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1954 supreme court judgment

SHREEKANTIAH RAMAYYA MUNIPALLI Vs. THE STATE OF BOMBAY(With Connected Appeal)

04-Sep-10

PETITIONER:
SHREEKANTIAH RAMAYYA MUNIPALLI
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
THE STATE OF BOMBAY(With Connected Appeal)
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
22/12/1954
BENCH:
BOSE, VIVIAN
BENCH:
BOSE, VIVIAN
MUKHERJEA, B.K.
DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
CITATION:
1955 AIR  287          1955 SCR  (1)1177
ACT:
Criminal Procedure Code, (Act V of 1898), s.  197-Prevention
of  Corruption    Act,  1947  (II     of  1947),  s.     5(2)-Charge
thereunder and charge under s. 409 of the Indian Penal    Code
(Act XLV of 1860)Separated from each [...]

SRI MONOHAR DAS MOHANTA Vs. CHARU CHANDRA PAL AND OTHERS.

04-Sep-10

PETITIONER:
SRI MONOHAR DAS MOHANTA
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
CHARU CHANDRA PAL AND OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
20/12/1954
BENCH:
AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
BENCH:
AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ)
BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H.
JAGANNADHADAS, B.
SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.
CITATION:
1955 AIR  228          1955 SCR  (1)1168
ACT:
Lost Grant-Presumption of-When such presumption does or does
not arise-Legality of lost grant of Niskar from Mohunt-Plead-
ing and proof-Findings of fact.
HEADNOTE:
A  presumption of a lost grant arises in [...]

H. N. RISHBUD AND INDER SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF DELHI(And connected Appeals)

04-Sep-10

PETITIONER:
H.   N. RISHBUD AND INDER SINGH
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
THE STATE OF DELHI(And connected Appeals)
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
14/12/1954
BENCH:
JAGANNADHADAS, B.
BENCH:
JAGANNADHADAS, B.
MUKHERJEA, B.K.
BOSE, VIVIAN
CITATION:
1955 AIR  196          1955 SCR  (1)1150
ACT:
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (II of 1947), s. 5(4) and
proviso to s. 3-Prevention of Corruption (Second  Amendment)
Act,  1952  (LIX  of  1952),  s.  5-A-Whether  mandatory  or
directory-Cognizance taken on a police report vitiated [...]

GURUNATH alias BHIMAJI Vs. KAMALABAI, KOM KENCHANGAUDANADGAUDAR AND OTHERS.

04-Sep-10

PETITIONER:
GURUNATH alias BHIMAJI
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
KAMALABAI, KOM KENCHANGAUDANADGAUDAR AND OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
10/12/1954
BENCH:
MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ)
BENCH:
MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ)
MUKHERJEA, B.K.
DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
BOSE, VIVIAN
BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H.
JAGANNADHADAS, B.
AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
CITATION:
1955 AIR  206          1955 SCR  (1)1135
ACT:
Hindu  Law-Adoption-Widow’s power to adopt-When     such  power
terminates.
HEADNOTE:
It  is    well-settled according to Hindu Law that  a  widow’s
power  to  adopt comes to an end by the [...]

HARI VISHNU KAMATH Vs. SYED AHMAD ISHAQUE AND OTHERS.

04-Sep-10

PETITIONER:
HARI VISHNU KAMATH
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
SYED AHMAD ISHAQUE AND OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
09/12/1954
BENCH:
AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
BENCH:
AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H.
JAGANNADHADAS, B.
MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ)
MUKHERJEA, B.K.
DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
BOSE, VIVIAN
CITATION:
1955 AIR  233          1955 SCR  (1)1104
ACT:
Constitution of India, Art. 226-Powers of High Court  there-
under-Writ  of certiorari against Election  Tribunals  after
they  become  functus  officio-Certiorari  against   Record-
Distinction   between  writ  of     prohibition  and  [...]