Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rana Pratap Singh vs Vittiya Evam Lekha Adhikari, District Basic Education Officer and Ors.

Service Law – Appointment – Validity of – One 'S' was working as Junior Accounts Clerk - Later, he was promoted as Assistant Accountant givi…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Odisha & Ors. vs Bichitrananda Das

Lease: Lease-hold property – Conversion to free-hold property under a policy – Conversion charges – Computation of – Relevant date – Whether…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Dyna Technologies Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Crompton Greaves Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.31(3) and 34 – Contract entered into between a company and the respondent for an aquaculture uni…

18 December 2019 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dav Public School vs The Senior Manager, Indian Bank, Midnapur Branch & Ors.

Consumer Protection – Deficiency of service – The complaint of the principal of the school alleged deficiency of service against the respond…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Akshay Kumar Singh vs State (NCT of Delhi)

AKSHAY KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) Review Petition (Criminal) D No. 44603 of 2019 In (Criminal Appeal Nos. 609-610 of 2017) DECEMBER…

18 December 2019 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mayank N Shah vs State of Gujarat & Anr.

MAYANK N SHAH v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 2298 of 2010) DECEMBER 18, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, R. SUBHASH REDDY AND B. R. GAVA…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Standard Chartered Bank vs Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd. & Anr.

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK v. HEAVY ENGINEERING CORPORATION LTD. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 9288 of 2019) DECEMBER 18, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND…

18 December 2019 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Cee Cee & Cee Cee’s vs K. Devamani & Ors.

M/S CEE CEE & CEE CEE’S v. K. DEVAMANI & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 9494-9495 of 2019) DECEMBER 18, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND INDU MALHOTRA, J…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

P. Singaravelan & Ors. etc. etc. vs The District Collector, Tiruppur and Dt & Ors. etc. etc.

P. SINGARAVELAN & ORS. ETC. ETC. v. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPPUR AND DT & ORS. ETC. ETC. (Civil Appeal Nos. 9533-9537 of 2019) DECEMBER…

18 December 2019 · Disposed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Shanti Conductors (P) Ltd. vs Assam State Electricity Board and Ors.

M/S SHANTI CONDUCTORS (P) LTD. v. ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND ORS. Review Petition (C) Nos. 786–787 of 2019 In (Civil Appeal Nos. 8442…

18 December 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer, Navin Sinha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jharkhand Public Service Commission vs Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anr.

Service Law – Jharkhand Eligibility Test – Eligibility of the candidates for appointment as lecturers – Jharkhand Public Service Commission…

18 December 2019 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Deepak Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kanwar Pal Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 – ss.4, 21 and 22 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.379 – Uttar Pradesh Minor Mineral (Conces…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Khaja Bilal Ahmed vs State of Telangana & Ors.

Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of BootLeggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders Land–Grabbers, Spur…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anokhilal vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Legal Services: Grant of free legal aid – Real and meaningful assistance – Entitlement to – On facts, in the case of rape and murder of a mi…

18 December 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Dalmia Power Limited & Anr. vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 1, Trichy

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.139 (5), 143(2) – Companies Act, 2013 – ss.230-252 – Appellant Nos. 1 & 2 filed its original return of Income u/s.…

18 December 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manju vs State of Delhi

Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Prosecution under – For killing new-born baby girl by strangulating her – Courts below convicted the accused on th…

17 December 2019 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, R. Subhash Reddy

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Chandigarh Housing Board vs M/s. Parasvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Consumer Protection: Failure to deliver flat to the consumer – By the Developer – Due to the dispute between the Housing Board and the Devel…

17 December 2019 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, R. Subhash Reddy

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Munish Kakkar vs Nidhi Kakkar

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13(1)(ia) – Petition seeking divorce – By husband – Trial Court passed decree of divorce – High Court set aside…

17 December 2019 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph