Court : Allahabad
Decided on : Feb-10-1954
Reported in : AIR1954All121
Desai, J.1. This is an application in revision against conviction under Section 18 of the Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act (Act No, 23 of 1931). There is no dispute about the facts; the conviction is challenged on the ground that the Act was unconstitutional and became void on the passing of the Constitution. On a search of the applicant's house on 11-6-1950 in execution of a search warrant issued by the District Magistrate of Azamgarh cyclostyled leaflets were recovered. Some leaflets contained the constitution of the United Provinces Khet Majdoor Union, some were entitled 'Conspiracy of Great Britain and America to start third world War' and the others contained communist propaganda. The name of the printer was not printed on any of them.2. Section 15 of the Act lays down that a District Magistrate mayby order in writing and subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose, authorise any person by name to publish a news sheet, or to publish hews sheets from time to time.A ...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Punjab and Haryana
Decided on : Jun-07-1954
Reported in : [1954]26ITR375(P& H)
ORDERCHOPRA, J. - The facts giving rise to this reference under Section 66 (1) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, are these : the assessee company, M/s. Dalmia Dadri Cement Ltd., Dadri, before it was started entered into an agreement with the Ruler of the erstwhile Jind State, on 1st April, 1938. The document was duly executed and signed by one of its promoters on behalf of the company and by the then Chief Minister on behalf of the State Government. By clause (1) of the agreement, the State granted and conferred upon the company termed as licensee the sole and exclusive monopoly right of manufacturing cement in the Jind State, both for consumption in the State and for exporting outside, on the terms and conditions for a period of twenty-five years commencing from the date of agreement and gave an option to the licensee to renew it for successive periods of twenty-five years each up to an aggregate of 100 years counted from 21st July, 1936. Besides other benefits that the State or its...
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