Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

S. Mahesh vs The Chairman Cum Managing Director, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. Neyveli Tamil Nadu & Ors.

Service Law: Appointment – Propriety of – On facts, appointment of appellant, belonging to backward community as Engineering Supervisor, dec…

29 October 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Lt. Gen. Manomoy Ganguly, Vsm vs Union of India and Others

Armed Forces – Promotion – Appointment to the post of Director General Medical Services, Army (DGMS, Army) – Petitioner was promoted to the…

29 October 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Bihar and Ors. vs Baliram Singh & Ors.

Service Law – Back Wages – Respondents appointed as Adult Education Supervisors – Posts of Adult Education Supervisor abolished – Challenge…

29 October 2018 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, L. Nageswara Rao

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Registrar vs Sangam Laxmi Bai Vidyapeet & Ors.

Telangana Education Act, 1982 – s.20 – Respondent-College applied to the appellant-University for grant of No Objection Certificate (NOC) to…

29 October 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Caravel Shipping Services Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Premier Sea Foods Exim Pvt. Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss.7(3), 7(4), 8 – Bill of lading – Suit for recovery by respondent-consignor in Kochi court – Appli…

29 October 2018 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired/ Retired Employees Association & Anr. vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

Service Law – Voluntary Retirement – Appellant-ex-employees of the respondent Insurance Companies went out of service taking advantage of th…

26 October 2018 · Dismissed · Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ramvir vs State of Uttar Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.148, 149 and 302 – Case of the prosecution that the appellant along with five other persons armed with guns surrounded…

26 October 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

S. Sarojini Amma vs Velayudhan Pillai Sreekumar

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – s.122 – Document styled as gift deed but executed for consideration with the executant retaining possession…

26 October 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Amit Kumar vs Dr. Sonila & Ors.

Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 – s.6 – Guardianship – Custody rights – Appellant and respondent no.1 divorced by mutual consent –…

26 October 2018 · Allowed · Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dalip Singh and Others vs State of Haryana and Others

Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977: s. 17(4) – Resumption of plot – Allotment of industrial plot, however noncommencement of prod…

25 October 2018 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jitendra @ Kalla vs State of Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Sentence/Sentencing: Trial of the appellant-accused for offence under two FIRs – Trial court convicted the accused – In both the cases sente…

25 October 2018 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gopal Jha vs The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court Lawyers’ Chambers (Allotment and Occupancy) Rules – Supreme Court invited applications for allotment of Lawyers’ chambers on 3…

25 October 2018 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

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

Environment – Vehicular pollution – Shift from Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) compliant vehicles to BS-VI compliant vehicles – Society of Indian Au…

24 October 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Nehru Gram Bharati University vs State of U.P. & Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: Recognition of course – Basic Teachers Certificate Course – Admission of students in the Academic Sessio…

24 October 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Asar Mohammad and Ors. vs The State of U.P.

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Prosecution of three accused – Confessional statement of one accused…

24 October 2018 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, L. Nageswara Rao

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kamala and Others vs M.R. Mohan Kumar

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – Maintenance under, claimed by wife – Standard of proof required to prove marriage – Marriage betw…

24 October 2018 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Avatar Soni vs Mahanta Laxmidhar Das and Ors.

Will – Will in question executed by one ‘MND’ was probated in favour of respondent no.1 – Appellant filed suit seeking revocation of the pro…

24 October 2018 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Rajaram @ Raja

Appeal: Appeal against acquittal – Scope of interference – Prosecution case was that the respondent committed rape on the victim-deceased du…

24 October 2018 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar