Indian Court Judgments

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Narayan Malhari Thorat vs Vinayak Deorao Bhagat and Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – s. 306 – Appellant’s son and daughterin-law were teachers in a school where the respondent was also a teacher – Responden…

28 November 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India vs Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.

Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2014 – ss.5,6,7,8 – Effect of – Original suit land owners execut…

28 November 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, A.M. Khanwilkar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Chhannu Lal Verma vs The State of Chhattisgarh

Administration of Criminal Justice – Capital punishment – Commutation of – Appellant allegedly murdered three persons and caused grievous in…

28 November 2018 · Partly allowed · Kurian Joseph, Deepak Gupta, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Himachal Pradesh vs Manga Singh

Penal Code, 1860 – s.376 – Prosecutrix-PW-4 was staying in her aunt’s house – Respondent-accused is son of the aunt – FIR filed stating that…

28 November 2018 · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority vs Birla Super Bulk Terminal (Now a Unit of Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.) and Ors.

Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961: ss. 14, 15 and 18 – Levy of betterment fee u/s. 18 – Sustainability of – On facts, appellant…

27 November 2018 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Palani vs State of Tamil Nadu

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.148, 435 r/w. s.149 and s.302 r/w. s.149 – Case of the prosecution that when mother and brother of ‘S’ (PW-1 and PW-2…

27 November 2018 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Cci Projects (P) Ltd. vs Vrajendra Jogjivandas Thakkar

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.23 – Two consumers booked one residential flat each in a building project, which appellant was to construc…

27 November 2018 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Alok Kumar Singh & Others vs State of U.P. & Others

Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2018 – rr.6, 14 and 15 – Selection undertaken in respondent-State pu…

27 November 2018 · Kurian Joseph, Uday Umesh Lalit

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gagandeep Singh vs The State of Punjab & Ors.

Service Law – Appointment against reserved vacancy – Right to – Appellant belonging to the reserved category of Balmiki/Majbhi Sikh was at n…

27 November 2018 · Kurian Joseph, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sampurna Behrua vs Union of India & Ors.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act, 2015 – Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for children who are victims of violence –…

27 November 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dinesh Kumar Kashyap & Ors. etc. vs South East Central Railway & Ors. etc.

Service Law – Appointment – Respondent No.1-Railways issued advertisement inviting applications for filling up Group-D posts for General Cat…

27 November 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Deepak Gupta, Hemant Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ahmed Abdulla Ahmed Al Ghurair (Through Their Power of Attorney Holder Mr. Bartholomew Kamya) & Anr. vs Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited & Ors.

Jurisdiction: Territorial jurisdiction – Territorial jurisdiction of High Court to entertain the suit – Plaintiffs-resident nationals of Dub…

26 November 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Madhya Pradesh and Others vs Abhijit Singh Pawar

Service law: Appointment – Antecedents and suitability of the candidate – Consideration of – On facts, the respondent participated in the se…

26 November 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. vs M. Mangayarkarasi and etc.

Service Law: Removal from service – Misappropriation of funds by the staff in the District Treasury Office – Charge sheet against 11 staff m…

26 November 2018 · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Dhruvaram Murlidhar Sonar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Exercise of power, scope – Discussed. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of procee…

22 November 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

South Delhi Municipal Corporation vs Sms Aamw Tollways Private Ltd.

S.C.R. 1120 SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v. SMS AAMW TOLLWAYS PRIVATE LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 11249 of 2018) NOVEMBER 22, 2018 [S. A. BO…

22 November 2018 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr. vs T. K. Rangarajan and Ors.

S.C.R. 1166 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND ANR. v. T. K. RANGARAJAN AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 11230 of 2018) NOVEMBER 22, 201…

22 November 2018 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

M.C. Mehta vs Union of India & Ors.

Urban Development: Sealing of unauthorized/illegal dairy – By Milch Tax Inspector, on the direction of Director (Veterinary Services) of Eas…

22 November 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta