Indian Court Judgments — 2020

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rama Nand and Ors. vs Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Service Law: Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme – Entitlement – To Telephone Operators who were sought to be deployed as Radio Telephon…

6 August 2020 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose

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M/s Exl Careers and Another vs Frankfinn Aviation Services Private Limited

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Order VII Rules 10 and 10A – Return of the Plaint – To be presented in the Court having appropriate jurisdict…

5 August 2020 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee

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The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cochin Port Trust vs M/s Arebee Star Maritime Agencies Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 – Scheme of the Act – ss.2, 42, 43, 48, 59-65, 123, 131 – Goods not cleared by consignee – Payment of storage/de…

5 August 2020 · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee

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Ravinder Kaur Grewal & Ors. vs Manjit Kaur & Ors.

Registration Act, 1908 – s. 17 – Document of family settlement – The predecessor of the appellants asserted that his ownership and possessio…

31 July 2020 · Allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Sukh Sagar Medical College & Hospital vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions – Essentiality Certificate granted to appellant-Trust in 2014 for establishing a medical college – Eventu…

31 July 2020 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna

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B.B.M. Enterprises vs The State of West Bengal and Anr.

B.B.M. ENTERPRISES v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 2834 of 2020) JULY 30, 2020 [R. F. NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA AND INDIRA…

30 July 2020 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Aswathy R. S. Karthika & Ors. vs Dr. Archana M. & Ors.

Service Law: Reservation – Shortfall in – Adjustment of – ‘Hindu Nadar Community’ included in ‘Other Backward Classes’ in the State of Keral…

29 July 2020 · Allowed · L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, S. Ravindra Bhat

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Shree Choudhary Transport Company vs Income Tax Officer

Income Tax Act, 1961: ss. 40(a)(ia) and 194C – Applicability of – Scope – Deduction of tax at Source – For the assessment year 2005-2006 – F…

29 July 2020 · Dismissed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Erudhaya Priya vs State Express Transport Corporation Ltd.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s. 166 – Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal Rules, 1989 – r.3(1) – Appellant was travelling in a…

27 July 2020 · Allowed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose

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Union of India & Anr. vs N. R. Srivasta & Ors.

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s. 2(1)(o) – Medical negligence – Complaint – Against a private hospital and a Government hospital – District…

23 July 2020 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, K.M. Joseph

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Shiv Raj Gupta vs Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi-Iv

Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.28(ii)(a) and 260-A – Payment made as non-competition fee – Taxability of – Appellant was the C chairman and Manag…

22 July 2020 · Allowed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

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Director of Income Tax-Ii (International Taxation) New Delhi & Anr. vs M/s. Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

Tax/Taxation – India-Korea Agreement for avoidance of double taxation of income and the prevention of fiscal evasion (DTAA) – Arts.5, 7 – Pr…

22 July 2020 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha

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North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs Kavinder and Others

Service Law: Selection/ Recruitment – Eligibility requirement for the post in question was post-graduate degree or diploma in social work/La…

21 July 2020 · Allowed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, K.M. Joseph

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M/s. Ultratech Cement Ltd. & Anr. vs State of Rajasthan & Ors.

Industrial Development: Capital Investment Subsidy – Under Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2003 – Clauses 7(i)(a), 7(i)(b), 7(vi) and…

17 July 2020 · Partly allowed · A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. vs L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Death before enactment of – Effect of – One ‘RVN’ had two sons (‘LN’ and ‘RN’) and five daughters – ‘LN’ had fo…

17 July 2020 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, K.M. Joseph

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The Director General (Road Development) National Highways Authority of India vs Aam Aadmi Lokmanch & Ors.

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss. 14, 15, 17 and Schedules – Environment Protection Act, 1986 – Jurisdiction of the NGT – Victim was d…

14 July 2020 · Disposed · R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, V. Ramasubramanian

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Arjun Panditrao Khotkar vs Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors.

Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.3, 22A, 45A, 61-65, 65A, 65B, 136 – Interpretation of s.65B – Electronic records – Admissibility of – Appellant’s el…

14 July 2020 · Dismissed · R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, V. Ramasubramanian

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Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs State of Kerala & Ors.

Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950 – Chapter III of Part-I, Sections 18 to 23 – Constitution of India – Arts. 363 and…

13 July 2020 · Disposed · Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra