Indian Court Judgments — 2019

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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (Mcgm) vs Abhilash Lal & Ors.

Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 – ss.92 and 92A – Appellant owns inter alia, the lands in question – By contract dated 20.12.2005, on…

15 November 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited through Authorised Signatory vs Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process – Power of Committee of creditors to approve resolution plan…

15 November 2019 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Surya Kant, V. Ramasubramanian

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Santosh Chaturvedi vs Kailash Chandra & Anr.

SANTOSH CHATURVEDI v. KAILASH CHANDRA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6572 of 2010) NOVEMBER 15, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI, A. S. BOPANNA AND HRISHIKESH R…

15 November 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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Vinay Prakash Singh vs Sameer Gehlaut & Ors.

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – ss.2(b), (c) – Dispute between the petitioner and the respondents in SLP (C) No.20417/17 referred to internat…

15 November 2019 · Ranjan Gogoi, Deepak Gupta, Sanjiv Khanna

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Manju Puri vs Rajiv Singh Hanspal & Ors.

Succession Act, 1925: ss. 268, 283, 276 – Probate of Will – Revocation of – Issuance of citation to legal heirs – Requirement of – On facts,…

14 November 2019 · Allowed · Ashok Bhushan, Navin Sinha

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Taj Mahal Hotel vs United India Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.

TAJ MAHAL HOTEL v. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 8611 of 2019) NOVEMBER 14, 2019 [MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR AND…

14 November 2019 · Dismissed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust vs M/s Unique Shanti Developers & Ors.

Consumer Protection Act,1986– Explanation to s.2(1)(d) – ’Commercial Purpose’ under – When an activity/transaction is not for said purpose –…

14 November 2019 · Allowed · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Ajay Rastogi

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Commissioner of Central Excise, Haldia vs M/s. Krishna Wax (P) Ltd.

Central Excise Act, 1944 – ss.3, 4, 6, 11A and 35L – Search conducted at the registered office and the factory premises of the Respondent by…

14 November 2019 · Allowed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

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Ram Krishan Grover and Others vs Union of India and Others

Rent Control and Eviction: East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949: s.13-B – Notification dated 09.10.2009 by Central Government, exten…

14 November 2019 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna

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Rameshchandra Daulal Soni & Anr. vs Devichand Hiralal Gandhi (Dead) Thr. Lrs. Smt. Gulabbai Devichand Gandhi & Ors.

RAMESHCHANDRA DAULAL SONI & ANR. v. DEVICHAND HIRALAL GANDHI (DEAD) THR. LRS. SMT. GULABBAI DEVICHAND GANDHI & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9834 o…

14 November 2019 · Dismissed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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Union of India vs Pradeep Vinod Construction Company

UNION OF INDIA v. PRADEEP VINOD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Civil Appeal No. 6400 of 2016) NOVEMBER 14, 2019 [R. BANUMATHI, A. S. BOPANNA AND HRIS…

14 November 2019 · Allowed · R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy

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M/s. Ssppl and M/s. Ail Was vs Salma Dam Joint Venture & Anr.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11(6) – Appointment of Arbitrators – SDJV, a joint venture of M/s. SSPPL and M/s. AIL was formed…

14 November 2019 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Kantaru Rajeevaru vs Indian Young Lawyers Association Thr. Its General Secretary and Ors.

Constitution of India — Art. 137 and Arts. 12, 14, 15, 17, 25(1), 25(2)(b), 26, 32, 51A, 73(2), 75(4), 99, 164(3) & 188 r/w Third Schedule,…

14 November 2019 · Ranjan Gogoi, R.F. Nariman, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilka

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The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. vs Dicitex Furnishing Ltd.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11(6) – Application under, for appointment of arbitrator – Court’s jurisdiction to examine the ar…

13 November 2019 · Dismissed · Arun Mishra, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Rojer Mathew vs South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.

Tribunals – Finance Act, 2017 – Finance Act, 2017, a ‘money bill’ or not u/Art.110 – Validity of the Act, 2017 – Held: The majority in K.S.…

13 November 2019 · Disposed · Ranjan Gogoi, N.V. Ramana, D.Y. Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta, S

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Central Public Information Officer, vs Subhash Chandra Agarwal

CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA v. SUBHASH CHANDRA AGARWAL (Civil Appeal No. 10044 of 2010) NOVEMBER 13, 2019 [RA…

13 November 2019 · Disposed · Ranjan Gogoi, N.V. Ramana, D.Y. Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta, S

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Shia Central Board of Waqf U P vs Sunni Central Board of Wakf

Practice and Procedure – SLP – Delay / Laches – Inordinate delay of 24964 days in filing SLP – Delay not adequately explained – SLP accordin…

9 November 2019 · Dismissed · Ranjan Gogoi, S.A. Bobde, D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S

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Mishra and S. Ravindra Bhat, Jj.] vs Rave Scans Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.10 and 30 – Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate…

8 November 2019 · Allowed · Arun Mishra, S. Ravindra Bhat