Indian Court Judgments — 2019

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vaishnorani Mahila Bachat Gat vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Government Contracts/Tender: Eligibility conditions of the tender – Reasonableness – Contracts for the supply of food for Anganwadis – Issua…

26 February 2019 · Disposed · Arun Mishra, Deepak Gupta

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The Competent Authority Calcutta, Under the Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 and Anr. vs David Mantosh & Ors.

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976: ss. 12(4), 13, 30, 33(1), 33(3), 33(4) and 40 – Land in question subjected to ceiling proceed…

26 February 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

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Delhi Transport Corporation vs Balwan Singh & Ors.

Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 1972 – rr.3(1)(q), 21, 27, 28, 49(1) – Respondents, ex-employees of the appellantCorporation, governed…

26 February 2019 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Deepak Gupta

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M/s. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs Land Acquisition Collector

M/S. MODEL ECONOMIC TOWNSHIP LTD. v. LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR (Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.618 of 2018) FEBRUARY 26, 2019 [UDAY UMES…

26 February 2019 · Dismissed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta

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Union of India & Ors. vs Coastal Container Transporters Association & Ors.

Constitution of India: Art.226 – Show cause notice issued under s.73 of Finance Act by appellant-authority proposing to demand service tax f…

26 February 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Subhash Reddy

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Union of India & Anr. etc. vs Ankur Gupta & Ors.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – s.57, 58 & 59 – Adoption Regulations, 2017 (framed u/s. 68(C) r/w. cl.(3) of…

25 February 2019 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Murugan & Ors. vs Kesava Gounder (Dead) Thr. Lrs. and Ors.

Limitation Act, 1963 – Arts.60 and 65 – Suit property belonged to one ‘PG’, who had two sons, ‘K’ and ‘B’ and three daughters – ‘PG’ execute…

25 February 2019 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. [uhbvnl] & Anr. vs Adani Power Ltd. & Ors.

v. ADANI POWER LTD. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5865 of 2018) FEBRUARY 25, 2019 [R. F. NARIMAN AND NAVIN SINHA, JJ.] Electricity – Power Purcha…

25 February 2019 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha

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Vinod Jain vs Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital & Anr.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Medical negligence – Claim for compensation – The wife of the claimant-appellant who was suffering from vario…

25 February 2019 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

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Lullu Vas (Since Deceased) through Lrs vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971 – Disputed property vested in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGMrespondent no.2) – Appellant…

22 February 2019 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Anil Kumar vs Union of India & Ors.

Circulars/Notices – Appellant’s father constructed a residential house – Land over which the house was constructed was acquired for a Railwa…

22 February 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Navin Sinha

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Rajiv Vohra vs The State of Haryana and Ors.

RAJIV VOHRA v. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 1932 of 2019) FEBRUARY 21, 2019 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA…

21 February 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

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Board of Trustees for the Port of Kolkata and Ors. vs Apl (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.

Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 – ss.2(g), 5, 5A and 6 – Land allotted to one M/s. Shalimar Tar Products Ltd.…

21 February 2019 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Sanjay Singh and Anr. vs Central Himalayan Land Development Co. Ltd.

SANJAY SINGH AND ANR. v. CENTRAL HIMALAYAN LAND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 1928 of 2019) FEBRUARY 21, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND…

21 February 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Ashok Bhushan

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Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, Shimla vs M/s. Aarham Softronics

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.80-IA, 80-IB, 80-IC – ‘Initial Assessment Year’ u/s.80-IC – U/s.80-IC an undertaking or enterprise, in certain spe…

20 February 2019 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. vs Mahendra Prasad Jakhmola & Ors.

Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: Notification dated 24.4.1990 issued under the Act, 1970 – Exemption from its applicabi…

20 February 2019 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Vineet Saran

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Lmj International Ltd. vs Sleepwell Industries Co. Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s. 48 – Parties entered into separate contracts for sale of Non-Basmati Parboiled Rice, Thailand or…

20 February 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

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Union of India & Anr. vs Avtar Chand etc. etc.

Compensation: Claim of – Award of 200% compensation – Justification of – On facts, non-payment of minimum wages to workmen – Order by the Sp…

19 February 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, L. Nageswara Rao