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Messrs. Dwarka Prasad Laxmi Narain Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1954] INSC 1; 803 (11 January 1954)

Judgement Date : 11 Jan 1954

Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

A law or regulation that grants arbitrary and unchecked authority to the executive regarding the regulation of trade or business in commonly available goods must be deemed unreasonable. According to clause 4(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Coal Control Order, 1953, the licensing authority possesses complete...

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Cooverjee B. Bharucha Vs. The Excise Commissioner and The Chief Commissioner [1954] INSC (13 January 1954)

Judgement Date : 13 Jan 1954

Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 2 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

It was determined that: (i) in relation to Excise Regulation I of 1915, when assessing reasonable restrictions as defined in Article 19(6) of the Constitution concerning the right granted under Article 19(1)(g), one must consider the nature of the business and the specific conditions of a particular...

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The Vice-Chancellor, Utkaluniversity & Ors Vs. S. K. Ghosh & Ors [1954] INSC (15 January 1954)

Judgement Date : 15 Jan 1954

Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

In this case, there were two meetings of the University Syndicate, which is made up of twelve members. Proper notifications for both meetings were sent to all members, but one member missed one meeting and another member missed the other. The issue at hand was that the topic relevant to this case wa...

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Waryam Singh & ANR Vs. Amarnath & ANR [1954] INSC (19 January 1954)

Judgement Date : 19 Jan 1954

Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Constitution of India
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949

Headnote :

The Court of the Judicial Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh has jurisdiction over the entire territory of Himachal Pradesh.The Rent Controller and the District Judge, who operate under the East Punjab Rent Restriction Act of 1949, are indeed tribunals, though not courts as defined by Article 227 of t...

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Jagan Nath Vs. Jaswant Singh & Ors [1954] INSC (20 January 1954)

Judgement Date : 20 Jan 1954

Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The court ruled that: (i) failure to comply with the requirements of section 82 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (XLIII of 1951), and the exclusion of a relevant party from the list of respondents does not invalidate the proceedings, allowing the tribunal to address the issue according...

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K.S. Rashid and Son Vs. The Income-Tax Investigation Commission [1954] INSC (22 January 1954)

Judgement Date : 22 Jan 1954

Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 6 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Punjab High Court has the authority to issue a writ under Article 226 of the Constitution to the Income-tax Investigation Commission based in Delhi, which is examining the petitioner\'s case under Section 5 of the Taxation on Income (Investigation Commission) Act, 1947, even though the petitione...

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