Indian Court Judgments — 2024

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The State of Telangana & Ors. vs Mohd. Abdul Qasim (Died) Per LRs.

High Court whether justified in passing the impugned order in review petition in favour of the plaintiff-respondent despite him not proving…

Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land… CPC Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

18 April 2024 · Allowed · M.M. Sundresh, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

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Arcadia Shipping Ltd. vs Tata Steel Limited and Others

Whether the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court was correct in setting aside the finding of the Single Judge that the Delhi High Court ha…

CPC

16 April 2024 · Dismissed · Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta

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Association of Engineers and Others Etc. vs The State of Tamil Nadu and Others Etc. Civil Appeal No. 4886-4888 of 2023

Validity of appointing Technical Assistants (forming part of state subordinate services) as Assistant Engineers on transfer challenged.

Constitution Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service…

16 April 2024 · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta

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Wg Cdr A U Tayyaba (retd) & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Matter pertains to clarification of the order passed by this Court as regards grant of pensionary benefits to the women Short Service Commis…

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

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Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda & Anr. vs State of Gujarat

High Court, if justified in overturning the order of acquittal.

CrPC IPC

10 April 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Subhash @ Subanna & Ors. vs State of Karnataka Ministry of Home Affairs

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court convicting and sentencing accused no. 1 u/s. 302, and accused no. 2…

IPC

10 April 2024 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Manisha Mahendra Gala & Ors. vs Shalini Bhagwan Avatramani & Ors.

Appellants if had easementary right of the way over the land owned by the respondents i.e. the disputed rasta. Appellants’ reliance upon the…

Easements Act, 1882 CPC

10 April 2024 · Dismissed · Pankaj Mithal, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. vs Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. Curative Petition (C) Nos.108-109 of 2022 In Review Petition (C) Nos.1158-1159 of 2021 In

(i) Whether the curative petition is maintainable; and (ii) Whether this Court (two-judge Bench) was justified in restoring the arbitral awa…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment)… Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance)…

10 April 2024 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

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PHR Invent Educational Society vs UCO Bank and Others

Matter pertains to the High Courts entertaining petitions arising out of the DRT Act and the SARFAESI Act in spite of availability of an eff…

Constitution Securitization and Reconstruction of…

10 April 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Rajesh Bindal, Sandeep Mehta

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Ravishankar Tandon vs State of Chhattisgarh

In a case based on circumstantial evidence wherein the appellantsaccused persons were convicted u/s.302 r/w s.34, ss.120B and 201, s.302 r/w…

Evidence Act IPC

10 April 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta

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Mahakali Sujatha vs The Branch Manager, Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited & Another

The present civil appeal has been filed by the complainant, who is the daughter of the insured-deceased, who is also the nominee under the s…

Insurance Act, 1938 Evidence Act Insurance Regulatory and Development…

10 April 2024 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Augustine George Masih

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M/S Rajco Steel Enterprises vs Kavita Saraff and Another

Issue arose as to whether the cheques were issued in discharge of a debt and if so, whether the respondent no.1 was able to rebut the presum…

Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 CrPC

9 April 2024 · Dismissed · Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar

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Aabid Khan vs Dinesh and Others

Matter pertains to entitlement of the claimant for enhanced compensation.

9 April 2024 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Aravind Kumar

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Kizhakke Vattakandiyil Madhavan (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs Thiyyurkunnath Meethal Janaki and Ors

Issue arose whether wife, on her remarriage had any title over the property derived from her first husband, which her son from the second hu…

Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act, 1856

9 April 2024 · Allowed · Aniruddha Bose, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Karikho Kri vs Nuney Tayang and Another

In the year 2019, appellant-KK an independent candidate emerged victorious in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 44 Tezu (ST) Assem…

Representation of the People Act, 1951 Constitution

9 April 2024 · Disposed · Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar

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Smt. Najmunisha vs The State of Gujarat

As per the prosecution, secret information was received by PW-2 (Intelligence Officer/Inspector) as to Accused No. 4 (husband of Accused No.…

Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… Evidence Act Constitution

9 April 2024 · Allowed · Aniruddha Bose, Augustine George Masih

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The VVF Ltd. Employees Union vs M/S. VVF India Limited & Anr.

The two appeals arise out of a judgment delivered by a Single Judge of the High Court of Bombay on 25.07.2019 directing, inter alia, wage re…

Constitution

9 April 2024 · Disposed · Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar

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Pathapati Subba Reddy (Died) by L.Rs. & Ors. vs The Special Deputy Collector (La)

Whether the High Court was justified in refusing to condone the delay of 5659 days in filing the proposed appeal against the judgment of the…

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Limitation Act, 1963

8 April 2024 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal