2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Sucheta Kripalani Vs. Shri S. S. Dulat, I.C.S [1955] INSC 36 (6 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 06 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The Representation of the People Act and its associated Rules delineate separate and distinct roles for the Election Commission and an Election Tribunal regarding the reporting of election expenses.In cases where serious allegations of corrupt practices arise, the Tribunal, as established by law, ha...

Read full Judgement

S. Khader Sheriff Vs. Munnuswami Gounder & Ors [1955] INSC 37 (15 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 15 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who contested and won the election as a Congress candidate, submitted an application to the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on September 12, 1951, seeking party nomination to run as a Congress candidate in the upcoming election. He paid a total of Rs. 500, which included Rs. 100 for mem...

Read full Judgement

Tirath Singh Vs. Bachittar Singh & Ors [1955] INSC 38 (15 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 15 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

In an election petition, if the respondent argued that the allegations were vague and lacked specifics, but did not request any details that he was entitled to ask for, and was not shown to be misled or prejudiced in his defense, he could not claim that the petition should be dismissed due to non-co...

Read full Judgement

Chattanatha Karayalar Vs. Ramachandra Iyer & ANR [1955] INSC 39 (19 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 19 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Headnote :

In Hindu Law, there is no assumption that a business owned by a member of a Hindu joint family is considered a joint family business, even if that member is the manager or the father.There is a distinction between a father initiating a new business and a mere manager doing so. The debts incurred by...

Read full Judgement

M. Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR [1955] INSC 40 (20 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 20 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioners operate a large-scale business in the production and sale of bidis, with their headquarters located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. They are registered as \"dealers\" under the Central Provinces and Berar Sales Tax Act of 1947. As part of their operations, the petitioners import substan...

Read full Judgement

M/S. Ram Narain Sons Ltd. Vs. Asst. Commissioner of Sales Tax & Ors [1955] INSC 41 (20 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 20 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 41 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The ruling, delivered by S. B. DAs ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, BHGWATI, JAFER, and IMAM and CHANDRASEKHARA AIYAR JJ. (with JAGANNADHADAS J. dissenting), states that the restrictions imposed by Article 286 of the Constitution on the taxing authority of the States are distinct and independent. Each restrict...

Read full Judgement

The Tropical Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors Vs. The Union of India & ANR [1955] INSC 42 (22 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 22 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Constitution of India

Headnote :

The petitioners, two insurance companies engaged in both life and general insurance, challenged the legitimacy of notifications issued against them under Section 52-A of the Insurance Act. They argued that this section was solely applicable to life insurance and that the government lacked the author...

Read full Judgement

State of Madras & ANR Vs. K.M. Rajagopalan [1955] INSC 43 (27 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 27 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947

Headnote :

The respondent was selected for the Indian Civil Service through open competition in 1936 and began his duties in the Province of Madras in October 1937. He served under the Government of Madras in various roles, with his final position being Sub-Collector of Dindigal. He took leave in June 1947, du...

Read full Judgement

Shri Kishan Singh & Ors Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors [1955] INSC 44 (27 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 27 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

The petitioners, who are jagirdars from Marwar, challenged the constitutional validity of sections 81 to 86 of the Marwar Land Revenue Act, which establish a framework for determining fair and equitable rents for cultivating tenants. They argued that these provisions violated their fundamental right...

Read full Judgement

Machander, Son of Pandurang Vs. State of Hyderabad [1955] INSC 45 (27 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 27 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 45 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court

Headnote :

The appellant faced trial for murder, which lasted for four and a half years. His brother, who was also accused, fled. The evidence against the appellant was circumstantial. Although he confessed eight days after his arrest, leading to some discoveries, the trial court did not question him about thi...

Read full Judgement

Bed Raj Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [1955] INSC 46 (28 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 28 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Dalip Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab [1953] INSC 42 (15 May 1953)

Headnote :

A question regarding sentencing is a matter of discretion, and it is well established that when discretion is exercised appropriately within accepted judicial standards, an appellate court should refrain from interfering to the disadvantage of an accused person unless there are compelling reasons cl...

Read full Judgement

Deonandan Mishra Vs. The State of Bihar [1955] INSC 47 (28 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 28 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

CrPC Section 342. Power to order court
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 302. Punishment for murder

Headnote :

The level of proof necessary to convict someone based on circumstantial evidence is clearly defined by a series of Supreme Court rulings. This standard dictates that the circumstances used to support the conviction must be thoroughly established, and the evidence provided by these circumstances must...

Read full Judgement

Bhikaji Narain Dhakras & Ors Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR [1955] INSC 48 (29 September 1955)

Judgement Date : 29 Sep 1955

Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 48 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Headnote :

The petitioners, who had been operating as stage carriage operators in Madhya Pradesh for many years, contested the constitutional validity of the C.P. & Berar Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1947 (Act III of 1948). This Act amended the Motor Vehicles Act of 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939) and granted...

Read full Judgement