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Nov 02 1954

T.S. Ananthanarayana Iyer Vs. B. Meenakshi Ammal

Court: Chennai

Decided on: Nov-02-1954

Reported in: AIR1955Mad549

ORDERRajagopala Ayyangar, J.1. This revision petition raises for consideration the propriety of an order passed by the learned Subordinate Judge of Palghat in O. P. No. 33 of 1949.2. The petitioner here is a guardian-receiver appointed by the Court for the estate of certain minors. Investigation by this guardian showed that the minors had certain claims against their step-mother. The guardian made a report to the Court in relation to these claims and he was directed by the learned Subordinate Judge to take legal advice and take such action as might be tendered by the lawyer.In accordance with this direction, the guardian obtained legal advice and submitted a copy of this opinion to the Court and after stating the facts giving rise to the claim filed an application brfore the Court under Section 33, Guardians and Wards Act (8 of 1890) seeking the Court's opinion, advice or direction regarding the filing of a suit against the respondent.Notice of this application was given to the respond...


Nov 02 1954

Syed Dilawar HussaIn Vs. Collector of Madras (Land Acquisition Officer ...

Court: Chennai

Decided on: Nov-02-1954

Reported in: AIR1955Mad610

ORDERRajagopalan, J.1. This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issue of a writ of Certiorari to set aside the proceedings taken by the Government under the Land Acquisition Act to acquire the property of the petitioner.2. About four grounds of land belonging to the petitioner in S.No. 344/2, since demarcated, 344/3,' were leased by him to five persons, hereinafter referred to as tenants, who lived in the superstructures constructed by them on that land. The petitioner terminated the leases and sought their eviction which was ordered by the court of small causes on 27-2-1950. The tenants filed suits to avoid the orders of eviction, but the suits were dismissed by the City Civil Court on 31-1-1951. The appeals preferred by the tenants to the High Court were dismissed on 27-8-1953.3. Apparently the tenants approached the Director of Harijan Welfare to acquire the site for their benefit and the Director of Harijan Welfare addressed the Government on 6-10-1953 t...


Nov 01 1954

In the Matter of the Estate of Saradambal Ammal and ors.

Court: Chennai

Decided on: Nov-01-1954

Reported in: AIR1955Mad448; [1955]27ITR1(Mad)

ORDER1. This matter has been posted before a Division Bench, because Panchapakesa Ayyar, J., before whom it came in the first instance, thought it was not free from doubt. The question we have to decide arises out of a circular issued by the Controller, of Estate Duty, Madras, inter alia to the Registrar of this Court inviting the attention of concerned officers to the provisions of Section 57, Estate Duty Act, and suggesting that a necessary note be placed before the learned Judge before whom an application for grant of probate, letters of administration or succession certificate to a person dying after the commencement of the Act may be posted, so that the provisions of the section may be strictly complied with. Under Section 57:'In all cases in which a grant of representation is applied within six months of the death of the deceased-- (a) the executor of the deceased shall, to the best of his knowledge and belief, Specify in an appropriate account annexed to the affidavit of valuati...


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