Indian Court Judgments — 2023

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Case Details Sheo Raj Singh (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors. vs Union of India & Anr.

Whether the High Court was justified in condoning the delay in presentation of the appeal; and whether the department had shown sufficient c…

9 October 2023 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Dipankar Datta

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Case Details Chandra Pratap Singh vs State of M.P.

Whether the High Court was justified in altering the charge u/s. 302 read with ss. 148 and/or 149 to a charge u/s. 302/34 IPC, and convictin…

9 October 2023 · Partly allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

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Naresh @ Nehru vs State of Haryana

Conviction of the appellants for offences punishable u/s.302 r/w s.149, IPC based on the statement of PW-9, as an eyewitness to the crime, i…

9 October 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Rajesh Jain vs Ajay Singh

Since the execution of the cheque is, admittedly, not under dispute, the limited question to be considered, is (i) whether the accused can b…

9 October 2023 · Allowed · Aravind Kumar, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

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State of Gujarat vs Dilipsinh Kishorsinh Rao

Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the application for discharge filed by the accused; and as such whether the order of the sa…

9 October 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Case Details M/s Triveni Glass Limited Rep. by Its Deputy General Manager (Sales and P.R.) Shri R.K. Sinha vs Commissioner of Trade Tax, U.P.

Whether “tinted glass sheets” manufactured by the assessee is liable to be taxed as “goods or wares made of glass” under the Notification No…

9 October 2023 · Dismissed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Case Details Kishan Chand Jain vs Union of India & Ors.

The petitioner urges that the State Information Commissions should allow the option of virtual hearings along with physical hearings.

9 October 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details M/s Harsh Automobiles Private Limited vs Indore Municipal Corporation

Whether the display boards or sign boards or name boards as displayed by the appellants would partake the character of “advertisement” so as…

9 October 2023 · Disposed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Divya vs Union of India & Ors.

What is the eligibility criterion for a candidate to stake a valid claim under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Category as per the Civ…

9 October 2023 · Dismissed · J.K. Maheshwari, K.V. Viswanathan

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Sanjit Saha & Anr. vs The State of West Bengal

Matter pertains to the steps/guidelines to be taken in cases where despite the convicts surrendering within the time granted by the Supreme…

9 October 2023 · K.V. Viswanathan

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Case Details M/s. Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited vs M/s. Gayatri Shakti Paper and Board Limited and Another, etc.

Eligibility criteria for a Captive Generating Plant (CGP)/captive user u/r.3(1)(a) of the Electricity Rules, 2005; Interpretation of the sec…

9 October 2023 · Sanjiv Khanna, M.M. Sundresh

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Jinofer Kawasji Bhujwala vs Bahadur Sanjana

The petitioner, a former partner of M/s. Electronic Lab, challenged the judgment and order dated 08.12.2022 passed by the 6th Additional Dis…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §2(1)(e) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §27 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §42

7 October 2023 · Bhargav D. Karia

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Balvir Singh vs State of Uttarakhand

The High Court affirmed the judgment and order of conviction passed by the Trial Court holding appellant-husband guilty of the offence of mu…

6 October 2023 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Case Details Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Mumbai vs M/s Ganpati Overseas through Its Proprietor Shri Yashpal Sharma & Anr.

Whether the tribunal was justified in holding that enhancement of value of the imported goods and the penalties imposed by the Commissioner…

6 October 2023 · Dismissed · B.V. Nagarathna, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Case Details Sri. K.M. Krishna Reddy vs Sri. Vinod Reddy & Anr.

When in a suit simpliciter for a perpetual injunction based on title, the defendant pleads perfection of his title by adverse possession aga…

6 October 2023 · Partly allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

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Case Details Ranjan Kumar Chadha vs State of Himachal Pradesh

The contention raised was that the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic D…

6 October 2023 · Dismissed · M.M. Sundresh, J.B. Pardiwala

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Sarvesh Mathur vs The Registrar General High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Denial of access to video conferencing facilities or hearing through the hybrid mode.

6 October 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Vishal Chelani & Ors. vs Debashis Nanda

The decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal that the home buyer as beneficiary of a decree by the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate…

6 October 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar