Indian Court Judgments — 2024

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India, Ministry of Law & Justice vs Justice (Retd) Raj Rahul Garg (Raj Rani Jain) and Others

Whether gap between the retirement of a District Judge and her subsequent appointment as the Judge of the High Court would constitute ‘break…

The High Court Judges (Salaries and… Constitution

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

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Srikant Upadhyay & Ors. vs State of Bihar & Anr.

Whether there could be any bar on the Trial Court for proceeding u/s. 82 Cr.P.C., merely because an anticipatory application for bail has be…

IPC CrPC Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act…

14 March 2024 · Dismissed · C.T. Ravikumar, Sanjay Kumar

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Baban Balaji More (Dead) by LRs. & others vs Babaji Hari Shelar (Dead) by LRs. & others

Whether the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 had application to the subject Watan lands; whether the appellants (legal h…

Maharashtra Hereditary Offices Act, 1874 Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands… Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of… Bombay Tenancy Act, 1939

14 March 2024 · Dismissed · C.T. Ravikumar, Sanjay Kumar

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

Various applications were filed before the Hon’ble Court seeking directions pertaining to demarcation of land for mining leases, implementat…

14 March 2024 · Sanjiv Khanna, M.M. Sundresh, Bela M. Trivedi

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Sri Pubi Lombi vs The State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors.

In absence of plea of malafide and no averment regarding violation of statutory provision taken by the private respondent before the High Co…

13 March 2024 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Sanjay Karol

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dablu Kujur vs The State of Jharkhand

The issue for consideration was the compliance of the requirements of a Police Report under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure…

CrPC

12 March 2024 · Disposed · Bela M. Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal

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Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. vs Brajrajnagar Coal Mines Workers’ Union

Whether the Tribunal was justified in entertaining the reference of an industrial dispute when a binding settlement under Section 18 (1) rea…

Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957

12 March 2024 · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Sandeep Mehta

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The Executive Engineer, KNNL vs Subhashchandra & Ors.

Huge chunk of land measuring 13000 acres was acquired by the State of Karnataka for the appellant-Corporation for different projects. High C…

Land Acquisition Act, 1894

12 March 2024 · Disposed · Surya Kant, K.V. Viswanathan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Naresh Kumar & Anr. vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.

Refusal by High Court to quash criminal proceedings against Appellants/Accused arising out of a civil transaction between Appellants and Res…

CrPC IPC

12 March 2024 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Haresh Shantilal Avlani & Anr. vs The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

Matter pertains to fixing of the age of the deceased for applying a multiplier for the purposes of computing the compensation payable to the…

12 March 2024 · Disposed · Hima Kohli, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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The State of Gujarat & Anr. vs Paresh Nathalal Chauhan

Matter pertains to expunction of the observation by the High Court in an interim order that statutory protection contemplated u/s. 157 of th…

Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 General Clauses Act, 1897

12 March 2024 · Disposed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Aravind Kumar

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Shahid Ali vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

In a celebratory firing during a marriage ceremony, the Appellant shot the deceased resulting in his demise. Whether the Appellant could be…

IPC Arms Act, 1959

11 March 2024 · Partly allowed · Vikram Nath, Satish Chandra Sharma

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The State of Haryana vs Ashok Khemka & Anr.

Whether the High Court was right in interfering with the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal which approved the decision of Accepti…

Constitution All India Services (Performance Appraisal…

11 March 2024 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Satish Chandra Sharma

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State Bank of India vs Association for Democratic Reforms and Others

This case pertains to a Miscellaneous Application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time until 30 June 2024 - t…

11 March 2024 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, J

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Devu G Nair vs The State of Kerala & Ors. Criminal Appeal No. 1730 of 2024

Whether the High Court, in a habeas corpus petition, was correct in directing the ‘corpus’ to undergo a counselling session with a psycholog…

Constitution

11 March 2024 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Javed Ahmad Hajam vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.

High Court whether justified in dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant for quashing the FIR filed against him for the offence p…

IPC Constitution

7 March 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s A.K. Sarkar & Co. & Anr. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 was repealed by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 wherein s. 52 provides a maximum penal…

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

7 March 2024 · Partly allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Dr Sonia Verma & Anr. vs The State of Haryana & Anr.

The issue for consideration was a challenge to a decision of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, refusing to quash the F.I.R. registered u/s…

CrPC

7 March 2024 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Satish Chandra Sharma