Indian Court Judgments — 2020

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Rana Nahid @ Reshma @ Sana & Anr. vs Sahidul Haq Chisti

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Chapter IX- ss.125-128 – Petition u/s.125, by divorced Muslim woman – Converted to application u/s.3, 198…

18 June 2020 · Disposed · R. Banumathi, Indira Banerjee

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Ficus Pax Private Ltd. & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Disaster Management Act, 2005 – s.10(2)(1) – Orders dated. 20.03.2020, 29.03.2020 issued u/s.10(2)(1) by Central govt. – Consequential order…

12 June 2020 · Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.R. Shah

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Somasundaram @ Somu vs The State Rep. by the Deputy Commissioner of Police

Penal Code, 1860: ss.365 and 302 – Abduction followed by murder in appropriate cases can enable a court to presume that the abductor is the…

3 June 2020 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph, V. Ramasubramanian

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Sonu @ Sunil vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860: ss.394, 460, 302 r/w s.34 – Robbery and murder – Five accused including appellant – Case based on circumstantial evidence…

29 May 2020 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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Patel Engineering Ltd. vs North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (Neepco)

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 34 and 37 – The respondent-North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) filed three a…

22 May 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Indu Malhotra, Aniruddha Bose

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Arnab Ranjan Goswami vs Union of India and Ors.

Constitution of India: Arts. 19(1)(a), 19(2) and 32 – Writ Petition – Seeking quashing of various FIRs filed under the provisions of ss. 153…

19 May 2020 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah

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State of Rajasthan vs Mehram & Ors.

STATE OF RAJASTHAN v. MEHRAM & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1894 of 2010) MAY 06, 2020 [A. M. KHANWILKAR AND DINESH MAHESHWARI, JJ.] Penal Code…

6 May 2020 · Disposed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Re : Vijay Kurle & Ors. vs Re:

Constitution of India – Art. 129 and 142 – Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – s. 15 – The Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supr…

27 April 2020 · Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose

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State of Gujarat vs Mansukhbhai Kanjibhai Shah

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.2(c)(xi) – Deemed University – Whether Deemed University is not covered under the provisions of PC Act…

27 April 2020 · Allowed · N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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Hira Singh and Another vs Union of India and Another

HIRA SINGH AND ANOTHER v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER (Criminal Appeal No. 722 of 2017) APRIL 22, 2020 [ARUN MISHRA, INDIRA BANERJEE AND M. R…

22 April 2020 · Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, M.R. Shah

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Raja @ Ayyappan vs State of Tamil Nadu

RAJA @ AYYAPPAN v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU (Criminal Appeal No. 1120 of 2010) APRIL 01, 2020 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND DEEPAK GUPTA, JJ.] Terrorist a…

1 April 2020 · Allowed · S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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Pawan Kumar Gupta vs State of NCT of Delhi

Constitution of India: Arts.32 and 72 – Writ petition challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India on the ground th…

20 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

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Akshay Kumar Singh vs Union of India & Ors.

Nirbhaya Case – Order rejecting mercy petition by the President of India – Judicial review of – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the c…

19 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

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Mukesh vs State of NCT of Delhi

Nirbhaya Case – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the convict raising points on merits of the matter– Held: Petitioner was given suffic…

19 March 2020 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, A.S. Bopanna

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Jeetendra vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

JEETENDRA v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 408 of 2020) MARCH 18, 2020 [S. A. BOBDE, CJI, B. R. GAVAI AND SURYA KANT,…

18 March 2020 · Allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

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Bhagwan Singh vs State of Uttarakhand

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304-II and 308 – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – In a marriage ceremony, father of the groom-appellant aim…

18 March 2020 · Partly allowed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

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Ex-Gunner Virender Prasad vs Union of India & Anr.

EX-GUNNER VIRENDER PRASAD v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 2035 of 2012) MARCH 18, 2020 [S. A. BOBDE, CJI, B. R. GAVAI AND SURY…

18 March 2020 · Dismissed · S.A. Bobde, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Surya Kant

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Manoj Suryavanshi vs State of Chhattisgarh

Penal Code, 1860: ss.302, 364 – Murder of three minor children – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution case was that the compl…

5 March 2020 · Partly allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indira Banerjee, M.R. Shah