Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jagmail Singh & Anr. vs Karamjit Singh & Ors.

Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.65 and 66 – Entitlement to lead secondary evidence in respect of a document – Appellant filed suit for declaration o…

13 May 2020 · Allowed · Navin Sinha, Krishna Murari

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The Director, Department of Archaeology and Museums, Jaipur & Anr. vs Ashish Gautam & Ors.

Forest Area and Wildlife – Protection of – The matter pertains to a Monument ‘Sisodia Rani ka Bagh’ (‘the Monument’) situated in Jaipur, Raj…

11 May 2020 · Partly allowed · Arun Mishra, S. Ravindra Bhat

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South East Asia Marine Engineering and Constructions Ltd. (Seamec Ltd.) vs Oil India Limited

Contract: Tender floated for well drilling and other auxillary operations – Work order awarded to appellant – During subsistence of contract…

11 May 2020 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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Bihar Staff Selection Commission & Ors. vs Arun Kumar & Ors.

Service Law – Graduate Level Combined Examination-2010 – The Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) issued an advertisement to 1569 vacanci…

6 May 2020 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Assistant Commissioner (Ct) Ltu Kakinada & Ors. vs M/s. Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Health Care Limited

Constitution of India: Art. 226 – Jurisdiction under – Scope of – Assessment under Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 – Appeal against…

6 May 2020 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Triloki Nath Singh vs Anirudh Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. 23, r. 3 A – The appellantplaintiff, stranger to a Compromise decree, filed suit seeking a declaration t…

6 May 2020 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Rajasthan vs Mehram & Ors.

STATE OF RAJASTHAN v. MEHRAM & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1894 of 2010) MAY 06, 2020 [A. M. KHANWILKAR AND DINESH MAHESHWARI, JJ.] Penal Code…

6 May 2020 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad vs Gangaram Narayan Ambekar & Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: s.29 – Bar of jurisdiction of civil court – To cases relating to environment – Held: After the establishm…

6 May 2020 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Clp India Pvt. Ltd. vs Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. & Anr.

Electricity Supply Act, 1948 – s.43(A) – Gujarat Electricity Board (Gujarat Urja) entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with CLP on…

6 May 2020 · Dismissed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Punjab National Bank & Ors. vs Atmanand Singh & Ors.

Writ – Jurisdiction of – When the petition raises questions of fact of a complex nature – Respondent no. 1 alleged that he had taken a term…

6 May 2020 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Kapilaben Ambalal Patel & Ors. vs State of Gujarat & Anr.

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 – ss.6, 9, 10(1), 10(3), 10(5), 10(6), 11, 20(1)(a), 21, 33 – Appellants/land owners are legal…

6 May 2020 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule vs Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari Bank Limited

Constitution of India – Seventh Schedule – List I, Entry 45; List II, Entry 32 – Power of the Parliament to legislate – Applicability of SAR…

5 May 2020 · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah, Aniru

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Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-Iii vs M/s. Uni Products India Ltd.

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 – First Schedule- Chapters 57, 87 – Car mats to be classified under chapter-heading 57.03 or 87.08 – Respond…

1 May 2020 · Dismissed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Christian Medical College Vellore Association vs Union of India and Others

Education/Educational Institutions – National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test (NEET) if violates fundamental rights guaranteed u/Arts.19(1)(g),…

29 April 2020 · Disposed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah

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Quippo Construction Equipment Limited vs Janardan Nirman Pvt. Limited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.4, 16, 20 and 34 – Four agreements entered into between the parties – Dispute – Sole arbitrator…

29 April 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Pilcom vs C.I.T. West Bengal-Vii

Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.115BBA and s.194E – AssessePILCOM, a committee formed by the Cricket Control Boards/Associations of three countries…

29 April 2020 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Bch Electric Limited vs Pradeep Mehra

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: ss.4(3), 4(5) – Respondent appointed as Chief Operating Officer resigned after putting 12 years of service –…

29 April 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Sanjiv Khanna

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Dinesh Kumar Gupta and Others vs High Court of Judicature of Rajasthan Others

Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010 – rr.3, 5-8, 15-32, 42, 47, 57; Schedule I, II, VII – Effect of 2010 Rules – Cadre of District Judges…

29 April 2020 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran