Indian Court Judgments

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Darshan Singh vs State of Punjab

DARSHAN SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB (Criminal Appeal No. 1688 of 2009) DECEMBER 06, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Penal Code, 1…

6 December 2019 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi vs State of U.P. & Anr.

Uttar Pradesh Industrial Training Institutes (Instructors) Service (Second Amendment) Rules, 2003: r.8 – Advertisement issued by the Directo…

6 December 2019 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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Dharmendra Prasad & Ors. vs Sunil Kumar & Ors.

Service Law: Seniority – Determination of – Of the employees of a statutory body – Different appointment letters issued to different categor…

6 December 2019 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta

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M/s. Unicorn Industries vs Union of India & Others

Central Excise Act, 1944 – Finance Act, 2004 – Finance Act, 2007 – Finance Act, 2001 – The High Court held that duties i.e. the levy of educ…

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

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Station House Officer, Cbi/Acb/Bangalore vs B.A. Srinivasan and Anr.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947: s.19 – Requirement of sanction – Held: Sanction to prosecute public servant is not required if the publi…

5 December 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

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Mahipal vs Rajesh Kumar @ Polia & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Bail – Complainant’s case was that the victim-deceased was his nephew and was assaulted by the res…

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

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Bses Yamuna Power Ltd. vs Sh. Ghanshyam Chand Sharma & Anr.

Service Law: Pension – Claim for – Denied on the ground that the employee had forfeited his past services, by resigning – Challenged – High…

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

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M/s Bhuwalka Steel Industries Ltd. & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Central Excise Act, 1944 – S.3A – Central Excise Rules, 1944 – r.96-ZP(3) – Hot Re-Rolling Steel Mills Annual Capacity Determination Rules,…

5 December 2019 · R.F. Nariman, Aniruddha Bose, V. Ramasubramanian

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State of NCT of Delhi vs Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.227 – Appeal by State and complainant against the discharge of accused persons – Prosecution case was th…

5 December 2019 · Allowed · Indu Malhotra, R. Subhash Reddy

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P. Chidambaram vs Directorate of Enforcement

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Bail – Grant of, in economic offence – In the instant case, CBI registered a case of corruption ag…

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

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State of Odisha & Ors. vs Manju Naik

Orissa Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992: rr. 39, 47(5)(i) and 49 – Invalid pension –Whether the minimum qualifying service prescribed un…

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

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The Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank Ltd. vs Babulal Lade & Ors.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002: s.13(7) – Whether employees dues can t…

4 December 2019 · Disposed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Krishna Murari

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Hindustan Zinc Limited (H.Z.L.) vs Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited

Electricity Act, 2003 – ss.86(1)(f) and ss.37, 42, 158 – Appellant has four high tension electricity connections for its units at Chanderiya…

4 December 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Aniruddha Bose, V. Ramasubramanian

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M/s. Seshasayee Steels P. Ltd. vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Company Circle Vi(2), Chennai

Transfer of Property Act, 1882: s.53A – Applicability of – Essential ingredients – Held: In order that the provisions of s.53A be attracted,…

4 December 2019 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Aniruddha Bose, V. Ramasubramanian

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Harbhajan Singh etc. vs State of Punjab and Others

HARBHAJAN SINGH ETC. v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 3674 of 2009) DECEMBER 04, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, SANJIV KHANNA AND KRISHN…

4 December 2019 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna, Krishna Murari

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The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. vs State of Karnataka & Ors.

THE GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD. v. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 3383 of 2004) DECEMBER 04, 2019 [ARUN MISHRA, M. R. SHAH…

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

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Bhawna Bai vs Ghanshyam and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.228 – Framing of charges – Standard of proof – Held: At the stage of framing the charge, the court has…

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

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Jagjeet Singh Lyallpuri (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors. vs M/s Unitop Apartments & Builders Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 : ss. 19 and 34(2) – Agreement between appellants and respondent-Company – For joint-venture for cons…

3 December 2019 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy