Where, however the source of information is common and another person to whom also the common source is available applies his mind to the subject ... defendant, who undoubtedly is at liberty to draw upon common sources of information, saved himself the trouble and labour requisite for collecting that information
similarity in both the books. The defendant attributes the similarity to common sources from which both the books have been compiled and common ideas dealt ... defendant instead of taking the pains of searching into all the common sources; and obtaining his subject-matter from them availed himself of the labour
plaintiff contended for was right then the defence of "common source" could never be available to anyone. The plaintiff based his contention ... contended by the plaintiff that the defence of "common source" was not available to the defendants, inasmuch as, the defendants did not take
family upon whom Bhumidhari rights conferred become and remain tenants-in-common and not joint tenants.
11. Thus where one or more members ... acquired interest in bhumidhari land by joint effort or from a common source;
(d) whether the notions of Hindu law regarding joint family could
petitioner and the other examinee had made use of some common source in answering the question. This decision no doubt supports the petitioner
both the sets of the defendants; had therefore a common source, namely, P.L. Jaitly and Co. Messrs. Ladli Prasad and Radha Charan, advocates, were
with answers of other students and that they copied from a common source. One of the petitioner was charged with using unfair means in Mathematics
other questions mentioned in the charge-sheet contained mistake which were common to the petitioner and some other students. We have examined the relevant answer ... only accidental and did not necessarily lead to the conclusion that common source was used by the petitioner and other students concerned while answering
answer book, or that both of them had copied from a common source. There was no question of any person having given any evidence against
book of an intelligent student or to obtain answers from a common source may be able to answer a question or two in addition
