Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Anr. vs Seema Kapoor

Service Law – Age relaxation – When not entitled to – Applications invited by appellant for various posts including the post of PGT (English…

22 July 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hemant Gupta

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M/s Laureate Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. vs Charanjeet Singh

Housing – Builder flat – Rights of subsequent purchaser (reallottee), when builder does not honour its commitment to deliver the flat within…

22 July 2021 · Partly allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Somesh Chaurasia vs State of M.P. & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.389 (1) – Prosecution case was that the second respondent was convicted under s.302 IPC and awarded life…

22 July 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

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The Project Director, National Highways No. 45 E and 220 National Highways Authority of India vs M. Hakeem & Anr.

THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NO. 45 E AND 220 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA v. M. HAKEEM & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 2756 of…

20 July 2021 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Union of India vs Rajendra N. Shah and Another

UNION OF INDIA v. RAJENDRA N. SHAH AND ANOTHER (Civil Appeal Nos. 9108-9109 of 2014) JULY 20, 2021 [R. F. NARIMAN, K. M. JOSEPH AND B. R. GA…

20 July 2021 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Brijesh Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 378 – Appeal against acquittal – Grant of leave to appeal against order of acquittal by trial court – P…

20 July 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Kumer Singh vs State of Rajasthan & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Bail – Prosecution case was that the accused brutally killed brother of the complainant in a pre-p…

20 July 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Sayyed Ayaz Ali vs Prakash G Goyal & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.96; Or.7 r.11 – Rejection of plaint – Writ petition by plaintiff challenging the order of trial court allow…

20 July 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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P Mahesh Cooperative Urban Bank Shareholders Welfare Association vs Ramesh Kumar Bung and Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Grant of interim protection, challenged – Petitioner filed pre-election writ petition against the proposed…

20 July 2021 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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Ganesh Ramchandra Jadhav vs Govardhan Sanstha (Regd) Wai Pune and Others

Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950 – Tender – In 2015, a tender notice was issued by the first respondent-registered charitable trust inviti…

19 July 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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K. P. Natarajan & Anr. vs Muthalammal & Ors.

K. P. NATARAJAN & ANR. v. MUTHALAMMAL & ORS. (Special Leave Petition (C) No. 2492 of 2021) JULY 16, 2021 [INDIRA BANERJEE AND V. RAMASUBRAMA…

16 July 2021 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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Sachin Kashyap & Ors. vs Sushil Chandra Srivastava & Ors.

Pleadings: Non-impleadment of affected parties in the writ petition before the High Court – Issuance of direction by High Court in writ peti…

15 July 2021 · Allowed · Vineet Saran, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Dr. Rohit Kumar vs Secretary Office of Lt. Governor of Delhi & Ors.

Education/Educational institutions – Medical admission – Post graduate (PG) course – Appellant was a government doctor – He was granted perm…

15 July 2021 · Disposed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

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New Okhla Industrial Development Authority & Anr. vs B D Singhal & Ors.

Service Law – Superannuation – Enhancement of Superannuation age – New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) constituted under prov…

15 July 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Private Limited and Another vs Amruta Garg and Others etc.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulation, 1996: Regns. 18(15)(c) and 39 to 42 – Interpretation of – Winding up of si…

14 July 2021 · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

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Madras Bar Association vs Union of India and Anr.

Tribunals – Finance Act, 2017 – ss.184 and 186(2) [as amended by the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance,…

14 July 2021 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Noorulla Khan vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Anr.

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 – ss. 43, 44, 47 and 48 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 197 – Gram Panchayat a…

13 July 2021 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Ajay Rastogi

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Ismailbhai I. Kansara (D) through Lr vs State of Gujarat & Ors.

Displaced Person (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954: ss. 19(2)(b), 20 – Power to vary or cancel leases or allotment of any property…

13 July 2021 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hemant Gupta