Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Assam Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. vs Gillapukri Tea Company Limited & Ors. etc.

Land Acquisition: Acquisition of land – Notifications u/ss. 4 and 6 of Land Acquisition Act issued respectively on 4.8.2008 and 17.6.2009 –…

28 January 2021 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajendra Khare vs Swaati Nirkhi and Ors.

RAJENDRA KHARE v. SWAATI NIRKHI AND ORS. (Review Petition (Crl.) No. 671 of 2018) In (Transfer Petition (Crl) No. 262 of 2018) JANUARY 28, 2…

28 January 2021 · Ashok Bhushan, Indu Malhotra

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Indian Bank and Another vs Mahaveer Khariwal

INDIAN BANK AND ANOTHER v. MAHAVEER KHARIWAL (Civil Appeal No. 2760 of 2010) JANUARY 22, 2021 [ASHOK BHUSHAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY AND M. R. SHA…

22 January 2021 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ragini Dwivedi @ Gini @ Rags vs The State of Karnataka

RAGINI DWIVEDI @ GINI @ RAGS v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (Criminal Appeal No. 62 of 2021) JANUARY 21, 2021 [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA…

21 January 2021 · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

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Commercial Taxes Officer, Circle-B, Bharatpur vs M/s Bhagat Singh

COMMERCIAL TAXES OFFICER, CIRCLE-B, BHARATPUR v. M/S BHAGAT SINGH (Special Leave Petition (C) No. 15870 of 2020) JANUARY 21, 2021 [INDIRA BA…

21 January 2021 · Indira Banerjee, Sanjiv Khanna

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M/s. Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. vs M/s Hotel Poonja International Pvt. Ltd.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s.62 – The Assignor Bank, along with Corporation Bank sanctioned a term loan of Rs.40 lakhs to the co…

21 January 2021 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, Sanjiv Khanna

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rekha Sengar vs State of Madhya Pradesh

REKHA SENGAR v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No.380 of 2021) JANUARY 21, 2021 [MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR, VINEET…

21 January 2021 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Vineet Saran, Ajay Rastogi

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ms. X vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors.

MS. X v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1352 of 2019) JANUARY 20, 2021 [ASHOK BHUSHAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY AND M. R.…

20 January 2021 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

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Tate of Uttarakhand & Ors. vs Smt. Sureshwati

STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ORS. v. SMT. SURESHWATI (Civil Appeal No. 142 of 2021) JANUARY 20, 2021 [L. NAGESWARA RAO, NAVIN SINHA, INDU MALHOTRA…

20 January 2021 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Navin Sinha, Indu Malhotra

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Haryana Space Application Centre (Harsac) & Anr. vs M/s Pan India Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

HARYANA SPACE APPLICATION CENTRE (HARSAC) & ANR. v. M/S PAN INDIA CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 131 of 2021) JANUARY 20, 2021 [L.…

20 January 2021 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra, Ajay Rastogi

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: Advocate on Record Includes a Proprietary Firm etc. vs .

IN RE: ADVOCATE ON RECORD INCLUDES A PROPRIETARY FIRM ETC. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1107/2020) JANUARY 20, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINES…

20 January 2021 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy

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Bajranga (Dead) by Lrs. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

BAJRANGA (DEAD) BY LRS. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6209 of 2010) JANUARY 19, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH M…

19 January 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Lakhvir Singh etc. vs The State of Punjab & Anr.

Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: Object of legislation – Held: To give the benefit of release of offenders on probation of good conduct ins…

19 January 2021 · Disposed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy

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Rama Narang vs Ramesh Narang and Others

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s.2(b) – Contempt proceedings – Scope of – Violation of Consent Order – Petitioner and his sons (respondents)…

19 January 2021 · A.M. Khanwilkar, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Venigalla Koteswaramma vs Malempati Suryamba & Ors.

Partition: Suit for partition – Maintainability of – Plaintiff and defendants Nos. 1 to 3 were co-sharer – Claim for partition was in respec…

19 January 2021 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manish Kumar vs Union of India and Another

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020 – s.3 –s.3 of the impugned amendment, amended s.7(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy C…

19 January 2021 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph

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Dipika Jagatram Sahani vs Union of India and Ors.

Anganwadi Centres – Writ petition filed as a Public Interest Litigation questioning the closure of Anganwari centres across the country – Pe…

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

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Tamil Nadu Housing Board vs Abdul Salam Sarkar (Dead) and Others

TAMIL NADU HOUSING BOARD v. ABDUL SALAM SARKAR (DEAD) AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No 94 of 2021) JANUARY 13, 2021 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD…

13 January 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna