Indian Court Judgments — 2022

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

K. Arumuga Velaiah vs P.R. Ramasamy and Anr.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Res Judicata –Registration Act, 1908 – s.17 – One ‘PS’ had two wives – From his first wife, he had 4 daughte…

27 January 2022 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sunil Kumar vs The State of Bihar and Anr.

Bail – Murder – Unlawful assembly – Respondent No.2 and other accused persons allegedly formed an unlawful assembly and killed the elder bro…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs Sanya Sahayak and Ors.

Service law: Armed service – Misconduct – Dismissal from service – Appellant- employee was driver in the Military and was posted at the 12th…

25 January 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manno Lal Jaiswal vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 439 and 161 – Bail – Grant of – Appellant lodged FIR against the respondents-accused for murder of hi…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dayalu Kashyap vs The State of Chhattisgarh

Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 – s.50 – Effect of – Search conducted by Sub-Inspector and not by a Gazetted Officer or…

25 January 2022 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights vs Union of India and Another

Covid-19 vaccination: Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers – Petitioner seeking categorization of pregnant women and lactatin…

25 January 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

B.B. Patel & Ors. vs Dlf Universal Ltd

Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 – ss.12B, 36-A, 36-B(a), (d), 36-D and 36-E r/w ss.2(i) and 2(o) – Held: s.12-B of the…

25 January 2022 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Punjab and Another vs Anshika Goyal and Others

Constitution of India: Art.226 – Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of fee and makin…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Joseph Stephen and Others vs Santhanasamy and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.401 – Whether in exercise of revisional jurisdiction under s.401, High Court can convert a finding of ac…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna

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Intercontinental Hotels Group (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs Waterline Hotels Pvt. Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 11(6), 11(12)(a) & 16 – Appointment of Arbitrator – Karnataka Stamp Act – Stamp Duty on Arbitra…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Hima Kohli

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The State of Haryana & Ors. vs A Nishanth George

Service Law – Appointment scheme – Railway Board under Union Railways Ministry introduced a scheme known as the Safety Related Retirement Sc…

25 January 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ajaya Kumar Das & Anr. vs Divisional Manager & Anr.

Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923: s. 4A – Award of interest on compensation to labourer who sufferred permanent disability upto 85% – Appeal…

24 January 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Dinesh Maheshwari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Shivram Chandra Jagarnath Cold Storage & Anr. vs New India Assurance Company Limited & Ors.

Insurance – Deterioration of Stock Policy (DOS policy) – Specific exceptions in the policy – Stock of potatoes stored by the appellant had s…

24 January 2022 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Sunil Kumar Maity vs State Bank of India and Anr.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.21(b) – Revisional jurisdiction of National Consumer Commission – Ambit and scope – Consumer complaint aga…

21 January 2022 · Allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M. Trivedi

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Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust and Others vs State of Gujarat and Others

Administrative Law – Entrustment of judicial functions to an administrative expert committee – Appellants filed an Original Application (OA)…

21 January 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Bela M. Trivedi

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M/s Ireo Private Limited vs Aloke Anand and Others

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Housing – Apartment Buyers Agreement – Apartment not handed over in time by developer – Allottee filed consum…

21 January 2022 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Bela M. Trivedi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Musstt Rehana Begum vs State of Assam & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.494, 495 – Appellant-wife filed application u/s.482 for quashing the compla…

21 January 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Bela M. Trivedi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Gujarat vs Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited

STATE OF GUJARAT v. ARCELOR MITTAL NIPPON STEEL INDIA LIMITED (Civil Appeal Nos. 7710-7714 of 2021) JANUARY 21, 2022 [M. R. SHAH AND SANJIV…

21 January 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna