(1)
J. SEKAR @ SEKAR REDDY .....Appellant Vs.
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent D.D
05/05/2022
Criminal Law – Quashing of Proceedings – Money Laundering – Proceedings initiated under PMLA against appellant following seizure of cash and gold by Income Tax Department – Appellant contended no evidence of scheduled offence – High Court dismissed quashing petition – Supreme Court analyzed evidence and procedural lapses, including failure to identify involved b...
(2)
ABDUL MATIN MALLICK .....Appellant Vs.
SUBRATA BHATTACHARJEE (BANERJEE) AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
05/05/2022
Land Reforms – Pre-emption Application – Compliance with Section 9 of West Bengal Land Reforms Act – Pre-emptors must deposit entire sale consideration with additional 10% before further enquiry – Non-compliance renders pre-emption application not maintainable [Paras 1-9].
Deposit Requirement – Mandatory Condition – Failure to deposit full sale cons...
(3)
REDDY VEERANA .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
05/05/2022
Land Acquisition – Compensation Determination – Applicability of Section 24 of 2013 Act – Compensation determined as per circle rate applicable to commercial properties – Award passed in violation of interim stay by Supreme Court – Additional penal interest awarded for delayed payment [Paras 1-33].
Compensation and Interest – Circle Rate for Commerc...
(4)
THE SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF KERALA IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
JAMES VARGHESE AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
04/05/2022
Constitutional Law – Legislative Competence – Concurrent List – Subject of Arbitration falls under Entry 13 of List III – State Legislature can enact law on arbitration subject to President's assent – State Act reserved for and received President's assent prevails over Central law – State Act within legislative competence of State Legislature [Paras 1-9]...
(5)
RAVINDER SINGH @ KAKU .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF PUNJAB .....Respondent D.D
04/05/2022
Criminal Law – Circumstantial Evidence – Conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence requires a conclusive chain of circumstances – The last seen theory, arrest of the accused, recovery of material objects, and call details do not conclusively establish guilt – Conviction based on probabilities and inferences drawn from call records inadmissible without proper certif...
(6)
ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY (INDIA) LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
S.P. VELAYUTHAM AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
04/05/2022
Registration of Documents – Duties of Registering Officer – Role of Registering Officer is not merely mechanical – Required to independently verify statutory compliance – Failure to verify powers of attorney and other statutory requirements can invalidate registration [Paras 1-9, 58].
Judicial Review – High Court's Jurisdiction – Under Article 2...
(7)
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
ASHISH AGARWAL .....Respondent D.D
04/05/2022
Income Tax – Reassessment Notices – Transition to New Provisions – High Courts quashed reassessment notices issued under unamended Section 148 after 01.04.2021 – Supreme Court converted such notices into those issued under Section 148A (new provisions) – Directed Revenue to comply with new procedural requirements – Notices deemed to be issued under amended Act t...
(8)
THOMAS DANIEL .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
02/05/2022
Service Law – Recovery of Excess Payments – Misrepresentation and Error – Recovery of increments granted to appellant after ten years of retirement held unjustified – Excess amounts not paid due to any misrepresentation or fraud by appellant – Payments made due to error in interpreting Kerala Service Rules – Equity and judicial discretion favor relief from recov...
(9)
NARSINGH ISPAT LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
02/05/2022
Insurance Law – Terrorism Exclusion Clause – Policy Definitions Govern – Insurance claims cannot be rejected based on the definition of terrorism in penal laws – Exclusion Clause in insurance policy defines terrorism – Rights and liabilities of parties governed by terms of policy – Definitions from penal statutes irrelevant [Paras 1-14].
Consumer Pr...