Indian Court Judgments — 2022

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Owners and Parties Interested in the Vessel M.V. Polaris Galaxy vs Banque Cantonale De Geneve

Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 – s.14 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.1 r.10(2) – Commercial Cour…

23 September 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, A.S. Bopanna

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Union of India and Ors. vs G.R. Meghwal

Service Law: Promotion – Suitability for grant of Senior Administrative Grade – Assessment of Annual Confidential Report (ACR) – Deputy Gene…

23 September 2022 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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M/s Nkd Maritime Limited vs The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai & Ors.

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 – ss.48-50 – Notification – Anchorage fees – Calculation of – Appellant purchased a Vessel in an auction conduct…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Chandrabhan (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors. vs Saraswati & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908- s.100 – Second Appeal – Appellant was adopted by his parental uncle at about the age of 14 years as per the r…

22 September 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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M/s. Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited vs Oscar Investments Limited & Ors.

M/s. DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY LIMITED v. OSCAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED & ORS. (Special Leave Petition (C) No. 20417 of 2017) SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 [U…

22 September 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit, K.M. Joseph, Indira Banerjee

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Maitreya Doshi vs Anand Rathi Global Finance Ltd. and Anr.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 – ss.7, 62 – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process – Respondent No. 1, a NBFCFinancial Creditor disbur…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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D. Swamy vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: s. 22 – Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2006 – Ex Post facto Environmental clearance (EC) –…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Ajay Bhatia

Decree – Execution of – Held: A decree should not to the extent practicable be allowed to be defeated – At the same time, a decree can only…

22 September 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, A.S. Bopanna

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Ashok G. Rajani vs Beacon Trusteeship Ltd. & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Ss. 7, 12A, 62 – Arbitration proceedings between corporate debtor and respondent no. 1 to 3 were pend…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. and Others etc. vs M/s Tata Communications Ltd. etc.

Administrative Law – Administrative/executive orders or circulars, if can be made applicable with retrospective effect – Held: Only law coul…

22 September 2022 · Partly allowed · Ajay Rastogi, B.V. Nagarathna

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Gopi @ Goverdhannath (D) by Lrs. & Ors. vs Sri Ballabh Vyas

Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960: s. 10(2)(i), 10(2)(vi) and 10(3)(a) – Eviction of tenant – Original o…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, C.T. Ravikumar

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Tata Motors Limited vs Central Sales Tax Appellate Authority & Others

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 – s.22(1B) – Finance Act, 2010 – Sales effected through RSO, Vijayawada w.r.t vehicles/buses sold to APSRTC were…

21 September 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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The State of Maharashtra and Others vs Greatship (India) Limited

Alternate Remedy – Availability of – Constitution of India – Art.226 – Writ petition under, entertainability of – Maharashtra Value Added Ta…

20 September 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Har Naraini Devi & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 – s.50(a) – Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.4(2) – Constitution of India – Article 254 – Hindu Succession (Amend…

20 September 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, Vikram Nath

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State of Rajasthan & Others vs O.P. Gupta

Service Law: Pension – Respondent was initially appointed in 1967 as Assistant Charge Man in the Rajasthan Agriculture Engineering Board fro…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation vs Power Mech Projects Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 36 and 9 – Arbitration award – Interference with – On facts, award of Rs 142 cr in favour of the…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, Krishna Murari

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Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Abhijit Rajan

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 – Regulation 3(i) r/w Regulation 4 – Securities an…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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The Commissioner, Trade Tax, U.P. vs M/s Radico Khetan Ltd.

U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948 – s.34 – When applicable – Held: s.34 shall be applicable only in a case where there is a transfer of immovable pro…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari