The chief justice of India, which is also known as the chief justice of the Republic of India, is technically the chief judge of the Supreme Court and is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Judiciary. The Chief Justice is…
State of Bihar v. Laloo Prasad (2002) 9 SCC 626 K.T. THOMAS and S.N. VARIAVA, JJ. – 2. A witness was sought to be treated as hostile by a Public Prosecutor on the ground that he gave answers in favour…
M.C. Verghese v. T.J. Poonan (1969) 1 SCC 37 J.C. SHAH, J. – Rathi, daughter of M. C. Verghese, was married to T. J. Poonan. On July 18, 1964, July 25, 1964 and July 30, 1964, Poonan wrote from Bombay…
Ram Narain v. State of U.P. (1973) 2 SCC 86 : AIR 1973 SC 2200 I.D. DUA, J. – This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order of a learned Single Judge of the Allahabad High…
Laxman v. State of Maharashtra (2002) 6 SCC 710 : JT 2002 (6) SC 313 G.B. PATTANAIK, J. – In this criminal appeal, the conviction of the accused-appellant is based upon the dying declaration of the voluntary and trustworthy. The…
Badri Rai v. State of Bihar 1959 SCR 1141 : AIR 1958 SC 953 SINHA, J..- This appeal is directed against the concurrent judgments and orders of the courts below, convicting the two appellants under Section 120-B read with Section…
Case Summary Sumat Prasad Jain vs Sheojanam Prasad (Dead) & Ors on 29 August, 1972 Equivalent citations: 1972 AIR 2488, 1973 SCR (1)1050 JUDGMENT J.M. Shelat, Acting C.J. 1. This appeal, by special leave, is directed against the judgment and…
Venkata Chinnaya Rau v. Venkataramaya Garu (1881) 1 I.J. 137 (Mad.) INNES, J. – The plaintiffs’ sister, by deed of gift on the 9th April 1877, made over certain landed property to the defendant, her daughter. By the terms of…
Abdul Aziz v. Masum Ali AIR 1914 All. 22 RICHARDS, C.J. – This appeal arises out of a suit brought by the plaintiffs against the heirs of Munshi Abdul Karim. The plaintiffs are the members of the Islam Local Agency…
Doraiswami Iyer v. Arunachala Ayyar (1935) 43 L.W. 259 (Mad.) CORNISH, J. – This Civil Revision Petition arises out of a suit in which the trustees of a temple sought to recover a contribution promised by a subscriber to a…