1950 (1) SCR 15 : 1950 INSC 1
Ram Krishna Ramnath Agarwal of Kamptee v. Secretary, Municipal Committee, Kamptee.
Examines whether a municipal octroi duty on the import of tobacco for manufacturing bidis is valid under Section 66(1)(e) of the Central Provinces Municipalities Act, 1922, alongside Central Excise duties.
1950 (1) SCR 25 : 1950 INSC 2
Bhawanipore Banking Corporation, v. Gourishankarsharma
Addresses octroi duty under municipal law and whether excise duties imposed at manufacturing stages interfere with municipal powers.
1950 (1) SCR 30 : 1950 INSC 3
Abdulla Ahmed v. Animendra Kissen Mitter
Concerns an estate broker's authority to negotiate sales and secure purchasers under a commission note, defining agent powers and entitlement to commission.
1950 (1) SCR 64 : 1950 INSC 4
Messrs. Khimji Poonja and Company v. Shri Baldev Das C. Parikh
Interprets Section 8(1) of the Bombay Cotton Contracts Act, 1932, holding cotton contracts void if not entered into in accordance with recognized association bye-laws.
1950 (1) SCR 75 : 1950 INSC 5
Sheth Maneklal Mansukhbhai v. Messrs. Hormusji Jamshedji Ginwalla and Sons.
Deals with Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 regarding doctrine of part performance, written lease agreements, and lessee possession.
1950 (1) SCR 335 : 1950 INSC 6
Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay v. Ahmedbhai Umarbhai & Co., Bombay.
Concerns the apportionment of business profits between the place of manufacture and the place of sale under the Indian Income-tax Act and Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940.
1950 (1) SCR 391 : 1950 INSC 7
Nanalal Zaver v. Bombay Life Assurance Co.
Analyzes Section 105C of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 regarding the offer of new shares to existing shareholders and directors' motives during corporate control battles.
1950 (1) SCR 573 : 1950 INSC 8
Dr. Babu RAM Saksena v. State
Evaluates extradition treaties between the British Government and the Princely State of Tonk following state merger into the Indian Union.
1950 (1) SCR 453 : 1950 INSC 9
Pritam Singh v. State
Establishes foundational guiding principles governing the Supreme Court's discretion in granting Special Leave to Appeal under Article 136(1) of the Constitution.
1950 (1) SCR 548 : 1950 INSC 10
Rachpal Mahraj v. Bhagw Andas. Daruka
Interprets Section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 and Section 58(f) of the Transfer of Property Act concerning memorandums of title deed deposits for equitable mortgages.
1950 (1) SCR 435 : 1950 INSC 11
Commissioner of Agricultural Income-tax, Bengal v. Sri Keshab Chandra Mandal
Determines whether a statutory return of income for an illiterate assessee signed in vernacular satisfies signature requirements under the Bengal Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1944.
1950 (1) SCR 566 : 1950 INSC 12
Rashid Ahmed v. Municipal Board, Kairana, Union of India and State of Uttar Pradesh
Tests municipal bye-laws restricting trade and market licensing against fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 19(1)(g) and 19(6).
1950 (1) SCR 88 : 1950 INSC 13
A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras.
Landmark constitutional ruling on the Preventive Detention Act, defining personal liberty and 'procedure established by law' under Articles 19, 21, and 22.
1950 (1) SCR 594 : 1950 INSC 14
Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras
Affirms that freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) includes freedom of circulation, invalidating bans on journal entry under public safety laws.
1950 (1) SCR 605 : 1950 INSC 15
Brij Bhushan v. State of Delhi.
Strikes down pre-censorship orders imposed on journal publication as an unconstitutional restriction on speech under Article 19(1)(a).
1950 (1) SCR 459 : 1950 INSC 16
Bharat Bank, Delhi v. Employees of Bharat Bank, Delhi
Examines Supreme Court jurisdiction under Article 136 to grant special leave against awards and determinations of Industrial Tribunals.
1950 (1) SCR 519 : 1950 INSC 17
Dr. N. B. Khare v. State of Delhi
Evaluates procedural and substantive reasonableness of externment orders restricting fundamental right of free movement under Articles 19(1)(d) and 19(5).
1950 (1) SCR 553 : 1950 INSC 18
New Piecegoods Bazar Co.,, Bombay v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay
Decides whether municipal property taxes qualify as an 'annual charge' deductible from house property income under Section 9(1)(iv) of the Income-tax Act.
1950 (1) SCR 563 : 1950 INSC 19
Commissioner of Income-tax, U.P. v. Gappumal Kanhaiya Lal
Addresses income tax deductions allowed under Section 9(1)(iv) for municipal property and water taxes.
1950 (1) SCR 536 : 1950 INSC 20
Chief Controlling Revenue Authority v. Superintendent of Stamps and Maharashtra Sugar Mills
Rules on the mandatory legal duty of the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority under Sections 57 and 59 of the Indian Stamp Act to refer questions of law to the High Court.
1950 (1) SCR 621 : 1950 INSC 21
Province of Bombay v. Kusaldas S. Advani
Distinguishes judicial/quasi-judicial acts from administrative acts under land requisition laws to determine the scope of a writ of certiorari.
1950 (1) SCR 747 : 1950 INSC 22
Kapore Chand v. Kadar Unnisa Begum
Applies Muhammadan Law to establish that a widow's claim for dower debt ranks rateably alongside other unsecured creditors of a deceased Muslim's estate.
1950 (1) SCR 741 : 1950 INSC 23
Co-operative Society of Debts v. Nandlal
Deals with Section 42 of the Co-operative Societies Act regarding the execution of Registrar arbitration awards as civil court decrees.
1950 (1) SCR 754 : 1950 INSC 24
Narhari v. Shankar
Clarifies procedural requirements and res judicata rules when two appeals arise from a single trial judgment and decree.
1950 (1) SCR 806 : 1950 INSC 25
Sri Ranga Nilayam Rama Krishna Rao v. Kandokolu Chella Y Amma Alias Mangamma
Covers execution sales, receiver appointments, and relief under Section 3 of the Madras Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1938.
1950 (1) SCR 821 : 1950 INSC 26
Mohinder Singh v. State
Details prosecution requirements regarding expert medical and ballistic evidence when proving direct cause of death in murder trials.
1950 (1) SCR 759 : 1950 INSC 27
Chintaman Rao and RAM Krishna v. State of Madhya Pradesh
Strikes down a statutory prohibition on agricultural bidi manufacturing as an unreasonable restriction on freedom of occupation under Article 19(1)(g).
1950 (1) SCR 766 : 1950 INSC 28
RAM Gopal v. Nand Lal
Reviews tests of reasonableness applied to state executive orders affecting property and statutory rights.
1950 (1) SCR 781 : 1950 INSC 29
Sarju Pershad v. Raja Jwaleshwari Pratap Narain Singh
Outlines appellate court principles regarding interference with trial judge findings of fact dependent on oral witness credibility.
1950 (1) SCR 792 : 1950 INSC 30
A. M. Mair & Co. v. Gordhandass Sagarmull.
Analyzes arbitration clauses in commercial sales contracts and the scope of disputes falling within arbitral reference.
1950 (1) SCR 799 : 1950 INSC 31
Seth Premchand Satramdas v. State of Bihar
Holds that a High Court order refusing to direct the Board of Revenue to state a case under sales tax laws is not a 'final order' under Letters Patent.
1950 (1) SCR 833 : 1950 INSC 32
Mangan Lal Deoshi v. Mohammad Moinul Haque & Others.
Interprets Section 17(1) of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 regarding lease agreements incorporated into compromise decrees.
1950 (1) SCR 840 : 1950 INSC 33
Raja Kamala Ranjan Roy v. Baijnath Bajoria.
Examines whether a compromise agreement creates a present interest in land requiring compulsory registration prior to execution.
1950 (1) SCR 852 : 1950 INSC 34
Yeswant Deorao Deshmukh v. Walchand Ramchand Kothari
Interprets limitation rules under Sections 14 and 18 of the Limitation Act, 1908 in decree executions involving fraud or insolvency proceedings.
1950 (1) SCR 1 : 1950 INSC 35
State of Tripura v. Province of East Bengal Union of India
Addresses jurisdictional issues under Section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 regarding tax declaration suits post-Partition.
1950 (1) SCR 869 : 1950 INSC 36
Chiranjit Lal Chowdhuri v. Union of India.
Examines corporate management takeovers under fundamental rights guarantees of equal protection (Art. 14) and property rights (Arts. 19 & 31).
1950 (1) SCR 940 : 1950 INSC 37
Janardan Reddy v. State
Considers Article 32 petitions challenging criminal convictions and sentence validity under equal protection guarantees.
1950 (1) SCR 51 : 1950 INSC 38
State of Bombay v. Narothamdas Jethabai
Upholds provincial legislative competence to establish City Civil Courts to try civil suits of specified monetary valuations.
1950 (1) SCR 1008 : 1950 INSC 39
Commissioner of Income-tax, West Bengal v. Calcutta Agency
Analyzes business expense deductions and property damage compensations under Sections 14 and 18 of the Indian Income-tax Act.
1950 (1) SCR 949 : 1950 INSC 40
Gnanambal Ammal v. T. Raju Ayyar.
Outlines principles for interpreting Hindu wills and the legal presumption against intestacy.
1950 (1) SCR 961 : 1950 INSC 41
V. V. R. N. M. Subbayya Chettiar v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Madras
Defines statutory tax residence tests for a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) based on control and management under Section 4A(b) of the Income-tax Act.
1950 (1) SCR 969 : 1950 INSC 42
Executors of Estate of J. K. Dubash v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay City
Interprets Section 25(4) of the Income-tax Act regarding business succession carried on by executors appointed under a will.
1950 (1) SCR 979 : 1950 INSC 43
Pannalal Jankidas v. Mohanlal.
Determines agent liability for failing to insure goods against fire and loss under Section 26(2) and the Bombay Explosion (Compensation) Ordinance, 1944.