Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pankaj Kumar vs State of Jharkhand & Ors.

Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000: ss. 72, 73 and 74 – Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand – Benefit of reservation – Entitl…

19 August 2021 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Ajay Rastogi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madhav vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 rw s. 34 – Murder – Prosecution case that three accused, A1, A2 and A3 in furtherance of common intention, attacked…

18 August 2021 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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National Insurance Company Ltd. vs M/s. Hareshwar Enterprises (P) Ltd. & Ors.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Insurance claim – Respondent No.1-insured was engaged in the business of manufacture of polyethylene, plasti…

18 August 2021 · Partly allowed · Hemant Gupta, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Praveen Kumar C.P vs Kerala Public Service Commission & Ors.*

Service Law –Appointment –Equivalency of degrees – Principle of “change in the rules of the game midway” – When not applicable – Kerala Stat…

17 August 2021 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Aniruddha Bose

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Neelima Srivastava vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Service law: Regularisation of service – Entitlement to – Appellant appointed as temporary Music Teacher on a leave vacancy – Appointment wa…

17 August 2021 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

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Lachhmi Narain Singh (D) through Lrs & Ors. vs Sarjug Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

Deeds and Documents: Wills and Codicils – Revocation of Will – Probate – On facts, testator executed a Will in favour of applicant – Probate…

17 August 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy

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Rajinder Kumar Bansal & Ors. vs Municipal Committee & Ors.

Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973: s. 2(f) – Rented land – Ejectment petition – Maintainability of – Rented land let ou…

17 August 2021 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, A.S. Bopanna

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Narayan Deorao Javle (Deceased) through Lrs. vs Krishna & Ors.

Transfer of Property Act, 1882: ss. 60, 59A – Redemption of the mortgaged property – Right of – On facts, non-payment of the mortgage amount…

17 August 2021 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, A.S. Bopanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hemraj Ratnakar Salian vs Hdfc Bank Ltd. & Ors.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002: ss. 14, 13(2) and 13(13) – Taking of p…

17 August 2021 · Dismissed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

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Abdul Ahad and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: Admission to MBBS/BDS Courses – Conduct of centralized counselling – On facts, admission of students to…

17 August 2021 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Krishna Murari

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The Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs Kahlon @ Jasmail Singh Kahlon (Deceased) through His Legal Representative Narinder Kahlon Gosakan and Another

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 (a) – Compensation – Injuries caused in a motor accident – Claimant suffered 100 per cent physical disabili…

16 August 2021 · Partly allowed · Navin Sinha, R. Subhash Reddy

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Bhimrao Ramchandra Khalate (Deceased) through Lrs. vs Nana Dinkar Yadav (Tanpura) & Anr.

Transfer of Property Act, 1882: ss. 58(c) proviso and 63 – Redemption of mortgaged property – Plaintiff, owner of agricultural land borrowed…

13 August 2021 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, A.S. Bopanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kaptan Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Inherent powers of High Court – Exercise of – On facts, criminal proceedings u/ss. 147, 148, 149,…

13 August 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Krishna Gopal Tiwary & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Income Tax Act, 1961: s.10(10)(ii) – Exemption – Appellants are employees of Coal India Ltd. – In terms of Office Memorandum of Government o…

13 August 2021 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M.M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-Iii

Income Tax Act, 1961: s. 43B explanation 3C – Certain deductions to be only on actual payment – Funding of interest amount by way of a term…

11 August 2021 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Devendra Pathak Sarvodaya College of Education vs National Council for Teacher Education and Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993: s. 14(1) – Recognition of institutions offering course…

11 August 2021 · R.F. Nariman, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gemini Bay Transcription Pvt. Ltd. vs Integrated Sales Service Ltd. & Anr.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 44, 47, 48 – Foreign awards – Recognition and enforcement of, against non-signatories to the arb…

10 August 2021 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Ratul Mahanta vs Nirmalendu Saha

RATUL MAHANTA V. NIRMALENDU SAHA (Civil Appeal No. 4627 of 2021) AUGUST 10, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND A. S. BOPANNA, JJ.] Municipal Corporation…

10 August 2021 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, A.S. Bopanna