Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. vs Shashi Kumar

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ANR. v. SHASHI KUMAR (Civil Appeal No.988 of 2019) JANUARY 16, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUP…

16 January 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ashish Jain vs Makrand Singh and Ors.

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34, 394/34 and 449 – ss. 11/13 of Madhya Pradesh Dakaiti and Vyapharan Prabhavit Kshetra Adhiniyam, 1981 and ss. 2…

14 January 2019 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Union of India & Ors. vs Krishna Kumar & Ors.

Assam Rifles Warrant Officer (General Duty) Group ‘C’ Combatised Posts Recruitment Rules, 2012 – Promotion to the post of Naib Subedar after…

14 January 2019 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sri Suresh Kumar Goyal and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 482 and 245(2) – Jurisdiction u/s. 482 to quash the proceedings before the commencement of actual tri…

11 January 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

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Wazir & Anr. vs State of Haryana

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s. 23 – Compensation – Claim of – Fixation of market value of the acquired land – On facts, in the year 2002, ar…

11 January 2019 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

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Regional Transport Officer & Ors. etc. vs K. Jayachandra & Anr. etc.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 52 (as amended by Act 27/2000) – Alteration in motor vehicle – Permissible limit – Held: The very object of ame…

9 January 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran

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Hansraj vs Mewalal and Ors.

U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 – Consolidation Scheme – Proposal of chaks – Assistant Consolidation Officer proposing chaks to the…

9 January 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph

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Birla Institute of Technology vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors.

Payment of Gratuity Act – s.2(e) – Matter listed suo motu – In this matter i.e. in Civil Appeal No. 2530 of 2012, judgment was passed on 7.1…

9 January 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

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Arun Kumar Manglik vs Chirayu Health and Medicare Private Ltd. & Anr.

Negligence: Medical Negligence – Complaint before Medical Council of India – Alleging medical negligence leading to death of the wife of the…

9 January 2019 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Alok Kumar Verma vs Union of India & Anr.

Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 – ss.8(1)(a), (d) and 11 – Competence of the CVC and the Government of India to divest the Director,…

8 January 2019 · Disposed · Ranjan Gogoi, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Commercial Taxes, Rajasthan & Anr. vs M/s. Lohiya Agencies & Anr.

Rajasthan Value Added Tax, 2003: Schedule IV Entry 56 – ‘Gypsum Board’ – Whether would fall within Entry 56 of Schedule IV and be taxed at 4…

8 January 2019 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Authorised Representative Ms. Natalia Voruz & Others vs Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Thru the

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.9 – Suit / Counter Claim – Adjudication – Procedure for – Suit seeking permanent injunction against defenda…

8 January 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ex. Lac Yogesh Pathania vs Union of India & Ors.

Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 – s.30 r/w s.31 – Disciplinary proceedings – Breach of good order of Air Force discipline – Court of Inquiry…

8 January 2019 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Devi Lal vs State of Rajasthan

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 and s.120B – Murder alleged against four accused – Prosecution – Circumstantial evidence – Trial court convicted th…

8 January 2019 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Chander Bhan Singh vs Central Bureau of Investigation and Others

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.397 – Revision – Appellant-complainant filed a writ petition in 2002 seeking registration of criminal c…

8 January 2019 · Disposed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

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Punjab State Electricity Board and Another vs Thana Singh and Others

Service Law – Parity of Pay Scale – When cannot be granted – Respondents, included in Group XII of the appellant-Board, were working as Sub…

8 January 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Punjab State Power Corporation Limited vs Rajesh Kumar Jindal & Others

Service Law: Pay scale – Parity of – Posts of Head Clerks and the Internal Auditors in State Electricity Board – Internal Auditors seeking p…

8 January 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Union of India & Ors. vs Central Administrative Tribunal & Ors. Etc.Etc.

Service Law – Regularization – Group ‘D’ workers engaged on casual basis at the Institute in question (under the administrative control of C…

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