Cases Reported Archives

Never Reported Judgment | Conviction u/s 420 of IPC made out when cheating/dishonest inducement to take delivery of property is proved on transaction date, not on subsequent dates [(1952) 2 SCC 486]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on Section 420 of the Penal Code, 1960.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 10 Part 4

Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 — S. 25 r/w FR 56 — Tenure of Director of Enforcement: Permissibility of continuation of tenure

maintenance Hindu widows joint family property

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgement| Maintenance for Hindu widows in joint family property does not necessarily include conveyance of property in their favour [(1952) 2 SCC 478]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on maintenance of Hindu widows in joint family property.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Claim of adverse possession cannot be sustained on basis of discontinuous and irregular acts [(1952) 2 SCC 468]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on claim of adverse possession.

compromise not termination of proceedings in malicious prosecution

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment| Compromise between parties is not termination of proceedings in a suit for malicious prosecution [(1952) 2 SCC 446]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on malicious prosecution.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 10 Part 3

Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 — S. 25 r/w FR 56 — Tenure of Director of Enforcement: Permissibility of continuation of tenure

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 10 Part 2

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 and 201 — Circumstantial evidence — Last seen theory and recovery of weapon: In this case,

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Sections 290, 291 of U.P. Tenancy Act, 1939 are not applicable to cases cognizable by Civil Courts but wrongly instituted in Revenue Court [(1952) 2 SCC 443]

“This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on Sections 290 and 291 of the U.P. Tenancy Act, 1939.”

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 10 Part 1

Corporate Laws — Company Law — Winding up and Liquidation — Overriding preferential payments: Dues towards customs duty i.e. government dues falling

proof of marriage legitimacy of children

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgement| When Supreme Court examined proof of marriage to determine legitimacy of children [(1952) 2 SCC 366]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on conclusive proof of legitimacy of children

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 9 Part 5

Border Security Force Rules, 1969 — Rr. 142, 143, 43, 45, 48, 49, Appendices IV and VI: Strict adherence to procedural safeguards

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Prayer to rescind partition on ground of fraud cannot be entertained after several years, when party had access to accounts for due diligence [(1952) 2 SCC 316]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on rescinding partition on ground of fraud.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 9 Part 3

Liquidated Damages: In this article, the author clarifies misconceptions which have arisen about Section 74 of the Contract Act because of certain

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgement| When Supreme Court denied commutation of death sentence despite passage of significant time since its pronouncement [(1952) 2 SCC 310]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on commutation of death sentence.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 9 Part 2

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 21 R. 95: Starting point of limitation application under Or. 21 R. 95, by auction-purchaser for

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | When Supreme Court held that purchase of high-value property at low price showed that only limited interest in property was sold [(1952) 2 SCC 307]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on limited/absolute interest in property.

conviction contradictory statements eyewitness

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment| Conviction cannot be based on ‘shifty and treacherous’ statements of eyewitnesses [(1952) 2 SCC 186]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on credibility of the witness.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 9 Part 1

Administrative Law — Subordinate/Delegated Legislation — Judicial Review/Validity of Subordinate/Delegated Legislation — Specific Pleadings — Necessity: For striking down statutory provision or

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | Liability for dishonestly receiving stolen property extends even to those merely acting as sales brokers: SC [(1952) 2 SCC 140]

“This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on dishonestly receiving stolen property.”

vendor defective title specific performance

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgement| Vendor cannot urge his defective title as an answer in specific performance suit by purchaser [(1952) 2 SCC 124]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on specific performance in imperfect title.