28 May
1949

PROVINCE OF BIHAR V/S JATINDRA NATH GUPTA

Kania, C.J.[1] These are eleven appeals from the judgments and orders of High Court at Patna, rejecting the applications of the appellants under Section 491, Criminal P.C. In case No. VI, under an order dated 12th February 1949 and made by the Provincial Government of Bihar, the ...

06 May
1949

SM BHUSAN MOYEE DASI AND ORS V/S TIRTHA LAL DAY

Kania, C.J.[1] The relevant facts in these two appeals are these. By a registered agreement dated 15th August 1938, three brothers, Kunjlal, Tirthalal and Nanilal, members of a Dayabhaga joint Hindu family appointed Dr. Nanilal Bhattaeharjee, their family physician, as an arbitra...

06 May
1949

SURAJMULL SAGARMULL AND ORS V/S JAINARAIN RAM LUNDIA

B.K. Mukherjea, J.[1] This appeal is directed against an appellate judgment of the Calcutta High Court, dated 18th June 1946, affirming, with slight variation, the decision of a single Judge of the Original Side of that Court, dated 14th August 1944. [2] The suit, out of which t...

20 Apr
1949

THE GOVERNORS OF ST THOMAS SCHOOL V/S THE CORPORATION OF CALCUTTA

Kania, C.J.[1] This is an appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Port William in West Bengal. The material facts are these. [2] Premises No. 4, Diamond Harbour Road, which is within the municipal limit 3 of Calcutta, comprise 69 bighas 10 cottas 8 chittacks an...

30 Mar
1949

S N MODAK AND ORS V/S THE SHAMNUGGER JUTE FACTORY CO LTD (NORTH)

Kania, C.J.[1] This is an appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal. The appellant (petitioner) is a limited company incorporated under the Scottish Companies Act and having its registered office in Dundee, Scotland, and carrying on business...

30 Mar
1949

BAI JERBAI HIRJIBHOY WARDEN AND ANR V/S KAI KHUSHROO BEZONJEE CAPADIA

Kania, C.J.[1] I have read the judgment pre-pared by Mukherjea J. I agree with the reasoning and conclusion of that judgment and have nothing to add. Fazl Ali, J. [2] I agree. Mahajan, J. [3] I agree. B.K. Mukherjea, J. [4] This appeal is on behalf of the plaintiff and it aris...

30 Mar
1949

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL; GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA V/S WESTERN INDIA AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

Mahajan, J.[1] This is an appeal from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay cancelling a writ of prohibition issued by Coyajee J. against the Industrial Tribunal to which a dispute between the Western India Automobile Association and its workers bad been refe...

30 Mar
1949

NAGESH CHANDRA CHAKRAVARTY AND ORS V/S F W HEILGERS AND CO

Kania, C.J.[1] This is an appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Port William in Bengal. The appellant (petitioner) is a firm registered under the Indian Partnership Act and carries on business in Calcutta, inter alia, as the managing agent of the Titagarh Pape...

30 Mar
1949

A T DAS GUPTA AND ORS V/S ROBERTS MCLEAN AND CO LTD

Kania, C.J.[1] This is an appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal. The material facts are these: [2] The appellant (petitioner) is a company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act and carries on business, amongst other places, at No....

30 Mar
1949

PROVINCE OF BENGAL AND ORS V/S MIDNAPORE ZEMINDARY CO LTD

Patanjali Sastri, J.[1] This is an appeal from a judgment and decree dated 6th March 1915 of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal setting aside a decree of the Court of the Subordinate Judge at Nadia and dismissing a suit brought by the appellant, the Midnapore ...