Andhra Pradesh Court November 1962 Judgments
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Somisetti Narasimharao and ors. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and ors.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Nov-06-1962
Reported in: AIR1964AP501
Chandra Reddy, C. J. 1. The constitutional validity of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954), which will be referred to as the Act for the sake of brevity, is challenged in these two writ petitions.2. W. P. No. 471 of 1961 is presented by 161 members of an association known, as Vijayawada Coffee, Retail Kirana and General Merchants Association. Food Inspectors appointed, under the Act obtained samples of food exposed to sale by these petitioners to send them to the public analyst appointed under the Act. Before anything was done in that behalf, this petition was filed impugning the legality of the Act apprehending that the machinery devised under the Act would bo put in motion if the samples were found, to contain adulterated food. They did not wait to see what the reports of the Public Analyst would be and whether any action was going to be taken against them. It is the taking of the samples of the commodities in which they deal that has driven the petitioners to ...
In Re: Kadambala Narasimhulu
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Nov-05-1962
Reported in: 1964CriLJ366
ORDERMunikanniah, J.1. The petitioner was found in possession of six slabs weighing about 60 tolas of opium on 13-5-1961. He is prosecuted by the Excise and Prohibition Sub-Inspector, Sompeta, in the Court of the Additional District Munsif Magistrate, Sompeta, for an offenca Under Section (a) of the Opium Act, I of 1878. P. W. 3, the Analyst, spoke that the substance so seized was opium with morphine, but as he did not conduct the quantitative analysis, he was unable to specify the percentage of morphine in the opium seized. The accused raised the defence that unless the prosecution proves that the opium contained 0.2 per cent or more of morphine, he cannot be found pruilty under the Opium Act. In view of this the Munsif-Magistrate passed an order on the memo filed by the Sub-Inspector of Excise and Prohibition (complainant) that the opium should be sent .again to the Chemical Examiner for further analysis with a view find the exact percentage of morphine in each item of opium slab. Th...
Sri Venkateswara and Channakeswaraswami Temple Upputur Represented by ...
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Nov-05-1962
Reported in: AIR1963AP425
Chandra Reddy, C.J.1. These two appeals are directed against the judgment of the Subordinate Judge, Bapatla, dismissing O. S. Nos. 56 and 57 of 1957.2. The two suits were brought by Sri Venkateswara and Chennakeswara Swami Temples, Upputur, represented by its Executive Officer, for recovering Rs. 8255-74 and Rs. 33,829-5-0 respectively, being the amounts collected by the 1st defendant. The 1st defendant was one of the hereditary trustees of the above-mentioned institution. He as elected as managing trustee on 1-6-1947. In discharge of his duties as managing trustee, he collected the-aforesaid sums between 15-3-1951 and 30-9-1955, when he ceased to be the managing trustee, the first being the income from general endowments and the second from specific endowments. As he failed to account for the sums received by him in his capacity as managing trustee, these two actions were laid against him. His minor sons and his undivided brother were impleaded as defendants 2 to 5 and 6 respectively....
B. Rukmini Bai Vs. B.B. Suraj Bhan Singh
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Nov-02-1962
Reported in: AIR1963AP407; 1963CriLJ492
ORDERSharfuddin Ahmed, J. 1. The question that requires determination in this revision case is whether husband is entitled to resist the claim of the wife for maintenance on the ground of adultery after an order has been passed in favour of the wife i.e., at the stage of enforcement of the order. Briefly the facts of this revision may be stated:2. The petitioner is the wife of the respondent She filed a petition, M.C. No. 20 of 1954, for maintenance against her husband contending that he was neglecting to maintain her and the minor children. The claim was resisted by the husband on the ground of adultery on the Dart of the wife. After an enquiry the wife granted maintenance at the rate of Rs. 40/- while the daughters were given Rs. 20/- each. The respondent paid the maintenance as per the orders of the Court till 5-4-1957 but subsequently stopped payment. Thereupon, the petitioner sought to enforce the order passed against the respondent in M.C. No. 20 of 1954 to recover the arrears of...
K.S. Shafeeq Vs. Mohammadi Begum
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Nov-01-1962
Reported in: AIR1964AP398
Ekbote, J.1. In this revision petition a short but important question with regard to the effect of Section 33 of the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960, hereinafter called the I960 Act, is raised.2. The essential facts are these: The respondent who is a landlady filed an application for eviction under Section 15 of the Hyderabad Houses (Rent, Eviction and Lease) Control Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as 1954 Act) on the ground that the tenant was a wilful defaulter and that the landlady requires the suit house for her own residence. The tenant denied that he is a defaulter and also disputed the personal requirement of the landlady.3. The Rent Controller after due enquiry dismissed the petition rejecting both the contentions of the landlady. Dissatisfied with that decision the landlady went in appeal before the Small Causes Court, Hyderabad.4. The learned Judge allowed the appeal on the ground that the landlady requires the house bona fide for her ...
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