Supreme Court judgments, 1957
17 judgments, newest first.
- The Central India Spinning Andweaving and Manufacturing Co v. The Municipal Committee, Wardha18 December 1957 · The case revolves around the imposition of a terminal tax by the Municipal Committee of Wardha on goods (bales of cotton) transported by the Central India Spinning and…
- Leo Roy Frey v. The Superintendent, District Jail,amritsar, and Another(an31 October 1957 · The case involves Leo Roy Frey as the petitioner against the Superintendent of District Jail, Amritsar, and another respondent. The core issue revolves around whether…
- The State of Madras v. A. Vaidyanatha Iyer26 September 1957 · The case involves an appeal by the State of Madras against the acquittal of A. Vaidyanatha Iyer, an Income-tax Officer, who was initially convicted of accepting illegal…
- Martin Burn Ltd. v. R.N Banerjee20 September 1957 · The case of Martin Burn Ltd. vs. R.N. Banerjee revolves around the discharge of an employee, R.N. Banerjee, by the appellant company, Martin Burn Ltd. The core issue was…
- Macherla Hanumantha Raoand Others v. The State of Andhra Pradesh(with Connected Petition)17 September 1957 · The case of Macherla Hanumantha Rao and Others vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh revolves around the constitutional validity of Sections 207 and 207A of the Code of…
- Bakhshish Singh v. The State of Punjab17 September 1957 · The case involves Bakshish Singh, who was convicted of murder based primarily on the dying declaration of the deceased. The Sessions Court initially rejected this…
- Mobarik Ali Ahmed v. The State of Bombay6 September 1957 · The case involves Mobarik Ali Ahmed, a Pakistani national, who was convicted of cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the Indian courts. The core…
- N. Subramania Iyer v. The Official Receiver, Quilon24 May 1957 · The case revolves around an appeal by N. Subramania Iyer against the Official Receiver of Quilon regarding the annulment of a usufructuary mortgage executed by the…
- Sardul Singh Caveeshar v. The State of Bombay(and Connected Appeals)23 May 1957 · The case involves Sardul Singh Caveeshar (Petitioner) against the State of Bombay (Respondent), concerning allegations of conspiracy to commit criminal breach of trust…
- Menakuru Dasaratharami Reddi v. Duddukuru Subba Rao10 May 1957 · The case involves a dispute over the interpretation of a compromise decree related to a charitable trust established by a Hindu father. The core issue was whether the…
- T.S. Swaminathaudayar v. The Official Receiver of West Tanjore.27 March 1957 · The case involves a dispute arising from a partition suit concerning the payment of owelty money between co-sharers of a property. The Supreme Court of India ruled that…
- Hansraj Moolji v. The State of Bombay12 February 1957 · The case of Hansraj Moolji vs. The State of Bombay revolves around the legality of the High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Ordinance, 1946, under which the…
- Garikapatti Veeraya v. N. Subbiah Choudhury1 February 1957 · The case of Garikapatti Veeraya vs. N. Subbiah Choudhury revolves around the issue of whether the petitioner had a vested right to appeal to the Supreme Court after the…
- The State of Assam v. A. N. Kidwai, Commissioner of Hillsdivision and Appeals,31 January 1957 · The case involves appeals by the State of Assam against judgments from the High Court of Assam that quashed orders made by the Appellate Authority appointed under the…
- Ganga Ram Das v. Tezpur Kaibarta Co-Operativefishery Society Ltd.29 January 1957 · The case involves a dispute between Ganga Ram Das (the petitioner) and the Tezpur Kaibarta Co-operative Fishery Society Ltd. (the respondent) regarding the legality of a…
- Raja Ganga Pratap Singh v. The Allahabad Bank Ltd., Lucknow22 January 1957 · The case involves Raja Ganga Pratap Singh (the petitioner) appealing against the Allahabad Bank Ltd. (the respondent) regarding the recovery of money under a mortgage.…
- L. J. Leach and Company Ltd. v. Jardine Skinner and Co.22 January 1957 · The case involves L.J. Leach and Company Ltd. (the petitioner) appealing against Jardine Skinner and Co. (the respondent) regarding a suit for damages for conversion.…