Indian Court Judgments — 2018

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Gangappa and Anr. vs Fakkirappa

Karnataka Stamp Act,1957 – ss.33, 34 and 38 – Appellantsplaintiffs entered into agreements to sell with respondent-defendant – Appellants fi…

14 December 2018 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, Ajay Rastogi

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Hukum Chandra (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Nemi Chand Jain & Ors.

Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961: s.12(1)(f) – Eviction from shop on the ground of bonafide need – Eviction suit filed by resp…

14 December 2018 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Prakash Chand Daga vs Saveta Sharma & Ors.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.2(30), 50 and 177 – Compensation – Appellant, original owner of a car, sold the said vehicle to the first resp…

14 December 2018 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

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Urvashiben & Anr. vs Krishnakant Manuprasad Trivedi

S.C.R. 1242 URVASHIBEN & ANR. v. KRISHNAKANT MANUPRASAD TRIVEDI (Civil Appeal Nos. 12070-71 of 2018) DECEMBER 14, 2018 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND…

14 December 2018 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Subhash Reddy

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Jamila Begum (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Shami Mohd. (D) Thr. Lrs. & Another

Suit: Suit by respondent No.1 (plaintiff) – For declaration that the mortgage deed dated 21.11.1967 and sale deed dated 21.12.1970 in respec…

14 December 2018 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Janhit Manch through Its President Bhagvanji Raiyani & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art.226 – Government of Maharashtra launched comprehensive slum rehabilitation scheme – Prayer in writ petition inte…

14 December 2018 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Akhil Bhartvarshiya Marwari Agarwal Jatiya Kosh & Ors. vs Brijlal Tibrewal & Ors.

Practice & Procedure – Appellant No.1-Trust acquired 9797 sq. meters of land for providing housing to weaker sections of the society – Said…

14 December 2018 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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H. K. Singla vs Avtar Singh Saini & Ors.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s. 27 – Penalties – On facts, allegation of the complainant that he had deposited the money with the Employee…

14 December 2018 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Subhash Reddy

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M/s. Tata Motors Limited vs State of Jharkhand and Others

Bihar Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1994: s. 6 – Tax payable by a manufacturer or a dealer – Manufacturer/dealer of the motor vehicles – Liab…

14 December 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, M.R. Shah

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Vasant Ganpat Padave (D) by Lrs. & Ors. vs Anant Mahadev Sawant (Dead) Thru Lrs. & Ors.

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 – s.32 as amended by Act 15 of 1957 and ss.32F, 32G – Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (A…

14 December 2018 · Ashok Bhushan, Ajay Rastogi

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Jaipur Metals & Electricals Employees Organization through General Secretary Mr. Tej Ram Meena vs Jaipur Metals & Electricals Ltd. through Its Managing Director & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.7, 238 – Respondent No.1-company became a non-performing asset – Board for Industrial and Financia…

12 December 2018 · R.F. Nariman, M.R. Shah

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Bijay Kumar Manish Kumar Huf vs Ashwin Desai

Suit – Maintainability of – Appellant-landlord filed suit for recovery of khas possession, mesne profits, permanent injunction against the r…

12 December 2018 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Union of India and Anr. vs V. R. Tripathi

Service law : Appointment – Compassionate appointment – Son born to railway employee from second marriage contracted during the subsistence…

11 December 2018 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Union of India and Others vs Dyalu Ram

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985: s.14 – Jurisdiction of Tribunal – Respondents engaged on casual basis by Armed Forces in 1993 and 1994 r…

11 December 2018 · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Jaswant Singh vs Union of India & Anr.

S.C.R. 1312 JASWANT SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6886 of 2014) DECEMBER 10, 2018 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND M. R.…

10 December 2018 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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M/s. Emaar Mgf Land Limited vs Aftab Singh

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Consumer disputes, whether arbitrable or not – Appellant-company was developing an integrated township – Res…

10 December 2018 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Ashok Bhushan

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Ganesh Sukhdeo Gurule vs Tahsildar Sinnar & Ors.

Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 – s.35(3) – Majority for holding no- confidence motion – Computation of – Respondents moved a no-co…

10 December 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Chairman, Board of Trustee, Sri Ram Mandir Jagtial Karimnagar District, A.P vs S. Rajyalaxmi (Dead) & Ors.

Suit – Declaration of title and perpetual injunction – Respondents-plaintiffs filed a suit against the appellants-defendants seeking declara…

10 December 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar