Court : Orissa
Reported in : AIR1959Ori188
..... mahatma gandhi was himself appealing with folded hands to vote for the' respondent (dasankop).in the circumstances, it was held that the picture of mahatma gandhi was a national symbol and the respondent did commit the minor corrupt practice of appealing to a national symbol ..... or religion must be systematic. but an appeal to religious or national symbols need not be systematic. the facts in that case were that a picture of the bust of mahatma gandhi with folded hands was put up on the same board on which the words 'vote for dasankop' were written, making it appear that .....
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Communist Party v. SACB - 367 U.S. 1 (1961) U.S. Supreme Court Communist Party v. SACB, 367 U.S. 1 (1961) Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board No 12 Argued October 11-12, 1960 Decided June 5, 1961 367 U.S. 1 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Syllabus After very extensive hearings under the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, the Board, in 1953, found that the Communist Party of the United States was a "Communist action organization," within the meaning of the Act, and ordered it to register as such under 7. A remand of the case by this Court, 351 U. S. 115 , and a second remand by the Court of Appeals led to further proceedings before the Board, involving rulings on additional procedural points and two reconsiderations of the entire record, following which the Board adhered to its conclusion. After denial of motions made by the Party under 14(a) and after review on the mer...
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Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez - 372 U.S. 144 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez, 372 U.S. 144 (1963) Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez No. 2 Argued October 10-11, 1961 Restored to the calendar for reargument April 2, 1962 Reargued December 4, 1962 Decided February 18, 1963 * 372 U.S. 144 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Syllabus Both appellees are native-born citizens of the United States. Mendoza-Martinez was ordered deported as an alien and Cort was denied a passport to enable him to return to the United States, both on the ground that they had lost their citizenship by remaining outside of the jurisdiction of the United States in time of war or national emergency for the purpose of evading or avoiding training and service in the Nation's armed forces. Both sued for relief in Federal District Courts, which rendered judgments declaring that the relevant statutes, 401(j) of the Nationality Act of 1940, as am...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Orissa
Reported in : AIR1968Ori179; 34(1968)CLT1093
Patra, J.1. The plaintiffs are the appellants. Plaintiffs Nos. 2 to 4 are the sons of plaintiff No. 1 and they belong to a Hindu Mitakshara Joint family governed by the Madras School of Hindu Law. The case of the plaintiffs is that the first plaintiff borrowed a sum of Rs. 300 in 1946 from late Dudorso Ganda, the father of defendants Nos. 1 and 2. Thereafter plaintiff No. 1 used to borrow small amounts occasionally from Dudorso and by 1949 the loan amounted to Rs 700. For this amount of Rs. 700 the first plaintiff executed a mortgage bond (Ex A/11 dated 5-6-49 on chidni (self-liquidation) basis for a period of 7 years in respect of a portion of the ancestral family lands. The implication of this arrangement is that the mortgage amount would be fully satisfied by the mortgagee enjoying the usufruct of the land for 7 years. After the expiry of the period of 7 years, the defendants failed to return the land in spite of repeated demands made by the plaintiffs. The defendants Nos. 1 and 2 o...
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Reported in : [1998]231ITR318(Delhi); [1998]97TAXMAN144(Delhi)
..... of west bengal v. subodh gopal bose : [1954]1scr587 .2. kharak singh v. state of u.p. : 1963crilj329 .3. rustom cavasjee cooper v. union of india : [1970]3scr530 .4. maneka gandhi (smt.) v. union of india : [1978]2scr621 .5. state of himachal pradesh v. umed ram sharma : [1986]1scr251 .6. supreme court legal aid committee representing undertrial prisoners v. union of ..... allegations in the counter-affidavit.on march 30, 1995, mr. sanjay gupta filed an affidavit on behalf of the petitioners stating that in respect of property bearing no. 9, kasturba gandhi marg, where the apparent consideration was rs. 7.20 crores and the application in from no. 37-i was filed on november 28, 1994, no objection certificate was granted and .....
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Reported in : AIR1970SC2097; (1970)2SCC567; [1971]2SCR197
..... panicky they are could be seen from the scurrilous writings of one of their lieutenants tarakeshwari sinha openly threatening that the syndicate will fight and defeat indira gandhi. these unscrupulous bosses prefer that the congress should suffer a crushing defeat in the next general elections in 1972 rather than that our prime minister becomes stronger ..... of the respondent in general, with the consent and connivance of the respondent published by free distribution a pamphlet, annexure a-38 to the petition, in hindi and english, in cyclostyled form as well as in printed form in which serious allegations, as already noted, were made amounting to the commission of undue ..... dharia and shri s.m. banerji, with the consent or the connivance of the returned candidate, published by free distribution a pamphlet, annexure a-38, in hindi and english, in cyclostyled form as well as in printed form, in which very serious allegations were made which amounted to undue influence within the meaning of .....
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Reported in : AIR1972Ori119
Patra, J.1. This is an appeal against an order of the First Additional Subordinate Judge. Cuttack setting aside an order of the Munsif. Jaipur dismissing an application under Section 47 of the C. P. C. (hereinafter referred to as the Code) filed by the judgment-debtors. The facts of the case may be set down in chronological order as follows:4- 5-1950-Suit tiled by the appellants for possession was dismissed by the Munsif.11-12-1951-Appellate Court set aside the judgment of the trial Court and decreed the suit with costs.10- 4-1954-First Execution Case No. 158 of 1954 filed by the decree holder for recovery of possession and costs.27-11-1956-Second Appeal filed by the judgment debtor respondents dismissed by the High Court.28- 2-1958-Second Execution Case No. 72 of 1958 filed. 5- 4-1958-Execution Case (No. 72/58) dismissed.25-12-1960-Judgment debtor No. 7 on his behalf and on behalf of all judgment debtors is alleged to have paid Rs. 5/- to the decree-holder towards the decree.14- 8-196...
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Reported in : AIR1973SC1461; (1973)4SCC225; [1973]SuppSCR1
..... the constitution bears the imprint of the philosophy of our national movement for swaraj. that philosophy was shaped by two pre-eminent leaders of the movement- mahatma gandhi and jawaharlal nehru. mahatma gandhi gave to the movement the philosophy of ahimsa. two essential elements of his ahimsa are : (1) equality; and (2) absence of the desire ..... and socially it must mean the ending of all special class privileges and vested interests. jawaharlal nehru whither india, 1933. 1930. the philosophy of mahatma gandhi was rooted in our ancient tradition; the philosophy of jawaharlal nehru was influenced by modern progressive thinking. but the common denominator in their philosophies was ..... constitution drawn by the people. after the end of world war ii the demand was put forward very strongly by the indian leaders including mahatma gandhi. sir stratford cripps representing britain had also accepted the idea that an elected body of indians should frame the indian constitution.(the facts have .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Orissa
Reported in : AIR1975Ori219
G.K. Misra, C.J.1. The case of the plaintiff may be stated in short. Schedules A, B and C of the plaint constitute the disputed lands. A and B Schedules are Bhorga lands. They were a part of holding No. 1 of the 3rd settlement (1927) in the ex-State of Sonepur. Schedule A and B lands respectively comprise 3.21 acres and 15.52 acres. Schedule C lands were in holding No. 48 of the 3rd settlement and were raiyati lands with an area of 39.84 acres. All the three schedule lands were recorded in the name of Jaisingh Rai, father of the plaintiffs, in the 3rd settlement.Schedule A and B lands were converted into rayati by order (Ext. N) of the Collector. Bolangir, on 16-12-1962 in Bhogra Conversion Proceedings in respect of village Siali in which the suit lands are situated. Jaisingh Rai died on 16-11-1954. Till his death he was in peaceful physical possession of the disputed lands in his own right, title and interest. After his death plaintiffs inherited the properties and were in possession ...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Orissa
Reported in : AIR1976Ori103
S.K. Ray, J.1. The main question for consideration in these writ applications is whether the amendment of Section 15 (1) of Orissa Land Reforms Act (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') on 2-10-1973 conferring exclusive jurisdiction on the Revenue Officer to decide the dispute of the existence of the relationship of landlord and tenant would oust the jurisdiction of the Sub-Judge to adjudicate upon the self-same dispute in suits filed by landlords against the alleged tenants before the amendment came into operation and pending before him on the date of such operation of the amendment.2. Relevant facts may now be stated. The petitioners in these writ applications are admittedly 'landlords in respect of 163.24 acres of land situated in Basta tahsil in the district of Balasore, comprised in two chaks, having purchased landlords' interest from late Muralidhar Bhattar and Gopikrushna Bhattar. They filed two suits in the Court of the Sub-Judge, Balasore, one on 25-4-1973 in respect of 110.8...
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