Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Virudhunagar Hindu Nadargal Dharma Paribalana Sabai & Ors. vs Tuticorin Educational Society & Ors.

VIRUDHUNAGAR HINDU NADARGAL DHARMA PARIBALANA SABAI & ORS. v. TUTICORIN EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 7764 of 2019) OCTOBER 0…

3 October 2019 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, V. Ramasubramanian

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ishwari Lal Yadav vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860: ss.364/34 r/w. s.120B, ss.302/34 r/w. s.120B and s.201 – Gruesome murder of small boy as a human sacrifice – Prosecution c…

3 October 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Ishwari Lal Yadav & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.364/34 r/w. s.120B, ss.302/34 r/w. s.120B and s.201 – Gruesome murder – Prosecution case was that on 4.3.2010 a missin…

3 October 2019 · Partly allowed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Ravishankar @ Baba Vishwakarma vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Sentence/Sentencing: Rape/murder of minor – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – Imposition of death sentence – Held: There is no a…

3 October 2019 · Partly allowed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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Ravi S/O Ashok Ghumare vs The State of Maharashtra

RAVI S/O ASHOK GHUMARE v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1488-1489 of 2018) OCTOBER 03, 2019 [R. F. NARIMAN, SURYA KANT AND…

3 October 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

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State of West Bengal & Ors. vs Calcutta Club Limited

Doctrines/Principles – Doctrine of Mutuality – Applicability of, after the 46th Amendment to Art.366(29-A) – In C.A. No.4184 of 2009, the as…

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

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Union of India vs State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of…

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

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The Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. vs Grace Sathyavathy Shashikant & Ors.

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 – The urban land ceiling proceedings handed certain land to the newspaper publication – The sa…

1 October 2019 · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, V. Ramasubramanian

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Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav vs The State of Maharashtra

Review Jurisdiction: Scope of review in criminal proceedings – Held: In criminal proceedings, the scope of review jurisdiction of Supreme Co…

1 October 2019 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Indira Banerjee

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Brijesh Kumar and Another vs Shardabai (Dead) by Lrs. and Others

Adverse Possession: Suit for adverse possession filed by plaintiff-respondent in 1990 on the ground of possession of lands for 30 years prio…

1 October 2019 · Allowed · Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee

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Satish Ukey vs Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis and Anr.

SATISH UKEY v. DEVENDRA GANGADHARRAO FADNAVIS AND ANR. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1515-1516 of 2019) OCTOBER 01, 2019 [RANJAN GOGOI, CJI., DEEPAK…

1 October 2019 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Dist. Collector Satara & Anr. vs Mangesh Nivrutti Kashid

Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backw…

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

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Anupal Singh and Others vs State of U.P through Principal Secretary, Personnel Department and Others

Service Law: Selection process – Reservation policy – Post of Technical Assistant – Appellants as well as private respondents applied for an…

30 September 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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K. H. Nazar vs Mathew K. Jacob & Ors.

Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 – ss.2(5) and 81(1)(q) – Width and amplitude of the expression ‘commercial site’ – Appellant requested environ…

30 September 2019 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Sagar Sharma & Anr. vs Phoenix Arc Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: s.7 – Limitation – An application under s.7 of the Code does not purport to be an application to enforce any…

30 September 2019 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, V. Ramasubramanian

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Kanna Timma Kanaji Madiwal (D) through Lrs. vs Ramachandra Timmaya Hegde (D) through Lrs. and Ors.

KANNA TIMMA KANAJI MADIWAL (D) THROUGH LRS. v. RAMACHANDRA TIMMAYA HEGDE (D) THROUGH LRS. AND ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 1300-1301 of 2008) SEP…

27 September 2019 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Shivkishan vs Sujata Tarachand Makhija and Ors.

SHIVKISHAN v. SUJATA TARACHAND MAKHIJA AND ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos.7652-7653 of 2019) SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND VINEET SARAN,…

27 September 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Indusind Media & Communications Ltd. vs Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi

S.C.R. 1046 INDUSIND MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LTD. v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NEW DELHI (Civil Appeal No.2498 of 2018) SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 [UD…

27 September 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran