Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kathi David Raju vs The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

S.C.R. 1046 KATHI DAVID RAJU v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No.1186 of 2019) AUGUST 05, 2019 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND NAVI…

5 August 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vinod Kumar vs Ashok Kumar Gandhi

Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958: s.14(1)(e) – Provision under – Providing for eviction of residential premises on the ground of bonafide requir…

5 August 2019 · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Nitin Bandopant Salagre vs The State Election Commission & Anr.

Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 – ss. 9, 33 and 34 – Filling of casual vacancy – General election for electing Councillor for Bombay…

5 August 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Union of India vs Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid @ Yasmeen

Penal Code, 1860: ss.120B and 125 and ss.38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – Conviction under – By trial/Special C…

2 August 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

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Ritesh Sinha vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Investigation: Power of Judicial Magistrate – To order a person to give sample of his voice – For the purpose of investigation – Held: Such…

2 August 2019 · Disposed · Ranjan Gogoi, Deepak Gupta, Sanjiv Khanna

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Col. Rajnish Bhandari, Vsm vs Union of India & Ors.

Ranbir Penal Code, 1932: s. 497 – Constitutional validity of – Held: The provision u/s. 497 is pari materia provision to s. 497 IPC, which h…

2 August 2019 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Surya Kant

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Madhusudan Bhanuprasad Pandya vs State of Gujarat & Ors.

MADHUSUDAN BHANUPRASAD PANDYA v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6022 of 2019) AUGUST 01, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND I…

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

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Aliyathammuda Beethathebiyyappura Pookoya & Anr. vs Pattakal Cheriyakoya & Ors.

Muslim Law – Succession – To the office of mutawalli – Exception to the general rule against hereditary succession – Dispute pertains to the…

1 August 2019 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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Shashi Bhusan Prasad vs Inspector General Central Industrial Security Force & Ors.

Service Law: Dismissal – Propriety of – Departmental Inquiry under CISF Rules – On the charge of gross misconduct in discharge of duties – A…

1 August 2019 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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Baiju Kumar Soni & Anr. vs State of Jharkhand

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 364A, 201 and 302/34 – Prosecution under – Reliance on circumstantial evidence – Conviction by courts below – Appeal t…

1 August 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Manoharan vs State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 376 and 201 – Murder – Rape – Co-accused (now deceased) using borrowed school van, picked up a 10-year old girl a…

1 August 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant

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Vijendra vs State of Uttar Pradesh

VIJENDRA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No. 1167 of 2019) JULY 31, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND A. S. BOPANNA, JJ.] Prevention of Food…

31 July 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Jurisdiction of High Court – Scope of – Appellants and the Respondent No.2-de facto complainant a…

31 July 2019 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Talat Fatima Hasan through Her Constituted Attorney Sh. Syed Mehdi Husain vs Nawab Syed Murtaza Ali Khan (D) by Lrs. & Ors.

Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 – In 1947, on the formation of India and Pakistan, the State of Rampur merged into the U…

31 July 2019 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Central Bank of India & Ors. vs Tara Chand

Service Law: Pro-rata pension – Denial of, on opting for voluntary retirement under Voluntary Retirement Scheme – Writ petition – Single Jud…

31 July 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Narendra Kumar Mittal & Ors. vs M/s. Nupur Housing Development Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.

NARENDRA KUMAR MITTAL & ORS. v. M/s. NUPUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PVT. LTD. AND ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 5979 of 2019) JULY 31, 2019 [N. V. RAMAN…

31 July 2019 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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M/s. Balwant Singh & Sons vs National Insurance Company Ltd & Anr.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: ss. 50, 157 – Transfer of certificate of insurance – On facts, appellant purchased vehicle in auction – Insurance…

31 July 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Anjana Mittal vs Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

Labour Laws: Termination of service – In terms of Regulation 24 of Terms and Conditions of Appointment and Service Regulations, 1975 (Servic…

30 July 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran