Indian Court Judgments — 2022

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

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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Narmada Bachao Andolan and Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Land Acquisition – Rehabilitation of displaced persons – Compensation – In case of applicant an order was passed by the Court of the Land Ac…

22 September 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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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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Harbhajan Singh vs State of Haryana & Ors.

Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 – s. 72 – Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 – Inter-State Corporation Act. 1957 – ss.3, 4 – State…

20 September 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, Vikram Nath

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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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Raju @ Rajendra Prasad vs State of Rajasthan

Penal Code – ss.302, 34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – As per FIR, the appellants-accused (wife of the deceased and coaccused) had ill…

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

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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

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M/s Tech Sharp Engineers Pvt. Ltd. vs Sanghvi Movers Limited

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: s.9 – Initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) – Applicability of Limitation Act –…

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

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Maharishi Markandeshwar University and Another vs Akriti Sharma and Others

Education/Educational Institution : NEET UG 2021 – After the completion of two rounds of counseling of NEET 2021, second respondent, Univers…

19 September 2022 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

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M/s Trimurthi Fragrances (P) Ltd. through Its Director Shri Pradeep Kumar Agrawal vs Government of N.C.T. of Delhi through Its Principal Secretary (Finance) & Ors.

Tax/Taxation– Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 – Central Excise Act, 1944 – Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 – U…

19 September 2022 · Disposed · Indira Banerjee, Hemant Gupta, Surya Kant, M.M. Sundresh, Su

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In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences vs In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 235, 309 – Whether, after recording conviction for a capital offence, under law, the court is obligat…

19 September 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Sudhanshu Dhulia