Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Abdul Wahab K. vs State of Kerala and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 321 – Withdrawal of prosecution – Prosecution u/ss. 195A and 506 IPC – Application by Public Prosecutor…

13 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Abdul Wahab K. vs State of Kerala and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 321 – Withdrawal of prosecution – Prosecution u/ss. 195A and 506 IPC – Application by Public Prosecutor…

13 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mohmed Rafiq Abdul Rahim Shaikh vs The State of Gujarat

Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 25(1)(a), 25(1AA) r/w s. 35 – Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, or prohibited arms o…

13 September 2018 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pravesh Kumar Sachdeva vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Auction: Auction sale – Waiver of rights – On facts, confirmed auction sale of land belonging to private respondents – Set aside by the High…

13 September 2018 · Allowed · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Medical Council of India vs N.C. Medical College & Hospital & Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: Medical College – Recommendation of Medical Council of India (MCI) to Central Government not to renew pe…

13 September 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Medical Council of India vs State of Kerala & Ors.

Constitution of India: Articles 14, 50 and 213 (1) – Principle of ‘Separation of Powers’ – Admission of 180 students to MBBS course were qua…

12 September 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kannan vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7 and 13(2) r/w. s.13(1)(d) – Prosecution case was that Deputy Commercial Tax Officer (PW-4) along w…

12 September 2018 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Narayana Gramani & Ors. vs Mariammal & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s. 100 – Second appeal – Power of the High Court while deciding the second appeal – Scope and ambit of – On f…

11 September 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Vineet Saran

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

M.C. Mehta vs Union of India & Ors.

Environmental Law: Construction by applicant-company – Pursuant to exemption granted u/s. 23 of Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban…

11 September 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Psa Mumbai Investments Pte. Limited vs The Board of Trustees of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Anr.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Arbitration clause – Activation of –Respondent No.1 issued Global invitation of Request for Qualifi…

11 September 2018 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Indu Malhotra

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gottumukkala Venkata Krishamraju vs Union of India & Ors.

Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993: s. 6 (as substituted/amended by Act 44 of 2016 w.e.f. September 1, 2016) – Term of office of Pre…

7 September 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mysore Urban Development Authority vs K.M. Chikkathayamma & Ors.

Appeal – Dismissal of appeals by Division Bench “as not pressed” – Propriety of – On facts, intra court appeals before the Division Bench of…

7 September 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Maqbool vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.326A and 326B – Offence under, whether attracted, if the injury in an acid attack is simple – Plea of appellant for di…

7 September 2018 · Dismissed · Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Prabhat Ranjan Singh & Anr. vs R.K. Kushwaha & Ors.

Service Law – Seniority – Indian Railways Establishment Manual (IREM) – rr.327-341 – Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers – Respondent…

7 September 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. vs Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice

7 S.C.R. [DIPAK MISRA, CJI ] NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Writ Petition (Criminal…

6 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, R.F. Nariman, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Maj. Amod Kumar vs Union of India & Anr.

Service Law: Posting – Of personnel belonging to Army Service Corps (ASC) in operational areas – Challenged on the ground that since ASC was…

6 September 2018 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

R.S. Sehrawat vs Rajeev Malhotra & Ors.

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – s. 19(1)(b) – Contempt of court – Reconstruction of the unauthorised constructions – On facts, writ petition…

5 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shivraj vs Rajendra & Anr.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Compensation – Appellant was travelling in a tractor when the driver of the tractor driving in a rash and…

5 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar