Mrs. Umadevi Nambiar vs Thamarasseri Roman Catholic Diocese Rep by Its Procurator Devssia’s Son Rev. Father Joseph Kappil
SC · 1 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 579 : 2022 INSC 381
Transfer of Property Act, 1882: ss. 41, 3 – Power of Attorney – Alienation of Property – In the instant case the appellant executed a general Power of Attorney in favour of her sister – After sometime the said power of a…
M/s Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. vs Mahendra Pal Bhatia and Ors.
SC · 1 April 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 287 : 2022 INSC 379
Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act, 1973: ss.2(h), 3 – Coal mines – It is not the corporate houses or the business entities owning coal-mines that are transferred to and vested in the Central Government, but it is the coal…
Shripati Lakhu Mane vs The Member Secretary, Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board & Ors.
SC · 30 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 839 : 2022 INSC 368
Contract Act, 1872: ss.67 and 75 – Neglect or refusal on part of promisee to afford reasonable facilities for performance of the promise – Appellants, a registered contractor of state government, issued a work order for…
The Municipal Committee, Barwala, District Hisar, Haryana through Its Secretary/President vs Jai Narayan and Company & Anr.
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 897 : 2022 INSC 361
Haryana Municipal Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1974: s. 5 read with s. 10(2)(e) 2 - Haryana Municipalities Management of Municipal Properties and State Properties Rules, 1976 – r. 2(3), 2(4) – Auction sale – Inter-depa…
Jai Bhavani Shikshan Prasarak Mandal vs Ramesh & Ors.
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 601 : 2022 INSC 358
Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 – ss. 2(9), 9 – Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981 – r.36(2)(b)– Doctrine of necessity – Fir…
State of Rajasthan vs Ashok Khetoliya & Anr.
SC · 10 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 777 : 2022 INSC 289
Constitution of India: Arts.243Q(2), 243ZF, Constitution (Seventy Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 – Part IXA – Legislative Competence with respect to Urban Local Bodies – Appellant-State issued a notification declaring Gram…
Manoj @ Monu @ Vishal Chaudhary vs State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 15 February 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 279 : 2022 INSC 186
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – s.94(2)(ii) – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 – r.12(3) – U.P Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 – U.P. Panchayat Raj (Maintenance of Fam…
Council of Architecture vs The Academic Society of Architects (Tasa) & Ors.
SC · 14 February 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 349 : 2022 INSC 181
Architects Act, 1972: ss.21, 45; Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020 – Writ petition filed by first respondent, a society registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Reg…
Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 4 February 2022
[2022] 18 S.C.R. 826 : 2022 INSC 146
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 :ss. 4, 6, 17, 18, 23, 24 – Land acquisition – Determination of compensation in light of clauses “thirdly” and “fourthly” of s. 23 concerning ‘severance’ and ‘injurious affection’ respectively…
Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. vs Antrix Corporation Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 17 January 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 291 : 2022 INSC 49
Company Law – Winding up of a company – Fraud as a ground for winding up – Distinguishing features between Companies Act, 1956 and Companies Act, 2013, with regard to question of availability of fraud as a ground for win…
Brigade Enterprises Limited vs Anil Kumar Virmani & Ors.
SC · 17 December 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 940 : 2021 INSC 918
Consumer Protection Act, 2019: s.35(1)(c): Representative Suit – Appellant-builder launched project for construction of residential complex, comprising of 1134 units in three blocks namely Amber block, Blue block, and Cr…
U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad through Housing Commissioner & Anr. vs Noor Mohammad & Ors.
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 1060 : 2021 INSC 901
U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD THROUGH HOUSING COMMISSIONER & ANR. v. NOOR MOHAMMAD & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 8083 of 2011) DECEMBER 16, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.] Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.48(1)…
The Secretary to Govt. Department of Education (Primary) & Ors. vs Bheemesh alias Bheemappa
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 123 : 2021 INSC 907
Service Law: Compassionate appointment – Appointment on compassionate grounds is not automatic, but subject to strict scrutiny of various parameters including the financial position of the family, the economic dependence…