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Supreme Court judgments, 1954

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Gurunath Alias Bhimaji v. Kamalabai, Kom Kenchangaudanadgaudar and Others.10 December 1954 · The case of Gurunath alias Bhimaji vs. Kamalabai and Others revolves around the issue of a widow's power to adopt under Hindu law. The Supreme Court of India, in its…
Duni Chand Rataria v. Bhuwalka Brothers Ltd.3 December 1954 · The case of Duni Chand Rataria vs. Bhuwalka Brothers Ltd. revolves around a dispute regarding the delivery of jute goods under contracts made between the parties. The…
Budhan Choudhry and Other v. The State of Bihar.2 December 1954 · The case of Budhan Choudhry and Others vs. The State of Bihar revolves around the constitutionality of Section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, in light of…
Sakhawat Ali v. The State of Orissa.25 November 1954 · The case revolves around the rejection of Sakhawat Ali's nomination for election as a Councillor of the Kendrapara Municipality under the Orissa Municipal Act, 1950. The…
P. Joseph John v. The State of Travancore-Cochin.25 November 1954 · The case of P. Joseph John vs. The State of Travancore-Cochin revolves around the removal of the petitioner from public service following an inquiry conducted under the…
Muir Mills Co., Ltd. v. Suti Mills Mazdoor Union, Kanpur.19 November 1954 · The case of Muir Mills Co., Ltd. vs. Suti Mills Mazdoor Union, Kanpur revolves around the demand for a bonus by the employees of Muir Mills. The core issue was whether…
General Family Pension Fund v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax,west Bengal.1 November 1954 · The case involves the General Family Pension Fund (Petitioner) appealing against the Commissioner of Income-Tax, West Bengal (Respondent) regarding the assessment of…
The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras v. Mysore Chromite Limited.1 November 1954 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Madras (Petitioner) versus Mysore Chromite Limited (Respondent). The core issue was whether the profits derived by the…
Kalidas Dhanjibhai v. The State of Bombay.29 October 1954 · The case involves Kalidas Dhanjibhai, the owner of a small establishment in Ahmedabad, who was convicted under the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948, for failing…
Dhakeswar1 Cotton Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax,west Bengal29 October 1954 · The case of Dhakeswar Cotton Mills Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal revolves around the validity of an income tax assessment made by the Income-tax…
India United Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Excess Profitstax, Bombay.28 October 1954 · The case involves India United Mills Ltd. (the petitioner) appealing against the Commissioner of Excess Profits Tax, Bombay (the respondent) regarding the reassessment…
State of Punjab v. Mohar Singh.20 October 1954 · The case involves the State of Punjab as the petitioner against Mohar Singh, the respondent, concerning the validity of a prosecution initiated under the East Punjab…
The Chamber of Commerce, Hapur, and Three Others v. The State of Uttar Pradesh Andtwo Others.18 October 1954 · The case involves a petition filed by The Chamber of Commerce, Hapur, and others against the State of Uttar Pradesh regarding the legality of the Uttar Pradesh…
M. Y. Shareef and Another v. The Honble Judges of the High Courtof Nagpur and Others.15 October 1954 · The case involves a contempt of court proceeding against M. Y. Shareef and another appellant, who were senior members of the Nagpur Bar, for signing an application that…
Central Bank of India v. Ram Narain.12 October 1954 · The case involves the Central Bank of India (Petitioner) appealing against a decision regarding the trial of Ram Narain (Respondent) for an offence committed in a…
Dhirubha Devisingh Gohil v. The State of Bombay.[with Connected Appeals]11 October 1954 · The case involves an appeal by Dhirubha Devisingh Gohil against the State of Bombay regarding the validity of the Bombay Taluqdari Tenure Abolition Act, 1949. The core…
Zaverbhai Amaidas v. The State of Bombay.8 October 1954 · The case of Zaverbhai Amaidas vs. The State of Bombay revolves around the appellant's conviction under section 7 of the Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946,…
Kunjilal and Another v. The State of Madhya Pradesh.8 October 1954 · The case involves Kunjilal and his son Deopal, who were convicted under sections 392 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for offenses related to the export of…
K. N. Guruswamy v. The State of Mysore and Others.24 May 1954 · The case involves K. N. Guruswamy (the petitioner) challenging the cancellation of his successful bid for a liquor contract by the Excise Commissioner of Mysore, who…
Rajnarain Singh v. The Chairman, Patna Administrationcommittee, Patna, and an21 May 1954 · The case of Rajnarain Singh vs. The Chairman, Patna Administration Committee, revolves around the legality of a notification issued by the Governor of Bihar, which…
Rattan Anmol Singh and Another v. Atma Ram and Others.21 May 1954 · The case involves an election dispute concerning the validity of nomination papers under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The core issue was whether the…
Kalishanker Das and Another v. Dhirendra Nath Patra and Others.21 May 1954 · The case of Kalishanker Das and Another vs. Dhirendra Nath Patra and Others revolves around the nature of a Hindu widow's estate and the rights of reversioners during…
Moran Mar Basselios Catholicos and Another v. The Most Rev. Mar Poulose Athanasius and Others.21 May 1954 · The case of Moran Mar Basselios Catholicos and Another vs. The Most Rev. Mar Poulose Athanasius and Others revolves around a review application concerning an ejectment…
Vashist Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra and Others.20 May 1954 · The case involves an appeal by Vashist Narain Sharma against the decision of the Election Tribunal, which set aside his election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative…
Durga Shankar Mehta v. Thakur Raghuraj Singh and Others.19 May 1954 · The case of Durga Shankar Mehta vs. Thakur Raghuraj Singh and Others revolves around the validity of an election conducted under the Representation of the People Act,…
The State of Madras v. C. G. Menon and Another.19 May 1954 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Madras against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, which declared Section 14 of the Fugitive Offenders…
The Dominion of India and Another v. Shrinbai a. Irani and Another.14 May 1954 · The case involves a dispute between the Dominion of India and Shrinbai A. Irani regarding the requisition of three shoprooms under the Defence of India Rules. The core…
E. D. Sassoon and Company Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Income-Tax,bombay City.(with Connected14 May 1954 · The case of E. D. Sassoon and Company Ltd. vs. The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay City revolves around the interpretation of income accrual under the Indian…
Harishankar Bagla and Another v. The State of Madhya Pradesh.14 May 1954 · The case of Harishankar Bagla and Another vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh revolves around the legality of the Cotton Textile (Control of Movement) Order, 1948, which…
Tolaram Relumal and Another v. The State of Bombay.13 May 1954 · The case of Tolaram Relumal and Another vs. The State of Bombay revolves around the interpretation of Section 18(1) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates…
Kishan Lal and Another v. Bhanwar Lal.12 May 1954 · The case involves a dispute between Kishan Lal and another (the petitioners) and Bhanwar Lal (the respondent) regarding the right of indemnity under the Indian Contract…
Aftab Ahmad Khan v. The State of Hyderabad.6 May 1954 · The case of Aftab Ahmad Khan vs. The State of Hyderabad revolves around the conviction of the appellant for multiple offences, including murder and extortion, under the…
Nar Singh and Another v. The State of Uttar Pradesh.5 May 1954 · The case involves Nar Singh and another petitioner against the State of Uttar Pradesh, concerning a wrongful conviction under sections 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code.…
Virendra Singh and Others v. The State of Uttar Pradesh.29 April 1954 · The case of Virendra Singh and Others vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh revolves around the revocation of Jagirs and Muafis granted to the petitioners by the Rulers of…
Wazir Chand v. The State of Himachal Pradesh.(with Connected Appeal)22 April 1954 · The case involves Wazir Chand (the petitioner) challenging the seizure of property by the police of Himachal Pradesh, which he claimed was conducted without proper legal…
Dhirendra Kumar Mandal v. The Superintendent Andremembrancer of Legal Affairs to Th20 April 1954 · The case of Dhirendra Kumar Mandal vs. The Superintendent and Remembrancer of Legal Affairs revolves around the legality of a notification issued under Section 269(1) of…
The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay South, Bombay v. Messrs Ogale Glass Works Ltd., Ogale Wadi.19 April 1954 · The case involves the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay South, as the petitioner against Messrs Ogale Glass Works Ltd., a non-resident company. The core issue was…
The Commissioner, Hindu Endowments, Madras v. Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar of Sri Shirur Mutt.16 April 1954 · The case involves a dispute between the Commissioner of Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras (Petitioner) and Sri Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar of Sri Shirur Mutt…
Wuntakal Yalpi Chenabasavana Gowd v. Rao Bahadur Y. Mahabaleshwarappa and Another.15 April 1954 · The case involves a dispute over joint property ownership between Wuntakal Yalpi Chenabasavana Gowda (the petitioner) and Rao Bahadur Y. Mahabaleshwarappa (the…
Manilal Mohanlal Shah and Others v. Sardar Sayed Ahmed Sayed Mahmad and Another.14 April 1954 · The case of Manilal Mohanlal Shah and Others vs. Sardar Sayed Ahmed Sayed Mahmad and Another revolves around the validity of a property sale conducted through court…
Kiran Singh and Others v. Chaman Paswan and Others.14 April 1954 · The case of Kiran Singh and Others vs. Chaman Paswan and Others revolves around the interpretation of Section 11 of the Suits Valuation Act, 1887, particularly…
Pandit Chunchun Jha v. Sheikh Ebadat Ali and Another.14 April 1954 · The case revolves around the determination of whether a transaction dated April 15, 1930, was a mortgage by conditional sale or an outright sale with a condition for…
Shankar Sitaram Sontakke and Another v. Balkrishna Sitaram Sontakke and Others.12 April 1954 · The case involves a civil appeal concerning a partition dispute among six brothers of a joint Hindu family, specifically focusing on the legal implications of a consent…
Nathoo Lal v. Durga Prasad9 April 1954 · The case revolves around the legal status of property rights granted to a Hindu female, specifically whether a female donee receives an absolute or alienable interest in…
Gopal Singh and Others v. Ujagar Singh and Others.2 April 1954 · The case involves a dispute over the inheritance of non-ancestral property among agricultural Jats in the village of Ralla, District Barnala, State of Pepsu. The core…
Lakshminarayan Ram Gopaland Son Ltd. v. The Government of Hyderabad.1 April 1954 · The case of Lakshminarayan Ram Gopaland Son Ltd. vs. The Government of Hyderabad revolves around the classification of the relationship between the appellants and the…
Shyam Lal v. 1. the State of Uttar Pradesh2. the Union of India30 March 1954 · The case of Shyam Lal vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh and The Union of India revolves around the interpretation of compulsory retirement under the Civil Service…
M. S. Sheriff v. The State of Madras and Others.18 March 1954 · The case of M. S. Sheriff vs. The State of Madras revolves around the question of whether an appeal can be made to the Supreme Court under Section 476B of the Criminal…
Hem Raj v. The State of Ajmer(and Connected Appeal)17 March 1954 · The case of Hem Raj vs. The State of Ajmer revolves around the appeal against a judgment delivered by the Judicial Commissioner of Ajmer concerning a criminal matter.…
The State of Rajasthan v. The Mewar Textile Mills Ltd., Bhilwara and Others.17 March 1954 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Rajasthan against a judgment from the High Court of Rajasthan, which declared the appointment of Shri Sukhdeo Narain as…
Mahant Sri Jagannath Ramanuj Das and Another v. The State of Orissa and Another.16 March 1954 · The case of Mahant Sri Jagannath Ramanuj Das and Another vs. The State of Orissa and Another revolves around the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Orissa…
Himmatlal Harilal Mehtav v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Othe16 March 1954 · The case of Himmatlal Harilal Mehta vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh revolves around the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Central Provinces and Berar Sales…
M. P. Sharma and Others v. Satish Chandra, District Magistrate,delhi, and Others.15 March 1954 · The case of M. P. Sharma and Others vs. Satish Chandra, District Magistrate, Delhi, and Others revolves around the constitutionality of search warrants issued under…
The State of Rajasthan v. Rao Manohar Singhji.15 March 1954 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Rajasthan against a judgment from the High Court of Rajasthan, which declared Section 8-A of the Rajasthan Ordinance XXVII of…
The State of Rajasthan v. Nath Mal and Mitha Mal.12 March 1954 · The case involves a challenge to the constitutional validity of clause 25 of the Rajasthan Foodgrains Control Order, 1949, by the respondents, Nath Mal and Mitha Mal,…
Srimati Oramba Sundari Dasi v. Sri Sri Iswar Gopal Jieu.12 March 1954 · The case of Srimati Oramba Sundari Dasi vs. Sri Sri Iswar Gopal Jieu revolves around the interpretation of Section 36 of the Bengal Money-Lenders Act, 1940. The core…
Sardar Soma Singh and Others v. The State of Pepsu and Union of India.11 March 1954 · The case of Sardar Soma Singh and Others vs. The State of PEPSU and Union of India revolves around the legality of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union General Sales…
V. M. Syed Mohammad and Company v. The State of Andhra.(with Connected Appeal)11 March 1954 · The case of V. M. Syed Mohammad and Company vs. The State of Andhra revolves around the validity of the Madras General Sales Tax Act (IX of 1939) and its associated…
Yusuf Abdul Aziz v. The State of Bombay Andhusseinbhoy Laljee.10 March 1954 · The case of Yusuf Abdul Aziz vs. The State of Bombay revolves around the constitutionality of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to adultery. The…
Sri Sri Sri Kishore Chandra Singh Deo v. Babu Ganesh Prasad Bhagat and Others.9 March 1954 · The case involves a dispute over the enforcement of a mortgage deed executed by the defendant in favor of Radha Prasad Bhagat. The core issue revolves around the…
Rao Shiv Rahadur Singh and Another v. The State of Vindhya Pradesh.5 March 1954 · The case involves an appeal by Rao Shiv Rahadur Singh and another against the State of Vindhya Pradesh concerning charges of conspiracy and bribery under the Indian…
Behram Khurshed Pesikaka v. The State of Bombay.reference Under Article 145(3) of the19 February 1954 · The case of Behram Khurshed Pesikaka vs. The State of Bombay revolves around the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949,…
Chatturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani v. Moreshwar Parashram and Others.15 February 1954 · The case of Chatturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani vs. Moreshwar Parashram and Others revolves around the disqualification of a parliamentary candidate due to his financial…
Ebrahim Vazir Mavat v. The State of Bombay and Others.(with Connected Appeals)15 February 1954 · The case revolves around the constitutional validity of Section 7 of the Influx from Pakistan (Control) Act, 1949. The Supreme Court of India held that Section 7 is void…
The State of Bihar v. Abdul Majid11 February 1954 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Bihar against a judgment from the High Court of Judicature at Patna, which ordered the State to pay arrears of salary to…
The Rajahmundry Electric Supplycorporation Ltd. v. The State of Andhra.10 February 1954 · The case involves The Rajahmundry Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. (the petitioner) challenging the validity of the Madras Electricity Supply Undertakings (Acquisition)…
The Liquidators of Pursa Limited v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bihar.9 February 1954 · The case involves an appeal by the Liquidators of Pursa Limited against the Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bihar, concerning the taxability of profits from the sale of…
Zamindar of Ettayapuram v. The State of Madras.(and Connected Appeals)5 February 1954 · The case involves the Zamindar of Ettayapuram as the petitioner against the State of Madras regarding the constitutional validity of the Madras Estates (Abolition and…
Raj Krushna Bose v. Binod Kanungo and Others.4 February 1954 · The case of Raj Krushna Bose vs. Binod Kanungo and Others revolves around the validity of an election to the Orissa Legislative Assembly, where the petitioner, Raj…
Raj Rajendra Malojirao Shitole v. The State of Madhya Bharat.raja Balbhadra Singhv.the State2 February 1954 · The case involves Raj Rajendra Maloji Rao Shitole (the petitioner) challenging the validity of the Madhya Bharat Abolition of Jagirs Act (XXVIII of 1951) on the grounds…
Waryam Singh and Another v. Amarnath and Another.19 January 1954 · The case of Waryam Singh and Another vs. Amarnath and Another revolves around the issue of judicial superintendence under Articles 227 and 241 of the Indian…
The Vice-Chancellor, Utkaluniversity and Others v. S. K. Ghosh and Others.15 January 1954 · The case involves a petition filed by students of Utkal University seeking a mandamus against the Vice-Chancellor and others regarding the validity of resolutions passed…
Cooverjee B. Bharucha v. The Excise Commissioner Andthe Chief Commissioner, Ajmer,a13 January 1954 · The case of Cooverjee B. Bharucha vs. The Excise Commissioner and The Chief Commissioner, Ajmer revolves around the legality of the Excise Regulation I of 1915,…