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JainaraIn Vs. the Governor-general of India Representing the B. and A. ...

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1951Cal462

..... its non-delivery being both admitted, the liability for compensation on account of non-delivery was, under the wide meaning attributed by the p. c. to section 19, limitation act, acknowledged by the rly.11. in my view, therefore, the petnr. is entitled to rely upon the letter of 12th march as constituting an acknowledgment of ..... joint debtors, & that for the purpose of a suit for contribution against him, such an admission would operate to enlarge the period of limitation under section 19, limitation act. it is not necessary for me to refer to other decisions where the principle laid down by the judicial committee has been elaborated & applied it is ..... before the learned judges that the letter which deft. rly. had written on 12-3-1945, amounted to an acknowledgment of liability within the meaning of section 19, limitation act. the learned judges overruled that contention somewhat summarily by saying that the letter could not be said to contain an acknowledgment of the liability in question ' .....

Mohammad Ismail Vs. Nurul Hasan and ors.

Court : Allahabad

Reported in : AIR1949All553

..... claimed by a grove-holder, namely, the ownership of the trees. this relief could be claimed in the revenue court by virtue of the provisions of section 206, clause (f) read with section 59, u.p. tenancy act. in the relief claimed in the plaint, it is not specifically mentioned that the plaintiff was a grove-holder. that is, however, immaterial, as, in .....

Amar Singh S/O Thakar Singh and ors. Vs. the Crown

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : 1949CriLJ794

..... as evidence in the case.19. counsel next contends that the ownership of the articles baa not been proved in this case.20. now, the presumption permitted by section 114, evidence act does not arise until the prosecution has established three facts; namely, the ownership of the articles in question, the theft of those articles, and their recent possession ..... so, i hold that the possession of the articles recovered from mehnga singh and vir singh convicts on 19th december 1947 was recent within the meaning of section 114, illustration (a), evidence act, in this view of the case, i maintain the convictions and sentences mehnga singh and vir singh. they were released on bail by ram ball, c ..... of statements made to a police officer in the course of an investigation. therefore it is in terms excluded by section 162.14. in my view, no elaboration of this point is necessary for 8. 119, evidence act provides:a witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can .....

Khazanchi Prasad and anr. Vs. Babu Ram and ors.

Court : Allahabad

Reported in : AIR1949All559

..... p.c., the decree being appealable to the lower appellate court.4. learned counsel for the applicants, mr. gopi nath kunzru, has relied on section 6, sub-section (2), u.p. (temporary) control of rent and eviction act, iii [3] of 1947, in support of his contention that all appeals are forbidden under this provision and the only remedy that the defendants, therefore ..... the words 'except as regards the rate of rent but no further' after the words 'provided that' and the words 'sub-section (4) or section 5' in place of the words 'this act' may be substituted. the sub-section after amendment now reads as follows:no appeal shall lie from any decree or order of the munsif or the civil judge in a suit .....

Tarun Sen Deka and ors. Vs. the State

Court : Guwahati

..... terms. the operative part of the order in both the cases was as follows:i, in exercise of the powers conferred on me under section 2, clause (1), sub-section (a), assam maintenance of public order act, 1947 (assam act v. [5] of 1947), read with assam government notification no. hmi. 31/47 dated 21st february 1948, direct that the said bijoy ..... in identical terms. the operative part of the orders was in the following terma :now, therefore, in exercise of the powers delegated to me under section 9, assam maintenance of public order act, 1947 (assam act v. [5] of 1947), i, the said bati kanta sharma, do hereby direot that the said hemanta kumar ganguli/jiban chandra ealita be detained ..... kumar das/sukbomoy chakravarty be detained in jail custody for a period of six months with effect from the date of rervice of this order under section 2 (1)(a) of the said act, read with the same government notification.3. the period of detention was, as is clear from the order, six months in each case.4. .....

Hari Datta Vs. the District Magistrate and Suprintendent

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : 1950CriLJ227

..... under the orders of the adl ditional district magistrate. he was ordered to be detained in custody for a month. that period has expired and the provincial government acting under section 3 (4), has directed his detention in custody until further orders.3. mr. b. d. sharma for the petitioner urged that the arrest and detention of ..... i am not called upon to express my opinion, whether the grounds were sufficient or not. suffice it to say that the additional district magistrate has acted in accordance with section 8 and therefore the arrest and detention of the petitioner cannot be said to be illegal.6. mr. b. d. sharma next argued that the ajmer ..... criminal p.c. could not come to the help of the additional district magistrate and directed the detenue to be released. here the position is different. section 3, punjab public safety act authorizes the provincial government, the district magistrate or any servant of the crown empowered in this behalf by the former to arrest and detain any persons, .....

Taqi Mirza Vs. Rex

Court : Allahabad

Reported in : 1950CriLJ6

..... a.i.r. (33) 1946 p.c. 3 : 322 i.o. 304, in which inter ails the following observation was made :it is a sound rule in practice not to act on the uncorroborated evidence of a child whether sworn or unworn, but this is a rule of prudence and not of law.11. the points, which i have mentioned as ..... mushtaq ahmad, j.1. one taqi mirza, aged 18 years according to the first information report, appeals against iliad conviction under section 807, penal code and sentence of three years' rigorous imprisonment by the learned sessions judge of allahabad.2. the occurrence had taken place at 6-45 p. 1$. on 8th .....

T.D. Ramayya Pantulu, Vs. Kutty and Rao (Engineers), Ltd. and

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1949)0LLJ13Mad

..... in this appeal is whether a general notification of this kind without specification of either the disputes or the firms in which disputes have arisen, is competent under section 7 of act xiv of 1947. subba rao, j., held that it was not competent and that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to enquire into disputes brought before it by ..... with regard to disputes arising in engineering firms and type foundries; but the question immediately before us is whether it is equally valid under section 10(1) of the act. 4. the general purpose of the act is to settle disputes which have arisen or are apprehended. it is the duty of the board, or court of enquiry or tribunal as ..... the case may be, to make enquiries in accordance with the terms of reference and in accordance with the provisions of the act and the rules framed thereunder. under section 11(3), every board, court and tribunal has the same powers as are vested in civil courts under the code of civil procedure and every .....

Millar Vs. Galashiels Gas Co.

Court : House of Lords

..... was caused by its not being in efficient working order, and that therefore the respondent is entitled to damages. the appellants' case is that section 22 (1) of the act does not impose an absolute duty to keep lifts in efficient working order and that a pursuer cannot succeed without averring and proving the nature of ..... perfect condition. the corroded screws broke when the injured workman stepped on the rung which it held. the case was laid on a breach of section 25 (1) of the factories act, 1937, which provides that "all ladders shall be soundly constructed and properly maintained." macnaghten, j., having held that the ladder was soundly constructed ..... anticipated or, after the event, explain." the question at issue in this case is the nature and extent of the duty imposed on employers by section 22 (1) of the factories act, 1937. that subsection requires that "every hoist or lift shall be of good mechanical construction, sound material and adequate strength, and be properly maintained." .....

K.V. Govindan Nair and anr. Vs. Appukutty

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1949)1MLJ475

..... illustration. in that case, the othidar had inducted other persons as his tenants. the learned judge rules that they would not be tenants within the meaning of section 3(v) of the act and that they were liable to be evicted, because if the person from whom they held was not a tenant, the so-called sub-tenant would have ..... the security. the petitioner contends that the ' othidar' in the present case is a ' tenant' paying, rent within the first part of the definition in section 3(v) of the malabar tenancy act or at any rate an ' intermediary,' within the latter part of the definition and in either case, entitled to a stay of the proceedings for redemption which ..... common ground that they have transferred such possession to others. an intermediary is expressly included in the definition of a 'tenant' in clause (v) of section 3 of the malabar tenancy act... but it is contended by counsel for the respondent that a mere intermediary would of be a tenant but he should also be a person who had paid .....