AK Gopalan v. State of Madras [AIR 1950 SC 27.] Bench – Hiralal Kania, Saiyid Fazl Ali, M. P. Shastri, Meher Chand Mahajan, B. K. Mukherjee, S.R. Das. Facts – In this case, the petitioner had been detained under the…
R v Clarke (1927), 40 CLR 227 Appellant: His Majesty the King Respondent:Evan Clarke Year: 1927 Court: High Court of Australia Judge: Higgins J Country: Australia Facts Crown offered a reward for information that would lead to the conviction of the…
Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. v Selfridge & Co. Ltd., [1915] AC 847 Appellant: Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. Respondent: Selfridge & Co. Ltd. Year: 1915 Court: House of Lords Judges: Viscount Haldane LC and Lords Dunedin, Atkinson, Parker of…
The Mayor of Bradford v Pickles, [1895] AC 587 Appellants: The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bradford Respondent: Edward Pickles Year: 1895 Court: House of Lords Judges: Lord Halsbury LC, Lords Watson, Ashbourne, Macnaghten Country: United Kingdom…
Holwell Securities Ltd. v Hughes, [1974] 1 WLR 155, [1974] 1 All ER 161 Appellant: Holwell Securities Ltd. Respondent: Thomas Hilaire Hughes Year: 1974 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales Judges: Russel, Buckley, and Lawton LJJ Country: United…
R v Larsonneur (1933), 24 Cr App Rep 74 Case Summary Appellant: Germina Larsonneur Respondent: His Majesty The King Year: 1933 Court: Court of Criminal Appeal Judges: Viscount Hewart and Avory and Humphreys JJ Country: United Kingdom Facts Larsonneur had…
R v King (1962), SCR 746, 133 CCC 1 Case Summary Appellant: Her Majesty the Queen Respondent: Grant E. King Year: 1962 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Judges: Taschereau, Locke, Martland, Judson and Ritchie JJ Facts King was charged with impaired…
R v Gould [1968] 2 QB 65 – Case Summary In The Court Of Appeal Criminal Division Judges : Lord Justice Diplock, Mr. Justice Widgery And Mr. Justice Blain Mr. M. Walker appeared on behalf of the Appellant during Argument,…
R v King [1964] 1 QB 285 – Case Summary Court: Court of Criminal Appeal in England Facts The defendant had remarried while his previous marriage was still valid. He was prosecuted for bigamy contrary to section 57 of the Offences…
U. N. R. Rao v. Indira Gandhi [1971 SC] Issue: Is it essential to have a Council of Ministers under Article 74(1) even at a time when the House of the People has been dissolved or its term has expired?…