Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s D.J. Malpani vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Nashik

Central Excise Act, 1944: s.4 – Assessable value – Dharmada, a charitable donation – Inclusion of, in the assessable value – Held: When an a…

9 April 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Deepak Gupta, Vineet Saran

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Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Bangalore vs M/s Jsw Steel Ltd.

Central Excise Act, 1944 – ss.4 and 11AB – Respondent manufactured Pig Iron and HR Coil Sheets, falling under Chapter 72, 1985 Act – While s…

9 April 2019 · Dismissed · S.A. Bobde, Deepak Gupta, Vineet Saran

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M/s. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. vs Mandala Yadagari Goud & Ors.

Motor Vehicles Accident – Calculation of a multiplier – Where there is death of a person, who is a bachelor, in that case the multiplier is…

9 April 2019 · Disposed · S.A. Bobde, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

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Caretel Infotech Ltd. vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited & Ors.

Tender: Tender contracts – e-public tender floated by respondent no. 1 for setting up call centres – Declaration to be made in terms of clau…

9 April 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anurag Soni vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.90, 375 and 376 – Prosecution case that the prosecutrix was familiar with the accused-appellant since 2009 and there w…

9 April 2019 · Partly allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, M.R. Shah

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Madan Prasad Sinha @ Sanatan Baba vs Union of India & Ors.

Armed Forces: Disability pension – Grant of – Appellant enrolled as Radio Mechanic in 1971 – Ten years later, appellant discharged from mili…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Tukaram S/O Sadashiv Chaudhari vs The Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Anr.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Appellant, an agriculturist held agricultural land – For a bore well to be dug on the land, appellant applie…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Ajay Kumar vs Lata @ Sharuti & Ors.

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – ss.2(f),2(q), 2(s), 12 – Award of maintenance – Complainant-first respondent case tha…

8 April 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax 6 vs Nokia India Pvt. Ltd.

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.260-A, 148 – Assessing officer (AO) issued notice to the respondent u/s.148 – Objections raised by the respondent…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Narender Kumar vs Union of India and Others

Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (SAFEMA) : s.2(2)(b) and its proviso – Applicability of – Com…

8 April 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta

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The Secretary, Lucy Sequeira Trust and Anr. vs Kailash Ramesh Tandel and Ors.

Service Law – Termination – Respondent No.1 appointed as Assistant Teacher in school run by the Appellant – Warning issued to respondent no.…

8 April 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indira Banerjee

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G. Ramesh vs Kanike Harish Kumar Ujwal & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint filed under s.138 NI Act – Case of the appellantcomplainant was that the par…

5 April 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Nutan Gautam vs Prakash Gautam

Child and family welfare: Child custody – Interest and welfare of the child – Divorce between the parties – Direction/order by the High Cour…

5 April 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy

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T. Ramalingeswara Rao (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs N. Madhava Rao & Ors.

Appeal: Second appeal – Concurrent findings of facts by courts below – Interference by the High Court – Justification of – Held: Trial court…

5 April 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Atul Chandra Das (D) through Lrs. vs Rabindra Nath Bhattacharya (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. etc.

Bengal Money Lenders Act, 1940: s.37A – Suit by appellants for ejectment of respondents from suit property – Stating that the respondents (o…

4 April 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Ajit Kaur @ Surjit Kaur vs Darshan Singh (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956: s. 14(1) – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Mere possession of property by a female, if…

4 April 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

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Bhagwan Das Goel (Dead) through a His Lrs. & Ors. vs Pyare Kishan Agarwal

Arbitration Act, 1940: s. 20 – Application for appointment of arbitrator – In terms of arbitration clause in the partnership deed – Prelimin…

4 April 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Gopalakrishna (D) by Lrs. & Ors. vs Narayanagowda (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.

Mysore Hindu Law Women’s Rights Act, 1933 – ss. 4,10 and 11 – Limitation Act, 1908 – Arts. 140, 141 and s.28 – Appellants case that one ‘R’…

3 April 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph