(1)
CHECKMATE SERVICES P. LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-1 .....Respondent D.D
12/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Income Tax – Employee Contribution – Deduction of Employees' Contributions to PF/ESI – Section 36(1)(va) vs. Section 43B – Contributions must be deposited on or before the due date specified in the respective acts for deduction eligibility – Distinction between employer's contribution (Section 36(1)(iv)) and employees' contribution (Section 36(1)(va)) uphe...
(2)
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. (BPCL) AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
NISAR AHMED GANAI AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
12/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Compensation – Jammu and Kashmir State Land Acquisition Act, 1990 – Acquisition proceedings initiated under the State Act of 1990 – High Court directed compensation as per the Act, 2013 – Supreme Court held Act, 2013 not applicable to State Act of 1990 – Compensation to be determined under the State Act of 1990 – High Court's order s...
(3)
M/S. M.S.P.L. LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Public Purpose – Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 – Land acquisition for private companies – Acquisition upheld when for public purpose and in furtherance of Act's objectives – Regulations permit land allotment to single company for industrial development with State Government's consultation – Acquisition for MSPL and A...
(4)
LALAN KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Issuance of Process – Section 204 CrPC – Requirement for reasoned order – Magistrate must provide reasons for concluding prima facie case against accused – Issuance of process is not an empty formality – Order of Magistrate set aside for lack of reasons [Paras 28-30].
Vicarious Liability – Section 34 of Drugs and Cosmetics Act &...
(5)
SMT. IMLIKOKLA LONGCHAR AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Seniority Determination – Officiating Period Exclusion – Seniority calculation must exclude period spent in a promotional post on officiating basis unless specified otherwise in rules – Officiating service cannot count towards length of service in a particular post for seniority purposes – Appellants' seniority claim based on officiating service reje...
(6)
Y. SAI SATYA PRASAD AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
D. PRABHAKARA RAO AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Contempt of Court – Deliberate Disobedience – Allegation of willful disobedience of the Supreme Court's order directing absorption of employees in Telangana Power Utilities – Non-compliance by Telangana Power Utilities with the Concluding Final Report submitted by One Man Committee [Paras 1-9].
Compliance with Court Orders – Absorption of Employees – ...
(7)
THBHAI TRIKAMBHAI PATEL .....Appellant Vs.
HITESH MAHENDRABHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Negotiable Instruments Act – Sections 56 and 138 – Part-payment and Endorsement – Offence under Section 138 requires the cheque to represent a legally enforceable debt at the time of maturity or presentation – Part-payment made before maturity must be endorsed on the cheque as per Section 56 – Unendorsed cheque presented for encashment, if dishonoured, does not attrac...
(8)
STATE OF WEST BENGAL .....Appellant Vs.
ANINDYA SUNDAR DAS AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Constitutional Law – Writ of Quo Warranto – Appointment and Reappointment – High Court's power to issue writ of quo warranto when an appointment is made contrary to statutory provisions – State government's reappointment of Vice-Chancellor without authority held invalid – Chancellor retains power of appointment and reappointment under Section 8 of the Calcutta...
(9)
VIJAY RAJMOHAN .....Appellant Vs.
STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CBI ACB CHENNAI TAMIL NADU .....Respondent D.D
11/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Prevention of Corruption – Sanction for Prosecution – Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Section 8(1)(f) of Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 – Sanction must be granted within three months, extendable by one more month for legal consultation – Non-compliance with this period does not automatically lead to quashing of proceedings – The sancti...