Indian Court Judgments — 2023

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Staff Union. vs Employer in Relation to the Management of the Food Corporation of India & Anr.

Approbate and Reprobate – Held: A party to a proceeding cannot be permitted to challenge the same but thereafter abide by it out of its own…

3 July 2023 · Disposed · Krishna Murari, Sanjay Kumar

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M/s. Sanvira Industries vs Rain Cii Carbon (Vizag) Ltd. & Ors.

Environment – Issue as to allocation of quantities of raw petcoke (RPC) – Increased allocation to the appellant – Challenged by respondent,…

3 July 2023 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

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Bank of Baroda & Ors. vs Baljit Singh

Service Law – Compassionate Appointment – Criterion regarding financial status, non-fulfilment of – Held: Appointment of a candidate on comp…

21 June 2023 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Manoj Misra

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Coal India Limited and Anr. vs Competition Commission of India and Anr.

Competition Law: Competition Act, 2002 – ss. 2(h), 19(4)(g) and 28 – “Enterprise” – Applicability of the Act – Competition Appellate Tribuna…

15 June 2023 · K.M. Joseph, B.V. Nagarathna, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Hasmukhlal Madhavlal Patel and Anr. vs Ambika Food Products Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.

Companies Act, 1956 – s. 2(32), 81, 81(1A), 81(3), 397, 398 – Companies Act, 1913 – s. 105-C – First respondent is a private limited company…

15 June 2023 · Partly allowed · K.M. Joseph, B.V. Nagarathna

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M/s Trinity Infraventures Ltd. & Ors. etc. vs M. S. Murthy & Ors. etc.

Suit – Partition suit – Decree – Preliminary decree – Mathruka property – Whether on facts, the Division Bench of the High Court was right i…

15 June 2023 · Disposed · V. Ramasubramanian, Pankaj Mithal

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Aish Mohammad vs State of Haryana and Ors.

Service Law: Punjab Police Rules, 1934 – rr.8.18 and 16.28 – Power to review proceedings – Compulsorily retirement –Adverse remarks entered…

14 June 2023 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Senthibalaji V. vs A.P. Geetha and Ors.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 – ss.83, 123 – Failure to plead material facts in the election petition concerning alleged corrupt pr…

19 May 2023 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal

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Tata Motors Limited vs The Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (Best) and Others

Constitution of India – Power of Judicial review – Contractual/commercial matters – Held: Courts should exercise a lot of restraint while ex…

19 May 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J.B. Pardiwal

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M/s Glock Asia-Pacific Ltd. vs Union of India

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.11(6), 12(5) – Ministry of Home Affairs floated tender – Applicant’s bid was accepted as per the…

19 May 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J.B. Pardiwal

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Central GST Delhi - III vs Delhi International Airport Ltd

Airports Authority of India Act, 1994: ss. 22, 22A – Finance Act, 1994 – ss. 67 and 68 (1) –User development fee-UDF, levied and collected u…

19 May 2023 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

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K. C. Ninan vs Kerala State Electricity Board & Ors.

Electricity Act, 2003 – ss. 42 and 61 – Liability of subsequent owner to pay electricity charges due on previous owner – Whether the arrears…

19 May 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Om Prakash Banerjee vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Service Law – Regularisation of service – Denial of – Held: Non-regularisation of the services of the appellant is a violation of the fundam…

19 May 2023 · Allowed · Krishna Murari, Sanjay Karol

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Mamta Devi & Ors. vs The Reliance General Insurance Company Limited & Anr.

Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – s.20 – Notification issued under – “Contested claim” – When not – Deceased who was employed by the second…

19 May 2023 · Partly allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

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Arti Dixit & Anr. vs Sushil Kumar Mishra & Ors.

ARTI DIXIT & ANR v. SUSHIL KUMAR MISHRA & ORS (Civil Appeal No.3858 of 2023) MAY 18, 2023 [K. M. JOSEPH AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Provincial…

18 May 2023 · Dismissed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

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Government of NCT of Delhi vs Ravinder Kumar Jain & Ors.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(2) – Locus of a subsequent…

18 May 2023 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal

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Salem Muslim Burial Ground Protection Committee vs State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.

Wakf – Suit land was declared as wakf property by Single Judge – Order set aside by Division Bench – Held: Under the Muslim law, a wakf can…

18 May 2023 · Dismissed · V. Ramasubramanian, Pankaj Mithal

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M/s B and T Ag vs Ministry of Defence

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11– Limitation period – Cause of action – When accrues – “Breaking Point”– Negotiations, if postp…

18 May 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala