(1)
BOLORAM BORDOLOI .....Appellant Vs.
LAKHIMI GAOLIA BANK AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
08/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Compulsory Retirement – Bank Manager charged with sanctioning and disbursing loans irregularly without following due procedure – Misappropriation and disbursing loans to units without business, multiple loans to family members – Enquiry Officer found charges proved – Disciplinary authority imposed compulsory retirement, accepted by appellate authority an...
(2)
A. SUBRAMANIAN AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
R. PANNERSELVAM .....Respondent D.D
08/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Law – Suit for Injunction – Plaintiff sought injunction to prevent defendants from disturbing possession – Defendants contested, claiming title and possession – Trial court granted injunction based on plaintiff’s possession – First Appellate Court reversed, questioning validity of power of attorney and sale deed – High Court restored trial court&rsqu...
(3)
GAJANAN BABULAL BANSODE AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
05/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Recruitment – Government of Maharashtra issued requisition for LDCE to fill 828 vacancies for Police Sub-Inspector – Later decided to accommodate additional 636 candidates without consulting MPSC – Tribunal vacated interim order of status quo, which was challenged in High Court – High Court directed training of additional candidates – Supreme Court...
(4)
JOGINDER AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
05/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 – Rule 12(4) – Encroachment and Regularization – Petitioners encroached upon Panchayat land and sought regularization under Rule 12(4) – Competent authority and High Court found illegal occupation exceeding 200 square yards – Regularization limited to 200 square yards, inclusive of constructed and open space –...
(5)
VISHWAS BHANDARI .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
03/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Kidnapping – Quashing of FIR – Appellant sought quashing of FIR for kidnapping of a minor girl – Prosecutrix and complainant did not level allegations against the appellant – Main accused married the prosecutrix and had children with her – High Court dismissed appellant’s petition – Supreme Court held continuation of proceedings agains...
(6)
N. VIJAYAKUMAR .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF TAMIL NADU .....Respondent D.D
03/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Prevention of Corruption Act – Illegal Gratification – Acquittal – Appellant accused of demanding and accepting Rs. 500 and a cell phone as illegal gratification – Trial court acquitted the appellant citing lack of evidence and contradictions in witness testimonies – High Court reversed acquittal without adequate reasons – Supreme Court held that the mere recove...
(7)
OPTO CIRCUIT INDIA LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
AXIS BANK AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
03/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Money Laundering – Search and Seizure – Due Process – Appellant challenged the freezing of bank accounts by the Enforcement Directorate – Supreme Court held that the procedure under Section 17 of PMLA must be followed strictly – Freezing of accounts without following due process deemed unsustainable – Court directed defreezing of accounts to enable statutory pay...
(8)
INDEX MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
03/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Constitutional Law – Admission Regulations – Rule 12(8)(a) of Madhya Pradesh Chikitsa Shiksha Pravesh Niyam, 2018 – Appellant challenged the rule prohibiting the inclusion of vacant seats from mop-up round in college level counseling – Supreme Court declared Rule 12(8)(a) as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution – Found that the rule imposed unreasonable restric...
(9)
U.P. HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
NAMIT SHARMA .....Respondent D.D
03/02/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Housing Law – Allotment Procedure – Registration and Allotment – Respondent’s grandfather registered for a plot under a housing scheme – No allotment was made to him by draw of lots – Grandfather's registration ceased under Government Order dated 11.10.2002, which stipulated that unsuccessful old registrations would not be renewed – Respondent requeste...