(1)
Purnaprakash Sharma & Ors ... Petitioner(s) Vs.
Yashwant Singh Faujdar & Ors ... Respondent(s) D.D
10/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Contempt Petition - Reinstatement of petitioners and similarly situated members of Bharatpur Bar Association - Undertaking given by respondents' counsel - No obstruction on petitioners or similarly situated members acting as legal defense counsel - Coercive action warned for future incidents - Disposal of petitions - No impediment on the work of legal defense counsel.
(2)
Pratibha Manchanda & Anr. … Appellant(s) Vs.
State of Haryana & Anr. … Respondent(s) D.D
07/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Anticipatory Bail – Grant of – Seriousness of offence and need for custodial interrogation – Balance between individual rights and interests of justice – Land forgery and fraud – Prima facie evidence of fraudulent transactions – Suspicion regarding authenticity of documents – Elderly and vulnerable victims – Necessity of thorough investigation &ndash...
(3)
SRI LAKSHMANA GOWDA B.N. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER … RESPONDENT(S) D.D
07/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Compensation – Enhancement – Assessment of compensation by the Motor Vehicles Claims Tribunal – Appeal before the High Court – Appeal before the Supreme Court – Assessment of quantum of compensation – Consideration of evidence – Error in assessing income and disability – Revision of compensation awarded – Additi...
(4)
VINOD KUMAR & ORS. …Appellant(s) Vs.
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE MAU & ORS. …Respondent(s) D.D
07/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition Act, 1956 - Apportionment of compensation - Principles and procedures - Scope and jurisdiction of the competent authority - Powers of the District Magistrate - Role of the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction - Reference to Sections 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Decision in Sharda Devi v. State of Bihar - (28) Judgment highlighting that apportio...
(5)
PAWAN BHASIN Petitioner(s Vs.
STATE OF U.P. & ANR. Respondent(s) D.D
07/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Interim Compensation – Order of deposit of 10% of the amount of a dishonored cheque – Tenability – Whether the order can be made before the accused enters a plea of “not guilty” – Held, interim compensation under Section 143A(1)(a) can be granted only when the accused pleads not guilty to the accusatio...
(6)
THE MADRAS ALUMINIUM CO. LTD. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
THE TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD AND ANR. ...RESPONDENT(S) D.D
06/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Electricity Supply Agreement - Reduction in maximum demand - Delay in processing application - Unilateral amendment of contract - Whether arbitrary and unreasonable - Appellant's entitlement to refund of excess amount paid - Consideration of.
Constitution of India, Article 14 - State actions in contractual matters - Principles of fairness, reasonableness, and non-arbitrariness to be upheld ...
(7)
SAJJAN SINGH Appellant(s) Vs.
VERSUS JASVIR KAUR & ORS. Respondent(s) D.D
06/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Order under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC – Suit for declaration of sale deeds as illegal – Appellant’s prayer in plaint challenged – Trial Court dismissed the respondents’ application under Order VII Rule 11 – High Court allowed the revision petition, rejected the plaint, and set aside the Trial Court’s order – Supreme Court held that the adequacy of pra...
(8)
Abdul Ansar … Appellant Vs.
State of Kerala ... Respondent D.D
05/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Appeal – Conviction under Section 308 of IPC – Whether conviction sustainable – Appellant, conductor of a stage carriage bus, convicted for ringing the bell and causing the bus to start, resulting in a passenger falling and sustaining injuries – Accused No. 3 acquitted – Appellant’s contention that offence of attempt to commit culpable homicide not made...
(9)
ARUN DEV UPADHYAYA …PETITIONER(S) Vs.
INTEGRATED SALES SERVICE LTD. & ANR. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
05/07/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Order XLVII Rule 1 - Scope of review - Error apparent on the face of the record - Power of review can only be exercised based on a mistake or error apparent on the face of the record - It cannot be used as an appellate power - Review jurisdiction is limited and confined to the grounds mentioned in the provision - An error that requires a long-drawn process of reasoning...