Indian Court Judgments — 2024

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manikandan vs State by the Inspector of Police

Matter pertains to the tutoring of the material witnesses by the police and its effect on the prosecution case.

IPC

5 April 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shoma Kanti Sen vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

The appellant was detained on 06.06.2018. The appellant assails the order of a Division Bench of the High Court passed on 17.01.2023, dispos…

IPC Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 CrPC

5 April 2024 · Allowed · Aniruddha Bose, Augustine George Masih

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd.

Whether the notice sent to the Registrar in Form No.5 is an “instrument” as defined u/s.2(l), Bombay Stamp Act, 1958; whether the maximum ca…

Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 Companies Act, 1956 Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2015

5 April 2024 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shilpa Jain & Ors.

Whether the High Court is correct in exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to quash the FIR filed against Respondents.

IPC CrPC The Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959

5 April 2024 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s. Jaiprakash Industries Ltd. (Presently known as M/s. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.) vs Delhi Development Authority

High Court had sanctioned the scheme for amalgamation of M/s. Jaiprakash Associates Pvt Ltd and M/s. Jaypee Rewa Cement, directing that the…

TP Act

5 April 2024 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shivani Tyagi vs State Of U.P.

The appellant-victim of an acid attack challenged the suspension of sentence of life imprisonment granted by the High Court to five convicte…

CrPC §389 IPC §307 IPC §149 IPC §326A

5 April 2024 · Allowed · C.T. Ravikumar, Rajesh Bindal

Criminal Karnataka HC ✓ HN

M/S Moksh Agarbatti Co vs M/S Sri Basaveshwara Traders

This is a complainant's appeal filed under Section 378(4) of Cr.P.C. before the Karnataka High Court challenging the acquittal of the accuse…

Negotiable Instruments Act §138 CrPC §378(4) CrPC §313

5 April 2024 · Hon'ble Ms Justice J.M. Khazi

Criminal Kerala HC ✓ HN

Sulaiman vs State Of Kerala

The petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 6 in Crime No.2827/2023 of Ernakulam Town South Police Station, filed an application under Section 438 of…

CrPC §438 IPC §120-B IPC §409 IPC §420

4 April 2024 · C.S.Dias

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles @ Navneet Kaur Ravi Rana vs State of Maharashtra and Others

The question that arises for consideration is that how far the High Court was justified in completely overturning the findings of Scrutiny C…

Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950

4 April 2024 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Krishnadatt Awasthy vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Matter pertains to the selection and appointment of appellants and four others to the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade wherein the selection proc…

Madhya Pradesh Panchayat (Appeal and… Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram… Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Shiksha Karmis… Constitution

4 April 2024 · J.K. Maheshwari, K.V. Viswanathan

Civil Bombay HC ✓ HN

M/S.Impex (India) Limited vs Dinashah Jal Daruwala And Anr

The petitioner-tenant challenged the judgment and decree dated 23 January 2004 passed by the District Court in Civil Appeal No. 624 of 2001,…

Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates… §13(1)(a) Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates… §13(1)(b) TP Act §108(o)

4 April 2024 · Sandeep V. Marne, J.

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Anr. vs Jahangir Byramji Jeejeebhoy (D) Through His LR

Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned order by which it declined to condone the delay of 12 years and 158 days…

3 April 2024 · Dismissed · Aniruddha Bose, J.B. Pardiwala

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Mandal & Ors. vs Gunwant & Ors.

Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the writ petition filed by the respondent no.1 and appointing him to the post of Shikshan S…

Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools…

3 April 2024 · Disposed · Hima Kohli, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Level 9 Biz Pvt. Ltd. vs Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority & Another

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court disposing the writ petition by accepting the statements of the resp…

Constitution

2 April 2024 · Allowed · Bela M. Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Prem Raj vs Poonamma Menon & Anr.

Whether, a criminal proceeding can be initiated and the accused therein held guilty with natural consequences thereof to follow, in connecti…

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

2 April 2024 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Aravind Kumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Purni Devi & Anr. vs Babu Ram & Anr.

A suit was decreed in favour of plaintiff. Application for execution was filed before the Tehsildar (settlement), Hiranagar on 18.12.2000. T…

Limitation Act, 1963 J&K Limitation Act CPC

2 April 2024 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Aravind Kumar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ballu @ Balram @ Balmukund and Another vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

High Court whether justified in reversing the acquittal of the appellant Nos.1 and 2 and convicting them u/ss.302 and 201/34 and ss.302/34 a…

IPC CrPC Evidence Act

2 April 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The General Manager, M/S Barsua Iron Ore Mines vs The Vice President United Mines Mazdoor Union and Ors.

Respondent initially declared his date of birth as 27.12.1948. Later, in descriptive roll, he changed his initially recorded date of birth i…

2 April 2024 · Allowed · Hima Kohli, Ahsanuddin Amanullah