Derby & Co Ltd v. Weldon No1 [1989] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 122 The plaintiff companies sought substantial damages for, inter alia, breach of contract, negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, against the defendants who were former directors of some of…
D. Velusamy v. D. PatchaiammalAIR 2011 SC 479: 2011 Cri LJ 320: 2010 (13) SCR 706: 2010 (11) SCALE 112 Decided on: 21-10-2010; Hon’ble Judges: Markandey Katju and T.S. Thakur, JJ., Supreme Court of India LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP — RIGHT…
Indra Sarma v. V.K.V. Sarma(2013) 15 SCC 755Criminal Appeal No. 2009 of 2013: @ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 4895 of 2012; Dated: November 26, 2013; BENCH: Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Pinaki Chandra Ghose. SUPREME COURT GUIDELINESLIVE-IN OR MARRIAGE LIKE…
R.P. SETHI, J. – 2. Who is a ―”Hindu” for the purposes of the applicability of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (“the Act”) is a question of law to be determined in this appeal. Section 2 of the Act specifies…
Lee v. Lee Air farming Ltd (1961) Facts: Lee was holding 2999 shares out of 3000 shares and was sole governing director of the company. He was also appointed the chief pilot. He was also covered under the workmen’s compensation…
State of U.P. v. Nawab Hussain (AIR 1977 SC 1680 Section 11, Explanation IV- Constructive Res-judicata Facts: In this case, the petitioner was dismissed from service. He filed a writ petition on the ground of denial of opportunity of being heard and that…
Iftikar Ahmed v. Syed Meharban Ali, AIR 1977 SC 749 Section 11 – Res judicata between Co-defendants. Facts: There was conflict of interest among co- plaintiffs. In the previous suit, Ishtaq Ahmed, K. Fatima, M. Ali (Co-plaintiffs) instituted a suit against…
Indian Bank v. Maharashtra State Co-operative Marketing Fed. Ltd. (AIR 1998 SC 1952) Facts: Bank filed Summary Suit in the Bombay High Court under Order 37 of the Code against the Federation for obtaining a decree for Rs. 4,96,59,160 alleging that…
(AIR 1979SC 653) (AIR 1979SC 653) Gundaji Satwaji Shinde v. Ramachandra Bhikaji Joshi (AIR 1979 SC 653) Facts: Plaintiff sued for specific performance of a contract for sale of agricultural land in the civil court and defendant appeared and raised a contention…
Saloman v. Saloman & Co. Ltd. (1897) Facts: Saloman carried a business as leather merchant. He formed a limited company named Saloman and company with 6 of his family members in 20000 in fully paid up 1 Pound shares ,…