(1)
M/s.D.N. SINGH ..APPELLANT(S) Vs.
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL, PATNA AND ANOTHER ..RESPONDENT(S) D.D
16/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Income Tax - Assessment Year 1995-1996 - Appellants were engaged in the transportation business and were found to be in possession of bitumen without proper documentation - Assessing Officer treated the value of the bitumen as unexplained money and made additions to the appellant's income under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act - Commissioner of Appeals deleted the addition - High Court revers...
(2)
Jini Dhanrajgir & Anr. … Appellants Vs.
Shibu Mathew & Anr. Etc. …Respondents D.D
16/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Execution of decree – Objections raised by third parties – Exclusive jurisdiction of executing court – Section 47 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) mandates that the court executing the decree shall determine all questions arising between the parties to the suit or their representatives in relation to the execution, discharge, or satisfaction of the decree – Rules 97 to 106...
(3)
Meenal Bhargava … Petitioner Vs.
Naveen Sharma & Ors. ... Respondents D.D
16/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Contempt of court - Guilt of contemnor - Lack of remorse and disrespect for court's orders - Contemnor found guilty of contempt - Detailed findings recorded in judgment and order - Last opportunity given to contemnor to make amends - Contemnor failed to show signs of remorse - Scant respect for court's orders - Contempt Petition (C) Nos. 340342 of 2022. [Para 1]
Failure to comply w...
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SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT & ORS. APPELLANT(S) Vs.
DR. MANU & ANR. RESPONDENT(S) D.D
16/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Government Order - Modification - Clarificatory or substantive amendment - Retrospective application - Whether subsequent Government Order dated 29th March, 2001, which modified the Government Order dated 21st December, 1999, can be considered a clarification and applied retrospectively - Held, the subsequent Government Order is a substantial amendment that withdraws the benefit of two advance inc...
(5)
M/s Super Label Mfg. Co. .…Appellant(s) Vs.
New India Assurance Company Limited…. Respondent(s) D.D
16/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Insurance - Fire insurance claim - Assessment of loss by surveyor - Scope and relevance of surveyor's report - Surveyor's report not binding or conclusive - Other evidence and reports can be considered - Proximate cause of damage to be determined based on chain of events. (para 14)
Coverage under insurance policy - Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy - Fire accident during policy va...
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Y. BALAJI Vs.
KARTHIK DESARI & ANR. ETC. D.D
16/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Investigation of Scheduled Offences - De Novo Investigation - Discretion of Court - Whether the High Court has the power to order de novo investigation in a case involving scheduled offences - Held, the High Court has the power to order de novo investigation in appropriate cases, considering the circumstances and facts of the case. [Para 12]
Money Laundering - Jurisdictional Facts - Initiation ...
(7)
Pravinsinh Nrupatsinh Chauhan - Petitioner Vs.
State of Gujarat - Respondent D.D
15/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Right to privacy of accused - Collection of voice sample - Grievance raised by petitioner that collection of voice sample without appropriate rules and standard operating system violates accused's right to privacy - Reference made to case of Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2019) 8 SCC 1 - Court held that until explicit provisions are enacted in CrPC by Parliament, Judicial Magistrate...
(8)
A. WILSON PRINCE …PETITIONER Vs.
THE NAZAR & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D
15/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Testamentary matter - Original Will not traceable - Request for copy of Will and probate - Destruction of Records Act, 1917 - Court cannot order investigation into the fate of the Will based on mere guesswork - Relief cannot be granted when the petitioner has not seen the copy of the Will and is unaware of its contents. [Para 23]
Preservation of Will - Obligation of respondents to furnish...
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Alpha G184 Owners Association .. Appellant Vs.
Magnum International Trading Company Pvt. Ltd. .. Respondent D.D
15/05/2023
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Interpretation of 'complainant' - Multiple consumers filing joint complaint - Whether falls under Section 12(1)(a) or Section 12(1)(b) - Held, the definition of 'complainant' under Section 2(b)(i) of the 1986 Act includes multiple consumers - Joint complaint falls under Section 12(1)(a) - Broad and inclusive interpretation to be given - Plural interp...