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The State of Bombay Vs. Ali Gulshan [1955] INSC 49 (4 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 04 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 49 SC

Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948
Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The Government of Bombay was found to have the right, under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 6 of the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948 (Bombay Act XXXIII of 1948), to requisition certain premises for the purpose of \"housing a member of the staff of a foreign consulate\" as a public purpose...

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Jugal Kishore Rameshwardas Vs. Mrs. Goolbai Hormusji [1955] INSC 50 (4 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 04 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, a share-broker operating in Bombay and a member of the Native Share and Stock Brokers\' Association, were engaged by the respondent to facilitate the buying and selling of shares on her behalf. The appellant purchased 25 shares of Tata Deferred and 350 shares of Swadeshi Mills to set...

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The Member, Board of Revenue Vs. Arthur Paul Benthall [1955] INSC 51 (4 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 04 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

Headnote :

The case was presided over by S. R. DAS, ACTING C. J., along with Justices VENKATARAMA AYYAR, JAFER IMAM, and CHANDRASEKHARA AIYAR, with Justice BHAGWATI dissenting. The argument that the term \"matter\" in Section 5 of the Indian Stamp Act is meant to have the same meaning as \"description\" in Sec...

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Dajisaheb Mane & Ors Vs. Shankar Rao Vithal Rao Mane& ANR [1955] INSC 52 (11 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 11 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 52 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

This appeal to the Supreme Court arose from a decree of the Bombay High Court that reversed a trial court\'s decision in a case concerning the possession of certain immovable properties. The trial court dismissed the suit on December 20, 1946, determining that the properties were valued at over Rs....

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Purshottam Govindji Halai Vs. Shree B. M. Desai, Additional Collector of Bombay & Ors [1955] INSC 53 (14 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887

The State of Rajasthan Vs. Rao Manohar Singhji [1954] INSC 25 (15 March 1954)

Headnote :

The taxpayer conducting business in the City of Bombay was assessed for income tax for the years 1943-44 to 1947-48 and 1951-52 by the Income-tax Officer of C-1 Ward, Bombay. Due to non-payment of the owed income tax, the Income-tax Officer issued a recovery certificate in April 1951 to the Addition...

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Topandas Vs. The State of Bombay [1955] INSC 54 (14 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 14 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
IPC Section 420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Headnote :

According to the definition of criminal conspiracy in Section 120-A of the Indian Penal Code, there must be at least two parties involved in the agreement, as an individual cannot conspire with themselves. In the current case, where four individuals are charged under Section 120-B of the IPC, and th...

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The State of Madras & ANR Vs. V. Srinivasa Ayyangar [1955] INSC 55 (21 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 21 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 55 SC

Headnote :

When the Madras Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act (Madras Act XXVI of 1948) was enacted, 15/16ths of the village Karuppur, located within the Zamindari of Ramanathapuram, was held by inamdars under a pre-settlement grant that had been confirmed by the British Government, with the...

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Ananda Behera & ANR Vs. The State of Orissa & ANR [1955] INSC 56 (27 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 27 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Constitution of India
Section 54. TPA, “Sale” defined.

Headnote :

The petitioners secured oral licenses to catch and take fish from designated areas of Chilka Lake from its owner, the Raja of Parikud, after paying substantial amounts and receiving receipts as per the customary practice. This occurred prior to the enactment of the Orissa Estates Abolition Act of 19...

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Indira Sohanlal Vs. Custodian of Evacuee Property, Delhi & Ors [1955] INSC 57 (28 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950

Headnote :

The appellant, a displaced individual from Lahore, owned a house there and on October 10, 1947, arranged to exchange it for certain lands in a village in the State of Delhi, which belonged to M, an evacuee.On February 23, 1948, she submitted an application to the Additional Custodian of Evacuee Prop...

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Sadhu Ram Vs. The Custodian-General of Evacuee Property [1955] INSC 58 (28 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The applicant acquired certain agricultural lands from a Muslim evacuee. The sale deed was executed, registered, and possession was transferred to the applicant in September 1947, prior to the implementation of the East Punjab Evacuees\' (Administration of Property) Act of 1947 on December 12, 1947....

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Raja Bahadur Kamakshya Narainsingh & Ors Vs. The Collector And Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh [1955] INSC 59 (28 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 28 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950
Constitution of India

Headnote :

On December 29, 1947, petitioner No. 1 entered into a lease agreement with C (a company) for certain properties, including lands and buildings that were part of his estate. In 1949, he executed a deed of settlement, transferring the properties to three trustees: himself, and petitioners 2 and 3. The...

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Willie (William) Slaney Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh [1955] INSC 60 (31 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 31 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 60 SC

CrPC Section 237. Procedure in cases instituted under section 199(2)
CrPC Section 238. Compliance with section 207
CrPC Section 239. When accused shall be discharged
CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 149. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder
IPC Section 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
IPC Section 34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Nanak Chand Vs. The State of Punjab [1955] INSC 2 (25 January 1955)

Headnote :

The appellant and his brother faced trial for charges under section 302 in conjunction with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant was specifically accused of murder as part of a common intention, with evidence indicating that he, rather than his brother, delivered the fatal blow.The bro...

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Matajog Dobey Vs. H. C. Bhari [1955] INSC 61 (31 October 1955)

Judgement Date : 31 Oct 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Constitution of India
CrPC Section 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

In accordance with a search warrant issued under section 6 of the Taxation on Income (Investigation Commission) Act, 1947, which authorized four officials to search two locations in Calcutta, the officials forcibly broke open the entrance door of one flat and the lock of a room in another. When conf...

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