Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ambala Bus Syndicate Pvt. Ltd. vs Chandigarh Administration & Ors.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Chapters V & VI; ss. 88 and 98 – Overriding effect provided u/s.98 – Operation of – Appellant, private operator o…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Patel Ahmed Mohammad vs Balwant Singh Rajput & Ors.

S.C.R. 6 PATEL AHMED MOHAMMAD v. BALWANT SINGH RAJPUT & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 10005-10007 of 2018) SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Public Interest Foundation & Ors. vs Union of India & Anr.

Constitution of India: Articles 102 (a) to (d) and (e); 324 – In order to curb criminalization of politics, whether the court can issue mand…

25 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, R.F. Nariman, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Coal India Ltd. & Anr. vs Navin Kumar Singh

Service Law– Promotion – Inter-company transfer– Past service rendered in the parent unit, if to be considered– Respondent, joined Dankuni C…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shri Ambadevi Sanstha & Ors. vs Joint Charity Commissioner & Ors.

Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950: s.36 – Sale of Trust property – Power of Charity Commissioner – Application seeking permission to sell Trust…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Biswajit Sukul vs Deo Chand Sarda & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XLI, r.22 – Appellantplaintiff filed a suit for arrears of rent and eviction against the respondents-defe…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons vs .

S.C.R. 78 RE-INHUMAN CONDITIONS IN 1382 PRISONS (Writ Petition (Civil) No.406 of 2013) SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 [MADAN B. LOKUR, S. ABDUL NAZEER A…

25 September 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Anr.

Constitution of India – Art.32 – Writ petition for issuing writ/direction to debar the legislators (MPs/MLAs/MLCs) from practising as an Adv…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shailesh Bandu Swami and Another vs Dipak and Others

Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949: ss. 20, 21, 31A and 35A – Constitution of Standing Committee and election of Chairman thereof –…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Ashok Bhushan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Reema Salkan vs Sumer Singh Salkan

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – During the pendency of the application u/s.125, issue of interim maintenance travelled upto Supre…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Kerala & Anr. vs Gouri & Ors.

Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: s.3(3) – The land in question was acquired by the respondents prior to the appoin…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Kerala & Anr. vs Joseph & Anr.

Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: ss. 3(3) and 8 – On facts, respondent-landowners owned a piece of land with rubbe…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India vs Hardy Exploration and Production (India) Inc

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.34 – “seat” and “venue” for holding arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration agreement – Arb…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vilasini vs State of Kerala

Kerala Abkari (Amended) Act, 1997: ss.8(1) and (2) – Trial court convicted the appellant and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for…

25 September 2018 · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam vs Raj Kumar Rajinder Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

Land Acquisition – Claim for compensation – Whether after the abolition of jagirs by virtue of the Abolition Act, 1953, the Respondent-Jagir…

24 September 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, S. Abdul Nazeer

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Achpal @ Ramswaroop & Another vs State of Rajasthan

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – Investigation not complete within the period prescribed under – Right of an accused in custody…

24 September 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jai Singh and Ors. vs University Grants Commission and Ors.

Universities: Deemed to be University – Whether Deemed to be University without there being any approval from the AICTE could start courses…

24 September 2018 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur vs Shri Phool Chand(Dead) through Lrs.

S.C.R. 448 RAJASTHAN STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, JAIPUR v. SHRI PHOOL CHAND(DEAD) THROUGH LRS. (Civil Appeal No.1756 of 2010) SEPTEMBE…

20 September 2018 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer