Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Andhra Pradesh and Another vs Smt. Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameswari

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER v. SMT. DINAVAHI LAKSHMI KAMESWARI (Civil Appeal No. 399 of 2021) FEBRUARY 08, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA…

8 February 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Boloram Bordoloi vs Lakhimi Gaolia Bank & Ors.

BOLORAM BORDOLOI v. LAKHIMI GAOLIA BANK & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4394 of 2010) FEBRUARY 08, 2021 [ASHOK BHUSHAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY, M.R. SHAH…

8 February 2021 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

A. Subramanian & Anr. vs R. Pannerselvam

Suit – For permanent injunction – Plaintiff-respondent filed suit for permanent injunction interdicting the defendants-appellants from distu…

8 February 2021 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gajanan Babulal Bansode & Ors. vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

GAJANAN BABULAL BANSODE & ORS. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 104 of 2021) FEBRUARY 05, 2021 [L. NAGESWARA RAO, INDU MALHO…

5 February 2021 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra, Vineet Saran

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Joginder and Another vs State of Haryana and Others

Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 – Regularization of the illegal occupation – Petitioners, who are the residents of Vill…

5 February 2021 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Index Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: Madhya Pradesh Chikitsa Shiksha Pravesh Niyam, 2018 – r. 12(8)(a) – Allotment for admission in the last…

3 February 2021 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Indira Banerjee

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Phoenix Arc Pvt. Ltd. vs Ketulbhai Ramubhai Patel

Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, 2016 – ss. 5(7), 5(8), 3 and 60 – Contract Act, 1872 – ss.124, 126 and 172 –L&T Infrastructure Finance compa…

3 February 2021 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vishwas Bhandari vs State of Punjab & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Complaint filed under ss.363 and 366-A IPC against one ‘V’ and the appellant that the two accused…

3 February 2021 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

N. Vijayakumar vs State of Tamil Nadu

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7, 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) – Appellant-accused was Sanitary Inspector in 8th Ward of Madurai Municipal Co…

3 February 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Opto Circuit India Ltd. vs Axis Bank & Ors.

Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 – s.17, 2(v) and s.2(w) – The Directorate of Enforcement initiated the proceedings against the appe…

3 February 2021 · Partly allowed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

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U.P. Housing & Development Board & Anr. vs Namit Sharma

Uttar Pradesh Awas Evam Vikas Parishad Bhukhando Tatha Bhavano Ke Panjikaran Evam Pradeshan – r.47 – In 1982, respondent’s grandfather got h…

3 February 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Gujarat vs Bhalchandra Laxmishankar Dave

Appeal: Appeal against acquittal – Scope of interference – Conviction of respondent-accused by trial court u/s.7 r/w ss.13(1) and (2) of Pre…

2 February 2021 · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Umc Technologies Private Ltd. vs Food Corporation of India & Anr.

UMC TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LTD. v. FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & ANR. M.A. No. 175/2021 In (Civil Appeal No. 3687 of 2020) FEBRUARY 02, 2021 [S.…

2 February 2021 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India vs K. A. Najeeb

Bail: Grant of bail – By High Court – To the accused charged for offences u/ss. 143, 147, 148, 120-B, 341, 427, 323, 324, 326, 506(H), 201,…

1 February 2021 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Phoenix Arc Private Limited vs Spade Financial Services Limited & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.5(7), (8) – Financial creditor; financial debt – Sham/Collusive transactions, if financial debts –…

1 February 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ajay Kumar @ Bittu & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 319 – Application under – Appellants summoned by order dated 17.8.2019 – As the appellants did not appe…

29 January 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manjit and Ors. vs Union of India and Anr.

MANJIT AND ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. (Writ Petition (Civil) No 78 of 2021) JANUARY 29, 2021 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, INDIRA BANER…

29 January 2021 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee, Sanjiv Khanna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pooran Chand vs Chancellor & Ors.

POORAN CHAND v. CHANCELLOR & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 268-269 of 2021) JANUARY 29, 2021 [ASHOK BHUSHAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY AND M.R. SHAH, JJ.]…

29 January 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy