Indian Court Judgments — 2022

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Deepak Yadav vs State of U.P. & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : s. 439 – Bail – Cancellation of – Accused with the common intention to kill the victim, inflicted gun sho…

20 May 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and Ors. vs State of Karnataka and Ors.

Environmental Laws: Mines and Minerals – Iron Ore – Illegal Mining – Sale of iron ore extracted illegally in the districts of Bellary, Chitr…

20 May 2022 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State Bank of India & Anr. vs K.S. Vishwanath

Service Law : Dismissal from service – Delinquent employeeBank Manager dismissed from service by the disciplinary authority for misappropria…

20 May 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sabitri Samantaray vs State of Odisha

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and 304(II) – Prosecution case that victim-deceased was strangulated to death by the appellants (husband and wife…

20 May 2022 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Malaya Nanda Sethy vs State of Orissa and Others

Service Law: Compassionate Appointment – Claim of – Rules applicable, rules prevailing on the death of the Government servant, who died in h…

20 May 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. K. M. Sharma & Ors. vs The State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.

Service Law: Pay scale – Entitlement to – Principle of equal pay for equal work – Appellants appointed as Shikha Karmis under the 1998 Rules…

20 May 2022 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Abhishek vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 363, 364A, 384, 386, 387, 397 and 504 – Sanction order – Challenge to – FIR was registered against the appellant for…

20 May 2022 · Dismissed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

S.P. Velumani vs Arappor Iyakkam and Ors.

Investigation: Preliminary enquiry report of Superintendent of Police – Non-disclosure of – On facts, in a corruption case against the appel…

20 May 2022 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manoj & Ors. vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Sentence / Sentencing – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 397 – Triple murder, in course of robbery – Three accused – Trial Court convicted the acc…

20 May 2022 · Partly allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. vs Raj Kumar & Ors.

Service Law: Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 1966 – H.P. Labour and Employment Department, Labour Officers, Class–II (Gaze…

20 May 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I. Act 1881 vs .

IN RE: EXPEDITIOUS TRIAL OF CASES UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT 1881 (Suo Motu Writ (Criminal) No. 2 of 2020) MAY 19, 2022 [L. NAGESWARA RAO…

19 May 2022 · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, S. Ravindra Bhat

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Employees State Insurance Corporation & Ors. vs M/s Key Dee Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.

Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948: s. 1(3) – Issuance of notification dated 21.07.1999 under – Interpretation of – Establishment of the r…

19 May 2022 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Delhi Development Authority vs Sunil Khatri & Ors.

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. SUNIL KHATRI & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 3862 of 2022) MAY 19, 2022 [HEMANT GUPTA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.] R…

19 May 2022 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, V. Ramasubramanian

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Canara Bank vs G S Jayarama

Legal Services Authorities Act 1987: s. 22-C – Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat – Conciliation proceedings u/s. 22-C, nature of –…

19 May 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jaswinder Singh (Dead) through Legal Representative vs Navjot Singh Sidhu & Ors.

Sentence/Sentencing: Enhancement of sentence – Incident pertaining to a dispute of right of way – Respondent No. 1-accused inflicted fist bl…

19 May 2022 · Partly allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority etc. vs Shakuntla Education and Welfare Society & Ors. etc.

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Land acquisition – Payment of additional compensation of 64.7% to farmers –State of Uttar Pradesh acquired vast…

19 May 2022 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Anr. vs M/s Mohit Minerals Pvt. Ltd. through Director

Constitution of India – Articles 246A and 279A – Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment Act) 2016 – Central Goods and Services Tax Ac…

19 May 2022 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

C.C., C.E. & S.T. – Bangalore (Adjudication) etc. vs M/s Northern Operating Systems Pvt Ltd.

Finance Act, 1994 – Service Tax – SecondmentAgreement; Service Agreement–Revenue issued four show cause notices(SCNs ) alleging that the res…

19 May 2022 · Partly allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasi