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Appeal No. LXVI of 1949. Appeal from the High Court of judicature, Bombay, in a reference under section 66 of the Indian Income tax Act, 1022. K.M. Munshi (N. P. Nathvani, with him), for the appel lant. ' M.C. Setalvad, Attorney General for India (H. J. Umrigar, with him), for the respondent. 1950. May 26. The judgment... | ## **Background of the Dispute**
The appellant, an investment company deriving income from properties in Bombay, sought deductions for municipal property tax and urban immoveable property tax under Section 9(1)(iv) of the Indian Income Tax Act, 1922. For the assessment year 1940-41, the Income Tax Officer disallowed th... | The fee for city property tax, as described in section 212 of the City of Bombay Municipal Act of 1888, is like a regular, yearly expense, not a one-time cost. This is according to section 9 (1) (iv) of the Indian Income Tax Act of 1922. So, when figuring out how much money a property makes based on section 9 of the In... |
XXIX of 1950. Application under article 32 of the Constitution of India for a writ of certiorari and prohibition. The facts are stated in the judgment. N.C. Chatterjee (B. Banerji, with him) for the petition er. M.C. Setalvad, Attorney General for India, (section M. Sikri, with him) for the respondent. May 26. The judg... | ### **Nature of the Application**
The petitioners, the printer/publisher and the editor of the English weekly *Organizer*, filed an application under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. They sought the issuance of writs of certiorari and prohibition to quash an order issued by the Chief Commissioner of Delhi on Ma... | Section 7 (1) (c) of a law from 1949 said that the government could make a newspaper or editor show them articles before they published them. This was allowed if the government thought it was needed to prevent things that could hurt public safety or order. The Supreme Court decided that this law was against the Consti... |
XXXVII of 1950. Application under article 32 of the Constitution of India for a writ of certiorari and prohibition. The facts are set out in the judgment. B. Banerji for the petitioner. M.C. Setalvad, Attorney General for India (Gyan Chand, with him) for the opposite party. 522 1950. May 26. The following judgments wer... | This summary analyzes the judgment in the case involving the East Punjab Public Safety Act, 1949, and its consistency with Article 19(1)(d) of the Constitution of India.
## **Nature of Proceedings**
The petitioner, the President of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, invoked Article 32 of the Constitution of India, seeking... | Section 4, subsection (1)(c) of the East Punjab Public Safety Act of 1949, which became law on March 29, 1949, and was effective until August 14, 1951, said that: If the government or a District Magistrate thought it necessary to stop someone from acting in a way that harmed public safety or order, they could order tha... |
No. XVI of 1950. Appli cation under article 32 of the Constitution for a writ of prohibition and certiorari. The facts are set out in the judgment. C.R.Pattabhi Raman, for the petitioner. K. Rajah Ayyar, Advocate General of MadraS, (Ganapathi Ayyar, with him) for the opposite party. May 26. The Judgment of Kania C.J., ... | This summary analyzes the judgment in the matter regarding the validity of the *Madras Maintenance of Public Order Act, 1949*, concerning the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression.
## **Procedural Maintainability and Jurisdiction**
The respondents raised a preliminary objection suggesting that the peti... | The Full Court decided that: (i) (after rejecting an initial challenge) The Supreme Court is responsible for protecting people's basic rights under the Constitution. Because of this duty, the Court must consider requests for protection against violations of these rights. This is true even if the requests are made direc... |
Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1951. Appeal from the judgment and decree dated 12th October, 1944, of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Allsop and Malik JJ.)in First Appeal No. 374 of 1941 arising out of a Decree dated 31st July, 1941, of the Court of the Civil Judge, Moradabad, in Original Suit No. 9 of 1941. Bakshi T... | ### **Case Overview and Background**
The dispute pertains to a family property litigation involving the estate of one Shanker Lal (d. 1884). Following Shanker Lal鈥檚 death, a dispute arose between his daughter, Mst. Mohan Dei, and his father鈥檚 brother鈥檚 son, Brijlal (the plaintiffs' grandfather). Brijlal claimed the pro... | S and B were the sons of two brothers. S died in 1884, leaving behind a daughter named M. After S died, there was a disagreement between B and M. B said he should get the entire estate because he and S owned everything together. He claimed M should only get money for living expenses. The disagreement was taken to an ar... |
78 and 79 of 1950. Application under article 32 of the Constitution of India for a writ of mandamus. G.N. Joshi, for the petitioners. S.M. Sikri, for the respondent. November 8. The judgment 0 the Court was delivered by MAHAJAN J. These two applications for enforcement of the fundamental right guaranteed under article ... | ### **Nature of Proceedings**
These are applications filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to enforce the fundamental right to carry on an occupation, trade, or business. The petitioners, a proprietor and an employee of a bidi manufacturing concern in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, chal... | The Central Provinces and Berar Regulation of Manufacture of Bidis (Agricultural Purposes) Act, LXIV of 1948, was a law that existed when India's Constitution started. It said that a government official could set a time period as the farming season for certain villages. The law also said that this official could stop t... |
eal No. 10 of 1950. Appeal by special leave from a judgment of the High Court of Punjab (Falshaw and Soni JJ.) dated 30th December, 1949, upholding the conviction of the appellant under sections 302 and 307 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and confirming the sentence of death passed against him by the Sess... | This legal analysis summarizes the judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of the appeal filed by Mohinder Singh.
## **Case Background and Procedural History**
The appellant, Mohinder Singh, was convicted by the Sessions Judge of Ferozepore under Sections 302 and 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Pen... | If someone dies from injuries caused by a deadly weapon, the people bringing the case (the prosecution) must show that the weapon could have caused the injuries in the way they claim. They usually need an expert to prove this. For example, in a murder case, the prosecution said the accused person shot the victim with ... |
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"No. 37 of 1950. Appeal from a judgment of the Bombay High Court (Chagla C.J. and Dixit J.) in Appea(...TRUNCATED) | "### **Factual Background and Procedural History**\nThe appellant sought to execute a final decree f(...TRUNCATED) | "Someone asked the court to enforce a previous court order (a decree). This request was made more th(...TRUNCATED) |
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