Indian Court Judgments — 2023

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Debidutta Mohanty vs Ranjan Kumar Pattnaik & Ors.

DEBIDUTTA MOHANTY v. RANJAN KUMAR PATTNAIK & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4939 of 2022) MARCH 03, 2023 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Oris…

3 March 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Indore Development Authority vs Burhani Grih Nirman Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Sneh Nagar and Others

INDORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. BURHANI GRIH NIRMAN SAHAKARI SANSTHA MARYADIT SNEH NAGAR AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 5071 of 2022) MARCH 03…

3 March 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Premchand vs The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code,1860 – ss. 300,302 307 and 304 – The trial Court convicted the appellant for the offence of murder of the victimdeceased and atte…

3 March 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Karan @ Fatiya vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 – Claim of Juvenility – Appellant convicted for various offences under IPC and POCSO Act wa…

3 March 2023 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of West Bengal vs Debabrata Tiwari & Ors. etc. etc.

Service Law – Compassionate Appointment – Held: Existence of a policy issued by the State Government is a sine qua non for making appointmen…

3 March 2023 · Allowed · Krishna Murari, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Secretary Ministry of Consumer Affairs vs Dr. Mahindra Bhaskar Limaye & Ors.

Consumer Protection (Qualification for appointment, method of recruitment, procedure of appointment, term of office, resignation and removal…

3 March 2023 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, M.M. Sundresh

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gurjit Singh (D) through Lrs vs Union Territory, Chandigarh & Ors.

Licence – A licence holder, if entitled to allotment of the auction platform adjacent to and/or in front of his shop as a matter of right –…

3 March 2023 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Adani Power Maharashtra Limited & Ors.

Power – Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – Supply of coal to power producers – Change of New Coal Distributional Policy, 2007 (NCD…

3 March 2023 · Dismissed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Commissioner of Trade Tax vs M/s. Kumar Paints and Mill Stores through Its Proprietor

U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948 – s. 2(e)(i) – Mixing of base paint with different colours, result into a new product or not – High Court held that…

2 March 2023 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vishal Tiwari vs Union of India & Ors.

Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 – r. 19A – Loss of the investor wealth in securities market – The Hidenburg Report – Investiga…

2 March 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J.B. Pardiwal

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Super Diamond Tools & Ors. vs K. Mohan Rao

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s. 34 – Setting aside of arbitral award – Dispute regarding partnership accounts between the parties…

2 March 2023 · Dismissed

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anoop Baranwal vs Union of India

Election Laws: Constitution of India – Arts. 324(2), 32 and 142 –Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners – Met…

2 March 2023 · Partly allowed · K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, C

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Commissioner of Central Excise, Allahabad vs M/s J.R. Organics Ltd.

Central Excise Rules, 1994 – r. 6(p)(ii) – Determining the value of the spirit –Respondent was engaged in the manufacture of organic chemica…

1 March 2023 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vikas Rathi vs The State of U.P. & Anr.

VIKAS RATHI v. THE STATE OF U.P. & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 644 of 2023) MARCH 01, 2023 [ABHAY S. OKA AND RAJESH BINDAL, JJ.] Code of Crimi…

1 March 2023 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Chattisgarh & Anr. vs Aman Kumar Singh & Ors. etc. etc

Constitution of India – Art.226 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.13(1)(b), (2) – FIR registered against one ‘AS’ and his wife ‘YS’…

1 March 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ravi Dhingra vs The State of Haryana

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.364A, 363 and 364 – Modification of conviction u/s.364A to s.363 – Appellants convicted u/ss.148, 364A r/w s.149, IPC…

1 March 2023 · Partly allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Bls Infrastructure Limited vs M/s. Rajwant Singh & Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 256(1) Proviso – Nonappearance of complainant – Dismissal of complaints for nonprosecution – Sustainabi…

1 March 2023 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Dharti Dredging and Infrastructure Ltd. vs Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Guntur

Customs Tariff Act, 1975 – Note 2 to Section XVII – Inapplicability of – Items excluded and denied the benefit of exemption notification, if…

1 March 2023 · Partly allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta