Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

New Delhi Television Ltd. vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax

Income Tax Act, 1961 : s.147 – Power under, invocation of – Whether the revenue had sufficient reasons to believe that undisclosed income of…

3 April 2020 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bhagwat Sharan (Dead Thr. Lrs.) vs Purushottam & Ors.

Hindu Law – Property of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) – Burden to prove – Person had four sons – 2 sons severed and had no connection with pr…

3 April 2020 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Deepak Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Raja @ Ayyappan vs State of Tamil Nadu

RAJA @ AYYAPPAN v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU (Criminal Appeal No. 1120 of 2010) APRIL 01, 2020 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND DEEPAK GUPTA, JJ.] Terrorist a…

1 April 2020 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. vs Rohit Prajapati & Ors.

Environment (Protection) Act 1986 – s.3 – 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification mandated prior Environmental Clearance (EC…

1 April 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Ajay Rastogi

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Pawan Kumar Gupta vs State of NCT of Delhi

Constitution of India: Arts.32 and 72 – Writ petition challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India on the ground th…

20 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

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Akshay Kumar Singh vs Union of India & Ors.

Nirbhaya Case – Order rejecting mercy petition by the President of India – Judicial review of – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the c…

19 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

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Mukesh vs State of NCT of Delhi

Nirbhaya Case – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the convict raising points on merits of the matter– Held: Petitioner was given suffic…

19 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

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State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. vs Vijay Shankar Dubey

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. v. VIJAY SHANKAR DUBEY (Civil Appeal No. 1757 of 2020) MARCH 19, 2020 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUD…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Rajasthan State Electricity Board Jaipur vs The Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (Assessment) & Anr.

Income Tax Act, 1961: ss. 32(2) and 143 (I-A) – Additional tax – Levy of – Propriety – Assessee claiming 100% depreciation – As per amended…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Nand Ram (D) through Lrs. & Ors. vs Jagdish Prasad (D) through Lrs.

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Land given on lease for 20 years to the defendant with a clause that plaintiff-lessor could seek ejectment of t…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

K Pavithra and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Supreme Court Rules, 1966: Or.XL – On 10.05.2019, judgment was rendered in B K Pavitra II whereby constitutionality of the Reservation Act 2…

19 March 2020 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

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Ram Chandra Prasad Singh vs Sharad Yadav

Constitution of India: Art.226 — Tenth schedule; Paragraph 6 – Respondent no.1 was elected as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on JD(U) ti…

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

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Food Corporation of India vs Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika & Ors.

Constitution of India: Art.285(1) and (2) – Exemption of property of Union from State Taxation – The Government of Bombay acquired certain l…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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Shyam Sahni vs Arjun Prakash and Others

Contempt of Court – Deposit of passport to ensure presence and compliance of the order of the Court – Appellant filed a civil suit seeking d…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

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Dhanpat vs Sheo Ram (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors.

Indian Succession Act, 1925: s. 63 – Will – Admissibility of – Suit seeking declaration that the plaintiff, his mother and his sisters had e…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Benedict Denis Kinny vs Tulip Brian Miranda & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art. 226 – Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 – s. 5B – In one civil appeal, the respondent and appellant contes…

19 March 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Gurcharan Singh & Ors. vs Angrez Kaur & Anr.

GURCHARAN SINGH & ORS. v. ANGREZ KAUR & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6835 of 2009) MARCH 19, 2020 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND NAVIN SINHA, JJ.] Registratio…

19 March 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jeetendra vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

JEETENDRA v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 408 of 2020) MARCH 18, 2020 [S. A. BOBDE, CJI, B. R. GAVAI AND SURYA KANT,…

18 March 2020 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant