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Dhanraj Mills Ltd. Vs. B.K. Kocher and anr.

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14 and 226

Reported in : AIR1951Bom132; (1951)53BOMLR393; ILR1952Bom335

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and ;S.A. Desai, Advs.

Chagla, C.J.1. The petition from which this appeal arises is an entirely hopeless one & Mr. Pritt with all his ingenuity has tried to make it as presentable as possible. The petitioners are the Dhanraj Mills...

Sohrabji Dhunjibhoy Medora and Another Vs. the Oriental Government Sec ...

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Insurance

Advocate for Appellant : F.A. Sellers and D.A. Scott Cairns, for Appellants; D.N. Pritt, Sir Thomas Strangman and R.T.J. Gibson, for Respondents. Solicitors for Appellants, Gregory Boiucliffe and Co.; Solicitors for Respondents Lattey and Dawe.

Sir John Beaumont: This is an appeal from a decree dated 18th November 1943, made by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in its appellate jurisdiction affirming a decree dated 14th April 1943, of the...

Winnipeg Electric Co. Vs. Jacob Geel

Court : Privy Council

Subject : MRTP

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and E.H. Coleman, for Appellants; Newcombe and E.R. Chapman, for Respondent. Solicitors for Appellants, Blake and Redden; Solicitors for Respondent, Maunde and Tunnicliffe.

Lord Wright: In this case the respondent who was plaintiff in the action was awarded by a jury the sum of $11,15825 as damages for personal injuries sustained by him by reason of the negligence of...

Pakala Narayana Swami Vs. Emperor

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Criminal

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and H.W. Williams, for Appellant ; G.D. Roberts, W. Wallach and J. Megaw, for Respondent. Solicitors for Appellants, Hy. S.L. Polak and Co. ; Solicitors for Respondent, Solicitor, India Office.

Lord Atkin: This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of the High Court of Patna who affirmed the decision of the Sessions Judge at Berhampur who had convicted the appellant of the murder...

Pulukuri Kottaya and Others Vs. Emperor

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Criminal

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and R.K. Handoo, for Appellants; John Megaw, for the Crown. Solicitors for Appellants, Barrow Rogers and Nevill; Solicitors for Crown; Solicitor, India Office.

Sir John Beaumont: This is an appeal by special leave against the judgment and order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, dated 22-10-1945, dismissing an appeal against the judgment and order of the Court...

Mian Saleh Mohammad Shah Vs. Sayyad Zawar HussaIn Shah and Another

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Land Acquisition

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and R.K. Handoo, for Appellant; J.M. Pringle, for Respondents. Solicitors for Appellant, Hy. S.L. Polak and Co., Solicitors for Respondents, Hardcastle Sanders and Co.

Sir George Rankin: In this consolidated appeal the question is whether the appellant on the death in 1934 of his mother's sister, Sat Bharai, became entitled to the whole of certain extensive immovable properties in the...

Dalsukh M. Pancholi Vs. the Guarantee Life and Employment Insurance Co ...

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Land Acquisition

Reported in : AIR1947PC182

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and W. Wallach, for Appellant; Sir Thomas Strongman, Sir Valentine Holmes P.V. Subba Row and H. J. Umrigar, for Respondents. Solicitors for Appellant, T.L. Wilson and Co.; Solicitors for Respondents, Hy. S.L. Polak and Co.

Sir Madhavan Nair: This is an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant against a judgment and decree of the High Court of Judicature at Lahore, dated 29th March 1944, which reversed a decree of the Court of the...

Sohan Singh Vs. Governor-general in Council

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Land Acquisition

Reported in : AIR1947PC178

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt, R.K. Handoo and B. Sen , for Appellant; J. Millard Tucker, B. Mackenna and D.A. Grant, for Respondent. Solicitors for Appellant, Hy. S.L. Polak and Co.; Solicitors for Respondent, Solicitor, India Office.

Sir John Beaumont: This is an appeal from a decree of the High Court of Judicature at Lahore, dated 30-9-1943, varying a decree of the Court of the District Judge of Rawalpindi, dated 15-5-1941. The appeal...

Antonio Dias Caldeira Vs. Frederick Augustus Gray

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Land Acquisition

Reported in : AIR1936PC154

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and Ronald Smith, for Appellant; J.H. Wallington and Reginald J. White, for Respondent. Solicitors for Appellant, Druces and Attlee; Solicitors for Respondent, Daphnee.

LORD ALNESS: In this case the respondent, who is a sales manager, sued the appellant, who is a doctor, for damages. The claim was based on negligence. The respondent was treated for malaria by the appellant,...

Punjab Province Vs. Daulat Singh and Others

Court : Privy Council

Subject : Land Acquisition

Advocate for Appellant : D.N. Pritt and J.M. Pringle, for Appellant; R.F. Roxburgh and M.G. Hewins, for Respondents. Solicitors for Appellant, Solicitor, India Office; Solicitors for Respondent 1, Linklaters and Paines.

Lord Thankerton: This is an appeal from the judgment and order of the Federal Court of India, dated 8th May 1942 by which the judgment and decree of the High Court of Judicature at Lahore, dated...