Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M. Hariharasudhan vs R. Karmegam and Ors.

M. HARIHARASUDHAN v. R. KARMEGAM AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 8069 of 2019) OCTOBER 17, 2019 [MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR AND AJAY RASTOGI, JJ.] T…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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ONGC Labour Union vs ONGC Dehradun & Ors.

ONGC LABOUR UNION v. ONGC DEHRADUN & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 8114 of 2019) OCTOBER 17, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI, A. S. BOPANNA AND HRISHIKESH ROY,…

17 October 2019 · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Central Bureau of Investigation vs Arvind Khanna

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION v. ARVIND KHANNA (Criminal Appeal No. 1572 of 2019) OCTOBER 17, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND R. SUBHASH REDDY, JJ.…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Dr. Lakshman vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.

DR. LAKSHMAN v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1573-1575 of 2019) OCTOBER 17, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND R. SUBHASH REDDY,…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Mani Pushpak Joshi vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.319 and ss.161, 164 - FIR lodged by the father of prosecutrix (aged about 6 years) about sexual assault…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Idbi Bank Limited through Dgm (Legal) vs The Official Liquidator, Office of the Official Liquidator of Companies & Anr.

Company (Court) Rules, 1959: rr.96, 99, 24 and 101 – Winding up petitions, advertisement – Mandatory requirement – Held: The advertisement o…

17 October 2019 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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The State of Bihar & Ors. vs Devendra Sharma

Service Law: Appointments – Illegal appointments – Entitlement to salary or consequential rights of pension and other monetary benefits – He…

17 October 2019 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Barasat Eye Hospital & Ors. vs Kaustabh Mondal

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 – ss. 8 and 9 – Right of purchase by co-sharer or contiguous tenant – Exercise of right of pre-emption –…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Naresh Kumar & Ors. vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 11 and 13A – Review of award – Land of appellants was acquired – An award dated 01.10.2003 was passed by th…

17 October 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, S. Ravindra Bhat

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ebha Arjun Jadeja & Ors. vs The State of Gujarat

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Preventive) Act, 1987 – s. 20-A(1) – Compliance of – Three accused persons were stopped and personally…

16 October 2019 · Allowed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Walaiti Ram Charan Dass & Ors. etc. vs State of Punjab & Ors. etc.

WALAITI RAM CHARAN DASS & ORS. ETC. v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. ETC. (Civil Appeal No. 8015-8016 of 2019) OCTOBER 16, 2019 [DEEPAK GUPTA AND A…

16 October 2019 · Disposed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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John D’ Souza vs Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

JOHN D’ SOUZA v. KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (Civil Appeal No. 8042 of 2019) OCTOBER 16, 2019 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND SURYA K…

16 October 2019 · Partly allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Surya Kant

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Ors. vs The State of Gujarat and Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 156(1)(3) and 173(8) – The High Court held that the Magistrate does not possess any power to order a…

16 October 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Surya Kant, V. Ramasubramanian

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State of Punjab vs Baljinder Singh & Anr.

STATE OF PUNJAB v. BALJINDER SINGH & ANR. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1565-66 of 2019) OCTOBER 15, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA AND KRISH…

15 October 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

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Union of India and Ors. vs Gautam Khaitan

Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 – ss.1(3), 2(9)(d), 3, 9, 10, 50, 51, 55, 59, 72, 85 & 8…

15 October 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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H. S. Yadav vs Shakuntala Devi Parakh

Constitution of India– Arts.323B, 246, 227 and Seventh Schedule, List I (Entry 77), List II (Entry 65) & List III ( Entry 46) – State of Chh…

15 October 2019 · Dismissed · Deepak Gupta, Surya Kant

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The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Sabal Singh (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.

M.B. Zamindari Abolition Act – s. 4 – Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 – s. 158 – Plaintiffs/respondents filed suit as the successor o…

14 October 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah

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Shiv Kumar & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s.4 – Whether a purchaser of the property after issuance of notification under s.4 of the Act of 1894, can invok…

14 October 2019 · Dismissed · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai