Indian Court Judgments

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Parkash Chand vs State of Himachal Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 376 and 506 – Rape – PW.2prosecutrix alleged that appellant caught hold of her on a common path of villages and dragg…

12 February 2019 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Bayaji Sambhu Mali @ Borate(D) through Lrs. vs Nazir Mohammed Balal Zari through Gpa Holder & Ors.

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948: s. 29 r/w s. 32 and s. 32 F – Whether the tenant is a deemed purchaser u/s. 29 r/w s. 32 or…

12 February 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Scg Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. vs K. S. Chamankar Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (As amended in the wake of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of Hig…

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

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State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. vs Mohd. Suleman Siddiqui

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. v. MOHD. SULEMAN SIDDIQUI (Civil Appeal Nos.4262-4263 of 2015) FEBRUARY 12, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHU…

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

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Varinder Kumar vs State of Himachal Pradesh

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.20(ii)(c) – Appellant was apprehended with two Gunny Bags on his scooter which cont…

11 February 2019 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

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Union of India through Cabinet Secretary & Ors. vs Captain Gurdev Singh & Anr.

Service Law – Payment of compensatory allowances – Validity of the clarification made by impugned judgment dated 07.05.2007 of the original…

11 February 2019 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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R V Prasannakumaar & Ors. vs Mantri Castles Pvt. Ltd & Anr.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Interest – Award of – Justification – On facts, breach of flat purchase agreement – Outer date for handing ov…

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

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State of Madhya Pradesh vs Vikram Das

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.3(1)(xi) – Trial court convicted the respondent for an offenc…

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

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The Municipal Corporation, vs Modern School, Faridabad & Ors.

Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994: ss.43, 87, 88, 177, 193, 194, 196 and 205 – Office Order dated 14.6.1999 issued by Municipal Corpor…

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

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State Bank of India & Ors. vs Sheo Shankar Tewari

Service Law – Compassionate appointment – Substitution of original scheme under which appointment on compassionate grounds could be made, by…

8 February 2019 · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra

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Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (Jal) through Its Director vs Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s. 31(7)(a) – Power of arbitrator to award pendente-lite interest – Arbitral Tribunal while allowing…

7 February 2019 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer, M.R. Shah

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Punjab Wakf Board vs Sham Singh Harike

Wakf Act, 1995 : s.83 – Jurisdiction of Wakf Tribunal to entertain suit – Held: The constitution of Wakf Tribunal is for the determination o…

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

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Edapaddi K. Palaniswami vs T.T.V. Dhinakaran & Ors.

Election Laws – Use of name/symbol of political party, when each faction of registered recognised State political party claimed to be real p…

7 February 2019 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Ajay Rastogi

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Deepak Tandon & Anr. vs Rajesh Kumar Gupta

Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972: s.21(1)(a) – Application under – Seeking eviction of ten…

7 February 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Shivnarayan (D) by Lrs. vs Maniklal (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: ss. 16, 17 and 39(1)(c); Order II rr. 2 and 3 – Suit before the Court in Indore – In respect of two propertie…

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

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Bir Singh vs Mukesh Kumar

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s.138 and 139 – Dishonour of cheque for insufficient funds – Conviction by trial Court as well as appellat…

6 February 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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High Court of Tripura through the Registrar General vs Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee & Ors.

Judicial Services – Tripura Judicial Service – Revaluation of answer papers – Writ petition filed by the first respondent challenging the re…

6 February 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Balkrishna Dattatraya Galande vs Balkrishna Rambharose Gupta and Another

Specific Relief Act, 1963: s. 38 – Suit under – Seeking permanent injunction against the defendant – Claiming to be in actual possession of…

6 February 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy