Andhra Pradesh Court April 1951 Judgments
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Mir Ahmed Ali Khan Vs. State of Hyderabad
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-13-1951
Reported in: 1953CriLJ1166
ORDER1. This is an application for transfer of a criminal case comprising charges for murder and other offences, now pending before the Special Sessions Judge at Warangal, A number of prosecution witnesses have already been examined and during the course of further cross-examination of one of the prosecution witnesses, the Advocate for the accused desired to elicit from the witness the names of persons under whom the witness had hitherto worked as a driver. Unfortunately there was disagreement between the Judge and the Advocate with the result that the Advocate withdrew from the case. We wish to point out that this need not have happened. It is not conducive to the dignity of the Bench or the Bar. On the same day (28.11.1950) the accused filed an application requesting for time to engage another lawyer. The Court gave a day's time and posted the case to the next day. It is futile to expect that in a case of murder when already several witnesses have been examined, it is possible for an...
Syed Mohd. Kasim Razvi and ors. Vs. the State of Hyderabad
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-13-1951
Reported in: 1951CriLJ1123
Siddiqi, J.1. These five appeals were preferred from the judgment of the Special Tribunal No.IV, Hyderabad, convicting Syed Kasim Razvi, the last President of the once powerful organization, Majlis Ittehadul Muslimein & his four other associate volunteers (Razakars) of that organization, Under Sections 128, 124, 850, 177 & 264 (146, 148, 395, 201 & 324, Indian Code) of the Hyderabad Penal Code. Only Accused 3 Nazir Ali was convicted & sentenced to 2 years E. I. Under Section 264, & Accused l Kasim Razvi & No. 5 Haji Khan to 2 years each Under Section 177 & all the accused were sentenced to 2 years on each account Under Sections 123,124 & 7 years each Under Section 330, Hyderabad Penal Code. The imprisonment is rigorous & all sentences to run concurrently. Oat of the raiding party of 100 to 150 persons, only seven were presented for trial. One died during the trial & the other was acquitted. The conviction of the remaining five has resulted in these appeals.2. The jurisdiction, competen...
Pasnuri Ambarao Vs. Lakhiram Ramchandriah and ors.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-02-1951
Reported in: 1951CriLJ922
Manohar Pershad, J.1. This is an appln. For the grant of a certificate to appeal to H.E.H. the Nizam under the Appeals to H.E.H. the Nizam Regulation 1368 F. (XXI [21] of 1358 F). No amendment has been made in this petn. it is argued on behalf of the paints, that the Dastoor-ul-Amil is still in force, & relying on Article 372 Clause (1) of the Constitution, it is contended that the existing law continues & it does not matter whether the Judicial Committee exists or not. The second contention i9 that the petnrs.' right to appeal which existed on 25 1.1950 cannot be impliedly taken away by the Constitution of India being made applicable to the State of Hyderabad.2. On behalf of the other side it is contended that having regard to the provisions of Article 874 (4) of the Constitution & the Firman of H. E. H. the Nizam dated 23-11-1949, which clearly declares & directs that the provisions of the Constitution of India shall, as from the date of its commencements supersede & abrogate all oth...
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