Indian Court Judgments — 2022

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

B.S. Murthy & Ors. vs A. Ravinder Singh & Ors.

Service Law — Central Excise and Land Customs Group-C Recruitment Rules, 1979 — Determination of inter-se seniority – Recruitment to the pos…

15 March 2022 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

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High Court of Delhi vs Devina Sharma

Judiciary: Upper age limit of 32 years appearing for Delhi judicial Service (DJS) examination and minimum age requirement of 35 years for ap…

14 March 2022 · Partly allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna, Hima Kohli

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sri Narendra Kumar A. Baldota vs The State of Karnataka

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of proceedings – M Company of which appellant is the Chairman and Managing Director, imp…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Sri Biswanath Banik & Anr. vs Smt. Sulanga Bose & Ors.

SRI BISWANATH BANIK & ANR. v. SMT. SULANGA BOSE & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 1848 of 2022) MARCH 14, 2022 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.]…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Shyam Sel and Power Limited and Another vs Shyam Steel Industries Limited

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XXXIX, rr.1 and 2 – Temporary Injunction – Both appellants and respondents were manufacturers and sellers…

14 March 2022 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Shobha & Ors. vs The Chairman, Vithalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. & Ors.

Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923: ss. 4, 4A – Award of compensation under – Entitlement to interest, from the date of the order passed by t…

11 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Jai Parkash etc etc vs Union Territory, Chandigarh etc etc

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4 and 6 – Acquisition of land – Determination of fair market value – Just compensation – Land Acquisition Of…

10 March 2022 · Partly allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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State of Rajasthan vs Ashok Khetoliya & Anr.

Constitution of India: Arts.243Q(2), 243ZF, Constitution (Seventy Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 – Part IXA – Legislative Competence with respe…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · Hemant Gupta, V. Ramasubramanian

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Hardial Singh vs Balbir Kaur & Anr.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1973: s.100 – Second appeal – Substantial question of law – On 25.02.2016, Constitutional Bench judgment in Pankaja…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · K.M. Joseph, Hrishikesh Roy

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Puran Mal vs State of Haryana & Anr.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.439 – Bail – Respondent no.2 was accused of offence u/s.302, IPC – Bail denied by Trial Court – Granted…

10 March 2022 · Allowed · Vineet Saran, Aniruddha Bose

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Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund vs Dharmesh S. Jain and Anr.

Contempt of Courts Act,1971 – Civil contempt – Wilful disobedience of orders passed by Court – High Court stayed arbitral award passed in ar…

10 March 2022 · Disposed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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M. Kendra Devi vs The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others

Service Law: Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1955 – r.35(aa) – Seniority – Appellants were selected as Assistant Engineer –…

10 March 2022 · Dismissed · Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka

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Sk Nausad Rahaman & Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Central Excise and Customs Commissionerates Inspector (Central Excise, Preventive Officer and Examiner) Group ‘B’ Posts Recruitment Rules 20…

10 March 2022 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Vikram Nath

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State of M.P. vs Ramji Lal Sharma & Anr.

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common Intention – Trial Court held that all the four accused shared the common intention to ki…

9 March 2022 · Allowed · M.R. Shah, B.V. Nagarathna

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Devadassan vs The Second Class Executive Magistrate, Ramanathapuram & Ors.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 122(1)(b), 111, 117 and 110 – Security for keeping the peace and for good behaviour – Imprisonment in…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Swaminathan & Ors. vs Alankamony (Dead) through Lrs.

Succession Act, 1925:s. 263 – Revocation of letters of administration – When – Held: As per s. 263, the grant of letters of administration m…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Hemant Gupta, V. Ramasubramanian

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Mandeep Kumar and Others vs U.T. Chandigarh & Others

Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Service) Act, 2006 – s.7 – De-reservation/Interchangeability of the post of SC/…

9 March 2022 · Dismissed · Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari

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Union of India & Anr. vs Manpreet Singh Poonam etc.

National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil Service) Rules…

8 March 2022 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.M. Sundresh