Indian Court Judgments

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ngt Bar Association (Western Zone) vs Union of India & Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act 2010 – s. 11 – To act as Chairperson of tribunal – Held: Section 11 contemplates that the Central Government sha…

27 March 2018 · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

B.N. Firos vs State of Kerala & Ors.

B.N. FIROS v. STATE OF KERALA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 79 of 2008) MARCH 27, 2018 [RANJAN GOGOI AND MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, JJ.] Informatio…

27 March 2018 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mackintosh Burn Limited vs Sarkar and Chowdhury Enterprises Private Limited

Companies Act, 2013: s. 58 – Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal – Held: Under s. 58(2), the securities or interest of any me…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manju Surana vs Sunil Arora & Ors.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.19 – Previous sanction necessary for prosecution – Allegation of corruption in respect of a public se…

27 March 2018 · Jasti Chelameswar, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anilkumar Jinabhai Patel (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs Pravinchandra Jinabhai Patel and Ors.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 31(5) and 34 – Arbitration award – Petition by appellant No. 1 u/s. 34 for setting aside the awa…

27 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, R. Banumathi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Satpal Singh vs The State of Punjab

Bail: Application seeking anticipatory bail – By appellant-accused in FIR u/s. 22 and 29 of NDPS Act – On the ground of parity as the two co…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shakti Vahini vs Union of India and Others

Honour Crimes: Writ petition – Seeking directions to State Governments and Central Government to take preventive steps to combat honour crim…

27 March 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Municipal Corporation, Ujjain & Anr. vs Bvg India Limited and Ors.

Tenders – Appellant-Corporation issued NIT for appointment of agency to carry out “Municipal Solid Waste Door to Door Collection and Transpo…

27 March 2018 · Allowed · Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot vs State of Gujarat

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.377 – Session Court awarded to the appellant 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offence under s.302 IPC…

26 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gorusu Nagaraju S/O Apparao vs State of Andhra Pradesh

GORUSU NAGARAJU S/O APPARAO v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No. 1032 of 2007) MARCH 23, 2018 [R. K. AGRAWAL AND ABHAY MANOHAR SA…

23 March 2018 · Dismissed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Netram Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – s.2(e) r/w s.2A – Qualified service – Appellant rendered 22 years as daily wager and 3 years as regular work…

23 March 2018 · Allowed · R.K. Agrawal, Abhay Manohar Sapre

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Satyendra Kumar Mehra @ Satendera Kumar Mehra vs The State of Jharkhand

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.357(2) – Appellant was tried for the offence punishable u/ss.420,467,468,471 r/w.120-B IPC – Trial Cour…

23 March 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

University of Mysore vs Rajaiah (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.

Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 – ss.44(1) and 107 – Private respondents filed suits against the appellant-University for injunction restra…

23 March 2018 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sita Ram Bhama vs Ramvatar Bhama

Registration Act, 1908 – ss.17 and 49 – Admissibility of document in evidence – Appellant-plaintiff and respondentdefendant after death of t…

23 March 2018 · Partly allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India vs R. Sethumadhavan & Anr.

Service law: Pension – Railways – Post of Train Examiner – On 30.9.1997, policy resolution was notified by the Government of India relating…

22 March 2018 · Allowed · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Lion Engineering Consultants vs State of M.P. & Ors.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.16 and 34 – Arbitrator passed award in favour of the Appellant – Award was challenged by respond…

22 March 2018 · Disposed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman, Uday Umesh Lalit

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Bihar & Ors. vs M/s Brahmaputra Infrastructure Limited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11(6) – Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008 – ss.8, 9 and 22 – Works Cont…

22 March 2018 · Dismissed · Adarsh Kumar Goel, R.F. Nariman, Uday Umesh Lalit

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Uttar Pradesh vs Om Pal & Ors.

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. OM PAL & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1213 of 2014) MARCH 21, 2018 [N. V. RAMANA AND S. ABDUL NAZEER, JJ.] Penal Code…

21 March 2018 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer