(1)
M/S INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING COMPANY LLC (EARLIER KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING CORPORATION) .....Appellant Vs.
COMMISSIONER SERVICE TAX NEW DELHI .....Respondent D.D
01/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Tax – Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency – Appellant engaged FSE for the appearance of tennis player VA in the Chennai Open Tennis Tournament – Service tax demand raised under 'manpower recruitment or supply agency' – Supreme Court held that the definition under Section 65(68) does not require an employer-employee relationship between the agency and the p...
(2)
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
MUNSHI RAM .....Respondent D.D
31/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Benefits – Pensionary Benefits – Appeal against the grant of pensionary benefits to Commission Vendors/Bearers in Northern Railway – High Court directed counting 50% of their service before absorption for pensionary benefits – Union of India contended that such benefits should not be granted as Commission Vendors/Bearers do not have the same status as casual laborer...
(3)
AROON PURIE .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
31/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Defamation – Criminal Law – Appeal against summoning order and complaint quashing – A news article titled "Mission Misconduct" published in INDIA TODAY magazine led to defamation complaints – The article reported allegations of sexual misconduct, corruption, and sale of passports by Indian officials – The complainant, a senior officer, sought action against ...
(4)
GUJARAT STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
MAHAKALI FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED (UNIT 2) AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
31/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act – Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Dispute resolution – Independent arbitration agreements and statutory rights under MSMED Act – Appeals challenging the jurisdiction of the Facilitation Council under MSMED Act despite the existence of independent arbitration agreements between the parties – Supreme Court held that...
(5)
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Appellant Vs.
PADMANABHAN KISHORE .....Respondent D.D
31/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Money Laundering – Appeal against quashing of proceedings under the PMLA – Respondent alleged to have handed over Rs.50,00,000 as bribe to a public servant – High Court quashed proceedings under PMLA on the ground that money assumed the character of proceeds of crime only upon receipt by the public servant – Supreme Court held that the intent to hand ov...
(6)
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND .....Appellant Vs.
SHAILENDRA KUMAR RAI @ PANDAV RAI .....Respondent D.D
31/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Rape and Murder Conviction – Appellant challenges the acquittal of the respondent for the rape and murder of the victim – The trial court had convicted the respondent, but the High Court acquitted him – Supreme Court restores the conviction and sentence, emphasizing the probative value of the dying declaration and the irrelevance of the victim’s sexual ...
(7)
SHIV KUMAR AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
GAINDA LAL AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
21/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Motor Vehicles Act – Compensation Enhancement – Appeal against the High Court’s decision on compensation for the death of a housewife aged 25 years in a vehicular accident – Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in assessing the income of the deceased and in not considering future prospects – Income of the deceased should be considered at Rs. 7500 per month, wi...
(8)
SUMITHA PRADEEP .....Appellant Vs.
ARUN KUMAR C.K AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
21/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Anticipatory Bail – Appeal against the High Court’s order granting anticipatory bail to the respondent accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old niece – Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in granting anticipatory bail given the seriousness of the allegations and the statutory presumptions under Section 29 of the POCSO Act – Observations m...
(9)
GOHAR MOHAMMED .....Appellant Vs.
UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
21/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Motor Vehicles (Fifth Amendment) Rules 2022 – Rule 30 – Motor Accident Claims – Claims Tribunal's duty to record evidence through a local commissioner when the insurance company disputes liability – Insurance company to bear the expenses of the local commissioner [Paras 60-61].
Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 – Section 159 – Information regard...