Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

V. Ravi Kumar vs State, Rep. by Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Salem, Tamil Nadu & Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 420 and 409 r/w. s.34 – Appellant alleged that he supplied cotton lint to a Mill for conversion into yarn, however, a…

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

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Manohar Lal Sharma vs Narendra Damodardas Modi & Ors.

Constitution of India: Art 32 – Public interest litigation – Issue relating to procurement of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets for the India Airforce…

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

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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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Gupteswar Behera vs State of Odisha and Another

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 148, 149 and 302 – Prosecution case that victim attacked by five persons with sticks, axe and knife – PW 1, brother of…

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

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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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State of Rajasthan vs Leela Ram @ Leela Dhar

Penal Code, 1860: s.304 Part II – Conviction of respondent under s.302 IPC – High Court modified his conviction to one under s.304 Part II –…

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

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited vs Suryanarayanan & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.451, 452 – Disposal of property – Theft of copper material from the godown of Telecom Department – Accu…

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

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs Union of India & Ors.

S.C.R. 1286 DR. ASHWANI KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Writ Petition (C) No. 193 of 2016) DECEMBER 13, 2018 [MADAN B. LOKUR AND DEEPAK GUPT…

13 December 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons I.A. No. 26542 of 2018 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 406 of 2013 vs .

Prisons Act, 1894 – Rights of prisoners on death row – Held: Convict on death row is entitled to have meetings with his immediate family mem…

13 December 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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M. A. Antony @ Antappan vs State of Kerala

Practice and Procedure – Death sentence – Commutation of, into life sentence– Mitigating factors to be considered – SocioEconomic factors –…

12 December 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta