(1)
EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
ANADINATH BANERJEE (D) AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
23/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Employment in Lieu of Land Acquisition – Eligibility Criteria – Eastern Coalfields Limited (Appellant) denied employment to Anadinath Banerjee (Respondent) on the basis that his landholding was less than the required 2 acres – Supreme Court found that the respondent’s claim, supported by affidavits from relatives, was insufficient to establish landholding over 2 acres &ndas...
(2)
PRAKASH GUPTA .....Appellant Vs.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA .....Respondent D.D
23/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Compounding of Offences – SEBI Act – Section 24A – Supreme Court held that SEBI's consent is not mandatory for the SAT or the Court to compound offences under Section 24A of the SEBI Act – The statute does not stipulate that SEBI’s consent is necessary for compounding – Guidelines for compounding offences under Section 24A outlined, emphasizing the need to c...
(3)
M/S LAUREATE BUILDWELL PRIVATE LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
CHARANJEET SINGH .....Respondent D.D
22/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Consumer Protection – Subsequent Purchaser – Relief of Interest on Refund – Supreme Court examined the entitlement of a subsequent purchaser of a flat to interest on the refund of the purchase amount due to delayed possession – Held that a subsequent purchaser, stepping into the shoes of the original allottee, is entitled to similar reliefs including interest, based on equi...
(4)
SOMESH CHAURASIA .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF M.P. AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
22/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Bail Cancellation – Serious Offences – Appellant sought cancellation of bail granted to the second respondent convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC – High Court had suspended the sentence and granted bail during the pendency of appeal – Supreme Court highlighted the failure of the High Court to consider material aspects, including the respondent'...
(5)
KUMER SINGH .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
20/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Bail Cancellation – Serious Offences – The appellant challenged the High Court's decision to grant bail to the accused in a case involving the brutal murder of his brother, Sumer Singh, who was a BSF member on leave – Supreme Court found that the High Court failed to provide adequate reasoning or consider the seriousness and brutality of the crime –...
(6)
BRIJESH SINGH .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Leave to Appeal – Acquittal – Appellant challenged the High Court’s denial of leave to appeal against the acquittal of the accused for offences under Sections 302, 304B, and 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act – Supreme Court held that the High Court failed to provide adequate reasoning or properly scrutinize the evidence and find...
(7)
UNION OF INDIA .....Appellant Vs.
RAJENDRA N. SHAH AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
20/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Constitutional Law – Ratification Requirement – Article 368(2) – Supreme Court held that the Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011, which introduced Part IX-B regarding co-operative societies, is ultra vires the Constitution of India for want of requisite ratification by half of the State legislatures under Article 368(2) proviso – The judgment of the High Court is upheld...
(8)
A.P. MAHESH COOPERATIVE URBAN BANK SHAREHOLDERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION .....Appellant Vs.
RAMESH KUMAR BUNG AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Inherent Powers – High Court's Discretion – Supreme Court held that the High Court has the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to grant interim protection in exceptional cases, with caution and circumspection, and by providing brief reasons – The impugned High Court order granting stay and interim protection to the respondents in criminal proceedings wa...
(9)
THE PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NO. 45 E AND 220 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Appellant Vs.
M. HAKEEM AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
20/07/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arbitration – Power to Modify Arbitral Award – Section 34 of Arbitration Act – Supreme Court held that Section 34 does not confer any power to modify an arbitral award – The provision only allows for setting aside the award on specific grounds, reflecting a deliberate legislative policy of minimal judicial intervention – Judgments modifying awards by courts under Arti...