(1) M/S BHARTI AIRTEL LTD....Appellants Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE PUNE...Respondents D.D 20/11/2024

CENVAT Credit – Definition of Capital Goods – Whether Mobile Towers and Prefabricated Buildings (PFBs) Qualify – Bombay vs. Delhi High Court Divergence – Reconciliation by Supreme Court – The Bombay High Court held that mobile towers and PFBs are immovable property and therefore ineligible for CENVAT credit under Rule 2(a)(A) or Rule 2(k) – The Delhi High Court ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10409-10410 OF 2014 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5832 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 5032-5035 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 5039-5040 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5038 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5056 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 5036-5037 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7119 OF 2015 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7179 OF 2015 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1077 OF 2016 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1078 OF 2016 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5112 OF 2021 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1201 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1205 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1203 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1204 OF 2018 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1202 OF 2018 And CIVIL APPEAL NO.62 OF 2022 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 999397

(2) Prashant...Appellant Vs. State of NCT of Delhi...Respondent D.D 20/11/2024

Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Section 482 CrPC – FIR alleging rape under Section 376(2)(n) and criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC – High Court refused to quash FIR citing lack of consent by the complainant – Supreme Court holds FIR and statements do not substantiate essential ingredients of offences under Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 IPC – Relationship...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 2793 of 2024] Docid 2024 LEJ Crim SC 710339

(3) Hetram @ Babli ...Appellant Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 20/11/2024

Invocation of Section 319 CrPC – Evidentiary Threshold – Test for Prima Facie Case – Power under Section 319 CrPC must be exercised only when evidence meets the standard of more than prima facie that would lead to conviction if unchallenged – Allegations in examination-in-chief, contradicted during cross-examination, do not satisfy this threshold – Held: High Court er...

NON REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4656 OF 2024 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Criminal) No. 4253 of 2023) Docid 2024 LEJ Crim SC 633120

(4) The State of Haryana & Another...Appellants Vs. Amin Lal (since deceased) through his LRs & Others...Respondents D.D 19/11/2024

Civil Law - Adverse Possession by State – Legal Prohibition – Claim Denied – The State of Haryana claimed adverse possession over the suit property since 1879-80 – Held: A welfare state cannot claim adverse possession against its citizens as it violates constitutional principles and erodes public trust – Appeal dismissed [Paras 34-37].   Admission of Owners...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 25213 of 2024) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 490746

(5) State Bank of India & Others...Appellants Vs. Navin Kumar Sinha...Respondent D.D 19/11/2024

Service Law - Disciplinary Proceedings Post-Superannuation – Jurisdictional Limitations – Proceedings Declared Void – Disciplinary proceedings initiated against the respondent after the expiration of his extended service period on 01.10.2010 were held void-ab-initio – Court emphasized that initiation of proceedings post-superannuation lacks jurisdiction under Rule 19(3) of ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1279 OF 2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 747575

(6) In Re: Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons...Petitioner Vs. Union of India & Ors....Respondents D.D 19/11/2024

Prolonged Detention – Section 479 of BNSS, 2023 – Identification of Eligible Undertrial Prisoners – Guidelines Issued - Section 479 of BNSS provides for the release of undertrial prisoners based on the duration of detention relative to the maximum imprisonment for the offense – Court emphasized accurate and continuous identification of eligible prisoners, requiring active c...

REPORTABLE # Writ Petition (Civil) No. 406/2013 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 958228

(7) XXX ...Appellant Vs. XXX ...Respondent D.D 19/11/2024

Matrimonial Law - Interim Maintenance – Quantum and Standard of Living – Maintenance Restored – The wife sought interim maintenance of ₹2,50,000 per month, initially awarded ₹1,75,000 by the Family Court but reduced to ₹80,000 by the High Court – Supreme Court restored the Family Court's award, emphasizing the husband's substantial income and the wife's en...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ___ OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 4109 of 2023 & 19922 of 2023) With Civil Appeal No…………………of 2024 (arising out of SLP(C) No.19922 of 2023) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 328541

(8) Gurmeet Singh and Others...Appellants Vs. State of Punjab and Others...Respondents D.D 18/11/2024

Service Law – Proficiency Step-up Scheme – Differential Treatment – Relief Granted – Appellants sought benefits under the Proficiency Step-up Scheme, 1988, counting service in the work-charged establishment before regularisation – High Court upheld denial of benefits by the Single Judge, equating the Proficiency Step-up Scheme, 1988, with the Assured Career Progressio...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 17529-17530 OF 2017 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 481532

(9) Satyendra Singh ...Appellant Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2024

Service Law – Disciplinary Proceedings – Violation of Rule 7(3) – Inquiry Invalidated – Relief Granted - Appellant faced disciplinary proceedings resulting in major penalties, including censure entry and withholding of increments with cumulative effect. Tribunal quashed the penalty order, finding the inquiry officer failed to record oral evidence, violating Rule 7(3) of the...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ________ OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Civil) No(s). 29758 of 2018) Docid 2024 LEJ Civil SC 116702