Court : Punjab and Haryana
Reported in : AIR1949P& H165
Achhru Ram, J.1. This is a Letters Patent Appeal from the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Lahore, affirming, on appeal, the decision of a Subordinate Judge of Delhi refusing to stay the suit brought by respondent 1 against the appellants and respondent 2 for a declaration to the effect that the agreement dated 14th July 1942, executed between respondent 1 and the appellants was invalid and unenforceable on grounds of fraud and misrepresentation, and for cancellation of the aforesaid agreement as well as for recovery of a sum Of Rs. 2,50,000.2. The facts giving rise to this appeal may be briefly stated as follows: The Board of trustees of the Hindu College, Delhi, wanted to construct a hostel for the College on the land allotted to the said College by the University of Delhi in what is called 'the University Town.' On 3rd May 1940, they requisitioned the services of Messrs. Master Sathe and Bhuta, a firm of architects, carrying on business in New Delhi, for prepa...
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Reported in : AIR1968P& H277
Shamsher Bahadur, J.1. In this appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, a preliminary objection has been raised that such an appeal does not lie from the order of the learned Single Judge (D.K. Mahajan J.) who on 11th of April, 1967, partially allowed the appeal preferred from the order of Shri Gyani as a Claims Tribunal constituted under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 19392. A transport vehicle carrying passengers and belonging to the appellant, the Fazilka Dabwali Transport Co., (P) Ltd struck two boys. Pardeep Kumar and Devinder Singh, riding on a bicycle on 27th April 1962. One of the two boys. Pardeep Kumar received serious injuries resulting in amputation of one leg and damage to the foot of the other side The father of Pardeep Kumar claimed a sum of Rs. 25,000/- and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal allowed damages to him to the extent of Rs. 7000/- Devinder Singh was awarded a sum of only Rs 700. These damages were payable by the appellant, which is the owner ...
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Reported in : AIR1956P& H141
Falshaw, J.1. This Letters Patent Appeal has arisen in the following circumstances. The respondent Prithi Raj claims to be a displaced per. son from Lahore now residing at Delhi where he carries on the business of a building contractor. In 1949 he entered into a contract with the negistered society known as the Jamia Millia Islamia for the construction of a Teachers' Training Institute Hostel and according to his allegations completed the building in July 1951.He claimed that allowing for payments made by the Society and the material supplied by it a sum of Rs. 1,97,000/- was still due to him and he therefore filed a petition before a Tribunal constituted under Act LXX of 1951 under Section 13 of that Act which deals with the claims by displaced creditors against persons who are not displaced debtors.The claim was resisted by the Society which denied that the subject-matter of the claim was a debt within the meaning of the Act, and also applied for the stay of proceedings before the Tr...
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Reported in : (1997)115PLR643
R.L. Anand, J.1. By this judgment I dispose of two Civil Revision Nos. 3079 of 1995 (Harbans Singh Kohli and Ors. v. Man Singh and Ors.), and 3797 of 1995 (Man Singh and Anr. v. H.S. Kohli and Ors.) as both these revision petitions have arisen from one judgment dated 7th June, 1995, passed by the Court of District Judge, Ludhiana, who partly accepted the appeal of the plaintiffs (petitioners of C.R. No. 3797 of 1995) and allowed in part the application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2, C.P.C., filed by the plaintiffs Man Singh and Paramjit Singh Bhatia, who are the petitioners of C.R. No. 3797 of 1995, and granted temporary injunction in their favour restraining the sale of 1292 equity shares of the land measuring 1200 sq. yards till the disposal of the suit against the defendants, i.e., H.S. Kohli; H.S. Kohli and Sons - H.U.F. Firm; Smt. Arvinder Kaur Kohli and M/s Preet Builders Private Limited. It may be mentioned here that defendants Nos. 1 to 3 aforesaid have filed a separate Civil Re...
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Reported in : AIR1989P& H27
M.M. Punchhi, J. 1. Almost a decade ago the State of Haryana, as would be evident, went on an acquiring spree in the revenue estate of Panipat, a Sub-Divisional town in district Karnal (Haryana). Taking aid of the Land Acquisition Act. 1894. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') it took within a span of about 10 months large tracts of urban land in three strokes by issuance of three successive notifications under Section 4 of the Act. These are referred to in the succeeding paragraphs.2. On Oct. 29, 1976, notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued to acquire 5 Acres 5 Kanals and 5 Marlas of land to build a Handloom Complex. On Nov. 4. 1976, notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued to acquire 11 Bighas 14 Biswas of land (approximately 2 Acres and 3 Kanals of land) for the purpose of building Staff Quarters for the Market Committee. Panipat. Lastly, on Aug. 30, 1977, notification tinder Section 4 of the Act was issued to acquire a large chunk of land measuring 64.50 Ac...
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CRM not M-17772 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (221) CRM not M-17772 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:31. 07.2013. Gurdavinder Singh and another ......Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.B.D.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioneRs.Mr.Deep Singh, DAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of the FIR No.28 dated 07.05.2011 under Sections 342, 343, 344 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short IPC).registered at Police Station Kambo, District Amritsar Rural and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the FIR in question has been registered on the basis of secret information that the petitioners were running unauthorized de- addiction center in the name and style of Navjeevan Drug Sandeep Sethi 2013.08.05 10:39 I ...
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LPA No.2188 o1. IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. LPA No.2188 of 2012 Date of decision :12. 07.2013. Ganga Parshad ..Petitioner. versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHAVIR S. CHAUHAN Present : Mr.Rajiv Singh Doon, Advocate for the appellant. Mr.Randhir Singh, Addl.AG, Haryana. Mahavir S. Chauhan, J. The instant Letters Patent Appeal has been filed under Clause X of Letters Patent to challenge judgment dated 24.7.2012 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in CWP No.4368 of 2012 allowing the writ petition filed by respondent No.3 and setting aside resolution dated 17.02. 2012 adopting motion of no confidence against Naresh Kumar (respondent No.3 herein).The factual background of the case is that in the year 2010, respondent Naresh Kumar was elected as Vice Chairman of the Block Samiti, Jind, District Jind (hereinafter referred to as the 'Samiti').Some members of the Sa...
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Reported in : AIR1975P& H246
Muni Lal Verma, J.1.The question which has been referred by the Division Bench to us for decision, reads thus :--'Whether the mere fact that according to the particular practice prevailing in the High Court before the decision of the Full Bench in the case of Mahant Bikram Das Chela Mahant Lachhman Dass Mahant, Amritsar v. Financial Commr. Revenue, Punjab, Chandigarh, (1974) 76 Pun LR 451 = (AIR 1975 Punj & Har 1) (FB) (supra) Letters Patent Appeals were entertained by the office contrary to the requirements of Rule 3 of Chapter 2-C of Volume V of the Rules and Orders of the High Court without being accompanied by three sets of spare paper-books, and time, was allowed to file the same, and for filing the copies even beyond the expiry of the period of limitation the appeals were entertained and admitted does or does not in law constitute sufficient cause for condonation of delay in filing the Letters Patent Appeals which were filed before the judgment of the Full Bench.'2. The circumsta...
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Reported in : AIR1969P& H25
Tuli, J. 1. Shrimati Dassi, wife of Dhani Ram, respondent filed a petition under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for divorce on the ground that her husband was living in adultery with one Shrimati Reoti. The learned trial Court granted to the petitioner a decree for divorce against her husband with costs on 24th January 1962. Against that decree, Dhani Ram filed an appeal which was accepted by D.K. Mahajan j., on 8th March, 1963, and the petition of Shrimati Dassi was dismissed leaving the parties to bear their own costs throughout.2. Shrimati Dassi, feeling aggrieved from the judgment of D.K. Mahajan, J. has filed this Letters Patent Appeal.3. Shri M.C. Sood, learned counsel for the respondent has raised a preliminary objection that the Letters Patent Appeal is not maintainable as it is not provided in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter called the Act). There is no merit in this objection. Section 19 of the Act provides:'Every petition under this Act shall be presen...
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CRM No.M-26714 of 2012(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M-26714 of 2012 (O&M) Date of Decision:-25.4.2014 Amit Thaman ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HONBLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.Sandeep Kotla, Advocate for Mr.Ashwani Gaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Amarjit Kaur Khurana, Addl. AG Punjab for the State. Mehinder Singh Sullar, J.(Oral) The matrix of the facts & material, which needs a necessary mention for the limited purpose of deciding the instant petition for the grant of concession of regular bail filed by the petitioner and emanating from the record is that on 28.6.2012, the Investigating Officer received a secret information to the effect that the petitioner, by taking benefit of his medical store, used to illegally sell the intoxicating tablets, capsules and bottles of drugs to the students, including the young girls. If a raid is conducted immediately, he can be apprehended with large quanti...
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