(1)
SANDHYA PANT …..Appellant Vs.
DEEPAK RUWALI AND OTHERS …..Respondent D.D
11/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Public Interest Litigation – Temple Management – Appeal against High Court’s disposal of PIL regarding temple management without hearing appellant’s impleadment application – Supreme Court finds inter se disputes between family members over temple management – High Court rightly left questions of shebait rights to civil courts – Appeals dismissed, judgment...
(2)
KHEMA @ KHEM CHANDRA ETC. …..Appellant Vs.
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH …..Respondent D.D
10/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Murder Conviction – Benefit of Doubt – Appellants convicted under Section 302 read with 149 IPC – Prosecution evidence found with vital discrepancies and inconsistencies – Independent witnesses not examined – Recoveries of weapons used in the crime not corroborated – Appellants granted benefit of doubt – Appeals allowed, convictions se...
(3)
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS …..Appellant Vs.
GOPAL MEENA AND OTHERS …..Respondent D.D
10/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Promotion Guidelines – Difference between Backlog Vacancies and Regular Promotions – Appeals challenge High Court orders requiring separate zones of consideration for SC/ST promotions – Supreme Court distinguishes special drives for backlog vacancies from regular promotions – Regular promotions involve DPC evaluation; backlog promotions focus solely on r...
(4)
GAJUBHA JADEJA JESAR …..Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS …..Respondent D.D
10/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Environmental Law – Closure Order – Environmental Clearance – Appeal against closure of Cold Steel Rolling Mill lacking prior Environmental Clearance – National Green Tribunal (NGT) granted one-year period for compliance – Supreme Court upholds NGT’s decision citing ambiguity in EIA notifications and subsequent amendment – Closure order quashed, unit allow...
(5)
JANABAI WD/O DINKARRAO GHORPADE AND OTHERS …..Appellant Vs.
S. I.C.I.C.I. LOMBARD INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED …..Respondent D.D
10/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Motor Vehicle Laws – Accident Compensation – Appeal against High Court’s reversal of MACT’s compensation award – High Court erred in doubting the link between the accident and the offending vehicle – Tribunal’s findings based on credible witness testimony – Supreme Court reinstates compensation with recalculations in line with Pranay Sethi judgment [...
(6)
MEHMOOD PRACHA …..Appellant Vs.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL …..Respondent D.D
10/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Contempt of Court – Summary Proceedings – Denial of Trial – Appeal against CAT’s conviction for contempt under Section 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Appellant denied charges and sought trial – CAT proceeded without trial, relying on behavior observed in court – Supreme Court finds denial of trial improper under Section 14 and Rule 15 of the CAT ...
(7)
RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH AND ANOTHER …..Appellant Vs.
STATE OF KARNATAKA …..Respondent D.D
10/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Murder – Life Imprisonment – Appeal against High Court’s reversal of acquittal under Section 302 IPC – Prosecution charged 22 accused with forming an unlawful assembly and committing murder – High Court acquitted 20 accused but convicted appellants (A1 and A2) under Section 302 – Supreme Court finds inconsistencies in prosecution's evide...
(8)
VARSHA GARG …..Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS …..Respondent D.D
08/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Procedure – Summoning Witnesses – Section 311 CrPC – Appeal against High Court’s rejection of application to summon cellular nodal officers – Power under Section 311 CrPC to summon, examine, recall, or re-examine any material witness at any stage – Closing of prosecution evidence not an absolute bar – Essentiality of evidence for just decision of ...
(9)
ARUN BHATIYA …..Appellant Vs.
HDFC BANK AND OTHERS …..Respondent D.D
08/08/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Consumer Protection – Deficiency in Service – Banking Services – Appeals against NCDRC orders dismissing appeal and review application – Appellant's complaint regarding deficiency in service by HDFC Bank in prematurely encashing a joint Fixed Deposit (FD) without joint instructions – SCDRC wrongly relegated appellant to civil court – NCDRC erred in not enter...