(For up-to-dating law and events) 2015 OUR THIRD CHIEF JUSTICE Happy New Year Wish you Happy New Year and new ideas and new programme for the welfare of the society. Nishant Ahlawat, Cyber Law practitioner WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT State Judicial Services preparations Guidance facility Finding necessity for guidance for all those preparing for State Judicial Services Competitions Examinations, Paramount Law Consultants Ltd. has decided to help with valuable guidance. Interested persons are welcome. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan Former Chief Justice of India 04-01-1954 till 22-12-1954 PROFILE as on Supreme court website (http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/r cji/01hjkania.htm) Legal Audit and Moral Audit Services Paramount Law Consultants Ltd., Delhi has completed its research and is taking up legal audit and moral audit services for the Corporates. Subhash Nagpal Chairman Paramount Law Consultants Ltd., Delhi For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 1 o The Hon'ble Mr. Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India, 4 January, 1954 to 22nd December, 1954. b. December 23, 1889. Practised as Lawyer at Dharmshala, 1913; at Gurdaspur, 1914-18; at Lahore, 1918-43; Pres, High Court Bar Association, Lahore 1938-43; Director, Punjab National Bank, 1933-43; Fellow and Syndic, Punjab University, 1940-47;
Syndic, East Punjab University, 1947-50; Hon. Degree of LL.D., Punjab University; 1948 Pres. D.A.V. College, Managing Committee, 1938-43 All India Fruit Products Assoc. Bombay Session, 1945; Member, Fruit Development Board, Punjab. Judge, Lahore High Court, 1943; Member, R.I.N. Mutiny Commission, 1946; Punjab Boundary Commission, 1947; Judge, East Punjab High Court, 1947 Prime Minister; Jammu and Kashmir State 1947-48; Constitutional Adviser to His Highness the Maharaja of Bikaner, 1948, Judge, Federal Court/Supreme Court 4 Oct. 1948-3 January 1954. Retired on 22.12.1954. JUDGEMENTS DELIEVERED BY HON BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN SN. Title, Coram and Date of Judgment 1 Title, Messrs. Dwarka Prasad Laxmi Narain Vs. The State Of Uttar Pradesh And Two Others., Coram, Mahajan, Jagannadhadas, B., Date Of Judgment, 11/01/1954 2 Title, Cooverjee B. Bharucha Vs. The Excise Commissioner Andthe Chief Commissioner, Ajmer,A, Coram, Hasan, Ghulam, Jagannadhadas, B., Date Of Judgment, 13/01/1954 3 Title, The Vice-Chancellor, Utkal university And Others Vs. S. K. Ghosh And Others., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 15/01/1954 4 Title, Waryam Singh And Another Vs. Amarnath And Another., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 19/01/1954 5 Title, Jagan Nath Vs. Jaswant Singh And Others., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 20/01/1954 6 Title, K.S. Rashid And Son Vs. The Income-Tax Investigation Commission, Etc.(With Connec, Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 22/01/1954 7 Title, Raj Rajendra Malojirao Shitole Vs. The State Of Madhya Bharat.Raja Balbhadra Singhv.The State, Coram, Date Of Judgment, 02/02/1954 8 Title, Raj Krushna Bose Vs. Binod Kanungo And Others., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 04/02/1954 9 Title, Zamindar Of Ettayapuram Vs. The State Of Madras.(And Connected Appeals), Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Sudhi Ranjan, Bose, Vivian, Alagiriswami, A., Date Of Judgment, 05/02/1954 10 Title, The Rajahmundry Electric Supplycorporation Ltd. Vs. The State Of Andhra., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 10/02/1954 For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 2
11 Title, The State Of Bihar Vs. Abdul Majid, Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Mukherjea, B.K., Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Date Of Judgment, 11/02/1954 12 Title, Ebrahim Vazir Mavat Vs. The State Of Bombay And Others.(With Connected Appeals), Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 15/02/1954 13 Title, Behram Khurshed Pesikaka Vs. The State Of Bombay.Reference Under Article 145(3) Of The, Coram, Date Of Judgment, 19/02/1954 14 Title, Yusuf Abdul Aziz Vs. The State Of Bombay Andhusseinbhoy Laljee., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 10/03/1954 15 Title, V. M. Syed Mohammad And Company Vs. The State Of Andhra.(With Connected Appeal), Coram, Date Of Judgment, 11/03/1954 16 Title, Suleman Issa Vs. The State Of Bombay., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 11/03/1954 17 Title, Sardar Soma Singh And Others Vs. The State Of Pepsu And Union Of India., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Mukherjea, B.K., Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Date Of Judgment, 11/03/1954 18 Title, The State Of Rajasthan Vs. Nath Mal And Mitha Mal., Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 12/03/1954 19 Title, Himmatlal Harilal Mehtav Vs. The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Othe, Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Mukherjea, B.K., Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Date Of Judgment, 16/03/1954 20 Title, Mahant Sri Jagannath Ramanuj Das And Another Vs. The State Of Orissa And Another., Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 16/03/1954 21 Title, The State Of Rajasthan Vs. The Mewar Textile Mills Ltd., Bhilwara And Others., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 17/03/1954 22 Title, M. S. Sheriff Vs. The State Of Madras And Others., Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 18/03/1954 23 Title, Ratilal Panachand Gandhi Vs. The State Of Bombay And Others.(And Connected Appeal), Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 18/03/1954 24 Title, The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras Vs. Sri Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar Of Sri Shirur Mutt., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam & Bhagwati, N.H. & Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 16/04/1954 For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 3
25 Title, Dhirendra Kumar Mandal Vs. The Superintendent Andremembrancer Of Legal Affairs To Th, Coram, Date Of Judgment, 20/04/1954 26 Title, Wazir Chand Vs. The State Of Himachal Pradesh.(With Connected Appeal), Coram, Mahajan, Mehar T.L. Date Of Judgment, 22/04/1954 27 Title, Ronald Wood Mathams Vs. State Of West Bengal(With Connected Appeals), Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Das, Sudhi Ranjan, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 22/04/1954 28 Title, Shri Audh Behari Singh Vs. Gajadhar Jaipuria And Others., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 23/04/1954 29 Title, Dinabandhu Sahu Vs. Jadumoni Mangaraj And Others., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 25/04/1954 30 Title, Srimati Ashalata Debi And Others Vs. Sri Jadu Nath Roy And Others., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar T.L. Date Of Judgment, 26/04/1954 31 Title, Virendra Singh And Others Vs. The State Of Uttar Pradesh., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 29/04/1954 32 Title, The Sales Tax Officer, Pilibhit Vs. Messrs. Budh Prakash Jai Prakash., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 03/05/1954 33 Title, T. C. Basappa Vs. T. Nagappa And Another., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar T.L. Date Of Judgment, 05/05/1954 34 Title, Kishan Lal And Another Vs. Bhanwar Lal., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar T.L. Date Of Judgment, 12/05/1954 35 Title, The State Of Madhya Pradesh Vs. G. C. Mandawar., Coram, Mahajan, Bose, Vivian, Bhagwati, Natwarlal H., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 13/05/1954 36 Title, Tolaram Relumal And Another Vs. The State Of Bombay., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 13/05/1954 37 Title, Harishankar Bagla And Another Vs. The State Of Madhya Pradesh., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 14/05/1954 38 Title, The Dominion Of India And Another Vs. Shrinbai A. Irani And For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 4
Another., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Das, Sudhi Ranjan, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 14/05/1954 39 Title, The State Of Madras Vs. C. G. Menon And Another., Coram, Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Bhagwati, Natwarlal H., Jagannadhadas, B., Date Of Judgment, 19/05/1954 40 Title, Durga Shankar Mehta Vs. Thakur Raghuraj Singh And Others., Coram, Bhagwati, P.N., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 19/05/1954 41 Title, Rajnarain Singh Vs. The Chairman, Patna Administration committee, Patna, And An, Coram, Date Of Judgment, 21/05/1954 42 Title, K. N. Guruswamy Vs. The State Of Mysore And Others., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 24/05/1954 43 Title, The State Of Bombay Vs. Bombay Education Society And Others.(With Connected Ap, Coram, Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Bhagwati, Natwarlal H., Jagannadhadas, B., Date Of Judgment, 26/05/1954 44 Title, Seth Jagjivan Mavji Vithlani Vs. Messrs Ranchhoddas Meghji., Coram, Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Bose, Vivian, Bhagwati, Natwarlal H., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 28/05/1954 45 Title, Suraj Mall Mohta And Co. Vs. A. V. Visvanatha Sastri And Another., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 28/05/1954 46 Title, Jumuna Prasad Mukhariya And Others. Vs. Lachhi Ram And Others., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 28/09/1954 47 Title, Rananjaya Singh Vs. Baijnath Singh And Others., Coram, Mahajan, Date Of Judgment, 29/09/1954 48 Title, R. M. Seshadri Vs. The District Magistrate, Tanjore,And Another., Coram, Date Of Judgment, 01/10/1954 49 Title, In Re Hira Lal Dixit And Two Others. Vs., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 01/10/1954 50 Title, Zaverbhai Amaidas Vs. The State Of Bombay., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Mukherjea, B.K., Jagannadhadas, B., Bose, Vivian, Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 08/10/1954 51 Title, Dhirubha Devisingh Gohil Vs. The State Of Bombay.[With Connected Appeals], Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Vivian, Jagannadhadas, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 11/10/1954 For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 5
52 Title, Central Bank Of India Vs. Ram Narain., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Vivian, Jagannadhadas, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 12/10/1954 53 Title, Saghir Ahmad Vs. The State Of U. P. And Others.(With Connected Appeal), Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Ghulam, Date Of Judgment, 13/10/1954 54 Title, Bijay Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. The State Of Ajmer., Coram, Mahajan, Bose, Vivian, Jagannadhadas, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 14/10/1954 55 Title, The Edward Mills Co. Ltd., Beawar, And Others Vs. The State Of Ajmer And Another., Coram, Mahajan, Bose, Vivian, Jagannadhadas, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 14/10/1954 56 Title, M. Y. Shareef And Another Vs. The Honble Judges Of The High Courtof Nagpur And Others., Coram, Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Bhagwati, Natwarlal H., Jagannadhadas, B., Date Of Judgment, 15/10/1954 57 Title, The Chamber Of Commerce, Hapur, And Three Others Vs. The State Of Uttar Pradesh Andtwo Others., Coram, Das, Sudhi Ranjan, B., Date Of Judgment, 18/10/1954 58 Title, The State Of Bombay Vs. Bhanji Munji And Another.October 12, 1954.[Mehr Chand, Coram, Mahajan, Bose, Vivian, Jagannadhadas, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 21/10/1954 59 Title, Dewan Bahadur Seth Gopal Das Mohta Vs. The Union Of India And Another., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 21/10/1954 60 Title, Laxmanappa Hanumantappa Jamkhandi Vs. The Union Of India And Another., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 21/10/1954 61 Title, Narain Swadeshi Weaving Mills Vs. The Commissioner Of Excessprofits Tax., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Hasan, Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 23/10/1954 62 Title, Bacha F. Guzdar Vs. Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Bombay., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 28/10/1954 63 Title, India United Mills Ltd. Vs. Commissioner Of Excess Profitstax, Bombay., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 28/10/1954 64 Title, Dhakeswar1 Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax,West Bengal, Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 29/10/1954 65 Title, The Commissioner Of Income- Tax, Madras Vs. Mysore Chromite Limited., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 6
Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 01/11/1954 66 Title, Navinchandra Mafatlal Vs. The Commissioner Of Income-Tax,Bombay City., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Hasan, Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 01/11/1954 67 Title, General Family Pension Fund Vs. The Commissioner Of Income- Tax,West Bengal., Coram, Mahajan, Mehar Chand (Cj), Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Bhagwati, Natwarlal H., Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 01/11/1954 68 Title, P. Joseph John Vs. The State Of Travancore-Cochin., Coram, Mahajan, Bhagwati, N.H. &Jagannadhadas, B. &Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 25/11/1954 T.L. Date Of Judgment, 09/12/1954 72 Title, Gurunath Alias Bhimaji Vs. Kamalabai, Kom Kenchangaudanadgaudar And Others., Coram, Bose, Vivian, Bhagwati, N.H. & Jagannadhadas, B. & Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 10/12/1954 73 Title, Sri Monohar Das Mohanta Vs. Charu Chandra Pal And Others., Coram, B., Aiyyar, T.L. Sinha, Bhuvneshwar P., Date Of Judgment, 20/12/1954 * From Editor s desk 69 Title, Budhan Choudhry And Other Vs. The State Of Bihar., Coram, Mahajan, Bhagwati, N.H. & Jagannadhadas, B. & Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 02/12/1954 70 Title, Captain Ganpati Singhji Vs. The State Of Ajmer And Another., Coram, Bose, Vivian, Bhagwati,N.H. & Jagannadhadas,B. & Aiyyar, T.L. Date Of Judgment, 03/12/1954 71 Title, Hari Vishnu Kamath Vs. Syed Ahmad Ishaque And Others., Coram, Bose, Vivian, Bhagwati, N.H. & Jagannadhadas, B. & Aiyyar, For previous issues and more information go to www.paramountlaw.in Page - 7