Chapter 3

LAW REPORTS, MAGAZINES &

REFERENCES TO CASE LAW
This Chapter contains a discussion on lawW reports
magazines, under the following five heads:
A Law Reports
B Law Magazines
C. Explanation of citations
D. Search for case law
E. Abbreviations of Law Reports.

A. LAW REPORTS
Although legislation still remains the main source of law in most
What is meant by a law countries of the world, precedents or judge-made law is now
report?
M. U. Apr. 2011 emerging as an equally inmportant, if not more important, source of
law. The principle that judges do not make the law but only
Apr. 2016
it is now largely a myth, all the more so in fields declare
at its minimum, for instance, the law of torts
where legislation is
or the law governing
Hindu undivided families.
As per the doctrine of stare decisis, the law
Courts is binding on the lower courts. UnderlaidArt.
down by higher
141 of the
Constitution of India, the law declared by the
binding on all courts within the territory of India. IfSupreme
this be
Court is
so,
interesting questions arise. How are courts informed aboutsome
numerous judgments of the higher courts? Likewise. how the
Courts in India made aware of all the are all
Court? The answer is simple: Law pronouncements the Supreme of
Define Law Report. Alaw report is a
Reports.
M.U. Nov 2011 compilation
published at regular intervals. of judgments of higher
courts
May 2012 AIl decisions of a
Nov. 2013 not mechanically reported. Only particular court are
those that involve an important
Apr. 2014 interpretation of the law or lay down an important or
Nov. 2014
May 2017
of law, find place in the law
reports. new principle
Broadly speaking, law reports are of two
and private law reports. Official law types: official law reports
of the Government. Thus, the reports are the official publications
official report, published under Supreme
the Court Reports (SCR) is an
authority of the
Supreme Court
 REPORTS, MAGAZINES & REFERENCES TO CASE LAN 111

the All lndia

by the Controller of Publications, Delhi. On the other hand,
Reporter (AIR) is a private publication of the All India Reporter Pvt.
Ltd., Nagpur. Similarly. in England, the Law Reports are officially
published, whereas the All England Reports are privately published
(by Butterworths).
Again, there are some general reports like AlR, which publish
judgments in all fields of law. Specialised law reports, on the other
hand, report judgments only in a particular field of law. Thus, the
Criminal Law Journal reports judgments in criminal matters, the
Income-tax Reports contain tax cases and Company Cases has
judgments in the field of company and related matters.
Generaly, law reports are published on a monthly basis.
However, there are some that are published every fortnight (for
instance, Unreported Judgments), and some that come out every
week, for instance, Supreme Court Cases (SCC) in India and the
Weekly Law Reporter in England.
Most law reports folow a standard format. Before the full text of
the judgment appears, one finds the citation, the name of the court,
the names of the parties and their pleaders, the case number, the
names of the Judges and the date of the judgment. These details are
followed by the head-notes prepared by the law reporter, which give
a synopsis of the judgment with cross-references to the relevant
paragraphs of the text of the judgment. Cases which were referred
to, followed, distinguished or over-ruled are generally shown along
with their citations. This is followed by the name of the Judge who
has authored the judgment, followed by the full text of the judgment
of the court.
Mr. M.C. Setalvad, a former Attorney General of India, once
formulated the following guidelines for reporting a case, namely:
(0) The report must contain proper head-notes. The head-notes
must be accurate and must contain the salient points raised
and decided in the case.
(i) Judgments dealing with construction of documents must be
omitted, except when they state definite rules or principles
of law which are aids to construction.
(i) Dissenting judgments should not be omitted as the dissenting
view is equally important.
(iv) Quotations in a judgment are important too, and hence, they
should not be omitted.
(v) Judgments of a single Judge should also be reported if they
contain binding principles of law.
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Define a lawreport. Write
briefly on any two. [in this connection, a reference may be made
M.U. Jan, 2018 interesting books, "The History of Law to two
June 2018 J. K. Mittal and "History, Necessity and Reporting in Indi by
Reporting in India" by N. C. Dubey.] Importance of Law
1. All India Reporter
The All India Reporter heads the list of the
most
Write a short note on
widely used law reporters in India. Published monthlypopular and meet
by the All ndie
any twO law reports. Reporter Private Ltd. from Nagpur, it was founded in 1922 by the late
Mr. V. V. Chitaley. Its current Chief Editor is Mr. V. R.
Familiarly referred to as "AIR by lawyers andManohar,
M. U. Apr. 2016 Adyocate
May 2017
reporter is a comprehensive journal covering recentjudges alike, this
judgments from
all branches of law, civil, criminal, revenue, etc.
The AIR, sometimes fondly described as a
Write a short note on: A/ Indian case law", reports the latest cases decided"treasure
by
house of
India Reporter.
Court as well as all the High Courts of India. the Supreme
M. U. Apr. 2011
Nov. 2011 centraland local (State) Acts. Italso publishes aThese cases cover al
Nov, 2013 as The AIR Manual. yearly manual known
Apr. 2014
Nov. 2014 Perhaps, the most important feature of the AIR is that
Jan. 2017 the head-notes which precede every containing
refer to these meticulously prepared judgment. A lawyer can always
the entire judgment. One gets a quick head-notes for a quick gist of
glimpse of the ratio of the case,
along with the references to the relevant
where that proposition of law is discussedparagraphs
by
of the judgments
the Judge. This feature
is extremely useful when a
judgment runs into several pages
sometimes hundreds of pages - and a quick review
required. Cases referred to in the body of the thereof is urgently
separately listed after the head-notes, followed byjudgments
the
are also
Advocates representing the parties. names of the
Another prominent feature of the AlR is its
where one finds interesting and Journal Section,
of legal interest. In yet enlightening articles on various topics
another section, recent Acts passed
Parliament are published, so that Judges and lawyers alike canby the
themselves abreast with the latest legislation in the country. keep The
extensive coverage and quick reporting of recent in
made this reporter one of the most familiar names judgments
have
the lagal
fraternity. From February 2003 onwards, the AIR
of the latest cases of the Supreme Court of includes a Digest
India which has
remarkably enhanced the utility of this reporter.
Almost all textbooks on Indian law make copious references t o e
with reference to citations from the AIR. It is indeed difficult to
imagine
a legal commentary in India without liberal references to the AR
 REPORTS, MAGAZINES &&REFERENCES TO CASE LAW 113

Recently, AIR has introduced the AIR Web Registration Coupon",

which enables one to search case law for a period of one year from
date of activation of the Coupon. It also enables the coupon-holder
to print the
full text of a particular judgment at a nominal cost.
Mode of citation : AIR 2012 SC 102
(Name) (Year) (Court) (Page)
INote : The above citation would appear as AIR 2012 SC 102.
The ine below has been added (in this citation and others that follow)
only to explain to the reader, the various components of this cilation
and would, naturally, not appear in the actual citation.l
2. Supreme Court Cases
Familiarly known as SCC, this 'w reporter is published on a Write a note on:
weekly basis from Lucknow. A publication of the Eastern Book Co.. SupremeB. Court Cases.
U. Apr. 2011
the reporter includes reportable as well as non-reportable judgments May 2012
of the Supreme Court. Currently, the Editors of this law reporter are
Mr. Surendra Malik and Mr. P. L. Malik. As this is an exhaustive law
Write brietly On:
reporter, it is published in about eight volumes every year, each Supreme Court Cases.
volume often running into more than 8^0 pages. B. U. Nov. 2013
Apr. 2014
Its prompt and authentic reporting, is maximum coverage and
is analytical head-notes make SCC quite user-friendly. The head
notes givea fair gist of the case that follows, so that time is not wasted
on perusing a lengthy judgment in case the reader feels that it is not
relevant for his purpose.
The Journal Section of this reporter contains interesting and
thought-provoking articles on topics of current interest in the legal
Tield. Like most other law reporters, SCC has a List of Reported Cases
as also a useful Subject Index. In a section called "Notable Excerpts',
t lists interesting quotations from judgments in recently decided
Cases. The Supreme Court Cases (Cri) contains useful judgmerts of
the Supreme Court in criminal matters.
The full text of the Supreme Court Cases is now available on a
CD-Rom and updates can be downloaded from the site of the
Publishers on the internet.
Ihe web edition of SCC Online is a recent innovation and contains:
) Indian case law, that is, judgments of the Privy Council (upto
1949), the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts
2) Indian statutory law, including Rules and Regulations
) Indian secondary materials, including Reports of the Law
Commission of India, Debates of the Constituent Assembly
and legal articles
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114
4) International material, including English law, English
Reports, Human Rights Treaties and Conventions and
published in the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Rae
artides
Mode of citation: (2012) 1 SCC 25
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
3. Supreme Court Reports
Familiarly referred to as "SCR', this reporter is published under
the authority of the Supreme Court of India by the Controller t
Publications, Delhi. An official publication of the Suprerme Gourt, t is
published on amonthly basis. Its current Editors are Mr. Raiendra
Prasad and Mr. Bibhuti Bhushan Bose and the Assistant Editors are
Ms. Nidhi Jain, Ms. Kalpana Tripathi and Ms. Devika Gujral.
SCR reports all judgments in important cases decided by the
Supreme Court of India. These cases are reported in a chronological
order in a series of volumes which are fully indexed for ready
reference. In order to accommodate the vast number of cases, this
reporter runs into several volumes every year. It contains a simple
"Contents', giving only the names of the cases, followed by a detailed
Subject Index of all the reported cases.
This reporter has brief head-notes, followed by detailed head
notes. Cases referred to or relied upon or overruled are also listed
with their citations before the text of the judgment. This is followed
by the names of the parties and the name of the Judge delivering
the judgment. Then comes the full text of the judgment.
As this is an official reporter, it often lags behind other reporters
in its speed of reporting. The edited versions of the judgments with
headnotes sometimes take weeks, and even months, to be avalable
As Judges and lawyers refer extensively to SCR in the court
room, this law reporter has acquired an enviable reputation in the
legal fraternity. Along with the frequently used AlR (above), the SCH
Occupies a prominent place in every law library and court-room
Mode of citation: (2004) 3 SCR 44
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
4. Criminal Law Journal
Write a short note on:
Criminal Law Journal.
M. U. May 2012
The Criminal Law Journal, as the name suggests, is a collecton
Nov. 2013 of landmark judgments of the Supreme Court, as well as all the Hg
Apr. 2014 Courts, in cases involving criminal matters. It is published monthly j
Nov. 2014 the All India Reporter Private Ltd., from Nagpur. It was first pubis
Jan. 2017
in 1904 and its current Chief Editor is Mr. V. A. Manohar, Advoca
 HEPORTS, MAGAZINEs& REFERENCES TO CASE LAW 115
This law reporter is a voritablo gold ming of
COurts in matters involving crininal law. Wih a 8ense judgrIonts of tndian
of romarkable
promptness, it reports aplethora of casos relating to criminal matters
trom all over the country. At a
moderate price, ono can avail of a
Coverage of more than 5,000 pages every year.
This reporter contains a Nominal Table of the
a Subject Index with detailed reported cases and
head-notes reported cases, arranged
of
subject-wise. A List of Cases which are followed or
reversed or dissented fromn during a given period adds overruled or
to the utility of this reporter. Another tremendously
interesting feature is the Journal
Section, containing interesting and illuminating articles in the field of
criminal law and jurisprudence. TwO or three important decisions are
also summarised in a few lines on the cover page of
each issue.
Interestingly, the Journal accepts articles, not only from lawyers
and jurists, but also from Government Officers and even from lavw
students. Given its prompt and accurate reporting, the Criminal Law
Journal is an indispensable tool for all practitioners in the interesting
field of criminal law.
Mode of citation: 2004 Cri. L. J. 1 (Kerala) 55
(Year) (Name) (Vol) (State) (Page)
5. Maharashtra Law Journal
Since 1963, this law reporter is published every month by Write a short note on:
Maharashtra Law
Chandurkar Publishing House, Nagpur, its current Chief Editor being Journal.
Mr. Abhay Chandurkar. lIts utility lies in the fact that it reports all M. U. Nov. 2011

important judgments of the Bombay High Court, including its Benches

outside the city of Mumbai, namely, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Goa.
As itis published monthly, it is of immense value as itkeeps the lawyer
- as well as the Judge - up-to-date with judicial decisions of the
previous month. The reporter also publishes the bare texts of new
statutes passed by the Legislature of Maharashtra as well as recent
amendments to existing statutes.
Although this law reporter is mainly concerned with cases from
Maharashtra, it also contains an interesting section called "Notes from
Supreme Court cases', where cases of general importance recently
decided by the Supreme Court are briefly discussed.
Maharashtra Law Journal (or MLJ, as it is familiarly referred to)
is well-indexed, having a short Nominal Index, a detailed Subject
Index, an Index of Notes from Supreme Court Cases and an Index
of Cases. The Publishers have also come out with a useful 32 years'
Digest of the Maharashtra Law Journal, covering the period 1960 to
116 LEGAL LANGUAGE

1991. Subsequent thereto, 6 years' Digests have also been published.

MLJ is now also available on a CD-Rom, right from the date of is
first publication, that is, 1963, till date.
Mode of citation: 2004 (2) Mh. L. J. 10
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
6. Bombay Law Reporter
The Bombay Law Reporter (BLR for short) is a leading law
reporter, popular with lawyers and Judges alike, since 1899. Published
from Pune, this law reporter, which describes itself as "the premier
Law Journal of Maharashtra" contains all important judgments recently
delivered by the Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court,
including its Benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur and Goa. It was founded
by the late Mr. Ratanlal. The present Editor of this reporter is Mr. Divekar
and the Managing Editor is Mr. Tipugade. Its Editorial Board and its
Advisory Board consist of distinguished lawyers.
The Bombay Law Reporter contains a List of Cases reported
therein, with a separate Subject Index. The Journal Section, which is
separately indexed, also includes recent amendments, mainly relating
to Acts which are in force in Maharashtra.
The law reporter is very popular with the lawyers and Judges and
is cited very often by lawyers arguing in courts in
Interestingly, it is relied upon in judgments passed all overMaharashtra.
the country.
Previous volumes of BLR, from 1978 onwards, are also available with
the Publishers.
Mode of citation: (2004) Vol. 106(3) Bom. L.R. 101
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
7. Labour and Industrial Cases
This is a monthly law reporter
cases, including civil service cases. dedicated to labour and industrial
lt
Reporter Ltd., Nagpur and currently its isChief published by All India
Manohar, Advocate. Editor is Mr. V.R.
The Nominal Table of this
and the Subject Index gives a reporter gives a list of cases reported
reported in this journal. Its subject-wise
Journal classification of the cases
interesting articles, but also the latest Section contains not only
Averitable Notifications, Rules, Schemes. etc.
treasure-house of judgments on
matters, this law reporter is a must 1or any labour and industrial
field of labour laws. lawyer practising in the
Mode of citation: 2004 Lab. I. C. 101 Kerala
(Year) (Name) (Page) (Court)
 REPORTS, MAGAZINE RENCES TO CASE LAW 117
8. Income Tax Reports
This law reporter was founded in 1933 by Mr. Aiyar, its current Write a short note on:
Income Tax Aeports.
Chiet tditor being Mr. T. A. Ramachandran. Familiarly referred to as M. U. May 2012
"THR, t publishes cases pertaining to tax matters, namely, income
tax, weath tax, gift tax, etc. Published from Chennai, this reporter
Contains all important cases decided by the Supreme Court and the
a leain various High Courts in the field of direct and indirect taxation.
This reporter also publishes statutes, rules, notifications and
a99.P circulars relating to tax laws, for instance, circulars issued by the
Central Board of Direct Taxes. Recent amendments to existing
mentsng statutes, the Finance Bill and the Finance Act passed by the
Parliament every year are also to be found in this reporter. Cases
t wasta
contained in this reporter are profusely cited before several courts,
iS M like the High Courts and the Supreme Court, as well as before the
Board a Tribunals like the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal. This law reporter is
thus a nmust for every tax practitioner.
Mode of citation: [2004] 48 ITR (S.C.) 20
ases t.
ction, t (Year) (Vol) (Name) (Court) (Page)
mainly 9. Company Cases
cases on banking and
Reports of Company Cases (including
"Company Cases", is a law
dJudge insurance), popularly referred to as
Mahars reporter dedicated to the corporate
sector. Published by Company
1931 by Mr. A.M.
er the Law Institute of India, Chennai, it was founded in
Rajgopal, Advocate, Mr.
availat Aiyer. Currently, its Editors are Mr. T.A.
TA.Ramnchandran, Advocate and Mr. T.A. Ramakrishnan, Advocate.
One finds in this law reporter, important judgments of the
R.10 corporate law. Apart
Supreme Court, as also of all High Courts, onCompanies Act, it also
(Page trom reporting judgments on cases under the
includes judgments on related topics like banking, insurance,
andint mortgages, competition law,
taxation, arbitration, etc.
Cases, it also has a Table of
byAl Apart from a Table of Reported
which follows a subject-wise
Cases Cited, alongwith a General Index, immensely to the utility of this
classification. AII these features add Statutes, Rules,
reporter. A separate Index refers the reader to
ses e4
Circulars and Notifications.
othe
f Comp. Cas. 10
Mode of citation: (2004] 88
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
Dchem Journal
Consumer Protection & Trade Practices
10.
since 1993 by Kumar
This monthly journal is published being Mr. S. S. Kumar.
Publications, New Delhi, its Chief Editor
Ctising
 118 LEGAL LANGUAGE
reporting of alI
Advocate. The journal contains a comprehensive Consumer
under the
cases involving consumer protection, whether & Restrictive
Protection Act or under the now- repealed Monopoliescontains
Trade Practices (MRTP) Act. Its Journal Section highly
(Note: The
stimulating articles penned by leading lawyers and jurists.
MRTP Act is now replaced by the Competition Act, 2002)
The three main sections of this journal are: (i) Judgments on
consumer-related cases decided by various courts constituted under
the Consumer Protection Act, for instance, the National Commission
in New Delhi and the various State Commissions all over India; (i)
Judgments passed by the Competition Commission; and (m)
Judgments passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts in
cases relating to consumer protection and competition law.
Apart from consumer cases, the journal also includes full-length
Orders in matters relating to restrictive, unfair and monopolistic trade
practices. It is thus an extremely useful journal, not only for lawyers.
but also for professionals and businessmen.
Mode of citation: 2003 CTJ101 (CP)
(Year)(Name)(Page)(Consumer Protection Act)
11. Divorce and Matrimonial Cases
This monthly reporter is published by DLT Publications, Deihi, its
current Editor-in-Chief being Mr. S. M. Suri, Advocate. lts Editorial
Committee consists of eminent lawyers and retired judges.
Write a short note on:
Divorce and Matimonial This law reporter (familiarly known as "DMC") deals
Cases. with cases in the matrimonial field, for exclusively
instance, divorce, judicial
M.U. Nov. 2011
separation, maintenance, etc. Interestingly, it also reports
dowry death cases. One judgments
on allied matters like dowry and
English matrimonial cases in this law also finds
even to Indian lawyers. reporter, which are of great use
A verv brief but
precise head-note, followed by the result of the
case, for instance, "Appeal
allowed" or "Appeal dismissed" adds to
the utility of this reporter dedicated to matrimonial
a Nominal Index, it also has a
topic-wise
Subject matters. Apart from
separate section-wise Subject Index. Index as well as a
Owing to its wide coverage of latest
cases
country, DMC is a must for all practitioners in from all over the
the
Mode of citation: 1 (2004) DMC 22
(Vol)(Year) (Name) (Page)
matrimonial field.
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12. Bombay Cases Reporter
This Law Reporter describes itself as "a complete Journal of the
Bombay High Court" and is published monthly trom Mumbai, since
1975. Its Advisory Committee consists of eminent lawyers and ex
Judges. The current Chief Editor is Mr. V. G. Madhbhavi, Advocate,
and the current Editor is Mr. J. C. Agnihotri, Advocate.
The Bombay Cases Reporter publishes judgments of the
Bombay High Court in Mumbai, as also its Benches at Nagpur,
Aurangabad and Goa. The Subject Index of this Reporter is followed
by a Nominal Index of cases. Another section called "Acts and
Amendments Section" gives all the latest Acts passed mainly by the
Maharashtra Legislature, as also recent amendments to existing local
Acts. Yet another interesting feature is a Table showing the names of
all the Judges of the Bombay High Court, along with their dates of
birth, their dates of appointment and their dates of retirement.
Bombay Cases Reporter has served the Bench and the Bar since
more than 30 years and has grown from a single volume of 500 pages
to six volumes running into over 6,000 pages today. Previous issues
have now been converted into a digital format for providing easier
access to all its readers.
This reporter is very usefulto lawyers who are concerned mainly
with the State legislature of Maharashtra, as well as with cases
decided by courts in Maharashtra. Howeve, relevant judgments of
the Supreme Court, particularly those in appeal from judgments of
the Bombay High Court, are also found in this reporter.
A separate law reporter, Bormbay Cases Reporter (Criminal),
dealing with cases in criminal matters, is also brought out by the same
Publisher.
Mode of citation: 2004 (2) Bom. C. R. 10
(Year) (Volume) (Name) (Page)
13. AlI Maharashtra Law Reporter
This law reporter is published on a monthly basis from Indore,
Kelkar.
its current Editors being Mr. Lal C. Sahita and Mr. R. S.
Contrary to what its name may suggest, this reporter also gives
the full text of important judgments of the Supreme Court, with a
separate Nominal Table for those cases. Although its main aim is to
report cases from the Bombay High Court (including its Benches
outside the city of Mumbai), it also reports important cases from other
High Courts, a feature that adds considerably to the utility of this
reporter. It also has an enlightening Journal Section.
120 LEGAL LANGUAGE
Some interesting features of this reporter are a Consolidated
Nominal Table (separately for the High Court and the Supreme
Court), a Consolidated Topical Index and aConsolidated Statutory
Subject Index, which makes search for case law very easy. Tne toP
ten decisions reported in any particular issue of this law repor ter are
listed on one page in the opening pages of this reporter.
Mode of citation: 2004 (2) ALL MR 10
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
14. The Indian Law Reports
This is an official publication of various High Courts of India.
These Reports are divided into various series, for instance, the
Gujarat Series, the Kerala Series, and so on, containing reports of
cases from that particular High Court. For instance, the Bombay
Series is published under the authority of the Governor of
Maharashtra and is edited by Mr. Tipnis, Advocate.
The Table of Cases in this Reporter neatly divides all cases into
Original Cases, Appellate Cases (sub-divided into Civil Appellate
Cases and Criminal Appellate Cases), Income-tax References, and
SO on. Cases which are cited in the reported cases are also shown
separately in an alphabetic Index. It also has a fairly exhaustive
General Index, sometimes running into seventy to eighty pages.
The cases are reported in a fairly simple manner. First comes
the name of the Judge of the Court, followed by the names of the
parties. Next comes a meticulously prepared head-note that gives the
reader an excellent gist of what was decided in that case. This is
followed by a list of cases referred to in the body of the judgment
with the relevant citations by way of footnotes. Next comes a sentence
which states: The material facts of the case are stated in the
judgment." Then comes the name of the Judge delivering the
judgment, followed by the full text of the judgment.
Mode of citation: ILR (1999) 3 Mad. 102
(Name) (Year) (Vol) (Court) (Page)
15. The Madras Law Journal
The Madras Law Journal, founded by the late Shri N.
is perhaps the oldest privately published law reporter inRamaratnam.
India It was
first published in 1891 from Madras (noW, Chennai), from
where it
continues to be published even today. As its name suggests. it renorte
all important cases decided in Tamil Nadu, and in
particular, by the
Madras High Court.
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MAGAZINES &REFERENCES TO CASE LAW 121
The
for this remarkably
journal's
long innings of this law reporter speaks volumes
runs into several popularity and dependability. Every year, the journal
S. S. volumes, and currently, its Editor-in-chief is Justice
Subramani, a former
Judge of the Madras High Court and its
Editor, Mr. K. Kannan, Advocate,
of Tamil Nadu, this law For a lawyer practising in the State
reporter is indeed indispensable.
Mode of citation: 2004 (2) MLJ 10
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
16. Unreported Judgments
This law reporter-cum-magazine with an
interesting name
reports almost all judgments, reported and unreported, of
Supreme Court of India, on civil, criminal and revenue matters. Ittheis
published fortnightly from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Currently, its Chief
Editor is Dr. S. K. Awasthi and its Publisher is Mr. G. C. Sachdeva. The
Advisory Board of this law reporter reflects an impressive list of not
only senior lawyers and Judges, but also Law Professors. This
Magazine is one of the newer ones, having been introduced to the
legal fraternity as recently as in 2002.
Being a fortnightly publication, it reports the most recent cases of
the Supreme Court, though only about 10 to 15 in every issue. This law
reporter has a useful Table of Cases and Subject Index, with detailed
head-notes. It also has a Journal Section, containing interesting artices
penned by leading lawyers and jurists on topics of current interest.
The full text of the judgment is preceded by a short head-note
and a detailed head-note, with reference to the corresponding
paragraphs of the body of the judgment. This is followed by the names
of the Advocates representing the parties, as also a list of cases
referred to in the body of the judgment.
Mode of citation: 2004 (1) UJ 10 (SC)
(Year)(Vol)(Name)(Page)(Court)

17. Judgments Today

this law reporter, one finds important cases decided by the
In itself only to civil or only
Supreme Court of India. It does not confinerecent judgments of the
all
to criminal cases, but encompasses Judgments Today is published by
Supreme Court in diverse fields. New Delhi. Its current Editor is Mr.
Taxation Publishers Private Ltd.,
Gopalan, the Publisher being Ms. Manjula Pandit. The Editorial
V.
Committee of this popular law reporter consists of eminent
Advisory
legal fraternity, including retired Justices and Chief
members of the and various High Courts.
Justices of the Supreme Court

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and efficient reporting of

This law reporter is known for its quick Judgments Today
the judgments of the Supreme Court. Every issue of are decided as
contains only five or seven cases, some of which
Nominal Table,
recently as three or four days before its Dublication, Its
Compaative Chart and Subject Index add greatly to its appropriateUtlty. Ihe
usefulness of its Subject Index lies in the fact that, under the
parties, the
topic, the relevant case is shown with the names of the
reader
names of the Judges and very short head-notes which give the
a gist of what was held by the court in that particular case.
Although this law reporter is of immense value to all lawyers, it
is of particular value to those whose aim is to keep themselves up
to-date with the latest cases decided by the Supreme Court.
Mode of citation: JT 2004 (4) SC 10
(Name)(Year)(Vol)(Court)(Page)
18. AIl England Law Reports
Established in 1936, the All England Law Reports (also now
available on-line) is one of the best known and most reliable privately
published lawreporters of England, containing important judgments
of all the superior courts in England and Wales. Its publisher is a
leading house of law publications in England, LexisNexis Butterworths.
This reporter enjoys an unrivalled reputation in all common law
jurisdictions and is updated on a weekly basis. Cases are clearly
presented with catchwords and headnotes summarising the judgments
clearly and accurately.
The Editorial Board of this law reporter consists of eminent jurists
and members of the Bar who have contributed to its
past and continue to do so today. The current Editor of this
reputation in the
is Mr. Craig Rose, Barrister. publication
Apart from its Table of Contents, this reporter also
of Cases, which is a subject-wise has a Digest
An innovative feature is a classification of all the reported cases.
separate
in the judgments, indicating the Index of al statutes referred to
Such statute appears in the page number on which a reference to
preceded by the name of the judgments. The text of the iudament is
case, the names of
head-notes, a List of Cases referred to in the
Judges, excellent
the
of Cases referred to in the arguments judgment,
of the as also a List
In a special section, interestingly entitledrespective lawyers.
of cases which were considered,
"Not
distinguished or over-ruled in the casesapproved, er-up", it gives alist
affirmed, applied,
service keeps the volumes updated by reported by it. The
providing labels whichNoter-up
can be
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the judgrnont
Dagos - to indicate whether the
etill holds goodrespective
as curront law.
The credibility and utilily of this law reporter becorne evident
when one sees that it is extonsively referred to, not only by English
lawyers and Judges, but also by their Indian counterparts. Most
references to English cases, whether in books on Indian law or in
decisions of Indian courts, prefer to cite English cases with reference
to this law reporter.
The All England Reports are generally considered to be a rival
alternative to the official publication entitled 'Law Reports' (below).
They are considered to be only second in authority to the official law
reports. Interestingly. in British and Australian courts, lawyers are
allowed to cite acase from Al England Reports only if no official report
of the case is available.
Mode of citation: [2010] 2 All E R 22
(Year) (Vol) (Name) (Page)
19. The Law Reports
publication in 1865, are the most
The Law Reports, which began K. and are published by ICLR
authoritative reports of cases in the U.
This reporter contains the
(Incorporated Council of Law Reporting).
from:
most important judgments
the Privy Council
the House of Lords and
Court of Appeal (Civil and Criminal Divisions)
the
the Chancery Division
the Family Division
Division
the Queen's Bench
Appeal Tribunal, and
- the Employment
European Courts of Justice.
- the
Reports (discussed below) are also published
The Weekly Law which appear in Volumes 1 and 2 of the
Judgments Reports after they have
by the ICLR. published in the Law the
Weekly Law Reports are
Judges, which, needless to state, ensures
been checked by the accuracy. This reporter has
degree of legal cases),
highest possiblecatchwords (which are used to index theas in the
well
comprehensive
of cases cited in arguments as
headnotes and lists
judgments. a separate set of books familiarly
are indexed in covers a period of ten years,
The Law Reports
Aed Books Each volume
the
known as with-1951.
beginning
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In England, if a case has been reported in the Law Reports,

can be cited in the English courts only from this reporter - and rom
Chief Justice
no other source. As per a Practice Directive issued by
Lord Woolf in 2001,
"Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal require that
where a case has been reported in the official Law Reports
published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for
England and Wales, it must be cited from that source. Other
sources may only be used when a case is not reported in
the Law Reports."
[2012] 2 LR 101
Mode of citation:
(Year)(Vol)(Name)(Page)
20. The Weekly Law Reports
As its name suggests, this law reporter, familiarly referred to as
"WLA, is published every week by the Incorporated Council of Law
Reporting (|CLR), London.Currently, its Editor is Mr. FRobert Williams,
Barrister. The ICLR for England and Wales has an impressive Council,
consisting of a Chairman, exX-officio members, elected members, co
opted members and a secretary.
The Weekly Law Reports form the basis for the Law Reports
(above), the most authoritative law reports in England. It boasts of
the largest number of reporters who are actually present in the
cOurtroom every day.
Published since 1953, WLR is known for its meticulous standards
of reporting and covers nearly 300 cases every year. One has only
to leaf through this reporter for the names cf the Lord Chancellor and
other Lords of the House of Lords, as well as Judges of the Court
of Appeal, High Court, Queen's Bench Division and the current
Attorney-General of England.
This law reporter enjoys an edge over others in as much as
barristers, and even Judges, can keep themselves abreast of the
latest cases on a weekly basis.
Mode of citation: [2004] 2 WLR 10
(Year)(Vol)(Name)(Page)
B. LAWN MAGAZINES
1. INDIAN BAR REVIEW
The Indian Bar review was first published in
of the Bar Council of India. In April 1974, the Bar 1972 asofthe Journal
was established as a Public Charitable Trust Council India Trust
designed to serve two
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125

of India, sBatutory obligations of the Bar CouncIl

of legal being maintenance of professional standards andimprovement
took
education. In keeping
over the publication
with this ideology, in 1980, this Trust
of this journal.
Today, the journal is
brought out regularly as a quarterly publication in March, being
June,
September and December every year.
Rechristened as the Indian Bar Review, this Journal enjoys a
mass readership amongst judges, lawyers, law teachers and
researchers. Its articles reflect the state of law and legal education
in the cOuntry and it is rated as one of the top legal periodicals
published in the country.
2. THE PRACTICAL LAWYER
The Practical Lawyer is one of the latest magazines to be
introduced in the legal world. It is published on a monthly basis from
Lucknow by the Eastern Book Company and is edited by Mr. Surendra
Malik and Mr. Vijay Malik.
The Practical Lawyer is divided into numerous sections, affording
a comprehensive glimpse of the latest legal happenings. The
"Important Enactments" section of the magazine enumerates the
latest changes in the law, whether by way of legislative enactments
or subordinate legislation. Likewise, the "Important Judgments"
section lists the latest judgments with a one-line gist.
where
The magazine also contains a section called "News Briefs",
current happenings in the judicial arena are provided court-wise. The
various
magazine also publishes some scholarly articles relating to
areas of law - constitutional, corporate, intellectual property, etc.
the most
Additionally, the magazine provides detailed information on
recently published law books.
digest of the Supreme
The bulk of the magazine is formed by the
Reports reporting
Court Cases, the Law Reports and the Weekly Law
judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts in a head-note
the
Citations are provided so that one may trace the judgment in
style.
report without much effort.
the corresponding law
3. MANUPATRA NEWSLINE
founded in 2006, is
The first of its ind, Manupatra Newsline,
one-stop newsletter for judges, practitioners, professionals,
a of the most critical articles.
academicians and students. A fine blendcomprehensive information,
insiahtful interviews, captivating news, arena
and the most recent happenings in the legal
latest events Newsline, is a must read for all
across the country, Manupatra
members of the legal fraternity. The
goal of its publishers is to create
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an active forum for
exchango of ideas and
legal fraternity in India.
The section on 'Law
intormation amongst the
Firms' sharos with the logal the
achievements and happenings of the legal fraternity.
commnunity at large. I1
provides information regarding new aPpointments, movernents,
relocations, mergers, promotions, ormation of now associations,
awards, degrees, honours, election, authors and speakors.
The 'Campus Watch' section invites Law Colleges and Faculty to
send in their contributions for covering happenings and news frorm
the campus on various Moot Competitions, Scholarships, Campus
Placements, meritorious students, outstanding faculty, seminars.
events, festivals, newN Courses and more.
Information
This magazine is published monthly by Manupatra
Solutions Pvt. Limited from Noida, U. P.
4. LAW TELLER
magazines
Law Teller is one of India's first legal awareness
years. It
y two features published every month from Chandigarh since the last 20
aw magazine, boasts of awide variety of readership that includes Judges, Advocates,
er.
Departments, Company Secretaries,
. U. May 2012 Judicial Officers, Government even the general public.
Apr. 2013 Armed Forces, academic institutions - and
Apr. 2016 by reporting
May 2017 The Magazine seeks to keep the reader up-to-date, publishing
as by
June 2018
important judgments of various courts, as well
subjects. Summarised
interesting articles on various socio-legal
(mainly the Supreme
versions of recent pronouncements of courts
called "Flash Points".
Court) are listed under a regular feature the Supreme Court
Significantly, it concentrates on those decisions of there were
matter on which
where the apex court has decided a
Courts.
divergent views of various High
called "Law For You', which
Law Teller also has a regular feature
by various courts, as this
contains useful extracts from cases decided
not only to lawyers, but also to law students and laymen.
is of interest is, the ratio decidendi of a given
by the courts, that
The point decided paragraph, and a reference is given
summarised in one
case is aptly Petition or Appeal, so that the interested
of the
to the name and number judgment
profitably refer to the entire text of the
reader can Magazine is called "Lighter Side
feature of this
Yet another unique depicting Court-room jokes,
eto
cartoons
of Law, containing has only one policy: lo strive for logol
Law Teller
In its own words, this policy, it
even provides free legal
furtherance of
awareness. In
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advice to its readers to help them solve their legal
justifying its claim to be "a boon to the common man".problems,
This
thus
is what
the Magazine has to say for itself:
"We feel if students are disclosed the latest
case-law,
they can act as torch-bearers for showing the path in their
houses, neighbourhood and villages. Legal awareness
should be created regarding certain important aspects which
will help to remnove numerous evils. Keeping in mind that "Law
is the last interpretation of the last Judge", we certainly hope
to fulfil your requirements by keeping you abreast with the
very latest."
5. LAWYERS COLLECTIVE
The Lawyers Collective is a monthly Magazine, aiming to use law
as an instrument of social change. It is edited by Ms. Indira Jaising
and printed by All India Reporter(AIR) Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur. Established
in 1986, it boasts of being "the leading public interest service provider
in India with a proven record of setting high standards in human rights
advocacy, legal aid and litigation".
This Magazine provides legal information for use of lawyers and
activists on issues of socio-legalconcern. An interesting feature of this Write a short note on:
Magazine is that it invites articles from its readers, especially law Lawyers Collective.
students, which are then published. Thus, if any reader has strong M. U. Apr. 2011
views about any issue, legal or even otherwise, the Magazine can
be profitably used as a platform to voice his/her concerns and
opinions.
The Magazine has a thought-provoking Editorial and a "Cover
Story section on current topics of general interest. Another interesting
feature is "Monthly Updates', which is a good summary of important
Judgments of the Supreme Court of the previous month. Five or six
Judgments of the apex court are summarised in plain language, 'so
that a lawyer and student alike may keep himself abreast of the most
recent pronouncements on Indian law. The citation of the Judgments
given at the end of the summary allows the reader to refer to the text
of the Judgment for further details.
Yet another feature is a Legal Diary entitled "Court Round Up".
State any two features
This provides national and international tit-bits relating to legal of the Lawyers Collec
happenings culled out from newspapers of the previous month. tive.
Another feature called "Adalat Antics" touches the lighter side of the M. U. Nov. 2012
Nov. 2013
law The Magazine does not accept commercial advertisements Apr. 2014
although onedoes find it advertising its own (that is, AIR) publications.
 128 LEGAL LANGUAGE
funded
Recently, the Lawyers Collective has bequn running
projects on HIV-related issues and women's rights. Some o e
popular publications of this law magazine are:
Preventing sex-selective
From the abnormal to the normal :
abortions through the law
Protection of Officers Manual
Staying Alive : Fifth Monitoring & Evaluation Report, 2012.
6. ONE INDIA, ONE PEOPLE
This is a unique monthly magazine, published since August 1997
ite briefly on.: One As can easily be gauged from its name, this is not alaw magazine
ia, One people. It describes itself as the "Magazine for a Great, Strong, United India"
M. U. Nov. 2014 It is edited by Mr. Sadanand A. Shetty and is
Mumbai.
published monthly from
The Magazine caters to a variety of readers with
articles on
multifarious topics. It is an in-depth and interesting Editorial. The
objective of the magazine is to make the decision-takers aware of the
causes which come in the way of the progress of our nation.
Topics of national importance are taken up for discussion, for
instance, population, accountability in public life, alleviation of poverty,
education, gender justice, corruption, judicial and electoral reforms,
public accountability, globalisation, the problem of migration, rural
any two features development, and so on.
he magazine, One
a, One People. Aiming at a united India, it incorporates articles of
marks) interest, helping the reader to know his country better. In its general
M. U. Apr. 2015
words, "In all cases, youare Indian first, last and own
Jan. 2017
Jan. 2018 Indian. Make this country great, strong and always. Be a proud
united"
Apopular feature of this
gives Questions with magazine is the Young India Quiz, which
knowledge ofvarious
multiple-choice Answers to test the readers'
can facets of
be posted to its ofice at India. Entries containing the answers
be answered on-line. One Mumbai. Alternatively, the Quiz can also
every time, and his/her name winner is chosen as the "Cool
is published in the next Winne
photograph, if available. issue with a
On "Morparia's Page', one finds
some of the
Morparia. Another column called "Great best cartoons of
have contributed to the betterment of the Indians' profiles Indians who
be it freedom struggle or politics or
science country
or
in various
fields,
or music. Another important feature is called
which introduces the reader to various "Know technology
places your
or
theatre
of India better',
monuments in India.
interest and
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One
Commerciat
notlikeiceable fealuse of this Magazine is that it accepts
Magazines
7. adver
CONSUMER tisomenl
INSIGHT s, a practice that is rightly avoided by other
and Law Teller.
Fornerly
now called
CONFRONTATION
I INSIGHT
known 0sas "Consumer Confrontation", this Magazine,
INSIGHT, published once
by CERS (Consumer Education and
Research Society), Ahmedabad in
INSIGHI Is a comprehensive sourceevery of
two months.
information ononsumer products in the areas ofindependent objective
food, pharmaceuticals
State any two features
and household electrical of the magazine, Con
appliances. It recommends brands based on Sumer Controntation /
comparative testing, evaluating and ranking products at its independent Insight.
testing laboratory. the first of its kind in India. B. U. Apr. 2011

Every issue of this Magazine, whose guiding spirit is Prof.

Manubhai Shah, contains a Test Report, which gives a detailed
analysis of various brands of a particular item tested by CERS. Its
past issues contain interesting Reports on tests conducted by it on
soft drinks, fans, hair-dryers, biscuits,
ice-creams, and so on.
INSIGHT also contains regular features on "Food and Health",
"Environment", "Consumer Tips", "Corporate Crimes", "Unsafe
Products", etc.
An interesting feature of this Magazine is its regular column called
"Letters", where readers vent their grievances and complaints about
specific products and services. In another feature entitled"Complaints
Resolved', the Magazine covers a list of complaints which have been
SUccessfully resolved, also indicating the time taken to resolve them.
Under the caption, "Around the World", the Magazine brings to its
readers, tit-bits on health, environment, consumer protection and
related topics.
8. LEX ET JURIS
Lex et Juris was a law magazine published by Mr. Maneck Davar
and Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani, the former being the Editor of the
magazine. Its Editorial Board included legal luminaries like the ex
Chief Justice of India, the late Mr. Y.V. Chandrachud, Mr. Soli Sorabjee.
Mr. Ram Jethmalani, Mr. Upendra Baxi and Mr. K.K. Venugopal.
Considering the immense popularity of this magazine, it is indeed a
matter of rearet that its publication has been discontinued since
Several years.
Priced nominally, this magazine was known for covering legal
judicial decisions and current legislation. It also
developments,
 130 LEGAL LANGUAGE
Contained analytical articles by some of the most eminent names
reader well-
the legal profession, in an endeavour to keep the
informed on all aspects of the law.
Its Editorial, aptly entitled "With Preiudice" was both bold and
interesting. Every issue of this magazine had a Cover Story penned
byan eminent writer. It had a special section called Special Features,
containing short articles of interest to lawyers and laymen alike.
Another feature called Corporate File included articles of special
interest in the corporate world. News Reports and Book Reviews
added to the appeal of this popular magazine.
Yet another interesting, though unusual, feature of Lex et Juris
was The CrosSWord, a crossword with a difference, as all the words
used in the crossWord puzzle were legal terms. Those readers of the
magazine who could not get all the words were kept in suspense until
the following month, when answers to the previous month's
crosswords were published.
From April 1987, a feature that proved very popular with its readers
was one entitled "Famous Murder Trials", where some renowned
murder trials were discussed in successive issues of the magazine.
For those who may be of the view that humour has no place in
the life of the lawyer and the Judge, this magazine regularly published
humourous articles, for instance, "Courtroom Humour, completewith
cartoons by Mr. K. Krishnamurthi.
C. EXPLANATION OF CITATIONS
Until the fifteenth century, legal treatises seldom contained any
reference to judicial decisions. Then came Bracton's Notebook and
the Year Books, the latter being generally
Report to be published in England. regarded as the first Law
A citation is a notation of a reported case. In
arguments, lawyers on both sides reter to decided cases support of their
a binding, or in some cases, a that have
persuasive
hearing the case. Areference to such a
case or efficacy on the court
an
as citing a case. authority is known
There is a standard format in which a
manner of its citation differs from casecaseto
is
reported, The exact
speaking, it includes the names of the case, but generally
abbreviated name of the law reporter in which litigating
year of its publication, the court that decided the case isparties, the

number of the law report, if any, and the page the case, cited,
the
the volume
case is reported. number which the
on
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To an example of
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a case decided by the Supreme Court, Explain the citation:

citationThisappears
SC 250.
Laxminarayarn lyer V.
as: Hindustan Times v. State of U.P., AIR 2003 State of Maharashtra.
Petitioner or the mneans that, in this case, Hindustan Times is the (2 marks)
B. U. Nov. 2012
Court Appellant (in this is an Appeal from a High
and the State of U.P. is case Respondent.
reported in 2003 in the the The case has been
AIl India Reporter at page 250. The citation
also indicates that the case has been
of india. decided by the Supreme Court
At times, one finds a citation like this:
of U.P., AlR 2003 SC 250 at 258. Here,Hindustan Times v. State
two page numbers are
Explain the citation: M.
H. Saiycal v. Z. S.
referred to, which indicates that the judgment starts at page 250, but Muhammad, 29, CWN,
486. (2 marks)
aparticular point (which is being refered to) appears on page 258. B. U. Apr. 2013
In such a case, the reader can go directly to page 258 and save a
lot of time and energy.
How to read a citation
Most citations of Indian cases found in legal text-booksare either
of the Supreme Court or of a High Court. Where it is a case decided
by a High Court, the party whose name appears first would be a
Plaintiff (in cases where the plaint is originally filed in that High Court)
Defendant.
and the opposite party would then be described as the
instance, a
If however, he has filed a Petition in the High Court (for
described as the
Writ Petition or a Matrimonial Petition), he would be
It is also Explain the citation:
Petitioner and the opposite party would be the Respondent. Shivlal Yadav Chatur
possible that the partywhose name appears first, has filed an Appeal Singh, AIR 1955 Gui.
which case he would be called 583. (2 marks)
in the High Court from a lower court, in B. U. Nov. 2013
Appellant and the opposite side would be described as the
the
Respondent.
looking at the citation, it is not possible to knowas to which
Just by aparticular citation, and
above alternatives exists in
one of the citations, the first party can best be
therefore, for all High Court
Petitioner / Appellant and the opposite
described as "the Plaintiff /Respondent'.
Defendant /
party as "the Supreme
of a case decided by the
is
If however, the citation filed for the first time in that court, the party
plaints are
Court, since is stated first can only be a Petitioner (if he has filed
no
whose name Appellant (if he has filed an appeal). As one cannot
or an
a Petition) which exists in given citation,
of these two alternatives Appellant" (as
make Out can best be described as "the Petitioner /
such a party Plaintiff ). The opposite party, in both cases is called
cannotbe a
he Respondent(as he cannot be a Defendan).
the
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Examples of citations
2 SCC 304
1. Ramdas v/s Chinnappa (1958)
decided bythe Supreme Court iswhere
This is the citation of a case and Chinnappa
the
Ramdas is the Petitioner / Appellant
Second Volume of Supreme
Respondent. The case is reported in the
Court Cases in 1958 on page 304.
1997 Cal 312
2. Laxman versus Meena AlR
where Laxman is the Plaintiff /
This is the citation of a case Respondent. The
Defendant /
Petitioner / Appellant and Meena is the
in the year 1997 on page
case is reported in the All India Reporter
Calcutta High Court.
312. This case was decided by the
3. Allen v/s Hume (1957) 3 SCC 304
Court where
This is the citation of acase decided by the Supreme
Respondent. The
Allen is the Petitioner / Appellant and Hume is the
Volume of 1957
case is reported in Supreme Court Cases in the Third
on page 304.
4. Ranjit v. Mohan AIR 1997 Cal 310
This is the citation of a case where Ranjit is the Plaintiff /
Petitioner / Appellant, and Mohan is the Defendant / Respondent. This
case is reported in the All India Reporter in 1997 on page 310. This
is a judgment of the Calcutta High Court.
5. Laxman v/s Radhika AIR 1995 Orissa 420
This is the citation of a case where Laxman is the Plaintiff /
Petitioner / Appellant and Radhika is the Defendant /Respondent. This
case is reported in the AllIndia Reporter of 1995, on page 420. This
case was decided by the Orissa High Court.
6. A. K. Gopalan v/s State of Madras AIR 1950 SC 27
This is the citation of a case where A. K. Gopalan is the Petitioner /
Appellant and the State of Madras is the Respondent. This case is
reported in the All India Reporter in the year 1950 on page 27, and
was decided by the Supreme Court.
7. Reena Mitra v/s Ashesh Mitra 95 (WN) 185
This is the citation of acase where Reena Mitra is the Plaintiff /
Petitioner/ Appellant and Ashesh Mitra is the Defendant / Respondent.
This case is reported in Volume 95 of Weekly Notes on page 185.
8. Ramesh vs. Sanjeev AIR (1997) Cal 452
This is the citation of a case where Ramesh is
Petitioner / Appellant and Sanjeevis the Defendant / the Plaintiff /
Respondent..This
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and was reported in 1997 issue of the All India Reporter on page 452
decided by the Calcutta High Court.
9.
Lakshman
This is the
vs. Manu (2001) 2 SCC 420
Appellant citation of a
and Manu is the case where Lakshman is the Petitioner /
Respondent. This case is reported in the
Supreme Court Cases in Second Volume
is a judgment of the of 2001 on page 420 and
10. S.T.0.
Supreme Court.
v/s Shiv Ratan AIR 1966 SC
142
This is the citation of a case where
S.T.O is the Petitioner /
Appellant and Shiv Ratan is the Respondent. This case is reported
in the AIl India Reporter in the year
1966 on page 142 and has been
decided by the Supreme Court.
11. Nagarjun v/s State 1985 Cr. L. J. 2071
This is the citation of a case where Nagarjun is the Appellant and
the State is the Respondent. This case is reported in Criminal Law
Journal in the year 1985 on page 2071. (It is not possible to ascertain
which court has passed this judgment.)
12. Shiv Prakash Narayan v/s S.K. Tiwari AlR 1956 Cal 273
This is the citation of a case where Shiv Prakash Narayan is the
Plaintiff / Petitioner / Appellant and S.K. Tiwari is the Defendant /
Respondent. This cases is reported in All lndia Reporter in 1956 on
page 273 and is decided by the Calcutta High Court.
13. Laxminarayan lyer vs. State of Maharashtra (1995) 3 SCC 583
This is the citation of a case decided by the Supreme Court where
Laxminarayan lyer is the Petitioner / Appellant and the State of
Maharashtra is the Respondent. This case is reported in the Supreme
Court Cases in the third volume of the year 1995 on page 583.
14. Cheema Services Pvt. Versus Rajan Singh (1997) 88 Comp.
Cas 400
This is the citation of a case where Cheema Services Pvt. is the
Plaintiff Petitioner / Appellant and Rajan Singh is the Defendant /
Respondent. This case is reported in Volume 88 of Company Cases
400.
n the year 1997, on page
15. Laxman Baburao Jadhav V. State of Maharashtra & othere
L.R. 220
(1997) 99 Bom.
citation of a case where Laxman Baburao Jadhay is
This is the / Appellant and State of Maharashtra and
the Plaintiff / Petitioner
Defendants | Respondents. This case is
others are the Bombay Law
reported in
99 of the
Reporter of 1997 on page 220.
Volume