Indian Court Judgments

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mahadevappa vs State of Karnataka Rep. by Public Prosecutor

Penal Code, 1860 – s.498A r/w s.302 – Dowry death – Death by burn injuries – Prosecution case was that the appellant-husband poured kerosene…

7 January 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Monu vs State of U.P. & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing of charge-sheet – Charge-sheet filed under ss.420, 498A, 323, 376, 506 IPC and ss.3 and…

7 January 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kamal Kumar vs Premlata Joshi & Ors.

KAMAL KUMAR v. PREMLATA JOSHI & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4453 of 2009) JANUARY 07, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND INDU MALHOTRA, JJ.] Constitut…

7 January 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Gram Vikas Samiti, Shivdaspura

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.100 – Substantial question of law – Suit filed by respondent-society against the State and its authorities…

7 January 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Deputy Executive Engineer vs Kuberbhai Kanjibhai

Labour Laws – Re-instatement – Termination of daily wager – After 15 years of termination, he raised a dispute – Labour court awarded reinst…

7 January 2019 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ragini Sinha vs State of Bihar & Ors.

RAGINI SINHA v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 7224-7225 of 2012) JANUARY 07, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND INDU MALHOTRA, JJ.] Mi…

7 January 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sushil Thomas Abraham vs M/s. Skyline Build. Thr. Its Partner & Ors.

SUSHIL THOMAS ABRAHAM v. M/S. SKYLINE BUILD. THR. ITS PARTNER & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 117 of 2019) JANUARY 07, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AN…

7 January 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Punjab Financial Corporation vs M/s Paulbro Leathers Pvt. Ltd.

Settlement – One Time Settlement (OTS) – Respondent defaulted in repaying the loan taken from appellant-Corporation – In terms of OTS policy…

7 January 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Digi Cable Network (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India & Ors.

DIGI CABLE NETWORK (INDIA) PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 120 of 2019) JANUARY 07, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND INDU…

7 January 2019 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Uttarakhand & Anr. vs Raj Kumar

STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ANR. v. RAJ KUMAR (Civil Appeal Nos. 124-125 of 2019) JANUARY 07, 2019 [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE AND INDU MALHOTRA, JJ.] L…

7 January 2019 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

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

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – s.2(e) – Employee – Appellant is a premier technical educational institute of repute in the country – Respon…

7 January 2019 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manish S. Pardasani (M/s Wine Kornder) etc. etc. vs Inspector State Excise, P-1, Division, Mumbai (Suburbs) & Ors. etc. etc.

Administrative Law: Bias – FIR against appellants (holders of licence for selling liquor) – For commission of offences under Maharashtra Pro…

7 January 2019 · Disposed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sneh Lata Goel vs Pushplata & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – ss.21 and 47 – Partition suit was instituted – Final decree was passed confirming the preliminary decree – F…

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madhav Hari Joshi vs Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India & Anr.

Consumer Protection: Deficiency of service – Appellant-consumer submitted a proposal to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) under one of its pl…

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Badri Vishal Pandey and Ors. vs Rajesh Mittal and Ors.

Contempt – Contempt jurisdiction – Invocation of – On facts, in a industrial dispute, order passed by the Supreme Court that as and when any…

4 January 2019 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Swapan Kumar Chatterjee vs Central Bureau of Investigation

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 311 – Power under – Scope of – Held: The power should be exercised with great caution and circumspectio…

4 January 2019 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ravi Agrawal vs Union of India and Another

RAVI AGRAWAL v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1107 of 2017) JANUARY 03, 2019 [A. K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN AND S. ABDU…

3 January 2019 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Jharkhand vs Surendra Kumar Srivastava & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – O.XXXIX, rr.1 and 2 – Suit seeking permanent injunction along with the application under O.XXXIX rr.1 and 2…

3 January 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Indu Malhotra