Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anilkumar Jinabhai Patel (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs Pravinchandra Jinabhai Patel and Ors.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 31(5) and 34 – Arbitration award – Petition by appellant No. 1 u/s. 34 for setting aside the awa…

27 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, R. Banumathi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Satpal Singh vs The State of Punjab

Bail: Application seeking anticipatory bail – By appellant-accused in FIR u/s. 22 and 29 of NDPS Act – On the ground of parity as the two co…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shakti Vahini vs Union of India and Others

Honour Crimes: Writ petition – Seeking directions to State Governments and Central Government to take preventive steps to combat honour crim…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Municipal Corporation, Ujjain & Anr. vs Bvg India Limited and Ors.

Tenders – Appellant-Corporation issued NIT for appointment of agency to carry out “Municipal Solid Waste Door to Door Collection and Transpo…

27 March 2018 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot vs State of Gujarat

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.377 – Session Court awarded to the appellant 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offence under s.302 IPC…

26 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gorusu Nagaraju S/O Apparao vs State of Andhra Pradesh

GORUSU NAGARAJU S/O APPARAO v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No. 1032 of 2007) MARCH 23, 2018 [R. K. AGRAWAL AND ABHAY MANOHAR SA…

23 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Netram Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – s.2(e) r/w s.2A – Qualified service – Appellant rendered 22 years as daily wager and 3 years as regular work…

23 March 2018 · Allowed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Satyendra Kumar Mehra @ Satendera Kumar Mehra vs The State of Jharkhand

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.357(2) – Appellant was tried for the offence punishable u/ss.420,467,468,471 r/w.120-B IPC – Trial Cour…

23 March 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

University of Mysore vs Rajaiah (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.

Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 – ss.44(1) and 107 – Private respondents filed suits against the appellant-University for injunction restra…

23 March 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Sita Ram Bhama vs Ramvatar Bhama

Registration Act, 1908 – ss.17 and 49 – Admissibility of document in evidence – Appellant-plaintiff and respondentdefendant after death of t…

23 March 2018 · Partly allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Union of India vs R. Sethumadhavan & Anr.

Service law: Pension – Railways – Post of Train Examiner – On 30.9.1997, policy resolution was notified by the Government of India relating…

22 March 2018 · Allowed · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Lion Engineering Consultants vs State of M.P. & Ors.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.16 and 34 – Arbitrator passed award in favour of the Appellant – Award was challenged by respond…

22 March 2018 · Disposed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman, Uday Umesh Lalit

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Bihar & Ors. vs M/s Brahmaputra Infrastructure Limited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11(6) – Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008 – ss.8, 9 and 22 – Works Cont…

22 March 2018 · Dismissed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman, Uday Umesh Lalit

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Uttar Pradesh vs Om Pal & Ors.

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. OM PAL & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1213 of 2014) MARCH 21, 2018 [N. V. RAMANA AND S. ABDUL NAZEER, JJ.] Penal Code…

21 March 2018 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Rakesh Birani (D) through Lrs. vs Prem Narain Sehgal & Anr.

Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002: r.9 – Interpretation of – Period of 15 days for making the deposit of remaining 75% whether wou…

21 March 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Uday Umesh Lalit

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madiraju Venkata Ramana Raju vs Peddireddigari Ramachandra Reddy & Ors.

Representation of People Act, 1951 – ss. 83 and 100(1)(a) and (d)(i), 101 and 125A(i) – Appellant challenged the election of respondent no.1…

21 March 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan vs The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.18 – Exclusion of anticipatory bail, in cases of fals…

20 March 2018 · Allowed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, Uday Umesh Lalit

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

P. Sreekumar vs State of Kerala & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Two FIRs filed in relation to the same offence and against the same accused – Whether the subseque…

19 March 2018 · Allowed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre