Indian Court Judgments — 2019

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Indsil Hydro Power & Manganese Ltd. vs State of Kerala & Ors. etc.

Electricity : Pursuant to the policy decision of State Government to allow the private agencies to set up hydel schemes, the appellant was a…

30 July 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Karbhari and Others vs Deepak V. Chengede and Others

Trade Unions Act, 1926 – Kopargaon Taluka Sakhar Kamgar Sabha was registered as Representative Union under the Act and was governed by its C…

30 July 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Rep. by Its Member-Secretary & Anr. vs Prestige Estates Project Ltd.

Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 – ss.48, 49 and 63B – Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenit…

29 July 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Shamsher Singh & Anr. vs Lt. Col. Nahar Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or. XXI, r. 101 – Scope of – Pursuant to a court decree possession of the property in question given to the d…

29 July 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Rathin Ghosh vs West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Ors.

Service Law – West Bengal State Electricity Board Employees’ Service Regulations – Regns. 61 and 62– Appellant was Superintending Engineer i…

29 July 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Maharashtra Chess Association vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art.226 – Ouster of High Court’s jurisdiction under, in view of existence of alternate remedy under the private agre…

29 July 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Rupa Roy vs The New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss. 166 and 173 – Enhancement of compensation – Appellant and her minor son were travelling in a rickshaw van, on…

29 July 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

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Krishna Kumar Rawat & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.269UC, 269UD (1A), 269UE (1), 269UG (4) and Chapter XX-C – Rajasthan Urban Areas (Sub Division) Rules, 1975 – r.11…

29 July 2019 · Disposed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Union of India and Others vs Junu Gayary

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Constitution of India – Art.21 – Respondent-writ petitioner filed a writ petition u/Art.21 before the High Court…

26 July 2019 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

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State Bank of India & Ors. vs Atindra Nath Bhattacharyya & Anr.

Doctrines/Principles: Principle of natural justice – Reasonable opportunity of hearing – On facts, writ petition by employee challenging his…

25 July 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi vs Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.143(2), 292B and ss.2(31), 92CA(3), 142(1), 144C (15)(b), 148, 153(1), 153(4), 170(2), 260A – Assessee, joint vent…

25 July 2019 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Prashanti Medical Services & Research Foundation vs Union of India & Ors.

PRASHANTI MEDICAL SERVICES & RESEARCH FOUNDATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5849 of 2019) JULY 25, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE…

25 July 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

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Brahmani River Pellets Limited vs Kamachi Industries Limited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.2(1)(e), 2(2), 11(6), and 20 – Appellant entered into an agreement with the respondent for sale…

25 July 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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Madhya Pradesh Power Management Co. Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Dhar Wind Power Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Electricity Act, 2003: ss. 61 and 86(1)(e) – Procurement of power from Wind Electricity Generator – Issuance of Tariff Order – Tariff Order…

25 July 2019 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Randhir Kaur vs Prithvi Pal Singh & Ors.

RANDHIR KAUR v. PRITHVI PAL SINGH & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5822 of 2019) JULY 24, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Punjab Court…

24 July 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Kanta Yadav vs Om Prakash Yadav & Ors.

KANTA YADAV v. OM PRAKASH YADAV & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5823 of 2019) JULY 24, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Indian Success…

24 July 2019 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Vinod Bhaiyalal Jain & Ors. vs Wadhwani Parmeshwari Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.Through Its Director & Anr.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.34, 37(1)(b) – Appellant utilized the services of respondent No.1 for keeping an agricultural pr…

24 July 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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West Bengal Central School Service Commission & Ors. vs Abdul Halim & Ors.

West Bengal School Service Commission (Selection of Persons for Appointment to the Post of Teachers) Rules, 2007 – r.5 – West Bengal School…

24 July 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee