Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Director, Prasar Bharati vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Thiruvanthapuram

Income Tax Act, 1961: s. 194H Explanation – Payment of Commission or brokerage – Applicability of s. 194H – Appellantassessee entering into…

3 April 2018 · Allowed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State Bank of Patiala vs Kanwal Nain Singh

Service Law – Voluntary retirement scheme – Employee sought withdrawal of application for voluntary retirement – Denial of request and emplo…

3 April 2018 · Allowed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shafhi Mohammad vs The State of Himachal Pradesh

Investigation – Use of videography on the scene of crime – Videography of crime scene during investigation is of immense value in improving…

3 April 2018 · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman

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ONGC Purbanchal Employees Association vs Union of India & Ors.

Appeal: Intra Court appeal – Scope of – Industrial Tribunal passed an award directing regularization of the workers – Single Judge of the Hi…

3 April 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha

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Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs Central Bureau of Investigation

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.19(3)(c) – Interpretation of – Order framing charge under the 1988 Act – Challenge to – Jurisdiction o…

28 March 2018 · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha

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Harita Sunil Parab vs State of NCT of Delhi and Others

Transfer Petitions – Petitioner, a resident of Mumbai and a practicing Advocate before Mumbai High Court, seeks transfer of two FIRs registe…

28 March 2018 · Dismissed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha

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Shivawwa and Anr. vs The Branch Manager, National India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Anr.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Person died after falling off from the tractor-trailer owned by respondent No.2 – Claim petition filed by…

28 March 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Krishanakant Tamrakar vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Constitution of India: Arts. 14 and 21 – Access to speedy justice – Appellant-accused (sentenced to life imprisonment by trial court) was de…

28 March 2018 · Disposed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, Uday Umesh Lalit

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Dr. Pankaj Kumudchandra Phadnis vs Union of India Ministry of Law and Justice

DR. PANKAJ KUMUDCHANDRA PHADNIS v. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 8293 of 2018) MARCH 28, 20…

28 March 2018 · Dismissed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao

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P. Meenakshisundaram vs P. Vijayakumar & Anr.

Specific performance: Appellant had mortgaged the suit property with a bank and the bank had initiated recovery proceedings – Meanwhile, app…

28 March 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Banumathi

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Municipal Corporation, Ujjain & Anr. vs Bvg India Limited and Ors.

Judgments/Orders – Typographic mistake – Clarification in Judgment delivered on 27 th March 2018 and reported in [2018] 6 SCR 861 – Clarific…

28 March 2018 · Disposed · Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Mohinder Singh (Dead) through Lrs. vs Paramjit Singh & Ors.

Punjab Limitation (Custom) Act, 1920 – Art.2(b) of the Schedule and ss.5 and 8 – Limitation of suits relating to alienation of ancestral imm…

28 March 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad – through Registrar General vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 – Determination of seniority of promotees and direct recruits – Earlier, in absence of determinatio…

28 March 2018 · Disposed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ganapathi & Anr. vs The State of Tamil Nadu

Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302 and 302/34 – Marriage between M and accused no. 4 – However, strained relations between the couple and their fami…

27 March 2018 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Ngt Bar Association (Western Zone) vs Union of India & Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act 2010 – s. 11 – To act as Chairperson of tribunal – Held: Section 11 contemplates that the Central Government sha…

27 March 2018 · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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B.N. Firos vs State of Kerala & Ors.

B.N. FIROS v. STATE OF KERALA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 79 of 2008) MARCH 27, 2018 [RANJAN GOGOI AND MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, JJ.] Informatio…

27 March 2018 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Mackintosh Burn Limited vs Sarkar and Chowdhury Enterprises Private Limited

Companies Act, 2013: s. 58 – Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal – Held: Under s. 58(2), the securities or interest of any me…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Manju Surana vs Sunil Arora & Ors.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.19 – Previous sanction necessary for prosecution – Allegation of corruption in respect of a public se…

27 March 2018 · Jasti Chelameswar, Sanjay Kishan Kaul