(1)
MADHAV .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH .....Respondent D.D
18/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Murder – Evidence – Recovery of Weapon – Disclosure Statement – Once recovery is made in pursuance of a disclosure statement by the accused, the matching or non-matching of blood groups loses significance – High Court’s error in presuming scientific evidence without matching blood stains with the deceased's blood – Conviction and sentence set aside [Pa...
(2)
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. .....Appellant Vs.
M/S. HARESHWAR ENTERPRISES (P) LTD. AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
18/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Insurance – Fire Insurance Claim – Surveyor's Report vs. Investigation Report – Appellant (insurer) challenged the NCDRC's reliance on the surveyor's report for assessing the fire loss – Supreme Court held that while the surveyor's report is not sacrosanct, it can be relied upon if it inspires confidence and is not contradicted by more reliable evidence &nda...
(3)
PRAVEEN KUMAR C.P. .....Appellant Vs.
KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Appointment Eligibility – The appellants were candidates for the post of High School Assistants (Natural Science) in Kerala. The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) disputed the eligibility of their B.Ed degrees, which were in Biological Science, for meeting the required subject criteria. The appellants produced Government Orders (GOs) confirming their degrees as equi...
(4)
RAJINDER KUMAR BANSAL AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Rented Land – Use as Club Pavilion – The definition of "rented land" under Section 2(f) of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act 1973 includes land used for business purposes, which need not be commercial. The term "business" encompasses charitable activities or those in the interest of the public. Therefore, using land for a club pavilion falls withi...
(5)
NEELIMA SRIVASTAVA .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Regularization of Ad hoc Appointments – The appellant, a music teacher appointed in a leave vacancy, sought regularization under the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Department Regularization of Ad hoc Appointments on the Post of Trained Graduate Teachers Rules 2001. The High Court had denied her regularization, declaring her appointment illegal as it was against a leave vacancy, and not pe...
(6)
LACHHMI NARAIN SINGH (D) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
SARJUG SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Will – Thumb Impression on Cancellation Deed – Genuineness – It is asserted that every person has a unique thumb impression, making forgery nearly impossible. Therefore, an adverse conclusion should not be drawn for affixing a thumb impression instead of signing documents related to property transactions. The genuineness of the cancellation deed cannot be doubted solely due to th...
(7)
ABDUL AHAD AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Admissions – Centralized Counselling Mandate – The State of Uttar Pradesh mandated centralized counselling for all MBBS/BDS admissions, which Glocal Medical College violated by conducting private counselling. The Supreme Court upheld the requirement for centralized counselling to ensure transparency, merit, and fairness in admissions. [Paras 19-22]
Equitable Relief – Backdoor ...
(8)
NARAYAN DEORAO JAVLE (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS .....Appellant Vs.
KRISHNA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Redemption of Mortgage – Right of Redemption – The right to redeem is a statutory right under Section 60 of the Transfer of Property Act, which cannot be extinguished by the act of parties or by a decree of the Court unless the right is duly adjudicated in the presence of all necessary parties. A purchaser of mortgaged property steps into the shoes of the mortgagor and is entitled to r...
(9)
HEMRAJ RATNAKAR SALIAN .....Appellant Vs.
HDFC BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
17/08/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
SARFAESI Act – Tenancy Rights – The Court examined the validity of the appellant's tenancy under the SARFAESI Act and the Transfer of Property Act. It was held that for a tenancy to be valid and enforceable against a secured creditor, it must either predate the mortgage or be created with the mortgagee's consent and comply with Section 65A of the Transfer of Property Act. Addit...