Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Haryana Space Application Centre (Harsac) & Anr. vs M/s Pan India Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

HARYANA SPACE APPLICATION CENTRE (HARSAC) & ANR. v. M/S PAN INDIA CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 131 of 2021) JANUARY 20, 2021 [L.…

20 January 2021 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra, Ajay Rastogi

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Bajranga (Dead) by Lrs. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

BAJRANGA (DEAD) BY LRS. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6209 of 2010) JANUARY 19, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH M…

19 January 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy

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Rama Narang vs Ramesh Narang and Others

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s.2(b) – Contempt proceedings – Scope of – Violation of Consent Order – Petitioner and his sons (respondents)…

19 January 2021 · A.M. Khanwilkar, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Venigalla Koteswaramma vs Malempati Suryamba & Ors.

Partition: Suit for partition – Maintainability of – Plaintiff and defendants Nos. 1 to 3 were co-sharer – Claim for partition was in respec…

19 January 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy

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Tamil Nadu Housing Board vs Abdul Salam Sarkar (Dead) and Others

TAMIL NADU HOUSING BOARD v. ABDUL SALAM SARKAR (DEAD) AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No 94 of 2021) JANUARY 13, 2021 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD…

13 January 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna

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M/s Vellanki Frame Works vs The Commercial Tax Officer, Visakhapatnam

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956: s.5(2) – ‘sale in the course of import’ – Essential features – The basic principles for determining as to when…

13 January 2021 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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The Mavilayi Service Cooperative Bank Ltd. & Ors. vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Calicut & Anr.

THE MAVILAYI SERVICE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD. & ORS. v. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CALICUT & ANR. (Civil Appeal Nos.7343-7350 of 2019) JANUARY…

12 January 2021 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

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Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (Hpbsm & Da) vs The Central Empowered Committee etc. & Ors.

HIMACHAL PRADESH BUS STAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HPBSM & DA) v. THE CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE ETC. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No…

12 January 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

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High Court of Kerala vs Reshma A. & Others etc.

Service Law: Selection – Vacancies – High Court held that appointments to the post of Munsiff-Magistrate can be beyond the number of probabl…

11 January 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

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Ireo Grace Realtech Pvt. Ltd. vs Abhishek Khanna & Others

Consumer Protection – Apartment Buyer’s Agreement – Unfair trade practice – Oppressive and one sided contractual terms – Held: The Developer…

11 January 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

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M/s. N.N. Global Mercantile Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Others

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 8, 11 and 37 – Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 – ss. 30, 32A, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41 and 58 – Comme…

11 January 2021 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

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Bhaven Construction through Authorised Signatory Premjibhai K. Shah vs Executive Engineer Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.& Anr.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Arts.226 and 227 – Interference with arbitral process – Scope – Dispute arising out of a contract between appe…

6 January 2021 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy

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The Chairperson Governing Body Daulat Ram College vs Dr. Asha & Ors.

Universities: University of Delhi – Power of Governing body/Principal to appoint Warden of a College Hostel – Held: It is the Governing Body…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

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Deputy General Manager (Appellate Authority) and Others vs Ajai Kumar Srivastava

Service Law: Bank service – Misappropriation of funds – Dismissal from service – Enquiry officer noticed in his enquiry report that the resp…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

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M/s. Padia Timber Company (P) Ltd. vs The Board of Trustees of Visakhapatnam Port Trust through Its Secretary

Contract – Offer and acceptance of offer – Whether the acceptance of a conditional offer with a further condition results in a concluded con…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee

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Kirti & Anr. etc. vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Claims and legal liabilities crystallise at the time of accident itself – Any changes post thereto, ought not to o…

5 January 2021 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer, Surya Kant