Indian Court Judgments — 2023

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Case Details Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Anr.

Writ petition in the nature of public interest sought expeditious disposal of criminal cases against elected members of the Parliament and L…

9 November 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

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Case Details M/s. Rajasthan Art Emporium vs Kuwait Airways & Anr.

(i) Whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has committed any illegality or perversity in recording the finding that the…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · A.S. Bopanna, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Case Details Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited & Ors.

Whether the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission-CERC and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity-APTEL were justified in affixing liability…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Thanesar Singh Sodhi (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Union of India and Ors.

Detention order passed under Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 subsequently revoked/withdraw…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Union of India & Ors. vs D.G.O.F. Employees Association and Anr.

Whether the High Court was justified in holding that the respondents would be entitled to the benefit in terms of para

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · A.S. Bopanna, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sajeev vs State of Kerala

Whether the conviction and sentence of the accused-A10 and A11 u/ss. 302, 307, and 326/120B IPC and s.55(a), (h),

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Sanjay Karol

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M/s. Ifci Limited vs Sutanu Sinha & Ors.

Whether the Compulsorily Convertible Debentures-CCDs with a “put option” and in the event of default on part of ICTL-borrower during the win…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Dilip B Jiwrajka vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitutional validity of ss.95 to 100 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madan vs State of Uttar Pradesh

Six deaths were caused on account of brutal firing by the appellants and other accused persons. The trial court imposed sentence of capital…

9 November 2023 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, B.V. Nagarathna, Prashant Kumar Mi

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Ankita Thakur & Ors. vs The H.P. Staff Selection Commission & Ors.

(i) Whether relaxation in the essential eligibility qualifications could be made post the last date fixed for receipt of applications; (ii)…

9 November 2023 · Disposed · Hrishikesh Roy, Manoj Misra

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Lajja Ram & Ors. vs Rati Chand & Ors. etc

Nature and extent of a bhondedar’s right over a shamlatdeh property (land reserved & used for common purpose in villages) and whether the bh…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Hrishikesh Roy, Sanjay Karol

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Case Details Hariprasad @ Kishan Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh

Whether the delay of about more than one year in registering the FIR could be said to be fatal to the case of prosecution; whether the prose…

7 November 2023 · Allowed · Bela M. Trivedi, Dipankar Datta

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Case Details Mohar Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh Collector & Ors.

Appellants if entitled to seek parity with their co-villagers in the grant of compensation for their acquired land despite the inordinate de…

7 November 2023 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta

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Case Details Union of India and Others vs Dilip Paul

Issues for consideration: In an appeal directed against the judgment passed by the High Court by which it allowed the writ petition filed by…

6 November 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Lombardi Engineering Limited vs Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited

Whether the dictum as laid down in ICOMM Tele Limited’s case can bemade applicable to the instant case, when Clause

6 November 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Jyotirmay Ray vs The Field General Manager, Punjab National Bank & Ors.

Whether the denial of employer’s contribution of Provident Fund and non-payment of gratuity to the employee-appellant because of the order o…

6 November 2023 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, K.V. Viswanathan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Karnataka vs T. Naseer @ Nasir @ Thandiantavida Naseer @ Umarhazi @ Hazi & Ors.

The High Court rejected the applications filed by the prosecution u/s. 311 of the Cr.P.C., seeking recall of PW-189 and to permit the prosec…

6 November 2023 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Rajesh Bindal

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Case Details Sachidhanandam Since Dead through His Lrs. vs E. Vanaja and Ors.

Whether under the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the widow of the pre-deceased son has the first right or entitlement to rece…

6 November 2023 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Hima Kohli, Prashant Kumar Mishra