Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Munjal Showa Ltd. vs Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise

Customs Act, 1962 – Exemption from payment of Customs Duty availed on the basis of forged/fake documents – Knowledge of fraud – Effect on du…

23 September 2022 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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Balram Singh vs Kelo Devi

Deeds and Documents – Unregistered agreement to sell – Suit filed for permanent injunction instead of specific performance of the agreement…

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

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Owners and Parties Interested in the Vessel M.V. Polaris Galaxy vs Banque Cantonale De Geneve

Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 – s.14 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.1 r.10(2) – Commercial Cour…

23 September 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, A.S. Bopanna

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Jigar @ Jimmy Pravinchandra Adatiya vs State of Gujarat

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 – s.20(2) – Proviso added by th…

23 September 2022 · Allowed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Union of India and Ors. vs G.R. Meghwal

Service Law: Promotion – Suitability for grant of Senior Administrative Grade – Assessment of Annual Confidential Report (ACR) – Deputy Gene…

23 September 2022 · Dismissed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Navika Kumar vs Union of India & Others

Constitution of India: Art 32 – Writ of Certiorari – Petitioner was the anchor of Newshour Debate (debate) telecasted on Times Now – Various…

23 September 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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Aminuddin vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Bail – Grant of, on parity – When not justified – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 148, 149, 302, 352 and 34 – Held: When the bail granted to co-a…

23 September 2022 · Allowed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Krishna Murari

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M/s Nkd Maritime Limited vs The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai & Ors.

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 – ss.48-50 – Notification – Anchorage fees – Calculation of – Appellant purchased a Vessel in an auction conduct…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Chandrabhan (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors. vs Saraswati & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908- s.100 – Second Appeal – Appellant was adopted by his parental uncle at about the age of 14 years as per the r…

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

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M/s. Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited vs Oscar Investments Limited & Ors.

M/s. DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY LIMITED v. OSCAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED & ORS. (Special Leave Petition (C) No. 20417 of 2017) SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 [U…

22 September 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit, K.M. Joseph, Indira Banerjee

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Maitreya Doshi vs Anand Rathi Global Finance Ltd. and Anr.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 – ss.7, 62 – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process – Respondent No. 1, a NBFCFinancial Creditor disbur…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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D. Swamy vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: s. 22 – Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2006 – Ex Post facto Environmental clearance (EC) –…

22 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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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