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Supreme Court judgments, 1955

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Pradyat Kumar Bose v. The Honble the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.23 December 1955 · The case involves Pradyat Kumar Bose, who was dismissed from his position as Registrar and Accountant-General of the Calcutta High Court by the Chief Justice. The core…
J.K. Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Kanpur v. The Iron and Steel Mazdoor Union, Kanpur(with Connected AP23 December 1955 · The case involves J.K. Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Petitioner) against The Iron and Steel Mazdoor Union (Respondent) concerning the adjudication of industrial disputes…
Aher Raja Khima v. The State of Saurashtra.22 December 1955 · The case involves an appeal by Aher Raja Khima against the acquittal by the Sessions Court concerning charges under Sections 302 (murder) and 447 (criminal trespass) of…
P. L. Lakhanpal v. The State of Jammu and Kashmir.20 December 1955 · The case involves P. L. Lakhanpal, who was detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Preventive Detention Act, 2011. The core issue was whether the detention order violated…
Rajahmundry Electric Supplycorporation Ltd. v. A. Nageswara Rao and Others:16 December 1955 · The case involves Rajahmundry Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. (Petitioner) against A. Nageswara Rao and others (Respondent), concerning an application for winding up…
K.C. Mathew and Others v. The State of Travancore-Cochin.15 December 1955 · The case involves K.C. Mathew and others (the petitioners) appealing against their convictions for lesser charges after initially being acquitted of murder under Section…
Thaivalappil Kunjuvaru Vareed v. The State of Travancore-Cochin.1 December 1955 · The case involves Thaivalappil Kunjuvaru Vareed, who was sentenced to death for murder by the Sessions Judge of Trichur, a region that was part of the former State of…
Shrimati Vidya Verma, Through Next Friend R.V.S. Mani v. Dr. Shiv Narain Verma.11 November 1955 · The case involves a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Shrimati Vidya Verma through her next friend, R.V.S. Mani, against her father, Dr. Shiv Narain Verma.…
Merla Ramanna v. Nallaparaju and Others.4 November 1955 · The case involves Merla Ramanna (the petitioner) challenging the validity of a decree obtained by Nallaparaju and others (the respondents) concerning a mortgage. The…
Willie (william) Slaney v. The State of Madhya Pradesh.31 October 1955 · The case of Willie (William) Slaney vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh revolves around the conviction of the appellant, Willie Slaney, for murder under Section 302 of the…
Raja Bahadur Kamakshya Narainsingh and Others v. The Collector and Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh an28 October 1955 · The case involves Raja Bahadur Kamakshya Narainsingh and others (petitioners) challenging the validity of notifications issued by the State of Bihar under the Bihar Land…
Topandas v. The State of Bombay.14 October 1955 · The case involves Topandas (the petitioner) appealing against a judgment by the Bombay High Court that reversed his acquittal on charges of criminal conspiracy under…
Dajisaheb Mane and Others v. Shankar Rao Vithal Rao Maneand Another.11 October 1955 · This case involves an appeal to the Supreme Court of India from a reversing decree of the Bombay High Court concerning a suit for possession of immovable properties…
Jugal Kishore Rameshwardas v. Mrs. Goolbai Hormusji4 October 1955 · The case revolves around a dispute between Jugal Kishore Rameshwardas (the petitioner) and Mrs. Goolbai Hormusji (the respondent) regarding the authority of the…
The State of Bombay v. Ali Gulshan.4 October 1955 · The case involves a dispute between the State of Bombay and Ali Gulshan regarding the requisition of premises for housing a member of a foreign consulate. The core issue…
Bhikaji Narain Dhakras and Others v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another29 September 1955 · The case of Bhikaji Narain Dhakras and Others vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another revolves around the constitutional validity of the C.P. & Berar Motor Vehicles…
Deonandan Mishra v. The State of Bihar.28 September 1955 · The case involves Deonandan Mishra, who was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his second wife, Mst. Parbati Devi. The core issue was…
Machander, Son of Pandurang v. State of Hyderabad.27 September 1955 · The case revolves around Machander, who was charged with the murder of Manmatb. The trial lasted for 4.5 years, during which Machander's brother absconded. The evidence…
Shri Kishan Singh and Others v. The State of Rajasthan and Others.27 September 1955 · The case involves a challenge by the petitioners, Shri Kishan Singh and others, who are jagirdars of Marwar, against the constitutional validity of Sections 81 to 86 of…
M/S. Ram Narain Sons Ltd. v. Asst. Commissioner of Sales Tax and Others(and Other Case20 September 1955 · The case of M/S. Ram Narain Sons Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax and Others revolves around the interpretation of Article 286 of the Indian Constitution,…
Messrs Mohanlal Hargovind Das,bidi Merchants, Jabalpur (m. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Another.20 September 1955 · The case involves Messrs Mohanlal Hargovind Das, a group of bidi merchants from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, who challenged the imposition of a purchase tax by the Madhya…
Chattanatha Karayalar v. Ramachandra Iyer and Another.19 September 1955 · The case involves an election dispute where the petitioner, Chattanatha Karayalar, challenged the decision of the Election Tribunal that declared his election to the…
Tirath Singh v. Bachittar Singh and Others.15 September 1955 · The case involves an election dispute where the petitioner, Tirath Singh, contested the validity of his election to the Legislative Assembly of PEPSU, which had been set…
S.khader Sheriff v. Munnuswami Gounder and Others.15 September 1955 · The case of S. Khader Sheriff vs. Munnuswami Gounder and Others revolves around an election dispute concerning the non-disclosure of certain expenses by the elected…
Sucheta Kripalani v. Shri S. S. Dulat, I.C.S., Chairman of the Election Tribuna6 September 1955 · The case involves an election dispute between Sucheta Kripalani (the petitioner) and Shri S. S. Dulat, the Chairman of the Election Tribunal (the respondent). The core…
M. K. Ranganathan and Another v. Government of Madras and Others.20 April 1955 · The case of M. K. Ranganathan and Another vs. Government of Madras and Others revolves around the interpretation of Section 232(1) of the Indian Companies Act,…
The Registrar of Trade Marks v. Ashok Chandra Rakhit Ltd.15 April 1955 · The case involves a dispute between the Registrar of Trade Marks and Ashok Chandra Rakhit Ltd. regarding the registration of a trade mark under the Trade Marks Act of…
Raj Kali Kuer v. Ram Rattan Pandey7 April 1955 · The case involves a dispute over the hereditary priestly office of Pujari and Panda at the Aranya Devi temple in Arrah, Bihar. The petitioner, Raj Kali Kuer, claimed her…
Shiva Jute Baling Ltd. v. Hindley & Co. Ltd.5 April 1955 · The case involves an appeal by Shiva Jute Baling Ltd. against Hindley & Co. Ltd. concerning procedural issues following the grant of special leave to appeal under…
The State of Bihar v. M. Homi and Another.24 March 1955 · The case involves a dispute regarding the enforcement of a surety bond executed by the respondents (M. Homi and another) in favor of the State of Bihar. The core issue…
Sahu Madho Das and Others v. Pandit Mukand Ram and Another(and Connected Appeal)22 March 1955 · The case of Sahu Madho Das and Others vs. Pandit Mukand Ram and Another revolves around the legal validity of a family arrangement concerning property rights. The…
A.V. D'costa v. B. C. Patel and Another.4 March 1955 · The case of A.V. D'Costa vs. B.C. Patel and Another revolves around a claim for wages by an employee of the Central Railway, who argued that he was entitled to be…
The Divisional Engineer, G.I.P. Railway v. Mahadeo Raghoo and Another.2 March 1955 · The case involves a dispute between the Divisional Engineer of the G.I.P. Railway (Petitioner) and Mahadeo Raghoo (Respondent) regarding the entitlement to house rent…
Hans Muller of Nurenburg v. Superintendent, Presidency Jail,calcutta and Others.23 February 1955 · The case of Hans Muller of Nuremberg vs. Superintendent, Presidency Jail, Calcutta revolves around the preventive detention of the petitioner, a West German national,…
The State of Bihar v. Kumar Amar Singh and Others(and Connected Appeal)10 February 1955 · The case involves the State of Bihar (Petitioner) against Kumar Amar Singh and others (Respondents), concerning the citizenship status of Kumar Rani Sayeeda Khatoon, who…
The Automobile Products of India Ltd. v. Rukmaji Bala and Others(and Connected Appeal)3 February 1955 · The case involves The Automobile Products of India Ltd. (Petitioner) against Rukmaji Bala and others (Respondents) concerning the jurisdiction of the Labour Appellate…
Mahant Salig Ram v. Musammat Maya Devi.21 January 1955 · The case of Mahant Salig Ram vs. Musammat Maya Devi revolves around the issue of succession rights to non-ancestral property within the context of customary law among…