Indian Court Judgments — 2020

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K. Lubna & Ors. vs Beevi & Ors.

Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 – s.11(4)(i) – Eviction of tenants – Sub-tenancy – Appellants-owners alleged that respon…

13 January 2020 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Of Child Rights & Ors. vs Dr. Rajesh Kumar & Ors.

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS & ORS. v. DR. RAJESH KUMAR & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 7968 of 2019) JANUARY 13, 2020 [DEEPA…

13 January 2020 · Disposed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Nandkishore Shravan Ahirrao vs Kosan Industries (P) Ltd.

NANDKISHORE SHRAVAN AHIRRAO v. KOSAN INDUSTRIES (P) LTD. (Civil Appeal Nos. 201-202 of 2020) JANUARY 10, 2020 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD…

10 January 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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Kapico Kerala Resorts Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Kerala & Ors.

Environment – Lake and Backwater Islands – Protection of – The High Court, in a batch of cases, was concerned about the development of resor…

10 January 2020 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Aniruddha Bose, V. Ramasubramanian

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State of Odisha & Ors. vs Ganesh Chandra Sahoo

Service Law: Discharge from service – Pursuant to departmental proceedings on the charge of overstay of leave for about 7 years – Non-partic…

10 January 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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Balkrishna Ram vs Union of India and Anr.

Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007: ss. 14(1) and 34 – Transfer of pending cases to Armed forces Tribunal – Whether an appeal against the order…

9 January 2020 · Dismissed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Union of India & Ors. vs G Ramesh

Service Law – Appointment – 2013 notification inviting applications for conducting departmental examination to the cadre of postman – Candid…

9 January 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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Canara Bank and Ors. vs Kameshwar Singh

CANARA BANK AND ORS. v. KAMESHWAR SINGH (Civil Appeal Nos. 66-67 of 2020) JANUARY 08, 2020 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Canara B…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

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M. Arumugam vs Ammaniammal and Ors.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss.4(b), 6, 8, 19 & 30 – Joint family – Role of Karta vis-a-vis minor members – Defendant nos.1 & 2 formed copa…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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Shyam Lal Jayaswal vs Branch Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Limited and Another

SHYAM LAL JAYASWAL v. BRANCH MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER (Civil Appeal Nos. 75-76 of 2020) JANUARY 08, 2020 [DR…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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Indian Bank & Ors. vs Promila & Anr.

INDIAN BANK & ORS. v. PROMILA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 2798 of 2010) JANUARY 08, 2020 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND K. M. JOSEPH, JJ. ] Service La…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Vidya Devi vs The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.

Constitution of India – Arts. 31, 136, 142 and 300A – Respondent-State took over the land of the appellant in 1967–68 for the construction o…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · Indu Malhotra, Ajay Rastogi

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State of Gujarat through a Chief Secretary & Anr. vs Amber Builders

Gujarat Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act, 1992 – Issue as to whether the Gujarat Public Works Contract Disputes Arbi…

8 January 2020 · Disposed · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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Mohammed Siddique & Anr. vs National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Compensation – The son of the appellants died as a result of the injuries sustained in a road traffic accident –…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, V. Ramasubramanian

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Today Merchandise Pvt Ltd & Another vs Anil Kumar Luthra

Consumer Protection – Respondent purchased three vouchers each of Rs.5998/-, and in total paid Rs.17,994/-, of the holiday scheme vouchers a…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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Yasodhar Kamat vs The Director General, Border Security Force and Others

Service Law – Appellant, constable in the Border Security Force (BSF) was sanctioned leave from 10.02.2007 to 01.03.2007– Rejoined on 04.04.…

8 January 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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Union of India vs Reliance Communication Limited & Anr.

Telecommunication – Telecom Dispute Settlement – Refund of the excess amount – Respondents were not able to pay the deferred spectrum charge…

7 January 2020 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat

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A. Mahalakshmi vs Bala Venkatram (D) through Lr. & Anr.

A. MAHALAKSHMI v. BALA VENKATRAM (D) THROUGH LR. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 9443 of 2019) JANUARY 07, 2020 [ASHOK BHUSHAN AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.]…

7 January 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah