Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sumedh Singh Saini vs State of Punjab and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Anticipatory bail – Brother of the victim-deceased lodged an FIR against the appellant for offence…

3 December 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Nimay Sah vs State of Jharkhand

NIMAY SAH v. STATE OF JHARKHAND (Criminal Appeal No. 211 Of 2011) DECEMBER 02, 2020 [N. V. RAMANA AND SURYA KANT, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – s.…

2 December 2020 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant

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Paramvir Singh Saini vs Baljit Singh & Ors.

PARAMVIR SINGH SAINI v. BALJIT SINGH & ORS. (Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 3543 of 2020) December 02, 2020 [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, K…

2 December 2020 · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose

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Sandeep Kumar and Others vs State of Uttarakhand and Another

Penal Code, 1860 – s.304B – Dowry Death – Poisoning alleged – Appellants (husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law) acquitted by trial court…

2 December 2020 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

S. D. Containers Indore vs M/s. Mold Tek Packaging Ltd.

Design Act, 2000 – ss. 19 and 22 – Commercial Courts Act, 2015 – s. 3 – Plaintiff/respondent filed suit for declaration and permanent injunc…

1 December 2020 · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Jharkhand and Ors. vs Brahmputra Metallics Ltd., Ranchi and Anr.

Bihar Electricity Duty Act, 1948 – s.9 – Jharkhand Industrial Policy, 2012 – The Industrial Policy 2012 was notified by the State government…

1 December 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madras Bar Association vs Union of India & Anr.

MADRAS BAR ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (Writ Petition (C) No. 804 of 2020) NOVEMBER 27, 2020 [L. NAGESWARA RAO, HEMANT GUPTA AND S.…

27 November 2020 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Arnab Manoranjan Goswami vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Constitution of India – Arts. 226 and 227 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 and s.439 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.306 and s. 34 – The ap…

27 November 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Indian Commodity Exchange Limited vs Neptune Overseas Limited & Ors.

Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 – ss.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 – Respondent No.1 is Company (NOL) and respondent No.2 is the founder and…

27 November 2020 · Disposed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy

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Gajendra Sharma vs Union of India and Anr.

Disaster Management Act, 2005: Covid-19 relief – Petitioner had availed home loan of Rs.37.48 lakhs from ICICI Bank – Aggrieved by Notificat…

27 November 2020 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Petition under – Seeking quashing of FIR registered u/s. 34, 471, 468, 467, 420, 419 and 406 IPC…

26 November 2020 · Dismissed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manohar Lal Jat & Ors. etc. vs The State of Rajasthan & Ors. etc.

Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Subordinate Services (General Branch) Rules, 1975: r.27 – Seniority – Creation of post of Tax Assistant – Proposa…

26 November 2020 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Noy Vallesina Engineering Spa, (Now Known As Noy Ambiente S.P.A.) vs Jindal Drugs Limited & Ors.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s.34 – Petition under – Challenging foreign award – Maintainability of – Held: Seat of arbitration i…

26 November 2020 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Director General of Police, Railway Protection Force and Ors. vs Rajendra Kumar Dubey

Service Law: Compulsory Retirement – Punishment of – Imposed by departmental authority – Writ Petition – High Court reduced the punishment o…

25 November 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, K.M. Joseph

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Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman Gujarat Maritime Board vs Asiatic Steel Industries Ltd and Ors.

Interest: Contract for shipbreaking – By Maritime Board – To the respondent-Company – Earnest money deposited on 08.11.1994 – Upset premium…

24 November 2020 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, S. Ravindra Bhat

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B. K. Ravichandra & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Properties Act, 1952: Requisition under – Continuation of occupation of the Union Government, ev…

24 November 2020 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Tej Bahadur vs Shri Narendra Modi

TEJ BAHADUR v. SHRI NARENDRA MODI (Civil Appeal No. 2100 Of 2020) NOVEMBER 24, 2020 [S. A. BOBDE, CJI, A. S. BOPANNA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN,…

24 November 2020 · Dismissed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Venkatesan Balasubramaniyan vs The Intelligence Officer, D.R.I. Bangalore

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 167(2) and 439(2) – Two cases registered under NDPS Act – One case was of recovery of contraband from…

20 November 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy