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Oct 08 1919 (PC)

In Re: Chitrala Bheemanna and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1919)37MLJ656

..... by the lower court that the station master did depute the signaller to collect tickets. rule 244 of the general rules made by the railway board acting under the indian railway board act (no. iv of 1905) says ' the station master shall be responsible for the efficient discharge of the duties devolving upon the several ..... to that person when he demands a pass or ticket is not obstruction to a railway servant in the discharge of his duty. we are unable to accept this argument. the appointment by the 'railway administration' or railway company of a particular person to do a particular duty is through agents empowered by rules ..... as 'any person employed by a railway administration in connection with the service of a railway', ' railway administration ' means (in this particular case) ' the railway company'. (see section 3 clause 6) 'railway company' means 'owners or lessees of a railway or parties to an agreement for working a railway ' (clause 5).5. thus a 'railway servant' in section 121 is .....

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Feb 07 1922 (PC)

Bengal Nagpur Railway Company Limited Vs. the Secretary of State for I ...

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : 70Ind.Cas.46

..... , j.1. this is a reference under section 51(1) of the indian income tax act (vii of 1918). the bengal nagpur railway company have been called upon to pay tax on rs. 1,72,60,585 income. this represents earnings on the railway allocated for payment of the company's share of surplus profits under the terms of agreement with the secretary of ..... in the event mentioned in section 94 of the agreement between the secretary of state and the bengal nagpur railway company.(c) a sum of rs. 37,31,945 payable on account, of interest on borrowed capital raised by issue of debenture stock and debentures. no claim to tax ..... in rupee currency of the amount of the guaranteed interest payable by him on the share of the capital of the company. this interest is paid on three million pounds share capital found by the bengal nagpur railway company and made over to the secretary of state to be held by the latter absolutely as his property and. repayable only .....

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Jun 19 1995 (TRI)

Joy Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Indian Railway Finance

Court : Company Law Board CLB

Reported in : (1996)85CompCas13

..... 1. this is an appeal filed under section 111(2) of the companies act, 1956, by joy holdings p. ltd. against the decision of refusal to register 2.5 lakhs 9 per cent, tax-free bonds of rs. 1,000 each by indian railway finance corporation (hereinafter referred to as "irfc")." these bonds are covered in 25 certificates each of the value ..... the interest of the company and the company law board, being a court of equity, should consider all the circumstances which had led the board to take such a decision. we are of the view ..... held by canfina, canara bank and canbank mutual was only to exert pressure on canara bank to own the liabilities of canfina. how, through such resolution, the company could affect the rights of third parties who acquired these bonds for valuable consideration was not explained except to say that the decision of the board was only in .....

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Aug 20 1951 (HC)

Bansi and ors. Vs. Governor-general of India in Council

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1952Cal35,56CWN83

..... and entitles the plaintiff to add the period of the statutory notice of suit but not the period of the notice of claim under section 77 of the indian railways act, in computing the period of limitation for the institution of a suit claiming compensation for the loss, destruction or deterioration of animals or goods.43. it may ..... . by their order dated 22-3-1951 their lordships referred the following question to a full bench for decision:'whether service of notice under section 77 of the indian railways act is part of the plaintiff's cause of action.'14. in the referring order, their lordships held that (1) there was only one defendant viz. the ..... railway administered by a railway company, on the agent in india of the railway company;(a) by delivering the notice or other document to the manager or agent, or(b) by leaving it at his office; or(c) by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter addressed to the manager or agent at his office and registered under part iii of the indian post office act .....

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Mar 22 1897 (FN)

United States Vs. Trans-Missouri Freight Ass'n

Court : US Supreme Court

..... it produces be unreasonable. the opinion of the court concedes this to be the settled doctrine. the contract between the railway companies which the court holds to be void because it is found to violate the act of congress of the 2d of july, 1890, 26 stat. 209, substantially embodies only an agreement between the corporations ..... "trans-missouri freight association," and they agreed to be governed by the provisions contained in the articles of agreement. the memorandum of agreement entered into between the railway companies named therein stated, among other things, as follows: "for the purpose of mutual protection by establishing and maintaining reasonable rates, rules, and regulations on all freight ..... at the gulf of mexico, on the 95th meridian; thence north, to the red river; thence, via that river, to the eastern boundary line of the indian territory; thence north, by said boundary line and the eastern line of the state of kansas, to the missouri river at kansas city; thence, via the said .....

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Apr 11 1947 (PC)

Province of Punjab Vs. Pandit Tara Chand

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : (1947)49BOMLR697

..... persons to whom the indian army act, 1911, or the burma army act applies, or of persons other than commissioned officers to whom the naval discipline act as modified by the indian navy (discipline) act, 1934, applies;(k) * * *(l) any allowance forming part of the emoluments of any servant of the crown or of any servant of a railway company or local authority which ..... time being extends and while he is beyond those limits if he is in receipt of any salary or allowances payable out of his majesty's indian revenues or the funds of a railway company carrying on business in any part of british india or local authority in british india; and the appropriate government or the ..... sale whether before or after they are actually payable, and in the case of salary other than salary of a servant of the crown or a servant of a railway company or local authority the attachable portion thereof is exempt from attachment until it is actually payable.explanation 2.-in clauses (h) and (i) 'salary' means the total .....

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Sep 10 1973 (HC)

Union of India Vs. AmIn Chand Payarelal

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : AIR1974P& H190

..... appeal was first placed before a learned single judge but as the main question canvassed, which related to the interpretation of the provisions of section 77 of the indian railways act, was of considerable importance the matter was referred to a division bench and this is how this appeal is before us now.3. in appeal before us only ..... not served within time?4. the facts necessary for decision of this appeal are not in dispute. notice under section 77 of the indian railways act(hereinafter called the act) was despatched through post to the railway authorities on 17th august, 1960, and was received after the expiry of six months period. the question which needs consideration in this case ..... india of the railway company-- (a) by delivering the notice or other document to the manager or agent; or (b) by leaving it at his office; or (c) by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter addressed to the manager or agent at his office and registered under part iii of the indian post office act 1866(14 of .....

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Apr 27 2009 (HC)

Cit Vs. Indian Railway Construction Co. Ltd.

Court : Delhi

Reported in : [2009]184TAXMAN299(Delhi)

..... of railways. it is engaged in the manufacturing of large number of items such as ballast, concrete sleepers, specialised mechanical track laying/relaying ..... under section 80hh and section 80-i of the act. before narrating the said issue and stipulating the questions of law that arise for consideration in these appeals, we may recapitulate the factual background under which these issues arise.2. the assessee, namely, indian railway construction company ltd. is a public sector company incorporated under the companies act and is under the administrative control of the ministry .....

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Jan 04 1972 (HC)

Commissioner of Income-tax Vs. Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Ltd.

Court : Kerala

Reported in : [1973]90ITR307(Ker)

..... , and the question is not one of the distribution of profits at all.'15. the revenue, therefore, cannot derive much assistance from pondicherry railway company v. commissioner of income-tax.16. at this stage we shall examine the two decisions of the judicial committee in raja bejoy singh dudhuria v ..... indian income-tax act, 1922 ? (4) whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the payment of rs. 65,682 by the assessee to the kerala government under the agreements dated june 18, 1937, and january 28, 1947, was allowable under section 37 of the income-tax act, 1961 ' 2. the assessee is a public limited company incorporated under the travancore companies act ..... the railway line. the question arose whether the assessee is entitled to claim deduction of the portion of the profits paid to the french government for calculating the assessable income under the indian income-tax act, 1922. lord macmillan, speaking for the judicial committee, observed :' it is claimed for the company .....

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Feb 05 1960 (HC)

Union of India (Uoi) Represented by the General Manager, Southern Rly. ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1960Ker306

..... to the word 'loss' occurring in section 77. the cases on the subject are collected and discussed in the commentaries to section 77.in hari rao's indian railways act (3rd edition) and in sanjiva rao's indian railways act (3rd edition, vol. i).11. the view that appeals to us is the view adopted in m. and s. m. rly. co. ltd. v. haridoss ..... loss means loss to the owner by whatever means. there is no warrant for making a distinction between a claim for compensation on account of loss of goods by a railway company and a claim for compensation on the ground of non-delivery or mis-delivery.'13. in cbangamal v. b. n. w. rly. co., 6 pun re 1897 it was ..... on behalf of the petitioner. the construction placed upon article 31 that time begins to run from after, a definite refusal or declaration of inability, to deliver by the responsible railway company has to be upheld.' 20. the correspondence in this case makes it quite clear that the suit was instituted well within a year from 'when the goods ought to .....

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