Indian Court Judgments — 2021

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Vellanki Frame Works vs The Commercial Tax Officer, Visakhapatnam

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956: s.5(2) – ‘sale in the course of import’ – Essential features – The basic principles for determining as to when…

13 January 2021 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Mavilayi Service Cooperative Bank Ltd. & Ors. vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Calicut & Anr.

THE MAVILAYI SERVICE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD. & ORS. v. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CALICUT & ANR. (Civil Appeal Nos.7343-7350 of 2019) JANUARY…

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anversinh @ Kiransinh Fatesinh Zala vs State of Gujarat

Penal Code, 1860: ss.361 and 366 – Kidnapping – Victimminor girl aged 16 years recovered from custody of appellant – Appellant admited to ha…

12 January 2021 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer, Surya Kant

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (Hpbsm & Da) vs The Central Empowered Committee etc. & Ors.

HIMACHAL PRADESH BUS STAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HPBSM & DA) v. THE CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE ETC. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No…

12 January 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

High Court of Kerala vs Reshma A. & Others etc.

Service Law: Selection – Vacancies – High Court held that appointments to the post of Munsiff-Magistrate can be beyond the number of probabl…

11 January 2021 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Beghar Foundation through Its Secretary and Anr. vs Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Ors.

Constitution of India – Art. 110 – Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 – A batch o…

11 January 2021 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul N

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ireo Grace Realtech Pvt. Ltd. vs Abhishek Khanna & Others

Consumer Protection – Apartment Buyer’s Agreement – Unfair trade practice – Oppressive and one sided contractual terms – Held: The Developer…

11 January 2021 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. N.N. Global Mercantile Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Others

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 8, 11 and 37 – Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 – ss. 30, 32A, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41 and 58 – Comme…

11 January 2021 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bhaven Construction through Authorised Signatory Premjibhai K. Shah vs Executive Engineer Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.& Anr.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Arts.226 and 227 – Interference with arbitral process – Scope – Dispute arising out of a contract between appe…

6 January 2021 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Chairperson Governing Body Daulat Ram College vs Dr. Asha & Ors.

Universities: University of Delhi – Power of Governing body/Principal to appoint Warden of a College Hostel – Held: It is the Governing Body…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Srei Equipment Finance Ltd. vs Ramjan Ali & Ors.

SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LTD. v. RAMJAN ALI & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 6 of 2021) JANUARY 05, 2021 [ASHOK BHUSHAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY AND M. R.…

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Deputy General Manager (Appellate Authority) and Others vs Ajai Kumar Srivastava

Service Law: Bank service – Misappropriation of funds – Dismissal from service – Enquiry officer noticed in his enquiry report that the resp…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Murali vs State Rep. by the Inspector of Police

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.320 – Compounding of offence under ss.307, 324 – Prosecution case was that fifteen years ago, over a vol…

5 January 2021 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Padia Timber Company (P) Ltd. vs The Board of Trustees of Visakhapatnam Port Trust through Its Secretary

Contract – Offer and acceptance of offer – Whether the acceptance of a conditional offer with a further condition results in a concluded con…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kirti & Anr. etc. vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Claims and legal liabilities crystallise at the time of accident itself – Any changes post thereto, ought not to o…

5 January 2021 · Partly allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer, Surya Kant

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hari Om @ Hero vs State of U.P.

Penal Code, 1860: ss.396, 412 – Six accused persons tried for committing offences u/ss.396 and 412 IPC, s.3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes an…

5 January 2021 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajeev Suri vs Delhi Development Authority & Ors.

Judicial Review – Scope and amplitude of – Central Vista Project of the Government of India – Judicial scrutiny regarding its’ permissibilit…

5 January 2021 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna