Indian Court Judgments — 2018

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Meera Mishra vs Satish Kumar & Ors.

Public Distribution System: Fair Price shop – Cancellation of licence – Dispute relating to a fair price shop between the two private indivi…

3 December 2018 · Partly allowed · Abhay Manohar Sapre, Indu Malhotra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Bihar and Ors. vs Kirti Narayan Prasad

Service Law – Appointments – Legality of – Writ petitioners before High Court had joined the service of State of Bihar under the orders made…

30 November 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Nhpc Limited vs M/s Patel Engineering Limited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 9 and 34 – Postaward application u/s. 9 - Application allowed and the appellant called upon to r…

30 November 2018 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Aleemuddin vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Public Interest Litigation: Misuse of – On facts, in a PIL filed before the High Court by fifth respondent, the State Government was issued…

30 November 2018 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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Sunkara Lakshminarasamma (D) by Lrs. vs Sagi Subba Raju & Others etc.

Appeal – Maintainability of – When defendants were either deleted from array of parties or dead and whose legal representatives had not been…

28 November 2018 · Dismissed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India vs Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.

Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2014 – ss.5,6,7,8 – Effect of – Original suit land owners execut…

28 November 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, A.M. Khanwilkar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority vs Birla Super Bulk Terminal (Now a Unit of Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.) and Ors.

Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961: ss. 14, 15 and 18 – Levy of betterment fee u/s. 18 – Sustainability of – On facts, appellant…

27 November 2018 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Cci Projects (P) Ltd. vs Vrajendra Jogjivandas Thakkar

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.23 – Two consumers booked one residential flat each in a building project, which appellant was to construc…

27 November 2018 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, R. Subhash Reddy

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Alok Kumar Singh & Others vs State of U.P. & Others

Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2018 – rr.6, 14 and 15 – Selection undertaken in respondent-State pu…

27 November 2018 · Kurian Joseph, Uday Umesh Lalit

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Gagandeep Singh vs The State of Punjab & Ors.

Service Law – Appointment against reserved vacancy – Right to – Appellant belonging to the reserved category of Balmiki/Majbhi Sikh was at n…

27 November 2018 · Kurian Joseph, S. Abdul Nazeer

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Sampurna Behrua vs Union of India & Ors.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act, 2015 – Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for children who are victims of violence –…

27 November 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dinesh Kumar Kashyap & Ors. etc. vs South East Central Railway & Ors. etc.

Service Law – Appointment – Respondent No.1-Railways issued advertisement inviting applications for filling up Group-D posts for General Cat…

27 November 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Deepak Gupta, Hemant Gupta

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Ahmed Abdulla Ahmed Al Ghurair (Through Their Power of Attorney Holder Mr. Bartholomew Kamya) & Anr. vs Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited & Ors.

Jurisdiction: Territorial jurisdiction – Territorial jurisdiction of High Court to entertain the suit – Plaintiffs-resident nationals of Dub…

26 November 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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State of Madhya Pradesh and Others vs Abhijit Singh Pawar

Service law: Appointment – Antecedents and suitability of the candidate – Consideration of – On facts, the respondent participated in the se…

26 November 2018 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud

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State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. vs M. Mangayarkarasi and etc.

Service Law: Removal from service – Misappropriation of funds by the staff in the District Treasury Office – Charge sheet against 11 staff m…

26 November 2018 · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

South Delhi Municipal Corporation vs Sms Aamw Tollways Private Ltd.

S.C.R. 1120 SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v. SMS AAMW TOLLWAYS PRIVATE LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 11249 of 2018) NOVEMBER 22, 2018 [S. A. BO…

22 November 2018 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao

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The Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr. vs T. K. Rangarajan and Ors.

S.C.R. 1166 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND ANR. v. T. K. RANGARAJAN AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 11230 of 2018) NOVEMBER 22, 201…

22 November 2018 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, L. Nageswara Rao

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Dr. Benoy Idicula Babu Rep by P.O.A Holder P. I Babu & Ors. etc. vs Dr. Nisha Saira Benoy & Anr. etc.

Divorce Act, 1869 – s.10-A – Matrimonial Dispute – Court assisted mediation and conciliation – Held: Having regard to the entire background…

22 November 2018 · Disposed · Kurian Joseph, Hemant Gupta