Author: Aishwarya Agrawal

Jai Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar Decided on: 19 March 1993 Court: Supreme Court of India Citation: 1993 AIR 1906, 1993 SCR (2) 517 Bench: P B Sawant, N. Venkatachala Brief facts: The appellant, in this case, is a member of the bar. The respondents are the Chairman of the Commission, State Government, Member of the Commission and others. Respondent no. 6, Dr Shiva Jatan Thakur is a member of the Bihar State Public Service Commission. He has been blind since the age of eight years. Further, he has been recommended by the government of Bihar for “Padmashree” due…

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Makhan Singh v. Kulwant Singh (2007) 10 SCC 602 Court: Supreme Court Date of Judgement: 30 March 2007 Case No.: Appeal (civil) 4446 of 2005 BENCH: B.P. Singh & Harjit Singh Bedi No. of judges: 2 Acts: Sec 8 of Hindu Succession Act. 1956 Facts of the case: The plaintiff (respondent) Kulwant Singh and defendant (appellant) Makhan Singh were two of four brothers. Each brother owned a certain share in land and in a building housing and ice factory alongwith machinery installed therein. On 3.5.1982, the defendant entered into two agreements with the plaintiff, – one for the sale of…

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