Indian Court Judgments — 2024

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Sundew Properties Limited vs Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission & Anr.

Whether the designation of an entity as a Special Economic Zonedeveloper ipso facto qualifies the entity to be a deemed distribution license…

Electricity Act, 2003 Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory… Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

17 May 2024 · Partly allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta

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Bijay Kumar Manish Kumar HUF vs Ashwin Bhanulal Desai

The interlocutory applications have been filed seeking direction for payment of rent and other associated benefits in connection with the pr…

West Bengal Tenancy Act, 1997 TP Act

17 May 2024 · Disposed · J.K. Maheshwari, Sanjay Karol

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Govt. of NCT of Delhi Through Its Secretary, Land and Building Department & Another vs M/s K.L. Rathi Steels Limited and Others

Issue arose to resolve as to which of the two views on maintainability of the Review petitions-Hon’ble Judge presiding over the Bench ruling…

Constitution CPC Supreme Court Rules, 2013 Land Acquisition Act, 1894

17 May 2024 · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

National Investigation Agency New Delhi vs Owais Amin @ Cherry & Ors.

Applicability of Section 196-A of Code of Criminal Procedure SVT., 1989 vis-à-vis the provisions and mandate contained in the Code of Crimin…

Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 CrPC CrPC IPC

17 May 2024 · Partly allowed · M.M. Sundresh, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. vs High Court of Gujarat & Ors.

(i) What is the scope of principle of the ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’ in service jurisprudence; and (ii) Whether promotion of Civil Judges (Senior…

Constitution Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules, 2005

17 May 2024 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr. vs M/s BSK Realtors LLP & Anr.

a) Whether the dismissal of a civil appeal preferred by one appellant in the first round operates as res judicata against the other appellan…

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency… Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfers)… Constitution

17 May 2024 · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Delhi Development Authority vs Tejpal & Ors.

Whether the appellants made out sufficient cause for condonation of delay on the grounds of subsequent change of law brought in by Indore De…

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency… Limitation Act, 1963 Constitution

17 May 2024 · Disposed · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shaji Poulose vs Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & Others

Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, if competent to impose, by way of Guidelines, a numerical restriction on the max…

Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 Constitution Income Tax Act, 1961 Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975

17 May 2024 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC ✓ HN

Priti Agarwalla vs The State Of Gnct Of Delhi

The appellants, who were trainee athletes at the Olympic Riding and Equestrian Academy (OREA), New Delhi, challenged a complaint filed again…

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes… §4 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes… §4(2) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes… §4(3) SC & ST Rules, 1995 §5

17 May 2024 · M. M. Sundresh, S.V.N. Bhatti

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Anr. vs Bimal Kumar Shah & Ors.

State Municipal Corporation having claimed to have acquired the property of respondent-land bearer in exercise of powers u/s.352 of the Kolk…

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 Constitution Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable…

16 May 2024 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Aravind Kumar

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Smt. Shyamo Devi and Others vs State of U.P. Through Secretary and Others

Subject land was designated as a Panchayat Ghar however, later it was re-assigned for residential use and allotments were made to allottees…

Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land…

16 May 2024 · Allowed · C.T. Ravikumar, Aravind Kumar

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Mukatlal vs Kailash Chand (D) Through Lrs. and Ors.

Matter pertains to the right of the legal heir of Hindu widow to enforce her right of succession in the unpartitioned Joint Hindu Family pro…

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

16 May 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta

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United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs M/s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. & Ors.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the decision by the National Commission which directed the appellant-insurer to release and pay an ins…

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 IPC

16 May 2024 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Aravind Kumar

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Lehna Singh (D) By Lrs. vs Gurnam Singh (D) By Lrs. & Ors.

Issue arose whether the questions of law are not required to be framed in second appeal before Punjab and Haryana High Court whose jurisdict…

CPC CPC Punjab Courts Act, 1918

16 May 2024 · Vikram Nath, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Subodh Singh vs Union of India and Others

Whether the appellant is entitled to additional compensation for the left out portion of land at least @ 5% of the value of the award for a…

Indian Railways Act, 1989

16 May 2024 · Allowed · Hima Kohli, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union of India & Ors.

Interlocutory applications preferred by the applicant being aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents in deciding the application filed b…

Wild Life(Protection) Act, 1972 Constitution

16 May 2024 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dani Wooltex Corporation & Ors. vs Sheil Properties Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

When can the power under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 32 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 be exercised; Is it the A…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

16 May 2024 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Tarsem Lal vs Directorate of Enforcement Jalandhar Zonal Office

(a) Whether the complaint filed u/s.44(1)(b) of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 will be governed by sections 200 to 205 of the CrPC…

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 CrPC

16 May 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan