Caselaw | Supreme Court Judgements of december 1957

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P. Balakotaiah Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1957] INSC 110 (3 December 1957)

Judgement Date : 03 Dec 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935

Satish Chandra Anand Vs. The Union of India [1953] INSC 21 (13 March 1953)

Headnote :

The Services of the appellants who were Railway servants, were terminated for reasons of national security under S. 3 of the Railway Services (Safeguarding of National Security) Rules, 1949. Notices served on them under that section to show cause charged them as follows:"Whereas in the opinion...

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S. A. Venkataraman Vs. The State [1957] INSC 111 (3 December 1957)

Judgement Date : 03 Dec 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 111 SC

CrPC Section 173. Report of police officer on completion of investigation
CrPC Section 190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
CrPC Section 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 19. Judge
IPC Section 21. Public Servant

Headnote :

The appellant who was a public servant was dismissed from service after departmental inquiry. Thereafter he was charged with having committed the offence of criminal misconduct under S. 5(2), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and was convicted. No sanction under s. 6 of the Act was produced, before...

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Jagannath Behera & Ors Vs. Raja Harihar Singhmardaraj Bhramarbara Roy [1957] INSC 112 (6 December 1957)

Judgement Date : 06 Dec 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Constitution of India
Orissa Merged States (Laws) Act, 1950
Orissa Tenancy Act, 1913

Headnote :

The respondent was the Ruler of the erstwhile State of Khandapara which merged in the State of Orissa on August 1, 1949. Article 3 of the Agreement of Merger guaranteed that "the Raja shall be entitled to full ownership, use and enjoyment of all his private properties". The Orissa Merged S...

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Khem Chand Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1957] INSC 113 (13 December 1957)

Judgement Date : 13 Dec 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 307. Attempt to murder
Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850

Headnote :

Reasonable opportunity to show cause' in Art. 311(2) Of the Constitution contemplates not merely the opportunity to do so at the enquiry stage but also when the competent authority, as a result of the enquiry, proposes to inflict one of the three punishments mentioned in the Article on the delin...

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The Central India Spinning And Weaving And Manufacturing Co Vs. The Municipal Committee, Wardha [1957] INSC 114 (18 December 1957)

Judgement Date : 18 Dec 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 114 SC

Government of India Act, 1935

Headnote :

Section 66(1)(0) of the C. P. and Berar Municipalities Act, 1922, empowered the municipalities to impose "a terminal tax on goods or animals imported into or exported from the limits of a municipality". The respondent framed rules for the imposition of terminal tax. The appellant transport...

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Bombay Dyeing &Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1957] INSC 115 (20 December 1957)

Judgement Date : 20 Dec 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
Constitution of India
Factories Act, 1948
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Section 56. Agreement to do impossible act

Headnote :

The Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act (Bom. XL of 1953) was enacted by the State Legislature with the object of constituting a fund for the financing of activities for the welfare of labour and S. 3(1) of the Act provided as follows:"There shall be constituted a fund called the Bombay Labour Welfa...

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