Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jai Parkash etc etc vs Union Territory, Chandigarh etc etc

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4 and 6 – Acquisition of land – Determination of fair market value – Just compensation – Land Acquisition Of…

10 March 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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State of Rajasthan vs Ashok Khetoliya & Anr.

Constitution of India: Arts.243Q(2), 243ZF, Constitution (Seventy Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 – Part IXA – Legislative Competence with respe…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, V. Ramasubramanian

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Hardial Singh vs Balbir Kaur & Anr.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1973: s.100 – Second appeal – Substantial question of law – On 25.02.2016, Constitutional Bench judgment in Pankaja…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Puran Mal vs State of Haryana & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.439 – Bail – Respondent no.2 was accused of offence u/s.302, IPC – Bail denied by Trial Court – Granted…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund vs Dharmesh S. Jain and Anr.

Contempt of Courts Act,1971 – Civil contempt – Wilful disobedience of orders passed by Court – High Court stayed arbitral award passed in ar…

10 March 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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M. Kendra Devi vs The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others

Service Law: Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1955 – r.35(aa) – Seniority – Appellants were selected as Assistant Engineer –…

10 March 2022 · Dismissed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Sk Nausad Rahaman & Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Central Excise and Customs Commissionerates Inspector (Central Excise, Preventive Officer and Examiner) Group ‘B’ Posts Recruitment Rules 20…

10 March 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Vikram Nath

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State of M.P. vs Ramji Lal Sharma & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common Intention – Trial Court held that all the four accused shared the common intention to ki…

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

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Devadassan vs The Second Class Executive Magistrate, Ramanathapuram & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 122(1)(b), 111, 117 and 110 – Security for keeping the peace and for good behaviour – Imprisonment in…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Swaminathan & Ors. vs Alankamony (Dead) through Lrs.

Succession Act, 1925:s. 263 – Revocation of letters of administration – When – Held: As per s. 263, the grant of letters of administration m…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, V. Ramasubramanian

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Mandeep Kumar and Others vs U.T. Chandigarh & Others

Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Service) Act, 2006 – s.7 – De-reservation/Interchangeability of the post of SC/…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Union of India & Anr. vs Manpreet Singh Poonam etc.

National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil Service) Rules…

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

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The Vice Chairman Delhi Development Authority vs Narender Kumar & Ors.

Service Law: Delhi Development Authority – Assured Career Progression Scheme – In the instant case, the employees (respondents) sought appli…

8 March 2022 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi

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Desh Deepak Kumar Vihangam@ Deepak Kumar vs The State of Bihar

DESH DEEPAK KUMAR VIHANGAM@ DEEPAK KUMAR v. THE STATE OF BIHAR (Criminal Appeal Nos. 673 of 2011) MARCH 08, 2022 [SANJIV KHANNA AND BELA M.…

8 March 2022 · Dismissed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M. Trivedi

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Narendra Hirawat and Co. vs Sholay Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Injunction: Agreements entered between appellant (NHC) and respondent no.1 (SME) for rights of films for an amount of Rs.20 Crores – Dispute…

7 March 2022 · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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Yeruva Sayireddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 394 – Abatement of appeals – Appeal against conviction and sentence of death or of imprisonment – Death…

7 March 2022 · Disposed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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M. Nageswara Reddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others

Appeal: Appeal against acquittal – In the instant case, eleven accused were tried together for the offences under ss.147,148, 324, 326, 307,…

7 March 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Raza Ahmad vs State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss.14, 16 and 38 – In April 2007, the seventh respondent, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Jayprakash…

7 March 2022 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant