Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Goa vs Narayan V. Gaonkar & Ors.

Suit – for declaration of ownership – The plaintiffsrespondents filed a suit for a direction to delete the name of ‘Forest department’ from…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Managing Director Chhattisgarh State Co-Operative Bank Maryadit vs Zila Sahkari Kendriya Bank Maryadit & Ors.

Chhatisgarh Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 - ss.49-E(2), 56(3) – Appellant, a State Cooperative body is the apex body of Cooperative Banks…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Ajay Rastogi

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C. Jayachandran vs State of Kerala & Ors. etc.

Service Law: Notional seniority – Advertisement for filling up six posts in Higher Judicial Service for direct recruitment published on 16.0…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta

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Assurance Co. Ltd. vs Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s. 13(2)(a) – District Forum to extend the time for filing of response to the complaint beyond the period of…

4 March 2020 · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah, S. Ra

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Chief Information Commissioner vs High Court of Gujarat and Another.

Right to Information Act, 2005 – s. 19 – Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993 – rr. 149 to 154 – An RTI application was filed by respondent no. 2…

4 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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Ashok Kumar Gupta & Anr. vs M/s Sitalaxmi Sahuwala Medical Trust and Others

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.92 – Suit filed by appellantsplaintiffs (husband and wife) who are Trustees of 1st defendant Trust, a Publ…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Additional Commissioner Revenue and Others vs Akhalaq Hussain and Another

U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 – ss.157-B, 161, 166, 167 – Respondents entered into an exchange with a member of Schedu…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

K. Virupaksha & Anr. vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 – ss.13, 14, 17, 32 – Respondent No.2…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna

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Mangayarkarasi vs M. Yuvaraj

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.9, 13 – Respondent-husband filed petition being H.M.O.P No.13/2010 (old No.532/2007) seeking dissolution of ma…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna

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Ramesh Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.

U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981 – r.r. 16 and 19(3) – Uttar Pradesh Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 –…

3 March 2020 · Dismissed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Parvat Singh & Ors. vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w s. 149 – Murder – All the accused including the appellants came to be tried by the Trial Court for the offence…

2 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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Jose vs Johnson

Suit – Permanent prohibitory injunction – Claim for – Plaintiff -respondent filed suit for permanent prohibitory injunction in respect of th…

2 March 2020 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, A.S. Bopanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Samta Naidu & Anr. vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Second Complaint – Maintainability of – The first complaint contained the basic allegations that a vehicl…

2 March 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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The Superintendent of Post Office, Bolangir Division, Bolangir, Odisha vs Jambu Kumar Jain

Consumer Protection – Deficiency in service on part of the Post Office – Claim of – The father of the respondent – complainant purchased 88…

2 March 2020 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Sajan Sethi vs Rajan Sethi

Partition: Parties to the suit are two brothers – Suit property devolved on them in terms of the will by their mother – As per the will, the…

2 March 2020 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, R. Subhash Reddy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Than Kunwar vs State of Haryana

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.50 – Applicability of s.50 in a case where there is personal search also – In the i…

2 March 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Satishkumar Nyalchand Shah vs State of Gujarat & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.173(8) – Further investigation – Application submitted by private respondent seeking further investigati…

2 March 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Shah Faesal and Ors. vs Union of India and Anr.

Constitution of India – Art.370 – On August 5, 2019, two Constitution Orders were issued by the President, in exercise of power u/Art.370, w…

2 March 2020 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, R. Subhash Reddy, Bhushan R