Right of Appeal in Criminal Cases under the Bombay Charter The Queen v. Eduljee Byramjee and Seventeen Others (1846) Introduction The case of The Queen, on the Prosecution of the Bombay Government v....
Affirmation of Joint Family Property Rights and Widow's Entitlement under Hindoo Law Introduction The case of Dhurm Das Pandey and Others v. Mussumat Shama Soondri Dibiah was adjudicated by the Privy...
Inalienability of Wukf Endowed Property Confirmed: Jewun Doss Sahoo v. Shah Kubeer-Ood-Deen (India) Introduction The case of Jewun Doss Sahoo v. Shah Kubeer-Ood-Deen was adjudicated by the Privy...
Rajunder Narain Rae v. Bijai Govind Sing (1839): Affirming the Validity of Compromise Agreements in the Absence of Proven Fraud Introduction Rajunder Narain Rae and Coower Mohauinder Narain Rae, the...
Proper Procedure in Ecclesiastical Sentencing Affirmed: Bowerbank v. Bishop of Jamaica Introduction Bowerbank v. The Right Reverend Christopher, Lord Bishop of Jamaica, decided by the Privy Council...
Mayor of Lyons v. East India Company (1836): Jurisdiction and Execution of an Alien’s Will in British India Introduction Mayor of Lyons v. East India Company is a seminal case decided by the Privy...
The East India Company v. Syed Ally (1827): Jurisdiction and Resumption of Jaghire Lands Introduction The East India Company v. Syed Ally (India) is a landmark judicial decision rendered by the Privy...