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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Son's Daughters in Stridhana Succession Case; Rules That Son's Daughters Are Not Entitled to Inherit Under Mitakshara Law. The Court Clarified That the Order of Succession for Stridhana of a Woman Married in an Approved Form Is Exhaustive and Does Not Include Son's Daughters, Preferring the Husband's Heirs Over Them....

This case involved a dispute over succession to the stridhana of Barji, a Hindu widow who died in September 1950, survived by no husband, son, or son's descendants other than the daughters of a pre-de...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Gujarat High Court's Order Requiring Certificate for Letters Patent Appeal. Single Judge Judgment in Transferred First Appeal Held Appealable Without Certificate Under Clause 15 of Letters Patent After Merger of Saurashtra High Court....

The dispute arose out of a civil suit for recovery of money filed by the appellant in 1951 in a court in Saurashtra. The suit was decreed by the trial court in 1955. The defendant filed a first appeal...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Timber Buyer's Claim for Uncut Logs After Vesting of Jagir. Property in Standing Timber Did Not Pass Before Severance Under Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Sections 18 and 21; Vesting Under Madhya Pradesh Abolition of Proprietary Rights Act, 1950 Extinguished Right to Cut Trees....

The dispute arose from a timber sale contract executed on August 5, 1949 between Thakur Randhirshah, Jagirdar of Sonpur Jagir, and Ram Narain Mahto, a timber contractor. Under the deed, the Jagirdar a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Ejectment of Tenant in Delhi Rent Control Act Case Due to Second Default and Limitation Bar on Standard Rent Claim. Proviso to Section 14(2) Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Mandatory, Precluding Second Benefit, and Tenant Cannot Circumvent Limitation Under Section 12 by Raising Standard Rent as Defense in Ejectment Proceedings....

The dispute arose from a landlord-tenant relationship governed by the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The appellant, Man Mohan Chawla, had been a tenant since before 1958 of premises belonging to the re...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Contempt Appeal: Editor's Conviction Upheld, Politician's Quashed for Pre-Arrest Statement on Murder Conspiracy. Majority holds pre-arrest statement not contempt as proceedings not imminent; editor liable as publication post-arrest....

The dispute arose from a contempt proceeding against A.K. Gopalan, a political leader, and P. Govinda Pillai, editor of the newspaper 'Deshabhimani', for publishing a statement alleging a deliberate c...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Elected Trustee; Holds One-Year Elected Trusteeship Not Hereditary Under Section 6(9) of Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951. Ruling Clarifies That Succession Regulated by Usage Requires Devolution of Interest and Cannot Occur for Fixed-Term Elected Office....

Nature of the dispute pertains to the characterization of trusteeship of Kumaran Koil temple as hereditary under the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951. The appellant, Sambudam...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Non-Disclosure of Arbitrators' Names Under Chamber Rules. Rule III(3) of Indian Chamber of Commerce Rules Upheld Not Violative of Arbitration Act, 1940....

The dispute arose from a contract dated 1964 between the appellant, Union Textile Traders, and the respondent, Shri Bhawani Cotton Mills Ltd., for the sale of 200 bags of Cone yarn. The contract conta...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Landlord's Appeal and Upholds Tenant's Right to Occupy Shop Under U.P. Rent Act. Existence of Vacancy Held to Be a Jurisdictional Fact Which District Magistrate Cannot Conclusively Decide, Allowing Civil Court to Review Order Despite Statutory Ouster Clause Under Section 16 of the Act....

The case involved a dispute between a landlady, Munni Devi, and her tenant, Gokal Chand, over a shop in Dehra Dun. Munni Devi applied to the Rent Control and Eviction Officer for ejectment of Gokal Ch...