Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Special Land Acquisition Officer and Ors. vs N. Savitha

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Compensation – Determination of – s.4 Notification issued in the year 2008 for acquisition of land for improveme…

22 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vijay Kumar Ghai & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of complaint – Appellant No. 1 is the Managing Director of the Public Limited Company an…

22 March 2022 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Karnataka & Anr. vs Umesh

Service Law: Disciplinary Enquiry – Respondent working as a village accountant was charged for demanding bribery – Criminal complaint regist…

22 March 2022 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant

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The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Bangalore vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: s.24(2) – Lapse of Proceedings –…

22 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suresh Srivastava & Ors. vs Sundeep Bhutoria

Public Interest Litigation: Instant matter was registered as PIL by High Court – Therefore, it ought to be dealt with as a nonadversarial li…

21 March 2022 · Disposed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

Civil SC Reportable

Re: Vijay Kurle & Ors. vs .

21 March 2022 · Allowed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gangadhar Narayan Nayak @ Gangadhar Hiregutti vs State of Karnataka & Ors.

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: s.23 – Applicability of s.155(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure Code to the investigat…

21 March 2022 · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Punjab and Others vs Dev Brat Sharma

Court Fees Act, 1870: s.7 – Computation of Fees – Money suit – Respondent filed a suit for recovery of Rs.20 Lakhs as damages on account of…

16 March 2022 · Allowed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Vikram Nath

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Nahar Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.164, 190(1)(b), 209, 319 – Power of Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on the basis of a police…

16 March 2022 · Dismissed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Indian Ex Servicemen Movement & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Armed Forces: One Rank One Pension-OROP – Constitutionality of – Writ petition challenging the manner in which the OROP policy for ex-servic…

16 March 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Secretary, Local Self Government Department & Ors. etc. vs K. Chandran etc.

Service Law – Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) – Kerala Service Rule – Rules 3 & 3A – Interpretation of – On conviction in a criminal ca…

15 March 2022 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh

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Abhay Jain vs The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan and Anr.

Judicial Service – Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010 – rr.45 and 46 – Entitlement to protection u/Art.311 of the Constitution – Bail or…

15 March 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

B.S. Murthy & Ors. vs A. Ravinder Singh & Ors.

Service Law — Central Excise and Land Customs Group-C Recruitment Rules, 1979 — Determination of inter-se seniority – Recruitment to the pos…

15 March 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

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High Court of Delhi vs Devina Sharma

Judiciary: Upper age limit of 32 years appearing for Delhi judicial Service (DJS) examination and minimum age requirement of 35 years for ap…

14 March 2022 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna, Hima Kohli

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sri Narendra Kumar A. Baldota vs The State of Karnataka

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of proceedings – M Company of which appellant is the Chairman and Managing Director, imp…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sri Biswanath Banik & Anr. vs Smt. Sulanga Bose & Ors.

SRI BISWANATH BANIK & ANR. v. SMT. SULANGA BOSE & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 1848 of 2022) MARCH 14, 2022 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.]…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shyam Sel and Power Limited and Another vs Shyam Steel Industries Limited

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XXXIX, rr.1 and 2 – Temporary Injunction – Both appellants and respondents were manufacturers and sellers…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Shobha & Ors. vs The Chairman, Vithalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. & Ors.

Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923: ss. 4, 4A – Award of compensation under – Entitlement to interest, from the date of the order passed by t…

11 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna