Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suborno Bose vs Enforcement Directorate & Anr.

SUBORNO BOSE v. ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6267 of 2020) MARCH 05, 2020 [A. M. KHANWILKAR AND DINESH MAHESHWARI, JJ.]…

5 March 2020 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Mankastu Impex Private Limited vs Airvisual Limited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.9, 11 – International Commercial Arbitration seated outside India – Petitioner-company (incorpor…

5 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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M/s Super Malls Private Limited vs Principal Commissioner of Income Tax 8, New Delhi

Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.153C – Search and seizure operation carried out at residential/business premises of Director (the searched person)…

5 March 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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Uco Bank vs National Textile Corporation Ltd. & Anr.

Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995 – As per appellant-Bank, Shree Sitaram Mills Ltd. was taken over by respondent no.1 & natio…

5 March 2020 · Partly allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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Union of India and Others vs M. V. Mohanan Nair

Service Law – Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme vis-à-vis Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme – ACP Scheme was withdrawn…

5 March 2020 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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N. C. Santhosh vs State of Karnataka & Ors.

Service Law: Appointment – Compassionate appointment – Cancelled on finding that the appointments were made de-hors the provisions of Karnat…

4 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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Nirmala Kothari vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.149(2)(a)(ii) – Fatal accident – Insurance claim – Repudiation of claim on the ground that driver did not posse…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · Navin Sinha, Krishna Murari

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Patram vs Gram Panchayat Katwar & Ors.

Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 – ss.2(g)(3) and 2(g)(5)(v) – Whether the word ‘shamilat’ has to be read with taraf, patt…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Deepak Gupta

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Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board and Another vs Vijay Bodana and Others

Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board Act 1972 – Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 – Modification…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

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State of Goa vs Narayan V. Gaonkar & Ors.

Suit – for declaration of ownership – The plaintiffsrespondents filed a suit for a direction to delete the name of ‘Forest department’ from…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Managing Director Chhattisgarh State Co-Operative Bank Maryadit vs Zila Sahkari Kendriya Bank Maryadit & Ors.

Chhatisgarh Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 - ss.49-E(2), 56(3) – Appellant, a State Cooperative body is the apex body of Cooperative Banks…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Ajay Rastogi

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C. Jayachandran vs State of Kerala & Ors. etc.

Service Law: Notional seniority – Advertisement for filling up six posts in Higher Judicial Service for direct recruitment published on 16.0…

4 March 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta

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Assurance Co. Ltd. vs Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s. 13(2)(a) – District Forum to extend the time for filing of response to the complaint beyond the period of…

4 March 2020 · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah, S. Ra

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Chief Information Commissioner vs High Court of Gujarat and Another.

Right to Information Act, 2005 – s. 19 – Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993 – rr. 149 to 154 – An RTI application was filed by respondent no. 2…

4 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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Ashok Kumar Gupta & Anr. vs M/s Sitalaxmi Sahuwala Medical Trust and Others

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.92 – Suit filed by appellantsplaintiffs (husband and wife) who are Trustees of 1st defendant Trust, a Publ…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Additional Commissioner Revenue and Others vs Akhalaq Hussain and Another

U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 – ss.157-B, 161, 166, 167 – Respondents entered into an exchange with a member of Schedu…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna

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Mangayarkarasi vs M. Yuvaraj

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.9, 13 – Respondent-husband filed petition being H.M.O.P No.13/2010 (old No.532/2007) seeking dissolution of ma…

3 March 2020 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, S. Abdul Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna

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Ramesh Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.

U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981 – r.r. 16 and 19(3) – Uttar Pradesh Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 –…

3 March 2020 · Dismissed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Indu Malhotra