Caselaw | Supreme Court Judgements of february 1958

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Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate Vs. The Management of Dimakuchitea Estate [1958] INSC 3 (4 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 04 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Trade Unions Act, 1926

D. N. Banerji Vs. P. R. Mukherjee & Ors [1952] INSC 67 (5 December 1952)

Headnote :

The question for decision in this appeal was whether a dispute raised by the workmen' relating to a person who was not a workman could be an industrial dispute as defined by S. 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as it stood before the amendments Of 1956. The appellants, who were the work...

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Santosh Kumar Vs. Bhai Mool Singh [1958] INSC 4 (5 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 05 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The respondent filed a suit against the appellant under xxxvII of the Code of Civil Procedure on the basis of a cheque for Rs. 60,000 drawn by the appellant in favour of the respondent which, on presentation to the Bank, had been dishonoured. The appellant applied under r. 3 Of 0. XXXVII for leave t...

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Kanta Prashad Vs. Delhi Administration [1958] INSC 5 (6 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 06 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

CrPC Section 233. Entering upon defence
CrPC Section 337. Procedure Where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy
IPC Section 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure
IPC Section 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
IPC Section 477A. Falsification of accounts

Headnote :

The appellants were convicted under s. 120B and S. 224/109 of the Indian Penal Code and s. 5(2) Of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, by the Court of Special judge constituted under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1952. it was contended for them that the conviction was bad on the ground inter...

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Nagendra Nath Bora & ANR Vs. The Commissioner of Hills Division And Appeals [1958] INSC 6 (7 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 07 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 6 SC

Assam Excise Act, 1910
Constitution of India

Headnote :

The High Court has no power under Art. 226 of the Constitution to issue a writ of certiorari in order to quash an error of fact, even though it may be apparent on the face of the record. It can do so only where the error is one of law and that is apparent on the face of the record. Any error of law...

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Talab Haji Hussain Vs. Madhukar Purshottam Mondkar& ANR [1958] INSC 7 (7 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 07 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
IPC Section 120B. Punishment of criminal conspiracy
IPC Section 506. Punishment for criminal intimidation

Headnote :

The appellant was charged under s. 120 B of the Indian Penal Code and s. 167(8i) of the Sea Customs Act, i878, which were bailable offences, and was released on bail by the Chief Presidency Magistrate under s. 496 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. An application made subsequently by the complainant...

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Sm. Saila Bala Dassi Vs. Sm. Nirmala Sundari Dassi & ANR [1958] INSC 8 (14 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 14 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Headnote :

The second respondent sold the properties to the appellant in ,952 and the deed of sale recited that the properties were sold free of all encumbrances. The first respondent who had obtained a mortgage decree in respect of the properties in 1935 did not take any steps to have the decree drawn up as r...

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The State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. C. Tobit & Ors [1958] INSC 9 (14 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 14 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
CrPC Section 366. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
CrPC Section 367. Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
CrPC Section 417. Power to appoint place of imprisonment
CrPC Section 419. Direction of warrant for execution
CrPC Section 421. Warrant for levy of fine
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Headnote :

The word 'Copy' occurring in s. 419 Of the Code of Criminal Procedure means a certified copy and a petition of appeal filed under that section must, therefore, be accompanied by a certified copy of the judgment or order appealed against. Ram Lal v. Ghanasham Das, A.I.R. (1923) Lah. 150, r...

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Shri Chintaman Rao & ANR Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh [1958] INSC 10 (18 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 18 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 10 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was the manager of a bidi factory which had contracts with certain independent contractors, known as Sattedars, for the supply of bidis. The Sattedars undertook to supply the bidis by manufacturing them in their own factories or by entrusting the work to third parties, a' a price t...

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Kashinath Sankarappa Wani Vs. New Akot Cotton Ginning & Pressing Co. Ltd. [1958] INSC 11 (18 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 18 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Headnote :

The appellant advanced various sums of money to the respondent, in lieu of which the respondent passed a deposit receipt for 12 months from August 1, 1939 to July 31, 1940On June 16, 1944 the appellant filed a suit to recover the amount with interest on the allegation that the amount became due on M...

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K. S. Srinivasan Vs. Union of India [1958] INSC 12 (18 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 18 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 12 SC

Constitution of India

Parshotam Lal Dhingra Vs. Union of India [1957] INSC 95 (1 November 1957)

Headnote :

The appellant held the post of a Public Relations Officer, All India Radio, and was declared to be in quasi-permanent Service under r. 3 Of the Central Civil Service (Temporary Service) Rules, 1949. As a measure of war economy the Government decided to hold the post "in abeyance" and the a...

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The Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Vs. The State of Bihar [1958] INSC 13 (19 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 19 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Government of India Act, 1935
Sale of Goods Act, 1930

Headnote :

The appellant company, carrying on business as manufacturer of iron and steel, with its factory and works at Jamshedpur in Bihar, was assessed to sales tax for two periods prior to the Constitution, under the Bihar Sales Tax Act, 1947 (No. XIX Of 1947), enacted by the Bihar Legislature in exercise o...

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Kanaiyalal Chandulal Monim Vs. Indumati T. Potdar & ANR [1958] INSC 14 (20 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 20 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Headnote :

Section 24(1) of the Bombay Rents Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, provides: " No landlord either himself or through any person acting or purporting to act on his behalf shall without just or sufficient cause cut off or withhold any essential supply or service enjoyed by the ten...

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Bai Hira Devi & Ors Vs. The Official Assignee of Bombay [1958] INSC 15 (20 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 20 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Headnote :

One D executed, on May 22, 1950, a deed of gift in favour of the appellants, his wife and sons. Upon the application of his creditors D was adjudged an insolvent on August 21, 1951 and his estate vested in the respondent. On September 26, 1951, the respondent took out a notice of motion under s. 55...

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Shreemati Kashi Bai Vs. Sudha Rani Ghose & Ors [1958] INSC 16 (25 February 1958)

Judgement Date : 25 Feb 1958

Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)
Section 107. TPA, Leases how made.

Headnote :

The appellants and the respondents were lessees of coal mining rights in adjoining areas. In 1917 the predecessors in interest of the appellants trespassed into a portion of the lands leased to the predecessors in interest of the respondents, sank two inclines and two air shafts and (lug out coal th...

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