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SHENTO VARGHESE …APPELLANT Vs.
JULFIKAR HUSEN & ORS. …RESPONDENTS D.D
13/05/2024
Criminal Law – Seizure and Reporting – Supreme Court examines whether delay in reporting seizure of property to the Magistrate under Section 102(3) Cr.P.C. invalidates a seizure order – Finds conflicting precedents across High Courts – Recognizes two views: one views delay as invalidating the seizure, while the other sees it as a mere irregularity – The Court opts for...
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ARVIND KEJRIWAL ….. APPELLANT Vs.
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT ….. RESPONDENT D.D
10/05/2024
Criminal Law – Arrest and Interim Bail – Appeal challenging arrest upheld by lower courts – Interim bail granted due to ongoing general elections and pending legal examination of arrest's validity – Supreme Court examined interim bail/release due to Arvind Kejriwal’s role in ongoing general elections, holding that ignoring peculiar circumstances would be inequitab...
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STATE OF ORISSA …APPELLANT Vs.
SANTI KUMAR MITRA & ANOTHER …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
10/05/2024
Lease Renewal Dispute – Original lease from 1905 renewed in 1944 expired in 1965 – Lease renewal application made in 1972 by Nalininath Mitra not adjudicated upon till initiation of resumption proceedings in 1975 due to reported dilapidation and unauthorized occupation – Resumption order issued by Collector in 1975 based on non-compliance with lease conditions including non-payme...
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Mrugendra Indravadan Mehta and others … Appellants Vs.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation … Respondent D.D
10/05/2024
Municipal Law – Town Planning Scheme – Land Allocation and Compensation – Appeals against the Gujarat High Court decision in Civil Appeal Nos. 16956-16957 of 2017 – Gujarat High Court upheld the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's decision regarding compensation and land allocation under Town Planning Scheme No. 6, Paldi, initiated under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urba...
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UNION OF INDIA …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
MRITYUNJAY KUMAR SINGH @ MRITYUNJAY @ SONU SINGH …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
10/05/2024
Criminal Law – Bail Granted by High Court Upheld by Supreme Court – Challenge by Union of India against Jharkhand High Court's order dated 30.01.2023 granting bail to the respondent, Mrityunjay Kumar Singh, involved in the Chandwa police attack case – Supreme Court found no strong prima facie case against the conditions of bail being violated and noted no substantial material...
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SHRIRAM CHITS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (Earlier known as SHRIRAM CHITS (K) PVT. LTD) …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
RAGHACHAND ASSOCIATES …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
10/05/2024
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Jurisdiction and Maintainability of Consumer Complaint – Supreme Court examined whether the service obtained by the complainant (a chit fund subscriber) was for a commercial purpose, affecting the maintainability of a consumer complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Dispute arose from the service provider stopping the chit busines...
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MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE KATRA & ORS. …APPELLANT(S) Vs.
ASHWANI KUMAR …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
09/05/2024
Contractual Dispute - Civil appeal challenging the judgment of Jammu and Kashmir High Court regarding enforcement and interpretation of contractual terms related to the tender awarded for transportation services - High Court had entertained a writ petition claiming damages for the loss of revenue due to delayed start of the contract period - Supreme Court holds that disputes purely arising out of ...
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Vijay Laxman Bhawe Since Deceased Through His Legal Heirs ...Appellant(S) Vs.
P & S Nirman Pvt. Ltd. And Others ...Respondent(S D.D
08/05/2024
Property Law – Condonation of Delay – Trial and High Court allowed condonation of delay for a restoration application filed by a non-party to the original proceedings (P & S Nirman Pvt. Ltd.), citing an unregistered Agreement for Sale and Power of Attorney from 2009 with the deceased original plaintiff’s legal heirs – The Supreme Court found no legal basis to entertain ...
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SHEIKH NOORUL HASSAN …APPELLANT Vs.
NAHAKPAM INDRAJIT SINGH & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D
08/05/2024
Election Law – Filing of replication in election petition – High Court allowed the election petitioner to file replication responding to new facts in the appellant’s written statement – Supreme Court held that replication is permissible under Order VIII Rule 9 CPC, which is applicable to election petitions under Section 87 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, to ensur...