Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Maharashtra and Others vs Greatship (India) Limited

Alternate Remedy – Availability of – Constitution of India – Art.226 – Writ petition under, entertainability of – Maharashtra Value Added Ta…

20 September 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Harbhajan Singh vs State of Haryana & Ors.

Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 – s. 72 – Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 – Inter-State Corporation Act. 1957 – ss.3, 4 – State…

20 September 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, Vikram Nath

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Har Naraini Devi & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 – s.50(a) – Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.4(2) – Constitution of India – Article 254 – Hindu Succession (Amend…

20 September 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, Vikram Nath

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Raju @ Rajendra Prasad vs State of Rajasthan

Penal Code – ss.302, 34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – As per FIR, the appellants-accused (wife of the deceased and coaccused) had ill…

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

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State of Rajasthan & Others vs O.P. Gupta

Service Law: Pension – Respondent was initially appointed in 1967 as Assistant Charge Man in the Rajasthan Agriculture Engineering Board fro…

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

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Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation vs Power Mech Projects Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 36 and 9 – Arbitration award – Interference with – On facts, award of Rs 142 cr in favour of the…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, Krishna Murari

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Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Abhijit Rajan

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 – Regulation 3(i) r/w Regulation 4 – Securities an…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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The Commissioner, Trade Tax, U.P. vs M/s Radico Khetan Ltd.

U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948 – s.34 – When applicable – Held: s.34 shall be applicable only in a case where there is a transfer of immovable pro…

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

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M/s Tech Sharp Engineers Pvt. Ltd. vs Sanghvi Movers Limited

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: s.9 – Initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) – Applicability of Limitation Act –…

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

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Maharishi Markandeshwar University and Another vs Akriti Sharma and Others

Education/Educational Institution : NEET UG 2021 – After the completion of two rounds of counseling of NEET 2021, second respondent, Univers…

19 September 2022 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

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M/s Trimurthi Fragrances (P) Ltd. through Its Director Shri Pradeep Kumar Agrawal vs Government of N.C.T. of Delhi through Its Principal Secretary (Finance) & Ors.

Tax/Taxation– Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 – Central Excise Act, 1944 – Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 – U…

19 September 2022 · Disposed · Indira Banerjee, Hemant Gupta, Surya Kant, M.M. Sundresh, Su

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences vs In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 235, 309 – Whether, after recording conviction for a capital offence, under law, the court is obligat…

19 September 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Mrs. Ethel Lourdes D’souza Lobo vs Lucio Neville Jude De Souza & Ors.

Portuguese Civil Procedure Code – Arts. 1369, 1379, 1391, 1412, 1416, 1417(c) & 1736, 1737, 2126, 2127 – Inventory proceedings were initiate…

19 September 2022 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Vijay Kumar Goyal (Dead) Thr. Lr. vs Neena Rani & Ors.

Indian Stamp Act – Entry No.5 of Schedule 1-A as amended by State of Punjab – When not applicable – Suit filed by appellantoriginal plaintif…

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

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Suresh Paswan vs M/s. Kla Construction Technologies Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Compensation – Appellant-employee fell down from the roof of the first floor and suffered grievous injuries while working at the constructio…

16 September 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

S. P. Mani and Mohan Dairy vs Dr.Snehalatha Elangovan

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 141 – Partnership firm – Cheque dishonour case – Vicarious liability of the partners – Held: B…

16 September 2022 · Allowed · Surya Kant, J.B. Pardiwala

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M/s Steel Authority of India Limited vs Commissioner, Central Excise & Customs, Bhubaneswar

Central Excise Rules, 1944 – r.57Q – Modvat credit on ‘Guide Car’ claimed by the appellant-assessee – Tribunal upheld the demand of Modvat c…

16 September 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari

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Ramesh vs Karan Singh & Anr.

RAMESH v. KARAN SINGH & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6365 of 2022) SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 [M.R. SHAH AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act 1988:…

16 September 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari