Justice G P Singh Select Judgments

Justice G P Singh, former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, is among the most distinguished jurists of the country. He has delivered a range of judgments on varied branches of law. His judgments are distinctive in their clarity, logic and narrative quality. A study of his craft, method and style will be a beneficial exercise for the legal fraternity as well as new entrants to the judiciary.

Justice Singhs judgments show a full application of mind to the relevant facts of the case, the issues which arise for decision and the application of law to these facts. An analysis of the judgments reveals the facts in dispute and the facts which have to be determined.

Every judgment is a self-contained document consisting of a comprehensive analysis of facts, a description of the controversy which was settled by the Court and most importantly the reasons based on which a conclusion was reached. The judgments reveal the law and principle on which the reasoning is based along with the judges own view. For these reasons, the judgments are particularly helpful to the Appellate Courts.

This book will be of great help to National and State Judicial Training Academics, practicing lawyers, legal scholars and law students studying legal method and case analysis, and also to members of the judiciary who want to further improve and perfect their judgments.

1 Parasharsingh v. Hindustan Manganese Mines Ltd. and others, 1968 MP LJ 846.
2 Nawabzada Rashiduzzafar Khan (deceased by D.R. Begum Suriya Rashid, Bhopal) v. The Commissioner of Income-tax, M.P., Nagpur and Bhandara, Nagpur, 1969 MP LJ 121.
3 Suresh Seth v. State of Madhya Pradesh through Chief Secretary, Government of M.P., Bhopal and another, AIR 1970 MP 154 : 1969 MP LJ 327.
4 Sukhlal Sen v. Collector, District Satna and others, AIR 1969 MP 177 : 1969 MP LJ 516.
5 Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Madhya Pradesh, Nagpur and Bhandara, Nagpur v. Begum Hashmatbi. 1969 MP LJ 862.
6 Rao Bhupendra Singh v. Smt. Gopal Kunwar Umath and another, AIR 1970 MP 91 : 1970 MP LJ 16.
7 Kamla Devi and others v. Kishanchand and another, AIR 1970 MP 168 : 1970 MP LJ 273
8 Vinod Kumar Shrivastava v. Ved Mitra Vohra and others, AIR 1970 MP 172 : 1970 MP LJ 306.
9 Babulal Bhikarilal v. Ghasiram and another, 1970 MP LJ 810.
10 Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corpn. and another v. Mst. Basantibai, 1971 MP LJ 706.
11 Ramlal Puri v. State of M.P., AIR 1971 MP 152 : 1971 MP LJ 388.
12 Shri Ganesh Trading Co. Saugor v. State of M.P. & Others, 1972 MP LJ 864.
13 Moulvi Sadruddin Vakil v. Municipal Board, Bhopal, 1972 MP LJ 985.
14 Shri Balkishan Muchhal v. Controller of Estate Duty, MP Nagpur and Bhandara, Nagpur, 1973 MP LJ 481.
15 Samyukta Khadan Majdoor Sangh, Rajnandgaon v. Hindustan Steel Limited, Ranchi owner of Bhilai Steel Plant & Others, 1973 MP LJ 269.
16 H.S. Sachdeo, Agent of Eklehra Colliery, Eklehra and others v. State of M.P., 1974 MP LJ 64.
17 Rambharose v. State of M.P., 1974 MP LJ 406.
18 Mathura Prasad Yadava v. Inspector General, Railway Protection Force, Railway Board, New Delhi and others, 1974 MP LJ
19 Vidya Devi and another v. M.P. State Road Transport Corpn. & Another, AIR 1975 MP 89 : 1974 MP LJ 573.
20 Chaurasia & Co. and another v. Smt. Pramila Rao & others, AIR 1975 MP 31 : 1974 MP LJ 781.
21 Sarthi Budhgi v. State of M.P., 1975 MP LJ 847.
22 Prakashchandra Girdharilal Tiwari, Jagdalpur v. State of M.P., 1975 MP LJ
23 Manoharlal Sobharam Gupta & others v. M.P. Electricity Board, AIR 1976 MP 38 : 1975 MP LJ 744.
24 Laxmidas Patel v. Indore Municipal Corpn. Indore & Others, AIR 1975 MP 223 : 1975 MP LJ 525.
25 R.N. Agarwal v. University of Saugar and another, 1975 MP LJ 63.
26 Sundarbai v. General Manager, Ordnance Factory, Jabalpur, 1976 MP LJ 356.
27 The “Ad Hoc” Committee, The Indian Insurance Companies Association Pool, Bombay v. Radhabai Babulal, AIR 1976 MP 164 : 1976 MP LJ 349.
28 Universal Cables Ltd. v. Union of India and others, 1977 MP LJ 394.
29 State of M.P. v. Ramcharan Bhagose Kanchi, AIR 1977 MP 68 : 1976 MP LJ 176.
30 Brij Gopal Denga & others v. State of M.P. & Another, AIR 1978 MP 122 : 1978 MP LJ 70.
31 Shankarlal Debiprasad Rathore v. State of M.P. and others, 1978 MP LJ 419.
32 Shankaralal Laxminarayan Rathi and another v. Authority under Minimum Wages Act (Labour Court) Raipur, M.P. and others, 1979 MP LJ 15.
33 Padmavati Devi w/o Birendra Bahadur Singh v. State of M.P. and others, AIR 1979 MP 32 : 1979 MP LJ 27.
34 Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, M.P., Bhopal v. Kuber Singh Bhagwandas, AIR 1979 MP 26 : 1979 MP LJ 65.
35 Idol of Shri Radhaji and others v. State of M.P. and others, AIR 1979 MP 129 : 1979 MP LJ 80.
36 Rajendra Kumar Bhanwarlalji Sethi v. State of M.P. and another, 1979 MP LJ
37 National Pesticides (Company) and others v. State of M.P. and others, 1979 MP LJ
38 Bharat Aluminum Co. Ltd. v. Special Area Development Authority, 1979 MP LJ 344.
39 Bhagwan Kunwar w/o Devi Singh Thakur v. Nanhidulaiya wd/o Nanhe Raja, 1979 MP LJ 433.
40 Tara Malik v. State of Madhya Pradesh and another, AIR 1979 MP 188 : 1979 MP LJ 555.
41 Brij Gopal Denga and others v. State of M.P. and another, AIR 1979 MP 173 : 1979 MP LJ 695.
42 Union of India and another v. Central Govt. Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court and another, 1979 MP LJ 808.
43 Indore Textiles Limited and another v. Union of India and another, AIR 1983 MP 65 : 1983 MP LJ 41.
44 Ramdas Guru Damodardasieb v. Vaishnavdas Guru Bajrangdas and others, AIR 1983 MP 75 : 1983 MP LJ 31.
45 Municipal Council, Satna v. Birla Jute Manufacturing Company Ltd., Satna and others, AIR 1983 MP 161 : 1983 MP LJ 235.
46 M.T. Cloth Market Merchants Association, Indore v. Indore Municipal Corporation and others, AIR 1982 MP 180 : 1983 MP LJ 284.
47 Asbestos Cement Ltd. and another v. Union of India and others, 1983 MP LJ 501.
48 Restaurant Lee, Jagdalpur and others v. State of M.P. and others, AIR 1983 MP 146 : 1983 MP LJ 543.
49 Gwalior Rayon Silk Mfg. (Wvg.) Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Madhya Pradesh-I, Bhopal, 1983 MP LJ 244.