Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Uttaradi Mutt vs Raghavendra Swamy Mutt

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. XLI, r.27 – Application under, allowed – Propriety of – Suit for injunction filed by the appellant-plain…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Ors. vs Krishna Rao & Ors. etc. etc.

Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service Rules, 1990 – r.6 r/w. r.2(c) and Note 3 of Schedule I – Respondents Nos. 1 & 2 were employed on con…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jagjit Singh vs State of Punjab

Constitution of India – Art.136 – Contours of jurisdiction under – Appellant’s wife died along with her child by way of drowning in a river…

26 September 2018 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Super Bazar Karamchari Dalit Sangh and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Contempt of Court: Contempt Petition – Maintainability of – Petition alleging noncompliance of order dated 17.05.2018 passed by Supreme Cour…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ambala Bus Syndicate Pvt. Ltd. vs Chandigarh Administration & Ors.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Chapters V & VI; ss. 88 and 98 – Overriding effect provided u/s.98 – Operation of – Appellant, private operator o…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Patel Ahmed Mohammad vs Balwant Singh Rajput & Ors.

S.C.R. 6 PATEL AHMED MOHAMMAD v. BALWANT SINGH RAJPUT & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 10005-10007 of 2018) SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Public Interest Foundation & Ors. vs Union of India & Anr.

Constitution of India: Articles 102 (a) to (d) and (e); 324 – In order to curb criminalization of politics, whether the court can issue mand…

25 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, R.F. Nariman, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Coal India Ltd. & Anr. vs Navin Kumar Singh

Service Law– Promotion – Inter-company transfer– Past service rendered in the parent unit, if to be considered– Respondent, joined Dankuni C…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shri Ambadevi Sanstha & Ors. vs Joint Charity Commissioner & Ors.

Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950: s.36 – Sale of Trust property – Power of Charity Commissioner – Application seeking permission to sell Trust…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Biswajit Sukul vs Deo Chand Sarda & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XLI, r.22 – Appellantplaintiff filed a suit for arrears of rent and eviction against the respondents-defe…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons vs .

S.C.R. 78 RE-INHUMAN CONDITIONS IN 1382 PRISONS (Writ Petition (Civil) No.406 of 2013) SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 [MADAN B. LOKUR, S. ABDUL NAZEER A…

25 September 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Anr.

Constitution of India – Art.32 – Writ petition for issuing writ/direction to debar the legislators (MPs/MLAs/MLCs) from practising as an Adv…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shailesh Bandu Swami and Another vs Dipak and Others

Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949: ss. 20, 21, 31A and 35A – Constitution of Standing Committee and election of Chairman thereof –…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Ashok Bhushan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Reema Salkan vs Sumer Singh Salkan

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – During the pendency of the application u/s.125, issue of interim maintenance travelled upto Supre…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Kerala & Anr. vs Gouri & Ors.

Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: s.3(3) – The land in question was acquired by the respondents prior to the appoin…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

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State of Kerala & Anr. vs Joseph & Anr.

Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971: ss. 3(3) and 8 – On facts, respondent-landowners owned a piece of land with rubbe…

25 September 2018 · Dismissed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India vs Hardy Exploration and Production (India) Inc

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.34 – “seat” and “venue” for holding arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration agreement – Arb…

25 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vilasini vs State of Kerala

Kerala Abkari (Amended) Act, 1997: ss.8(1) and (2) – Trial court convicted the appellant and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for…

25 September 2018 · Abhay Manohar Sapre, S. Abdul Nazeer