Caselaw | Supreme Court Judgements of august 1958

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Badri Rai & ANR Vs. The State of Bihar [1958] INSC 65 (18 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 18 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy

Headnote :

The appellants were prosecuted on charges under s. 120B read with s. 165A of the Indian Penal Code, for having conspired to commit the offence of bribing a public servant in connection with the discharge of his public duties. The case against them was that on August 24, 1953, when the Inspector of P...

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Puranmall Agarwalla Vs. The State of Orissa [1958] INSC 66 (19 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 19 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

CrPC Section 35. Powers of Judge and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 71. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
Opium Act, 1878

Headnote :

The appellant was caught while he was himself transporting opium. He was convicted under s. 9(a) of the Opium Act for possession " of opium and under s. 9(b) of the Act for " transport of opium and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months under each count, the senten...

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Sita Ram Goel Vs. The Municipal Board, Kanpur & Ors [1958] INSC 67 (19 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 19 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The appellant was appointed as overseer by the Municipal Board, Kanpur, on March 5, 1937, and continued in its service up to March 19, 1951, when a copy of the resolution passed by the Board on March 5, 1951, purporting to dismiss him from service was handed over to him. On April 7, 1951, he filed a...

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M. Ramappa Vs. Sangappa & Ors [1958] INSC 68 (21 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 21 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951

Headnote :

The nomination papers of three candidates for election as members of the State Assembly were rejected by the Returning 1168 Officer on the ground that the first two of them were Patels and the third, a Shanbhog, of their villages and as such they were holders of offices of profit under the Governmen...

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The State of Bihar Vs. D. N. Ganguly & Ors [1958] INSC 69 (22 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 22 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
General Clauses Act, 1897
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Headnote :

Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, does not confer on the appropriate Government the power to cancel or supersede a reference made there under in respect of an industrial dispute pending adjudication by the tribunal constituted for that purpose. Nor can s. 21 of the General Clauses...

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Hanskumar Kishanchand Vs. The Union of India [1958] INSC 70 (22 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 22 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Headnote :

These two appeals were preferred against the decision of the Nagpur High Court in an appeal underâ€™s. 19(1)(f) of the Defence of India Act, 1939, modifying an award of compensation made 1178 under s. 19(i)(b) of that Act in respect of certain premises requisitioned by the Governmen...

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S. Veerabadran Chettiar Vs. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker & Ors [1958] INSC 71 (25 August 1958)

Judgement Date : 25 Aug 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

CrPC Section 202. Postponement of issue of process
CrPC Section 203. Dismissal of complaint
CrPC Section 436. In what cases bail to be taken
CrPC Section 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 295. Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class
IPC Section 295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs

Headnote :

The words " any object held sacred by any class of persons" occurring in S. 295 Of the Indian Penal Code are of general import and cannot be limited to idols in temples or idols carried on festival occasions. Not merely idols or sacred books, but any other object which is regarded as sacre...

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