Indian Court Judgments — 2024

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Anr. vs Dr. Asket Singh & Ors.

Matter pertains to the challenge to the relief of solatium and interest on the compensation amount granted by the High Court.

Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable…

1 May 2024 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Commissioner of Trade and Taxes vs Femc Pratibha Joint Venture

Issues for Consideration (1) Whether the timeline for refund prescribed under s. 38(3) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 must be mandat…

1 May 2024 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Ajay Ishwar Ghute & Ors. vs Meher K. Patel & Ors.

This Hon’ble Court was considering a challenge to an Order of the High Court disposing of a writ petition in terms of a “Minutes of Order” f…

CPC Constitution

30 April 2024 · Partly allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Life Insurance Corporation of India vs The State of Rajasthan and Ors.

Whether the Rajasthan Stamp Law (Adaptation) Act, 1952 or the Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 applies to the facts of the present case; whether th…

Rajasthan Stamp Law (Adaptation) Act, 1952 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 Rajasthan Stamp Rules, 1955

30 April 2024 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Aravind Kumar

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Commissioner of Central Excise Belapur vs Jindal Drugs Ltd.

The issue for consideration is whether an activity of re-labelling of goods i.e. cocoa butter and cocoa powder, by affixing additional label…

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985

30 April 2024 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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New India Assurance Company Ltd. Through its Manager vs M/s Tata Steel Ltd.

A claim for 35.08 crores was filed by the insured after the ‘20 Hi Cold Rolling Mill’ was totally destroyed due to fire. Since running of th…

Insurance Act, 1938 IRDA (Protection of Policyholders’…

30 April 2024 · Disposed · Surya Kant, K.V. Viswanathan

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Swami Vedvyasanand Ji Maharaj (D) Thr LRs vs Shyam Lal Chauhan & Ors.

Whether the High Court, while substituting Respondent No.6 as the appellant in the Second Appeal, has followed the correct procedure prescri…

CPC

30 April 2024 · Disposed · A.S. Bopanna, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Bank of India & Ors. vs Pankaj Srivastava

Whether there is relevant material on record that could be construed as contemplation of the disciplinary proceedings against the deceased e…

Constitution

30 April 2024 · Dismissed · J.K. Maheshwari, Sanjay Karol

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A (Mother of X) vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.

Matter pertains to the opinion of the medical board constituted under the MTP Act to reflect the effect of the pregnancy on the pregnant per…

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 Constitution

29 April 2024 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Varad Balwant Vasant & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Re-scheduling of two papers of Chartered Accountant Examination sought in the wake of General Elections of 2024. In view of the obligation c…

29 April 2024 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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The State of Odisha vs Nirjharini Patnaik @ Mohanty & Anr.

Chargesheet was filed against the Respondents in an FIR filed alleging a widespread conspiracy involving forgery of documents to facilitate…

CrPC IPC

26 April 2024 · Vikram Nath, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited & Ors. vs M/s Coromandal Sacks Private Limited

Suspension of legal proceedings as envisaged u/s. 22(1) of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985, if would extend to…

Sick Industrial Companies (Special… Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale… Companies Act, 1956 Industrial Development and Regulation Act…

26 April 2024 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, Sandeep Mehta

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Association For Democratic Reforms vs Election Commission of India and Another

Petitioners sought directions for re-introduction of the paper ballot system; or that the printed slip from the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit…

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 Constitution IPC

26 April 2024 · Disposed · Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta

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Aniruddha Khanwalkar vs Sharmila Das & Others

Whether it is sufficient to make out prima facie case on the basis of allegations for summoning of the accused.

CrPC IPC

26 April 2024 · Allowed · C.T. Ravikumar, Rajesh Bindal

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Shri Mallikarjun Devasthan, Shelgi vs Subhash Mallikarjun Birajdar and Others

Whether delay in submitting Change Report to record name in register maintained u/s 7 Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 (1950 Act) in rela…

Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 (Maharashtra… Limitation Act, 1963

25 April 2024 · Allowed · A.S. Bopanna, Sanjay Kumar

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Global Credit Capital Limited & Anr. vs Sach Marketing Pvt. Ltd. & Anr

(i) Whether there can be debt within the meaning of sub-section (11) of section 5 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016; (ii) What is…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

25 April 2024 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

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Prashant Singh & Ors. Etc. vs Meena & Ors. Etc.

Whether the consolidation officer can grant ownership to any person in respect of a land/property inherited before commencement proceedings…

U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 Specific Relief Act, 1963

25 April 2024 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Rahul Kumar Yadav vs The State of Bihar

The issue for consideration was challenge to the conviction of the Petitioner under Section 302 and 394 IPC on the ground that the courts be…

IPC CrPC Arms Act, 1959

25 April 2024 · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta