Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Caretel Infotech Ltd. vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited & Ors.

Tender: Tender contracts – e-public tender floated by respondent no. 1 for setting up call centres – Declaration to be made in terms of clau…

9 April 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

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Madan Prasad Sinha @ Sanatan Baba vs Union of India & Ors.

Armed Forces: Disability pension – Grant of – Appellant enrolled as Radio Mechanic in 1971 – Ten years later, appellant discharged from mili…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Tukaram S/O Sadashiv Chaudhari vs The Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Anr.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Appellant, an agriculturist held agricultural land – For a bore well to be dug on the land, appellant applie…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax 6 vs Nokia India Pvt. Ltd.

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.260-A, 148 – Assessing officer (AO) issued notice to the respondent u/s.148 – Objections raised by the respondent…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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The Secretary, Lucy Sequeira Trust and Anr. vs Kailash Ramesh Tandel and Ors.

Service Law – Termination – Respondent No.1 appointed as Assistant Teacher in school run by the Appellant – Warning issued to respondent no.…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indira Banerjee

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Nutan Gautam vs Prakash Gautam

Child and family welfare: Child custody – Interest and welfare of the child – Divorce between the parties – Direction/order by the High Cour…

5 April 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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T. Ramalingeswara Rao (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs N. Madhava Rao & Ors.

Appeal: Second appeal – Concurrent findings of facts by courts below – Interference by the High Court – Justification of – Held: Trial court…

5 April 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Atul Chandra Das (D) through Lrs. vs Rabindra Nath Bhattacharya (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. etc.

Bengal Money Lenders Act, 1940: s.37A – Suit by appellants for ejectment of respondents from suit property – Stating that the respondents (o…

4 April 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Ajit Kaur @ Surjit Kaur vs Darshan Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 14(1) – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Mere possession of property by a female, if…

4 April 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

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Bhagwan Das Goel (Dead) through a His Lrs. & Ors. vs Pyare Kishan Agarwal

Arbitration Act, 1940: s. 20 – Application for appointment of arbitrator – In terms of arbitration clause in the partnership deed – Prelimin…

4 April 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Gopalakrishna (D) by Lrs. & Ors. vs Narayanagowda (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.

Mysore Hindu Law Women’s Rights Act, 1933 – ss. 4,10 and 11 – Limitation Act, 1908 – Arts. 140, 141 and s.28 – Appellants case that one ‘R’…

3 April 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Hammad Ahmed vs Abdul Majeed & Ors.

Succession – To the Office of Chief Mutawalli – Rule of Primogeniture – When not applicable – One ‘HAM’ started the Hamdard Dawakhana as sol…

3 April 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta

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Pawan Kumar vs Babulal Since Deceased through Lrs. and Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or. VII r.11 – Application under – In a suit for declaration of title – Seeking rejection of plaint on the gr…

2 April 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

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Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd. vs Govindan Raghavan

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.23 – Deficiency of service – Appellant-Builder launched a residential project and respondentflat purchaser…

2 April 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

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Vinod Verma vs Union of India & Ors.

Telecommunications Engineering Service (Group “B” Posts) Recruitment Rules, 1996 – Post of Sub-Divisional Engineer governed by 1996 Rules –…

2 April 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Nagar Ayukt Nagar Nigam, Kanpur vs Sri Mujib Ullah Khan and Another

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – ss.1(3)(c) and 14 – Retirement and Benefits and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1962 – r.4(1) – Uttar Pr…

2 April 2019 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Hemant Gupta

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State of Orissa & Ors. vs Chandra Nandi

Judgment/Order: Reasoned order – Non-assigning of reasons – Effect of – Held: Every judicial or/and quasi-judicial order passed by the court…

1 April 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Dr. D.J. De Souza vs Managing Director Cpc Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Deficiency in service – Appellant placed an order for purchase of TurboChem 100 Unit from respondent – On del…

1 April 2019 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta