Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anant Raj Ltd. (Formerly M/s. Anant Raj Industries Ltd.) vs State of Haryana & Ors.

Town Planning: Licence for development of group housing colony – Policy of State to grant licence on ‘First Come First Serve’ basis – Held:…

27 October 2021 · Dismissed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manohar Lal Sharma vs Union of India and Ors.

Cyber attack: Pegasus suite of spywares – Allegation of cyber attack on citizens of India/infiltration of software into individual device –…

27 October 2021 · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Hima Kohli

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Xlo India Limited and Another vs International Asset Reconstruction Company Private Limited & Others

Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 – s.25 – Appeal arising out of impugned judgment passed by High Court by which the High Court dis…

27 October 2021 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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Jithendran vs The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Compensation – Motor accident – Pillion rider – 21 years old at the time of accident – Earning Rs. 4500/- per mont…

27 October 2021 · Allowed · R. Subhash Reddy, Hrishikesh Roy

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Musunuri Satyanarayana vs Dr. Tirumala Indira Devi & Ors.

Andhra Pradesh Tenancy (Andhra Area) Act – ss.14, 15 and 16 – The appellant-tenant claimed the cultivating tenant’s right to first purchase…

27 October 2021 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat

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K.V. Anil Mithra & Anr. vs Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit & Anr.

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – ss.25F, 25B – Termination – Retrenchment– Violation of s.25F–Respondent-University regularized appellants-wo…

27 October 2021 · Partly allowed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Caparo Engineering India Ltd. vs Ummed Singh Lodhi and Anr.

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.9A – Transfer order – Amounting to illegal change under s.9A – Respondent-workmen employed in the Dewas fac…

26 October 2021 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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Sudhir Kumar Atrey vs Union of India & Ors.

Military Engineering Service (Non Industrial class III and IV Posts) Rules, 1971: The Army Headquarter directed on 09.12.1982 the Chief Engi…

26 October 2021 · Disposed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Mitesh Kumar J. Sha vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Complaint by respondent no.2 against appellant alleging that the appellant-builder company had sol…

26 October 2021 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

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Sughar Singh vs Hari Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

Specific Relief Act, 1963: s.20 – Discretion under – Exercise of, scope – Held: Discretion under s.20 of the Act is required to be exercised…

26 October 2021 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Aniruddha Bose

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P.B. Nayak & Ors. vs Managing Director, Bhilai Steel Plant & Ors.

Madhya Pradesh Shops and Establishment Act, 1958: s.3(1)(j) – Applicability of the Act to respondent-club in view of exemption under s.3(1)(…

26 October 2021 · Dismissed · K.M. Joseph, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & Ors.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Proviso to s.14 inserted by amendment – Code of Criminal Proced…

26 October 2021 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Aniruddha Bose

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Dr. U.N. Bora, Ex. Chief Executive Officer & Ors. vs Assam Roller Flour Mills Association & Anr.

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Assam Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1972 – s.21 – Levy of cess on the agricultural produce bought or sold…

26 October 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Modified Voluntary Retirement Scheme of 2002 of Azam Jahi Mill Workers Association vs National Textile Corporation Limited & Ors.

Constitution of India: Art. 14 – Right to equality – 318 ex-employees of the erstwhile Mill seeking parity with a group of 134 ex-employees…

26 October 2021 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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V. Anantha Raju & Anr. vs T.M. Narasimhan & Ors.

Partnership – Share in the profit and loss – A partnership firm was constituted in the year 1986 – In 1992 the partnership firm was re- cons…

26 October 2021 · Partly allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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N. Jayasree & Ors. vs Cholamandalam Ms General Insurance Company Ltd.

Motor Vehicles Act,1988: Legal representative – Meaning of – Mother in law of deceased – Claim petition, maintainability – The term ‘legal r…

25 October 2021 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

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State of Madhya Pradesh vs Mahendra alias Golu

Penal Code, 1860: s.376(2)(f) or s.354 – Prosecution case was that about fortnight prior to the date of registration of FIR, the two victim-…

25 October 2021 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Hima Kohli

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Ramawatar vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Constitution of India: Art.142 – Prosecution case was that there was property dispute between the two neighbours appellant and complainant –…

25 October 2021 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Hima Kohli