Caselaw | Supreme Court Judgements of january 1957

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Niemla Textile Finishing. Mills Ltd. Vs. The 2nd Punjab Industrial Tribunal [1957] INSC 1 (10 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 10 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Constitution of India
Government of India Act, 1935
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

The disputes between the appellants and their workmen were referred to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication by the appropriate Government, under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. It was contended for the appellants that the reference to the Tribunal was bad because (1) the Act...

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Om Prakash Gupta Vs. State of U. P [1957] INSC 2 (11 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 11 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 2 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 24. Dishonestly
IPC Section 405. Criminal breach of trust
IPC Section 409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
IPC Section 467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

Headnote :

The offences under s. 409 Of the Indian Penal Code and s. 5(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 are distinct and separate, and there is no question Of s. 5(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 repealing s. 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Amarendra Nath Roy v. The State, A. 1....

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Raja Ganga Pratap Singh Vs. The Allahabad Bank Ltd., Lucknow [1957] INSC 3 (22 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 22 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The respondent, a scheduled bank, sued the appellant for recovery of money under a mortgage. The appellant claimed reduction of the debt under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Debt Reduction Act, 1953. An advance or debt due to a scheduled bank was excluded from the definition of "debt" given i...

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L. J. Leach and Company Ltd. Vs. Jardine Skinner and Co [1957] INSC 4 (22 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 22 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Headnote :

The appellants filed a suit for damages for conversion against the respondents on the allegations that the respondents were the agents of the appellants, that theappellants had placed orders for certain goods with the respondents, and that the respondents had actually imported the goods but refused...

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Ganga Ram Das Vs. Tezpur Kaibarta Co-Operativefishery Society Ltd. [1957] INSC 5 (29 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 29 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

Section 16 of the Assam Land Revenue Regulation, 1 of 1886 defines " right of fishery " and s. 155(f) empowers the Provincial Government to make rules for " the granting of licences, or the farming of the right......... to fish in the fisheries". The State Government accordingly...

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Kamala Devi Vs. Bachu Lal Gupta [1957] INSC 6 (29 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 29 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 6 SC

Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Section 123. TPA, Transfer how effected.
Section 23. TPA, Transfer contingent on happening of specified uncertain event.

Headnote :

In fulfillment of an ante-nuptial promise made on the occasion of the settlement of the terms of marriage of her daughter, a Hindu widow, governed by the Benares School of Hindu Law, executed a registered deed of gift in respect Of 4 houses allotted to her share by a partition decree, in favour of h...

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The State of Assam Vs. A. N. Kidwai, Commissioner of Hills Division and Appeals [1957] INSC 7 (31 January 1957)

Judgement Date : 31 Jan 1957

Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Assam Excise Act, 1910
Bengal Board Of Revenue Act, 1913
Boilers Act, 1923
Central Board of Revenue Act, 1924
Constitution of India
Delegation of Powers
Delegation of Powers
Delhi Laws Act, 1912
Factories Act, 1948
Government of India Act, 1935
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939

Headnote :

These appeals by the State of Assam and some other parties from a number of judgments of the High Court of Assam, passed under Art. 226 of the Constitution, quashing certain orders of the Appellate Authority appointed by the Governor of Assam by a Notification under s. 3(3) of the Assam Revenue Trib...

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