Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rusoday Securities Ltd. vs National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Ors.

RUSODAY SECURITIES LTD. v. NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2690 of 2009 etc.) NOVEMBER 20, 2020 [A. M. KHANWI…

20 November 2020 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Kaledonia Jute and Fibres Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s Axis Nirman and Industries Ltd. & Ors.

Companies (Transfer of Pending Proceedings) Rules 2016: rr.5 and 6 – Application seeking transfer of the winding up petition pending before…

19 November 2020 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jayantilal Verma vs State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh)

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Death caused by strangulation – In matrimonial house of the deceased – Chargesheet against the husband (appellant…

19 November 2020 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Sharan Maurya and Others vs State of U.P. and Others

RAM SHARAN MAURYA AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 3707 of 2020 etc.) NOVEMBER 18, 2020 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND MOHAN…

18 November 2020 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Udayant Malhoutra

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992 – s.19 r/w. ss.11(1), 11(4)(d), 11(4A), 11(5) and 11B – SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading…

18 November 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, Indira Banerjee

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Fertico Marketing and Investment Pvt. Ltd and Ors. etc. vs Central Bureau of Investigation and Another etc.

Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946: s.6 – Consent under – Scope of – FIR by CBI alleging offences u/ss. 120B and 420 IPC and s. 13…

17 November 2020 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rattan Singh & Ors. vs Nirmal Gill & Ors. etc.

RATTAN SINGH & ORS. v. NIRMAL GILL & ORS. ETC. (Civil Appeal Nos. 3681-3682 of 2020 etc.) NOVEMBER 16, 2020 [A.M. KHANWILKAR AND DINESH MAHE…

16 November 2020 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kirpa Ram (Deceased) through Legal Representatives & Ors. vs Surendra Deo Gaur & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.9 – Jurisdiction of civil court, when not barred – Suit filed by respondents and for permanent injunction c…

16 November 2020 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ntpc Ltd. (Simhadri Project) vs Rajiv Chakraborty

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process – Information Memorandum – Prepared by Resolution Professional…

16 November 2020 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Hrishikesh Roy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Umc Technologies Private Limited vs Food Corporation of India and Anr.

Contract – Termination of – Blacklisting by Corporation – The Corporation had issued a Bid Document inviting bids for appointment of a recru…

16 November 2020 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vetindia Pharmaceuticals Limited vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

Drugs: Blacklisting of drug – Propriety of – Drug in question manufactured by appellant-company (a valid licence-holder) – Supplied to respo…

6 November 2020 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, Krishna Murari

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

C. Bright vs The District Collector & Ors.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002: s.14 – Whether mandatory or directory…

5 November 2020 · Dismissed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hindustan Unilever Limited vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 – s.17 – Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 – s.97 – General Clauses Act, 1897 – s.6 – A complain…

5 November 2020 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hitesh Verma vs The State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Petition under – For quashing charges u/ss. 452, 504 and 506 IPC and u/ss. 3(1)(x) (Substituted a…

5 November 2020 · Disposed · L. Nageswara Rao, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shanti Devi alias Shanti Mishra vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India – Art. 226 – Code of Civil Procedure – s. 20 – Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948 – Fami…

5 November 2020 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gurusimran Singh Narula vs Union of India & Anr.

Disaster Management Act, 2005 – Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) – Pandemic – A writ petition filed in the public interest u/A. 32…

5 November 2020 · Disposed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajnesh vs Neha & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 125 – Interim maintenance – For wife and minor child – Awarded by Family Court – Affirmed by High Court…

4 November 2020 · Disposed · Indu Malhotra, R. Subhash Reddy

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. vs K. Fazlur Rahman & Anr.

Waqf Act, 1995 – The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board constituted on 10.10.2017 consisted of 11 Muslim members – One Muslim Member of Parliament; two M…

3 November 2020 · Dismissed · Ashok Bhushan, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy