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T. J. PARAMESHWARAPPA @ PARAMESHWARAPPA @ J.T. PARAMESHWARAPPA @ TALALKENA GOWDRA PARAMESHWARAPPA .....Appellant Vs.
THE BRANCH MANAGER NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
08/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Motor Accident – Permanent Disability – Enhancement of Compensation – Claimant sustained comminuted fracture of tibia bones of both legs – Original compensation of Rs. 2,108,400/- awarded by Tribunal reduced by High Court to Rs. 737,604/- – Supreme Court reassessed permanent disability at 30%, enhancing compensation to Rs. 1,167,405/- with interest at 6% p.a. – ...
(2)
BIKRAM CHATTERJI AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Property Law – Interest on Outstanding Dues – Noida and Greater Noida Authorities – Supreme Court revisited orders directing reduced interest rates on outstanding dues for all projects other than Amrapali – Original orders (10.06.2020, 19.08.2020, and 25.08.2020) provided relief of reduced interest rates at 8% per annum – High Court ruled these orders lacked jurisdict...
(3)
STATE OF JHARKHAND .....Appellant Vs.
SHIV SHANKAR SHARMA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Public Interest Litigation – Maintainability – High Court erred in entertaining PILs without verifying credentials and adherence to procedural rules – PILs alleged corruption by Chief Minister without prima facie evidence – Non-disclosure of previous similar petition dismissed with costs – Violation of Rules 4, 4-A, 4-B, and 5 of Jharkhand High Court (Public Interest ...
(4)
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Property Tax – Capital Value System – Amendments to MMC Act, 1888 – High Court upheld amendments but struck down Rules 20, 21, and 22 of 2010 and 2015 Capital Value Rules – Supreme Court reinstated these rules, holding them intra vires the MMC Act – Emphasized legislative competence and rational basis for amendments aimed at modernizing property tax assessment –...
(5)
RAHUL .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF DELHI MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Rape and Murder – Death Penalty – Acquittal – Investigation Lapses – No Test Identification Parade conducted – Witnesses failed to identify the accused during depositions – Prosecution failed to prove arrest, identification, discoveries, recoveries, and medical/scientific evidence – No cogent and clinching evidence to establish guilt b...
(6)
JANHIT ABHIYAN .....Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Reservation Law – Constitutionality – 103rd Constitution Amendment – Introduced 10% reservation for EWS in education and public employment – Petitioners argued it violated basic structure by excluding socially and educationally backward classes and exceeding the 50% reservation cap – Supreme Court upheld the amendment – Held, economic criteria for reservation do...
(7)
P. PONNUSAMY .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Practice – Supply of Documents – Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2021 – Rule 4 – Right of accused to receive the list of documents, material, etc. – Supreme Court highlighted the need for uniform guidelines for criminal trials – Noted that the right to receive documents applies after adoption of the Draft Rules – Emphasized the importance of equ...
(8)
IC-56663X COL ANIL KUMAR GUPTA .....Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Martial Law – Limitation Period – For Section 122, relevant dates are when aggrieved person and competent authority knew of the alleged offence – Knowledge of the offence by the aggrieved person on 13.08.2015 initiated limitation period – Convening Authority's order for trial by General Court Martial on 22.11.2018 beyond three-year limitation – Proceedings quashed...
(9)
INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA .....Appellant Vs.
BIMAN DEBNATH AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
07/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Corporate Governance – Election of Office Bearers – Regulation 92(2) applicable only in cases of absence, not vacancy – Regulation 117(2) applicable when post vacated due to disqualification – Election of new Chairman held under Regulation 119(2) valid – High Court erred in quashing election on grounds of meeting not chaired by Vice-Chairman [Paras 4-4.4].
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