Indian Court Judgments — 2023

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Esi Corporation vs M/s. Radhika Theatre

Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 – s.1(6) (inserted w.e.f. 20.10.89) – Whether w.r.t the demand notices post 20.10.89, a factory or an es…

20 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. vs State of Odisha & Ors.

Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957– ss.11(2),2(d)– ‘Person interested’ –Lands in question owned by respondent-State…

20 January 2023 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

John Anthonisamy @ John vs State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Purported extra-judicial confession – Effect – Five accused includin…

19 January 2023 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gajanand Sharma vs Aadarsh Siksha Parishad Samiti & Ors.

Rajasthan Non-Governmental Educational Institutions Act, 1989 – s.18 – For termination from service, the approval of Director of Education r…

19 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Ors. vs Const Sunil Kumar

Service law – Dismissal from service – Allegation that respondent consumed liquor while on duty and threatened senior officers – CRPF dismis…

19 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Alpine Housing Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. vs Ashok S Dhariwal and Others

Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.34(2)(a) – Prior and post 2019 Amendment – Whether the applicant can be permitted to adduce evidenc…

19 January 2023 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajaram S/O Sriramulu Naidu (Since Deceased) through L.Rs. vs Maruthachalam (Since Deceased) through L.Rs.

Money Lending – The appellant’s wife subscribed to chit funds (1992 and 1995) with the respondent for which two signed blank cheques were su…

18 January 2023 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, M.M. Sundresh

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shri Ram Shridhar Chimurkar vs Union of India & Anr.

Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 – r. 54(14)(b) – Pension Rules – Adoption after the death of Government servant – Right of adop…

17 January 2023 · Dismissed · K.M. Joseph, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jabir & Ors. vs The State of Uttarakhand

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 364, 201 – The prosecution case was that the victim ‘H’, aged about 7 years, went missing on 8.10.1999 – On 10.10…

17 January 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hewlett Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd. 1123 a (Now Hp India Sales Pvt. Ltd.) vs Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 – Central Excise Act, 1944 – ss.4A and 4 – Appellants imported certain units of the ‘All-in-one integrated D…

17 January 2023 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Vikram Nath

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bimla Tiwari vs State of Bihar & Ors.

Bail – Pre-arrest bail and regular bail – Grant of – Considerations – Held: The process of criminal law cannot be utilised for armtwisting a…

16 January 2023 · Disposed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy

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Delhi Development Authority vs Beena Gupta (D) through Lrs. & Ors.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: s. 24(2) – Lapse of acquisition…

16 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Delhi Development Authority vs Manpreet Singh & Ors.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: s. 24(2) – Land acquisition, whe…

16 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State through Central Bureau of Investigation vs T. Gangi Reddy @ Yerra Gangi Reddy

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : s. 167(2) – Default bail – Cancellation of, on merits – On facts, accused-respondent arrested in connecti…

16 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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Ex-Const/Dvr Mukesh Kumar Raigar vs Union of India & Ors.

Service Law : Removal from service – Constable found guilty of gross misconduct and indiscipline – Suppression of pending criminal litigatio…

16 January 2023 · Dismissed · Ajay Rastogi, Bela M. Trivedi

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The Union of India & Ors. vs Rajib Khan & Ors.

Service Law – Entitlement to Nursing allowance – Respondents were working as Nursing Assistants in BSF and were paid “Hospital Patient care…

16 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Delhi Development Authority vs Eminent Marketing Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s. 24(2) – High Court relying u…

16 January 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sushil Pandey & Anr. vs State of U.P.Thr. Principal Secretary (Home) & Ors.

Uttar Pradesh Police Radio Service Rules, 1979 – rr. 17, 22 – 50% vacancies for the post of Assistant Radio Officers to be filled through di…

16 January 2023 · Disposed · Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose