Indian Court Judgments

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Digambar vs The State of Maharashtra

DIGAMBAR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (Criminal Appeal Nos. 221-222 of 2022) APRIL 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH AND SANJAY KAROL, JJ.]…

28 April 2023 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute (Run by Veena Vadini Samaj Kalyan Vikash Samiti) vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.

Constitution of India – Art. 14, 15 and 19(1)(g) – Reservation – Appellant-Institute trained teachers for B.Ed. and M.Ed. courses – Appellan…

28 April 2023 · Disposed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Sudhanshu Dhulia

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Dr. Hamir Singh Chouhan (Dead) by Lrs & Ors.

Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 – r.18 – Termination of lien – Respondents were initially appointed in the Animal Husbandry Department of the…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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Uday Pratap Thakur and Anr. vs The State of Bihar and Ors.

Service Law : Work Charged Establishment Revised Service Conditions (Repealing) Rules, 2013 : r. 5(v) – Pensionary benefits – Computation of…

28 April 2023 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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T. D. Vivek Kumar & Anr. vs Ranbir Chaudhary

Specific Relief – Denial of – Appellants (original defendants), entered into a “sale agreement” with the respondent (original plaintiff) for…

28 April 2023 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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P. V. Nidhish & Ors. vs Kerala State Wakf Board & Anr.

Wakf Act, 1995 – s.52A added by 2013 amendment – Penal provision – Operation of, if retrospective – Held: No – Giving effect to a penal stat…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

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Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited & Ors. vs Sri. B. G. Manamohana Priyanka & Ors.

Service Law – Pay revision – Entitlement to – Held: On conjoint reading of D.O./orders dated 27.09.2006 and 02.06.2008, all those employees…

28 April 2023 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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State of Himachal Pradesh and Others vs M/s A.J. Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd and Anr.

Himachal Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1968– s.16-B– Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Inte…

28 April 2023 · Disposed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

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Govt. of NCT Delhi & Anr. vs Dinesh Kumar & Anr.

GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ANR. v. DINESH KUMAR & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 3151 of 2023) APRIL 28, 2023 [M. R. SHAH AND C. T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ.] Right…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority & Another vs Rajesh Sharma and Others

U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 ss. 15(2A), 41 – Constitution of India – Art. 265 – The dispute before the High Court by way o…

28 April 2023 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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Sunil & Ors. vs High Court of Delhi & Ors. etc

Service Law – Inter-se seniority – Filling of vacant posts of private secretaries in the High Court of Delhi – Written examination was condu…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Sanjay Karol

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Jagdish Transport Corporation & Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.245, 245C(1), 245HA, 245D – Application u/s.245C(1) was filed by the appellants before the Settlement Commission –…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. vs Vijayanagaram Chinna Reddappa

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.426(2)(b), 427(2) – Interplay between – Held: While s.426 covers the case of an escaped convict, claus…

28 April 2023 · Dismissed · V. Ramasubramanian, Pankaj Mithal

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Ramisetty Venkatanna & Anr. vs Nasyam Jamal Saheb & Ors.

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Or. VII r. XI (a) and (d) – Rejection of plaint – The respondents-plaintiffs had filed a suit in the year 2014…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

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State of Madhya Pradesh vs Phoolchand Rathore

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and 201 – Acquittal under – Prosecution rested its case on the circumstances, inter-alia, (a) the accused bore a…

28 April 2023 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Manoj Misra, Aravind Kumar

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Bohatie Devi (Dead) through Lr vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

BOHATIE DEVI (DEAD) THROUGH LR v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS (Criminal Appeal No. 1294 of 2023) APRIL 28, 2023 [M. R. SHAH AND C. T. R…

28 April 2023 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re : T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union of India & Ors.

Environmental Laws: Mining activities beyond the distance of one kilometer from the boundary of the Protected Area, irrespective of the fact…

28 April 2023 · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath

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State through Central Bureau of Investigation vs Hemendhra Reddy & Another. etc.

STATE THROUGH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION v. HEMENDHRA REDDY & ANOTHER. ETC. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1300-1302 of 2023) APRIL 28, 2023 [SU…

28 April 2023 · Allowed · Surya Kant, J.B. Pardiwala