Gujarat Court February 1961 Judgments
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State Vs. Dohana Jamnadas and ors.
Court: Gujarat
Decided on: Feb-03-1961
Reported in: AIR1961Guj182; (1961)0GLR501
Shelat, J. 1. Mr. Trivedi, however, raised a point of law and contended that the ladies waiting room at this Railway station cannot be said to be a place to which the public have or are permitted to have access and, therefore, Section 12 of the Act (Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887. Ed.) would have no application. He argued that male passengers are excluded though they have Railway tickets with them from entering this room and an entry into this room by a male passenger even with a Railway ticket of the necessary class is prohibited and made punishable under Section 119 of the Railways Act. A section of the public having been thus excluded from the (use?) of this room would preclude ladies waiting room from being a place to which the public have or are permitted to have access. He contended that if the Legislature wanted the word 'public' also to include a section of the public, viz., only the female passengers with Railway tickets of the necessary class, the Legislature would h...
Kadia Harilal Purshottam Vs. Kadia Lilavati Gokaldas
Court: Gujarat
Decided on: Feb-01-1961
Reported in: AIR1961Guj202; (1961)GLR536
Desai, C.J. 1. This appeal raises important questions relating to the construction of some of the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a piece of legislation, which is not noted for artistic or accurate draftsmanship. The appellant in this case fiied a petition in the Court of the District Judge, Halar, for restitution of conjugal rights against the respondent. On 3lst January, 1957, the said petition was dismissed. From the order of dismissal, an appeal was filed in the High Court. That appeal was dismissed. On 11th April, 1957, the respondent made an application purporting to do so under the provisions contained in Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for permanent alimony. That application was heard by the learned District Judge, Halar, who passed an order awarding a sum of Rs. 40/- per month as and by way of permanent alimony to the respondent from the date of the application, The appellant has filed this appeal from that order. 2. Mr. Chhaya, the learned advocate for...
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