Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Income Tax Officer vs Vikram Sujitkumar Bhatia

Income Tax Act, 1961: s.153C – Assessment of income of any other person – Initiation of search u/s.132 prior to the amendment to s.153C – Ap…

6 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Commissioner of Income Tax 7 vs M/s Paville Projects Pvt. Ltd.

Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.263 – Exercise of jurisdiction under – Respondent filed its income tax return for the AY 2007-08, wherein it showed…

6 April 2023 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Haryana Power Purchase Centre vs Sasan Power Ltd. & Ors.

Electricity Laws – Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), if empowered to disregar…

6 April 2023 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Man Singh vs Shamim Ahmed (Dead) Thr. Lrs

Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972: ss.20, 30 – Deposit of rent in court – When – Held: Tena…

5 April 2023 · Dismissed · Aniruddha Bose, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art. 19(1)(a) and 19(2) – Freedom of Speech and Expression – Freedom of Press – Reasonable Restriction – National Se…

5 April 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pinak Pani Mohanty vs Union of India and Ors.

Directions – Union of India, sought directions to transfer an amount of Rs. 5,000 crores out of unutilized amount of Rs. 23,937 crores (lyin…

29 March 2023 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Prem Kishore & Ors. vs Brahm Prakash & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s. 11, Or. 7 R. 11, Or, 9 R. 8, Or. 17 R. 3 – Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 – s. 14(1)(a) – The landlord (ori…

29 March 2023 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.B. Pardiwala

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Prasanta Kumar Sahoo & Ors. vs Charulata Sahu & Ors.

PRASANTA KUMAR SAHOO & ORS. v. CHARULATA SAHU & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2913-2915 of 2018) MARCH 29, 2023 [A. S. BOPANNA AND J. B. PARDIWALA,…

29 March 2023 · Dismissed · A.S. Bopanna, J.B. Pardiwala

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Cce, Aurangabad vs M/s Videocon Industries Ltd. Thr. Its Director

Customs Tariff Act, 1975 – First Schedule – Chapter 90 – LCD panels – Classification of – CESTAT held that the LCD panels imported by assess…

29 March 2023 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

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Shivshankara & Anr. vs H.P. Vedavyasa Char

Abatement: Abatement of suit – Non-joinder of necessary parties – Non-impleadment of all other legal heirs of deceased defendant – Effect of…

29 March 2023 · Dismissed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, C.T. Ravikumar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Balu Sudam Khalde & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 r/w 34 – Prosecution case that verbal altercation between the parties resulting in a fight wherein first informant…

29 March 2023 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.B. Pardiwala

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

M P High Court Bar Association vs Union of India & Ors.

Debt Recovery Tribunals and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals Electronic filing Rules, 2020 – e-filing of pleadings – Department of Financia…

29 March 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J.B. Pardiwal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mohd Muslim @ Hussain vs State (NCT of Delhi)

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.37 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.436A – Appellant accused of committing of…

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

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Tajvir Singh Sodhi & Ors. vs The State of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors.

Service law: Selection process – Quashing of – Selection process conducted for appointment of drug inspectors – 64 persons including some ap…

28 March 2023 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Punjab vs Dil Bahadur

Sentence/Sentencing – Principle of – High Court though confirmed the conviction of the respondent-accused for offences u/ss.279 and 304A, IP…

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Abhishek Singh vs Huhtamaki Ppl Ltd. & Anr.

ABHISHEK SINGH v. HUHTAMAKI PPL LTD. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No(s). 2241 of 2023) MARCH 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Insolvency…

28 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pulen Phukan & Ors. vs The State of Assam

PULEN PHUKAN & ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No. 906 of 2016) MARCH 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH AND SANJAY KAROL, JJ.]…

28 March 2023 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shiva Kumar @ Shiva @ Shivamurthy vs State of Karnataka

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.366, 376 and 302 – Power to impose modified punishment – Appellant convicted u/ss. 366, 376 and 302 IPC – Trial Court…

28 March 2023 · Partly allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Rajesh Bindal