Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madan Lal vs The State of Rajasthan & Ors.

Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954: s.53 – Dispute with regard to water and its distribution to the fields of contesting parties –…

27 August 2019 · Allowed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Commissioner of Income Tax, Karnal (Haryana) vs M/s Carpet India, Panipat (Haryana)

Income Tax Act, 1961: s.80 HHC - Deductions under - Availability of - To supporting manufacturer - Whether at par with the actual direct exp…

27 August 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, R. Subhash Reddy, Surya Kant

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Samsul Haque vs The State of Assam

11 S.C.R. 11 S.C.R. SAMSUL HAQUE v. THE STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No.1905 of 2009) AUGUST 26, 2019 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND K. M. JOSEP…

26 August 2019 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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M/s. Vinayak House Building Cooperativesociety Ltd. vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.

11 S.C.R. 11 S.C.R. M/S. VINAYAK HOUSE BUILDING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 3600 of 2011) AU…

26 August 2019 · Disposed · Arun Mishra, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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Union of India & Ors. vs Brig. Devinder Singh

11 S.C.R. 11 S.C.R. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. BRIG. DEVINDER SINGH (Civil Appeal Nos. 2047-2048 of 2011) AUGUST 23, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AN…

23 August 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Shiv Kumar Jatia vs State of NCT of Delhi

SHIV KUMAR JATIA v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI (Criminal Appeal No.1263 of 2019) AUGUST 23, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND R. SUBHASH REDDY, JJ.]…

23 August 2019 · Disposed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

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Commissioner of Municipal Administration & Anr. vs M. C. Sheela Evanjalin & Ors.

Service Law: Appointment – On facts, initial appointment of respondent as Road Gang Mazdoor – Respondent claimed appointment to the post of…

22 August 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Union of India & Anr. etc. vs Bgp Products Operations Gmbh and Hagene Immermatt Weg. & Anr. etc.

11 S.C.R. SUPREME[2019] COURT UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ETC. v. BGP PRODUCTS OPERATIONS GMBH AND HAGENE IMMERMATT WEG. & ANR. ETC. (Civil Appeal…

22 August 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

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The State of Maharashtra and Others vs Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Seeds Act, 1966 – Seeds Rules, 1968 – Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 – Maharashtra Cotton Seeds (Regulation of Supply, Distribution, Sale and F…

22 August 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Smt. Chintambaramma & Anr. vs State of Karnataka

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Marriage of ‘S’ was solemnised with one ‘LM’ in 2006 – FIR was l…

22 August 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Air India Express Limited and Ors. vs Capt. Gurdarshan Kaur Sandhu

S.C.R. 980 AIR INDIA EXPRESS LIMITED AND ORS. v. CAPT. GURDARSHAN KAUR SANDHU (Civil Appeal No.6567 of 2019) AUGUST 22, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LAL…

22 August 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Union of India vs T. R. Mehra etc. etc.

UNION OF INDIA v. T. R. MEHRA ETC. ETC. (Civil Appeal No. 2036-2038 of 2011) AUGUST 21, 2019 [A. M. KHANWILKAR and DINESH MAHESHWARI, JJ.] F…

21 August 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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M/s. Shree Daneshwari Traders vs Sanjay Jain and Another

M/S. SHREE DANESHWARI TRADERS v. SANJAY JAIN AND ANOTHER (Criminal Appeal Nos. 61-62 of 2011) AUGUST 21, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND A. S. BOPANN…

21 August 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Ors. vs M/s. Orion Metal Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Electricity Act, 2003: Object and reasons of enactment – Discussed. Electricity Act, 2003: s.126(6)(b) – Unauthorized use of electricity – M…

21 August 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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Union of India vs Nisar Pallathukadavil Aliyar

Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 – s.8(a) – Competent authority passed an order of detentio…

21 August 2019 · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Subhash Reddy

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Pramod Suryabhan Pawar vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Inherent powers of court – Scope of exercise – Held: Under s.482, the inherent jurisdiction of the…

21 August 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Ganga Vishan Gujrati & Ors. vs State of Rajasthan & Ors.

GANGA VISHAN GUJRATI & ORS. v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6007 of 2019) AUGUST 21, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND I…

21 August 2019 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Jayantibhai Raojibhai Patel vs Municipal Council, Narkhed & Ors.

Service law: Termination of service – Payment of back wages – On facts, enquiry conducted against appellant-headmaster for alleged misapprop…

21 August 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee