Indian Court Judgments — 2022

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ritu Maheshwari vs M/s. Promotional Club

Administrative law: Scheme of allotment of plot – Termination of – When regulations or schemes, or policies change, applicants for their ben…

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

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Abdul Matin Mallick vs Subrata Bhattacharjee (Banerjee) and Ors.

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955: s.5(5), 8, 9 – Right of purchase by co-sharer or contiguous tenant – Pre-emption application – Maintaina…

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

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Reddy Veerana vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss. 4, 11, 17 – Compensation – Grant of – Large piece of land allotted to DLF, including the scheduled piece of…

5 May 2022 · Disposed · Vineet Saran, J.K. Maheshwari

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

J. Sekar @sekar Reddy vs Directorate of Enforcement

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: ss. 3 and 4 – On facts, seizure of large amount of currency notes and gold from the appellant – Re…

5 May 2022 · Allowed · Vineet Saran, J.K. Maheshwari

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Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s. 31(7)(a) – Award of sum under, if inclusive of interest pendente lite – Held: Legislative intent…

5 May 2022 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Ms. P vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 – Special powers of High Courts and Courts of Sessions regarding bail – Exercise of – Held: High Co…

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

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Swadesh Kumar Agarwal vs Dinesh Kumar Agarwal & Ors., etc., etc.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 11(5), 11(6), 14 – Termination of the mandate of the arbitrator – Procedure to follow – Parties-…

5 May 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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State of Bihar & Ors. vs Shyama Nandan Mishra

STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. v. SHYAMA NANDAN MISHRA (Civil Appeal No.7364 of 2014) MAY 05, 2022 [K. M. JOSEPH AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Bihar Non-G…

5 May 2022 · Dismissed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

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The Secretary to Govt. of Kerala, Irrigation Department and Others vs James Varghese and Others

Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Act, 1998 – Constitutional validity of – Challenged, on ground of legislati…

4 May 2022 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Union of India & Ors. vs Ashish Agarwal

Income Tax Act, 1961: ss.148 to 151, ss. 147 to 151(as amended by the Finance Act, 2021) – Issuance of notice where income has escaped asses…

4 May 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ravinder Singh @ Kaku vs State of Punjab

Penal Code,1860: ss. 302 r/w 120B and 364 – Murder and kidnapping – Kidnapping and murder of two minor children – Conviction of the main acc…

4 May 2022 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited vs S. P. Velayutham & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art.226 – Jurisdiction under – Failure of registering authority to perform its duties – The borrower defaulted in re…

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

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Narsingh Ispat Ltd. vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.

Insurance – Insurance policy – Exclusion Clause – Applicability of insurance cover – Appellant had taken an insurance policy from respondent…

2 May 2022 · Allowed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Jacob Puliyel vs Union of India & Ors.

Public health – COVID-19 pandemic – Vaccines and other public health measures – Fundamental rights of individuals – Bodily integrity and per…

2 May 2022 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Neppali Sai Vikash & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Education – Admissions – Post Graduate Medical Admissions – Reduction in percentile fixed for eligibility – Plea for further reduction in th…

2 May 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant

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Thomas Daniel vs State of Kerala and Ors.

Service Law: Retirement – Excess payment made to employees by error, recovery of – On facts, recovery of increments granted to the employee…

2 May 2022 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Vikram Nath

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Aravinth R.A. vs The Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Ors.

National Medical Commission (Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate) Regulations 2021 – Regn.4(a)(i), 4(a)(ii), 4(b) & 4(c) – Consitutionality…

2 May 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, V. Ramasubramanian

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Pawan Kumar vs Union of India & Anr.

PAWAN KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No(s). 3574 of 2022) MAY 02, 2022 [AJAY RASTOGI AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Service Law: Rail…

2 May 2022 · Allowed · Ajay Rastogi, Sanjiv Khanna