Indian Court Judgments — 2023

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Case Details Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited & Ors.

Whether the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission-CERC and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity-APTEL were justified in affixing liability…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Thanesar Singh Sodhi (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Union of India and Ors.

Detention order passed under Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 subsequently revoked/withdraw…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Union of India & Ors. vs D.G.O.F. Employees Association and Anr.

Whether the High Court was justified in holding that the respondents would be entitled to the benefit in terms of para

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · A.S. Bopanna, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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M/s. Ifci Limited vs Sutanu Sinha & Ors.

Whether the Compulsorily Convertible Debentures-CCDs with a “put option” and in the event of default on part of ICTL-borrower during the win…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Ankita Thakur & Ors. vs The H.P. Staff Selection Commission & Ors.

(i) Whether relaxation in the essential eligibility qualifications could be made post the last date fixed for receipt of applications; (ii)…

9 November 2023 · Disposed · Hrishikesh Roy, Manoj Misra

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Lajja Ram & Ors. vs Rati Chand & Ors. etc

Nature and extent of a bhondedar’s right over a shamlatdeh property (land reserved & used for common purpose in villages) and whether the bh…

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · Hrishikesh Roy, Sanjay Karol

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Case Details Mohar Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh Collector & Ors.

Appellants if entitled to seek parity with their co-villagers in the grant of compensation for their acquired land despite the inordinate de…

7 November 2023 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta

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Case Details Union of India and Others vs Dilip Paul

Issues for consideration: In an appeal directed against the judgment passed by the High Court by which it allowed the writ petition filed by…

6 November 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Lombardi Engineering Limited vs Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited

Whether the dictum as laid down in ICOMM Tele Limited’s case can bemade applicable to the instant case, when Clause

6 November 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Jyotirmay Ray vs The Field General Manager, Punjab National Bank & Ors.

Whether the denial of employer’s contribution of Provident Fund and non-payment of gratuity to the employee-appellant because of the order o…

6 November 2023 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, K.V. Viswanathan

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Case Details Sachidhanandam Since Dead through His Lrs. vs E. Vanaja and Ors.

Whether under the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the widow of the pre-deceased son has the first right or entitlement to rece…

6 November 2023 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Hima Kohli, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Case Details M/s Modi Naturals Ltd. vs The Commissioner of Commercial Tax Up

(a) Whether the assessee is entitled to claim full amount of tax paid towards the purchase of raw Rice Bran as ITC on the basis of the provi…

6 November 2023 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Nitisha and Others vs Union of India and Others

The issue pertains to the women officers of the Indian Army, who were granted Permanent Commission in pursuance of the judgment of this Cour…

3 November 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Mohideen Abdul Khadar (Dead)through Lrs. vs Rahmath Beevi (D) Thr. Her Lrs. and Ors.

Dispute inter alia over retention of possession and tenancy right of predecessor of the petitioners in respect of second scheduled property…

1 November 2023 · Dismissed · Aniruddha Bose, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Shakeel Ahmed vs Syed Akhlaq Hussain

High Court whether justified in affirming the judgment of the Trial Court whereby it decreed the suit for possession and mesne profits filed…

1 November 2023 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Rajesh Bindal

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Case Details Kum. Geetha, D/O Late Krishna & Ors. vs Nanjundaswamy & Ors.

Correct application of the principle underlying the rejection of plaints u/Or.VII, r.11, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to the facts of the…

31 October 2023 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Case Details Sanjay Kumar Agarwal vs State Tax Officer (1) & Anr.

A Batch of five Review Petitions was filed by the Review Petitioners, aggrieved by the common judgment and order dated 06.09.2022 passed by…

31 October 2023 · Dismissed · A.S. Bopanna, Bela M. Trivedi

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Case Details Vardan Associates Pvt. Ltd. vs Assistant Commissioner of State Tax Central Section & Ors.

Consignment was intercepted in the course of inter-state movement, as there was no valid E-way bill. High Court directed that the goods be r…

31 October 2023 · Disposed · Hima Kohli, Ahsanuddin Amanullah