Indian Court Judgments — 2022

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Maha P. & Ors. vs The State of Kerala & Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: Medical admission — NEET-UG – Matter pertaining to transferring of the seats reserved for the NRI quota…

22 July 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hemant Kumar Verma & Ors. vs Employees State Insurance Corporation & Ors.

Service Law – Reservation in Post Graduate Medical Course – Junior Resident Doctors and Regular ESIC Doctors – Petitioners are Junior Reside…

22 July 2022 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers vs In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers

Migrant Labourers – Problems and Miseries of – In compliance of directions issued by Supreme Court, Ministry of Labour and Employment develo…

21 July 2022 · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

R. Krsna Murtii vs R. R. Jagadesan

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Legal representative – Substitution of – Appellant was the power of attorney holder of his mother who filed…

21 July 2022 · Allowed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Aniruddha Bose

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

X vs The Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department & Anr.

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 – s. 3(2)(b), Rule 3B – Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules 2003 – Termination of pregnancy of…

21 July 2022 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Narinder Singh & Ors. vs Divesh Bhutani & Ors.

NARINDER SINGH & ORS. v. DIVESH BHUTANI & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 10294 of 2013) JULY 21, 2022 [A. M. KHANWILKAR, ABHAY S. OKA AND C. T. RAVI…

21 July 2022 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Khasgi (Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Charities) Trust, Indore & Anr. vs Vipin Dhanaitkar & Ors.

Trusts and Charities: Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951:ss. 2 (4), 4 (1), 14, 36 (1) – Registration of Public Trusts – Alienation of tr…

21 July 2022 · Partly allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka, C.T. Ravikumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors. vs Nivruti (Dead) through Legal Heirs & Ors.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Succession prior to the Act – Share of daughter vis-à-vis adopted son, if any – Doctrine of relation back – App…

20 July 2022 · Dismissed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Indian Oil Corporation Limited vs Ncc Limited

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED v. NCC LIMITED (Civil Appeal No. 341 of 2022) JULY 20, 2022 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Arbitratio…

20 July 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mohammed Zubair vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Criminal Law – Multiplicity of proceedings – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.153-A, 295-A, 201, 120-B – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.437, 438…

20 July 2022 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Ors. vs Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy

Army Rules, 1954 – r. 13(3) III(v) – Discharge under – Army Pension Regulation, 1961 – Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 198…

19 July 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Narcotics Control Bureau vs Mohit Aggarwal

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss. 8, 22, 29, 37 and 67 – Post-arrest bail – Not granted – Respondent made statement…

19 July 2022 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

N.C.V. Aishwarya vs A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.24 – Transfer – Power u/s.24, exercise of – Matrimonial matters – Petition filed by appellant-wife seeking…

18 July 2022 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, J.K. Maheshwari

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pradeep Goyal vs Union of India

Tax administration: GST Council – In the instant case, petitioner filed writ petition seeking directions to respective states and GST Counci…

18 July 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mekala Sivaiah vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Murder – On account of previous grudge, accused armed with knife, sprinkled chilli powder into the eyes of the ag…

15 July 2022 · Dismissed · Dinesh Maheshwari, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s S.S. Engineers vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.7-9 – Held: NCLT, exercising powers u/s.7 or s.9, is not a debt collection forum – IBC tackles and…

15 July 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, V. Ramasubramanian

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajeswari Chandrasekar Ganesh vs The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art.32 – Writ of Habeas Corpus – Object and scope of – Custody of minor children – Parties having two minor children…

14 July 2022 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, J.B. Pardiwala

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dhananjay Rai @ Guddu Rai vs State of Bihar

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.374(2) – Appellant convicted u/ss.302 and 120B of IPC and s.27(1) of the Arms Act, 1959 – He preferred…

14 July 2022 · Abhay S. Oka, M.M. Sundresh