Chennai Court August 1957 Judgments
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The Canara Banking Corporation Ltd. Vs. the South Indian Bank Ltd. and ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Aug-02-1957
Reported in: AIR1958Mad132; (1957)2MLJ502
Rajamannar, C.J.1. Both these appeals arise out of the same suit, O.S. No. 225 of 1950 on the file of the Subordinate Judge of Salem. That was a suit filed by the South Indian Bank Limited, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, for recovery of a sum of Rs. 54,672-1-5 by sale of properties covered by an alleged mortgage by deposit of title deeds in Coimbatore with the Coimbatore branch of the plaintiff bank, on 28th July, 1947, by the first defendant. The second defendant is the son of the first defendant and they are members of a Hindu joint family. The plaintiff alleged that as the mortgage was executed for purposes of the family business, the share of the second defendant in the suit properties was liable for the suit claim. The third defendant,the Canara Banking Corporation Limited, referred to hereinafter as the third defendant, had obtained a decree in O.S. No. 60 of 1949 on the file of the Salem Sub-Court on a mortgage by deposit of title deeds created by the first defendant ...
In Re: Bharathi and anr.
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Aug-01-1957
Reported in: 1958CriLJ646
Ramaswami, J.1. Two girls by name Bharathi and Vanajakshi have been sent to the Stri Sadhana for rehabilitation under Section 6 (ii) of the Madras Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act.2. The Inspector of Police, E Division, found these two girls under the age of 18 being: used for immoral purposes by one Varalakshmj who pretended to be an extra in the cinemas, but really a brothel keeper.3. There were enquiries by the Probation Officer, 5th Circle, and the girts agreeing that they were being so misused also informed the Probation Officer that they were fed up with the life led by them and wanted a chance to be give to them. Therefore, the matter came up before the Juvenile Court composed of four lady Magistrates.I must agree with the learned advocate Mr. Krishnamurthi that the strict formalities prescribed by law, the summons procedure, was not followed in the trial of these cases. But in applying the strict procedure under the summons cases, we have to remember two things, viz., that th...
A. Palaniandi Chettiar Vs. Tiruchirapalli Municipality by Its Commissi ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Aug-01-1957
Reported in: (1957)2MLJ386
ORDERRajagopalan, J.1. The question for consideration is whether the licence fees the Municipality of Tiruchirapalli purported to levy, the right to collect which is farmed out to the second respondent, came within the scope of Section 270 of the Madras District Muncipalities Act, Act V of 1920.2. The right to collect the license fees was farmed out after an auction noticed in the District Gazette, dated 5th March, 1956. That notification made it clear that license fees were prescribed for payment by people in charge of single bullock bandies, double-bullock bandies and lorries bringing goods for sale in the nine localities. specified in the notification. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Municipality, in paragraph 5, it was averred:This respondent, therefore, in pursuance of the right vested in it under Section 270 of the Act has fixed the levy of license fee in respect of carts, lorries, etc., which bring goods for sale or expose them for sale. I state that under Section 270 of t...
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