Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hari Shankar Aggarwal vs The State of Rajasthan & Anr.

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 – ss.7/16 – Offence under – Cognizance taken against appellant by Courts below – If justified – Ca…

10 March 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta

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Hampshire Hotels and Resorts (Noida) Pvt. Ltd. vs Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority

HAMPSHIRE HOTELS AND RESORTS (NOIDA) PVT. LTD. v. RITU MAHESHWARI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NOID…

9 March 2021 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

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Sumeti Vij vs M/s Paramount Tech Fab Industries

SUMETI VIJ v. M/S PARAMOUNT TECH FAB INDUSTRIES (Criminal Appeal No(s). 292 of 2021) MARCH 09, 2021 [INDU MALHOTRA AND AJAY RASTOGI, JJ.] Ne…

9 March 2021 · Dismissed · Indu Malhotra, Ajay Rastogi

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Swaati Nirkhi & Ors. vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.406, 177 – Trial pending in Delhi – Transfer petition seeking transfer to Prayagraj, U.P. – Allowed ex…

9 March 2021 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Canon India Private Limited vs Commissioner of Customs

M/S CANON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (Civil Appeal No.1827 of 2018) MARCH 09, 2021 [S.A. BOBDE, CJI, A. S. BOPANNA AND…

9 March 2021 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

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Pravin Electricals Pvt. Ltd. vs Galaxy Infra and Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

PRAVIN ELECTRICALS PVT. LTD. v. GALAXY INFRA AND ENGINEERING PVT. LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 825 of 2021) MARCH 08, 2021 [R. F. NARIMAN, B. R. G…

8 March 2021 · Partly allowed · R.F. Nariman, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Hrishikesh Roy

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Girraj vs Kiranpal and Anr. etc

Bail: Grant of bail – By High Court – To the five respondent-accused charged under provisions of IPC and Arms Act – On the ground of parity…

8 March 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Nbcc (India) Limited vs Shri Ram Trivedi

NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED v. SHRI RAM TRIVEDI (Civil Appeal No 274 of 2020) MARCH 08, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.] Con…

8 March 2021 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Krishna Lal Chawla & Ors. vs State of U.P. & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Complaint u/s. 200 Cr.P.C – Alleging offences u/ss. 323, 504, 506, 429 IPC and ss.10 and 11 of Pr…

8 March 2021 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, R. Subhash Reddy

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Union of India vs Prateek Shukla

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s. 37 – Complaint u/s.8,9A,25A,23 and 29 of the Act – Alleging that the respondent was…

8 March 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Nagabhushan vs The State of Karnataka

Indian Penal Code, 1860 – s.300(fourthly); ss.498A, 302 r/w 34 – Dowry death – Dying declaration – Accused persons acquitted by trial Court…

8 March 2021 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Alka Khandu Avhad vs Amar Syamprasad Mishra & Anr.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.138 r/w S.141 – Complaint filed against appellant – High Court refused to quash the same – On appeal, h…

8 March 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation vs .

Limitation – Extension of – COVID-19 pandemic – Sou motu cognizance was taken of the situation arising from difficulties faced by the litiga…

8 March 2021 · Disposed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Ravindra Bhat

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The Employees State Insurance Corporation vs M/s Texmo Industries

Employee State Insurance Act, 1948 – s.2(22) and s.2(24) – Whether ‘wages’, as defined in s.2(22) of the ESI Act would include Conveyance Al…

8 March 2021 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Westinghouse Saxby Farmer Ltd. vs Commr. of Central Excise Calcutta

WESTINGHOUSE SAXBY FARMER LTD. v. COMMR. OF CENTRAL EXCISE CALCUTTA (Civil Appeal No. 37 of 2009) MARCH 08, 2021 [S. A. BOBDE, CJI, A. S. BO…

8 March 2021 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

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Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs Mr. Amit Gupta & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss. 10, 31, 60(5), 61, 238 – Power Purchase Agreement – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process – Jur…

8 March 2021 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Ravuri Krishna Murthy vs The State of Telangana and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Blanket order of protection from arrest – Sustainability of – The High Court stayed all the proce…

5 March 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Madan Mohan Singh vs Ved Prakash Arya

Eviction of unauthorised occupants – Appellant was allotted a booth – The allotment letter specifically provided that appellant had no right…

5 March 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy