his mother to death. During the funeral, as the pyre burned, the accused entered the cremation ground with the police. Upon examination, the report was found to be false. Subsequently, X filed a complaint, and the accused was charged...

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Ebrahim Aboobaker & ANR Vs. Tekchand Dolwaniebrahim Aboobaker & ANR [1953] INSC 30 (10 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 10 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

If a Mohammedan against whom proceedings have been initiated under the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950 for declaring him an evacuee and his properties as evacuee properties dies during the pendency of the proceedings, he cannot be declared an evacuee posthumously. Furthermore, his prope...

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Punjab National Bank Ltd. Vs. Employees of The Bank [1953] INSC 31 (10 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 10 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

During the pendency of proceedings before an Industrial Tribunal regarding disputes between a bank and its employees, represented by their union, the respondents, along with over a thousand other workers, initiated a general strike over a new dispute. The bank dismissed the striking employees, and i...

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The State of Assam Vs. Keshab Prasad Singh & ANR [1953] INSC 32 (14 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 14 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Assam sought to settle a fishery directly under Rule 190-A of the rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (1 of 1886). It instructed the Deputy Commissioner to auction the fishery and submit the bid list to the Government along with a recommendation for direct sett...

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Lakshmana Nadar & Ors Vs. R. Ramier [1953] INSC 33 (14 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 14 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Headnote :

A Hindu Brahmin governed by Mitakshara law executed a will with the following provisions:\"After my lifetime, my wife, Ranganayaki Ammal, shall enjoy the entirety of my properties during her lifetime. After her lifetime, our daughter, Ramalakshmi Ammal, and her heirs shall have absolute rights to th...

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Kumbha Mawji Vs. Union of India [1953] INSC 34 (16 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 16 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 34 SC

Headnote :

The mere act of a party filing an award in court without the arbitrator\'s or umpire\'s explicit authority does not satisfy the requirements of Section 14 of the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940. Additionally, the handing over of the original award by the umpire to both parties does not imply that they...

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Dr. Ram Krishan Bhardwaj Vs. The State of Delhi & Ors [1953] INSC 35 (16 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 16 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

Under Article 21(5), as interpreted in a prior decision of this Court, a person detained under the Preventive Detention Act has two distinct rights: (1) the right to have the grounds of detention communicated to them, and (2) the right to receive sufficient and adequate particulars, as circumstances...

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Maqbool Hussain Vs. The State of Bombay [1953] INSC 36 (17 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 17 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Constitution of India
General Clauses Act, 1897
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
Preventive Detention Act, 1950

Headnote :

The language of Article 20 of the Constitution and the terms used therein indicate that the proceedings contemplated are of a criminal nature before a court of law or a judicial tribunal. In this context, \"prosecution\" refers to the initiation or commencement of criminal proceedings before a court...

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Motipur Zamindari Co. Ltd. Vs. The State of Bihar & ANR [1953] INSC 37 (17 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 17 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The term \"person\" as used in the definitions of \"proprietor\" and \"tenure-holder\" in Sections 2(o) and 2(r) of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, includes companies incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913.There is no contradiction in the subject or context of the Act that would exclude...

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Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal Vs. H. Hirjee [1953] INSC 38 (17 April 1953)

Judgement Date : 17 Apr 1953

Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who was engaged in business, was prosecuted under Section 13 of the Hoarding and Profiteering Ordinance of 1943 on the charge of selling goods at an unreasonable price.After being acquitted, he claimed that the sum of Rs. 10,895 spent on defending himself should be deducted from his...

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