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Apr 21 1993 (HC)

K.M. Vijayan and Others Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Chennai

Reported in : [1995]214ITR93(Mad)

..... . another attack by one counsel is that prior to the act, there were provisions in the relevant enactments for crediting the profession tax collected in the relevant fund of the local authority concerned, but that now, since there is repeal of the said pre-existing provisions relating to profession tax, the profession tax collected under the act would go to the consolidated fund of the state ..... . corporation of madras : [1964]53itr454(sc) while dealing with the question whether profession tax on a pensioner would fall within the abovesaid entry 60 in the state list, has held as following (at page 459) : 'the relevant entry in the legislative lists conferring taxing power on the state under which alone, if possible, the present levy could be supported was item 60 in the state list in schedule vii to the constitution. . . .'39 ..... (seventeenth amendment) act, 1964, by which article 31a, coming under part iii of the constitution, was amended, the argument was that though part iii was not expressly included in clauses (a) to (e) of the proviso to article 368(2), the abovesaid amendment of article 31a amounted to effect a 'change' in article 226, which comes under chapter v to part v1, one of the provisions, mentioned in clause (b) of the said proviso and that hence, required the abovesaid ratification. .....

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Dec 20 1971 (HC)

N. Radhakrishna Naidu and ors. Vs. S. Govindaswami Naidu and anr.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1975)1MLJ212

..... as between them the acts of 1914, and 1921 apply to the whole state of madras, and the act of 1916 applies to the rest of india..with effect from 1st february, 1960; the hindu transfers and bequests act, 1914; and the hindu transfers and bequests (city of madras) act, 1921, stand repealed: and the hindu disposition of property act, 1960 has now been made applicable to the whole of india including the state and city of madras excepting the state of jammu and kashmir.the resulting position is that a hindu ..... sir cowasji jehangir : (1955)57bomlr763 , referred to above:it is always open to a testator, subject to the provisions of sections 113 and 114 of the indian succession act, to give a fractional interest in any property, even to an unborn person. ..... if, (male varisu or male heir) is to be understood distinct from (male santhathi or male descendant) under the law as was prevailing on the death of sethulakshmi ammal, in 1964, admittedly the first plaintiff would be the male heir to sethulakshmi ammal under section 15 of the hindu succession act, 1956 . .....

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Apr 09 2012 (HC)

S.Sandhya Vs. the Chief General Manager and ors.

Court : Chennai

..... dealt with at length in the earlier part of this judgment, and unless a specific provision is made in the relevant act or even in the nomination a direction of bequeathing the amount is given to the effect that except the nominee, none of the legal heirs would acquire rights and such directions is not varied later on, the right of a nominee cannot be anything more than being the sole person entitled to draw out the amount and he would be doing so in the capacity of a trustee of the funds answerable to the claims of the lawful heirs of the deceased member. ..... aesha, reported in air 1964 kerala 197, the question that came up for consideration before the kerala high court was whether the provident fund amount of an employee in the central bank of india is the absolute property of his wife, who was the nominee therein, under the provident fund rules of the bank, on the death of the subscriber, so that the amount is not liable for attachment, for a debt due by the subscriber. ..... though the dispute between the parties related to gratuity, provident fund, family pension and other allowances, the apex court confined the adjudication only to family pension, and after referring to family pension rules, 1964, the supreme court held that"the rules do not provide for nomination with regard to family pension instead, the rules only designate the persons who are entitled to receive the family pension. .....

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Sep 10 1987 (HC)

Mohan and anr. Vs. Santha Bai Ammal and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : I(1990)DMC257

..... 5 to 7 contending that the mother of the plaintiffs was only a concubine of subbarayalu naidu, that all the suit properties are the separate properties of subbarayalu naidu, that out of affection to his wife, he purchased some properties, in the name of the first defendant, that she had no funds of her own to make any acquisition, that the third defendant is also not the absolute owner of any of the suit properties and that defendants ..... the properties of subbarayalu naidu under the provisions of section 16 of the hindu marriage act, 1953, which reads as follows :'legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages-(i) notwithstanding that a marriage, is null and void under section 11, any child of such marriage who would have been legitimate if the marriage had been valid, shall be legitimate, whether such child is born before or after the commencement of the marriage laws (amendment) act, ..... every intendment is made in favour of a marriage de facto and the more distant, the date of the marriage the more readily is the presumption drawn, based upon cohabitation and repute.the weight of the presumption gets strengthened when it is proved that the party whose marriage is in question distinctly intended to marry and went through a form of marriage with that intention and also subsequently ..... the head master of the panchavat union middle school, tiruchanur to the effect that the first plaintiff is shown as the son of subbarayalu naidu and that he studied in the school from 1962 to 1964 .....

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Apr 23 1971 (HC)

Ponnamma Kaliamma Vs. Kumara Pillai and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR1972Mad200

..... life of a respectable married woman and acquires property, that property would devolve in accordance with the ordinary rule of hindu law, in spite of the fact that she belongs to the dancing girl caste, and such property is impressed with a character which it cannot lose by passing on her death into the hands of a dancing girl practising the calling of her caste and the devolution of property acquired during her widowhood by such a dancing girl after she reverts to what may ..... gopalaswami aiyangar relied on several decisions in support of his contention that though the evidence about the actual marriage may not be satisfactory, there is a strong legal presumption not only with regard to the factum of marriage, but also about the performance of the requisite ceremonies, to constitute a valid marriage, arising out of the long continued cohabitation between the appellant ponnammal and adhikesavaperumal pillai. ..... it is, perhaps, less inaccurate to speak of habite creating marriage if by the word 'habite' we are to understand the daily acts of persons living together, which imply that they consider each other as husband and wife, and it may to taken as implying an agreement to be what they represent themselves as being. .....

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Dec 01 2015 (HC)

Indra Vs. B.G. Giri

Court : Chennai

..... since the welfare of the child is paramount consideration in deciding the custody of the child and even though the respondent/husband is the natural guardian of the minor child according to the relevant provision contained in hindu minority and guardianship act, 1956, r/w guardianship and wards act, 1890, this court considering the welfare of the minor and also taking note of the fact that the child is taking treatment for his learning disability is of the considered opinion that the interest of the minor child would be well served and taken care of by the respondent ..... p.59: 113ljp 52 171 lt 167 (ca); cooper v.cooper, 1950 wn 200: 59 lgr 377 (hl) kaslefsky v.kaslefsky, (1950) 2 all er 398: 1951 p 38 (ca); blyth, (1966) 1 all er 524: (1966) 2 wlr 634 (hl); wright, (1948) 77 clr 191: 22 aus lj 534; gollins v.gollins, 1964 ac 644: (1963) 2 all er 966: (1963) 3 wlr 176 (hl); sirajmohmedkhan janmohamadkhan v.hafizunnisa yasinkhan, (1981) 4 scc 250; 1981 scc (cri) 829; shobha rani v.madhukar reddi (1988) 1 scc 105: 1988 scc (cri) 461; parveen ..... therefore unless in any other enactment there is a provision which abrogates any provision of the act or repeals it expressly or by necessary implication the provision of the act alone will be applicable to matters dealt with or covered by the same. .....

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Aug 11 1976 (HC)

S. Sethurathnam Pillai Vs. Lucy Baskara Josephine Styling Herself as B ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1977)2MLJ141

..... observed as follows:we may make it clear that the civil court in hearing the proceeding initiated by sethurathnam (plaintiff) will decide it on the evidence which may be produced before the court uninfluenced by the decision of the high court as to the factum of the ceremony of marriage or as to the alleged conversion of barbara (first defendant) to hinduism before her marriage or as to the validity of a marriage between a hindu male and a christian female.in the suit filed by the plaintiff during the pendency of the said proceedings, the defence of the first defendant was that there was a marriage ..... section 50 of the indian evidence act provides that when the court has to form an opinion as to the relationship of one person to another, the opinion, expressed by conduct, as to the existence of such relationship, of any person who, as a member of the family or otherwise, has special means of knowledge on the subject, is a relevant fact. ..... similarly exhibit b-15 dated 6th march, 1964 is a notice given by the counsel for the plaintiff addressed to one r.a. .....

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