Indian Court Judgments — 2024

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vedanta Limited vs The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors

Impugned orders passed by the High Court directing closure of the copper smelter operated by the petitioner at the industrial complex in Tam…

Constitution Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution… Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)…

29 February 2024 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Criminal Delhi HC ✓ HN

Somnath Prajapati vs State (Nct Of Delhi)

The petitioner Somnath Prajapati sought regular bail under Section 439 read with Section 167 Cr.P.C. in connection with FIR No. 211/2022 reg…

CrPC §439 CrPC §167 IPC §420 IPC §467

29 February 2024 · Jyoti Singh

Civil Gujarat HC ✓ HN

Shaileshbhai Jashvantbhai Patel vs Devaram Punaji Mevada & Ors.

The appellant filed a First Appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 challenging the judgment and decree of the City Civ…

CPC §96

29 February 2024 · Hon'ble Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bharti Cellular Limited (Now Bharti Airtel Limited) vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 57, Kolkata and Another

The liability to deduct tax at source u/s.194-H, Income Tax Act, 1961 on the amount which, as per the Revenue, is a commission payable to an…

Income Tax Act, 1961 Contract Act Indian Telegraph Act, 1885

28 February 2024 · Disposed · Sanjiv Khanna, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/S Brahmaputra Concrete Pipe Industries Etc. Etc. vs The Assam State Electricity Board and Others

Whether registry has the power to dismiss a curative petition solely on the ground that no averment has been made to the effect that the rev…

Supreme Court Rules, 2013 Constitution Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale…

26 February 2024 · Disposed · Aniruddha Bose, Sudhanshu Dhulia

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shailesh Kumar vs State of U.P. (Now State of Uttarakhand)

What is the goal of investigation and what is the role of investigating officer; Are s.172 CrPC and ss. 145 & 161 of the Evidence Act to be…

IPC

26 February 2024 · Allowed · M.M. Sundresh, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

CDR Seema Chaudhary vs Union of India and Others

Issues pertains to the grant of Permanent Commission to Women Short Service Commission Officers in the Indian Navy.

Constitution

26 February 2024 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli

Criminal Gujarat HC ✓ HN

Shankardan Keshubhai Langa vs State Of Gujarat

The petitioner, a retired Collector who served at Gandhinagar from 06.04.2018 to 30.09.2019, filed applications for anticipatory bail under…

CrPC §438 IPC §409 IPC §405 IPC §217

26 February 2024 · Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Smt. Vidya K. & Ors. vs State of Karnataka & Ors.

Whether a notification for filling up 18 posts of lecturers of Home Science in First Grade College run by State of Karnataka is liable to be…

Karnataka Education Department Service… Karnataka Education Department Service…

22 February 2024 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Aravind Kumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ravindra Kumar vs State of U.P. & ORS.

There was a non-disclosure of a criminal case (in which the candidate was acquitted) in the verification form of the employment. The State c…

22 February 2024 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, K.V. Viswanathan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anun Dhawan & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

In the instant writ petition, Petitioners claiming to be social activists sought directions against the States and Union Territories to form…

National Food Security Act, 2013 Constitution

22 February 2024 · Disposed · Bela M. Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Naresh Kumar vs State of Haryana

Conviction of the appellant for the offence punishable u/s.306, Penal Code, 1860, if justified.

IPC Evidence Act CrPC Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act 46 of…

22 February 2024 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Lucknow Nagar Nigam & Others vs Kohli Brothers Colour Lab. Pvt. Ltd. & Others

1) Whether statutory vesting of property termed as enemy property under the provisions of the Enemy Property Act, 1968 amounts to expropriat…

Enemy Property Act, 1968 Enemy Property Rules, 2015 Defence of India Act, 1971 UP Municipal Corporation Adhiniyam, 1959

22 February 2024 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Najrul Seikh vs Dr. Sumit Banerjee & Anr.

Whether the State Commission and the National Commission were justified in exonerating the respondents-doctors of all the charges of miscond…

Consumer Protection Act, 1986

22 February 2024 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Satish Chandra Sharma

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Thakore Umedsing Nathusing vs State of Gujarat

Scope of interference by High Court in an appeal challenging acquittal of the accused by the trial Court; standard of proof required to brin…

CrPC Evidence Act IPC

22 February 2024 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vikas Chandra vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Respondent No.2 was summoned to face the trial for the offence under Section 306 of the Penal Code, 1860. High Court whether justified in qu…

IPC CrPC

22 February 2024 · Dismissed · C.T. Ravikumar, Rajesh Bindal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Singh vs The State of U.P.

As per PW-1-informant (son of the deceased), on the fateful evening when he and his brother were sitting in the open space in front of the e…

IPC

21 February 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Nath vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Interplay between the provisions of Chapter IX of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) and ss.272 and 273 of the Penal Code, 1860;…

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 IPC CrPC

21 February 2024 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Sanjay Karol