Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Maharaja Agrasen Hospital & Ors. vs Master Rishabh Sharma & Ors.

Medical Negligence – Respondents Nos. 1 to 3-complainants filed a complaint of medical negligence against appellant No. 1hospital and appell…

16 December 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others vs State of Gujarat etc.

SHAILENDRA RAJDEV PASVAN AND OTHERS v. STATE OF GUJARAT ETC. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 333-334 of 2017) DECEMBER 13, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, SANJIV…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sri Prabodh Ch. Das and Anr. vs Mahamaya Das and Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Explanation to r.17(1) of Or.41 – Dismissal of appeal for appellant’s default – The matter was listed for he…

13 December 2019 · Disposed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Saurashtra Chemicals Ltd. (Presently Known As Saurashtra Chemicals Division of Nirma Ltd.) vs National Insurance Co. Ltd.

Consumer Protection – Loss of stock of goods insured – Claim for – Appellant-company purchased a standard fire and special perils policy fro…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ningappa Thotappa Angadi (Dead) through Lrs. vs The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Another

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4(1), 6(1), 17(1), (4) & 18 – Long delay in filing SLP – Grant of enhanced compensation as granted in the ca…

13 December 2019 · Partly allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pranav Verma & Others vs The Registrar General of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh & Anr.

Service Law: Selection – Interference with selection process — Main (Written) Examination of Civil Judge wherein total 1195 candidates appea…

13 December 2019 · Partly allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajnish Kumar Mishra & Ors. etc. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. etc.

Service Law – Regularisation – On creation of the Ambedkar Nagar Judgeship, the appellants were appointed on ad-hoc basis – In 2001, adverti…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suraj Jagannath Jadhav vs The State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860 – s.300 Fourthly & Exception 4 to s.300; ss. 302 & 304 Part II – Appellant-accused killed his wife by setting her ablaze –…

13 December 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

S. Krishna Sradha vs The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

Education/Educational Reservation – Admission into MBBS Course – Claiming reservation in the sports and game category for admission into MBB…

13 December 2019 · Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Daffodills Pharmaceuticals & Anr. vs State of U.P. & Anr.

Natural Justice – Opportunity of hearing – Appellantpharmaceutical supplier had bid for contract to supply various categories of medicines t…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Director General of Police & Anr. vs M Jeyanthi

Special Rules of Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services – r.35A– Respondent, Grade II Police Constable at the IXth Batallion, Manimuthar, Pa…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shyam Madan Mohan Ruia & Ors. vs Messer Holdings Limited & Ors.

SHYAM MADAN MOHAN RUIA & ORS. v. MESSER HOLDINGS LIMITED & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9429 of 2019) DECEMBER 13, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI AND A. S. BO…

13 December 2019 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sanjai Kumar & Ors. vs Dr. Prabhat Kumar etc.

Service Law – Assistant Teachers – Appointment of – The Contempt Petition sought enforcement of interim orders dated 17.12.2014, 25.2.2015 a…

13 December 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Siraj Ahmad vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

U.P. Development Authorities Centralised Service Rules, 1985 – Sub.r.(3) of r.24 – Promotion – Claim for – Appellant underwent the selection…

13 December 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jasmeet Kaur vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 – s.9 – Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 – Custody of children – Respondenthusband, a U.S. Citizen ma…

12 December 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ramji Singh & Ors. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 149, 452, 449 and 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that six persons (A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5 and A6) who were heav…

11 December 2019 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission vs Kota Lingeswara Rao & Ors.

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Rules: r.6 (amended) and r.7 – Claim for appointment – On the post which fell vacant due to relinqu…

11 December 2019 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, K.M. Joseph

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Represented by Its Member Secretary vs D. Rajan Dev and Others

Housing – Residential-cum-Shopping Building – Calculation of Premium FSI charges – First Respondent, a developer was carrying on constructio…

11 December 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy