Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

K. Anbazhagan & Anr. vs The Registrar General High Court of Madras & Anr.

Service law – Judicial Service – Ad-hoc appointees, if entitled to pension and other retiral benefits – Appellants appointed as Additional D…

13 August 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-4, Mumbai vs M/s. S.G. Asia Holdings

Income Tax Act, 1961: s.92 – Transfer Pricing Adjustment – Respondent received certain amount of brokerage from its parent company – During…

13 August 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Ved Pal (D) through Lrs & Ors. vs Prem Devi (D) through Lrs & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – O. XXIII, r.3-A and s.96(3) – High Court disposed of the second appeal in terms of the alleged compromise ar…

10 August 2018 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Vilas Dinkar Bhat vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Practice and Procedure – Appellant approached the Committee concerned as also the High Court for a declaration that by birth he belongs to “…

10 August 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

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K.S. Rajan (D) through Lrs vs The State of Kerala & Anr.

Land Acquisition: Acquisition of land – Compensation for ‘Dry’ land, and for ‘Chira’ land and for ‘Wet’ land – Determination of – Held: In v…

10 August 2018 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

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The Corporation of Madras & Anr. vs M. Parthasarathy & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – O.41, r.27, O.41, r.25 and O.41, r.23-A – Additional document – Respondents-plaintiffs claimed to be the own…

10 August 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

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M/s. Goel Ganga Developers India Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India through Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests & Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – s.19(4)(f) – National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedure) Rules, 2011 – r.22(2) – Application for r…

10 August 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

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Shivaji and Anr. vs Divisional Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.163A – Fatal accident – A car dashed into a truck, resulting in the death of three persons including the driver…

9 August 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Santosh Devi and Ors. vs Mahaveer Singh and Ors.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Death due to motor accident in 1992 – Claim of appellants that the deceased was in the business of sellin…

9 August 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Kumar Singh & Anr. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Service Law: Seniority – Inter-se seniority between promotees and direct recruits – Promotees placed higher than direct recruits in seniorit…

9 August 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

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M/s Popat & Kotecha Property & Ors. vs Ashim Kumar Dey

West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 – sub-s.8 of s.5 (Incorporated vide Amendment Act No.14 of 2001) – Landlord filed application under t…

9 August 2018 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi, Navin Sinha

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Board of Control for Cricket in India and Ors. vs Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.

Sports – Cricket – Reforms in the administration of – Draft Constitution for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)– Reforms in the ad…

9 August 2018 · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Babji vs State of Andhra Pradesh

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.8 – Conviction under – When not sustainable – PW-4 complained that when he had approached Indian Airl…

9 August 2018 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Vineet Saran

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Siddaling vs The State, through Kalagi Police Station

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498-A, 306 – Wife of appellant-accused committed suicide within four months of marriage – Prosecution alleged that suc…

9 August 2018 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Vineet Saran

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Chitra Sharma and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.3(30), 3(31), 5(7), 5(8), 7, 17, 18, 20, 21(6) and 21(6A)(b) – JIL, a high-tech township developer…

9 August 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Shamanna and Another vs The Divisional Manager the Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors.

Compensation: Motor Vehicles Accident – Third party risk – Liability of insurer – Son of appellants/claimants was travelling in a Jeep which…

8 August 2018 · Partly allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi

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Col. Ivs Gahlot vs Union of India and Ors.

Medical Council of India Act, 1956 – s.11 r/w First Schedule – Armed Forces Medical Services – Appellant, Colonel considered for promotion t…

6 August 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Bangalore Development Authority & Anr. vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.

Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 – In 2008 Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) published a scheme and preliminary notification u/…

3 August 2018 · Disposed · Arun Mishra, S. Abdul Nazeer