(1) STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. AJANTA BOTTLERS & BLENDERS PVT. LTD. .....Respondent D.D 02/07/2019

Facts: The Board of Revenue, in accordance with Section 90, introduced Rule 106 (Tha) via a notification dated 06.11.2012, imposing fees on the import of rectified spirit. The High Court held that the State lacked legislative competence to impose such fees, asserting that rectified spirit is non-potable liquor unfit for human consumption. The State argued that the fee was not on raw rectified spir...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5138 OF 2019 Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 194507

(2) PHAREZ JOHN ABRAHAM (DEAD) BY LRS. Vs. ARUL JOTHI SIVASUBRAMANIAM K. AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D 02/07/2019

Facts: The case revolves around the intestate death of 'JDA,' leaving behind his wife, sons, daughters, and adopted children. The adopted daughter 'TKJ' married and passed away, leading to a dispute over the partition of the property. The trial court dismissed the suit, leading to appeals by the plaintiffs and defendant nos. 3-5.Issues: The conversion and relinquishment claim o...

REPORTABLE # . CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 7207-7208 OF 2008 Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 764314

(3) M/S STAR WIRE (INDIA) VIDYUT PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. HARYANA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION .....Respondent D.D 02/07/2019

FACTS:Appellants challenged the fourth amendment to the Regulations.Appellants operated a 9.90 MW Biomass Power Plant declared operational on May 3, 2013.Amendment aimed to revise norms for determining generic tariff for the second control period starting from April 1, 2013.Appellants argued amendment was arbitrary and discriminatory.ISSUES:Validity of the fourth amendment to the Regulations.Class...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5139 OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO.8432 OF 2017) Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 234233

(4) M/S ADANI POWER (MUNDRA) LTD. Vs. GUJARAT ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D 02/07/2019

Facts: The procurer initiated a bidding process for power supply, and the appellant secured a bid to supply 1000 MW power at a specified rate. The bid was based on GMDC's commitment to supply coal. Disputes arose between the appellant and GMDC, leading to the termination of the PPA by the appellant.Issues: The validity of the appellant's termination of the PPA, interpretation of the rele...

REPORTABLE # . CIVIL APPEAL NO.11133 OF 2011 Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 813659

(5) SUNIL VASUDEVA AND OTHERS Vs. SUNDAR GUPTA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D 02/07/2019

Facts: The case involves a dispute over property No. 43, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi, with the appellants being the legal heirs of late V.N. Vasudeva, who purchased the property in an auction conducted by the Income Tax Department. The respondents, grandsons of Kirodimull Lohariwala, filed a Title Suit and a Writ Petition challenging the auction sale.Issues: The interpretation of Section 293 of the...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5140 OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP(C ) NO(S). 5449 OF 2015) Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 450656

(6) SUNDAR GUPTA AND OTHERS ... Vs. SUNIL VASUDEVA AND OTHERS D.D 02/07/2019

REPORTABLE # CONTEMPT PETITION (C ) NO(S). 1721 OF 2017 CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 5140 OF 2019 (@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION(C ) NO(S). 5449 OF 2015) Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 766714

(7) MADHAV PRASAD AGGARWAL AND ANOTHER Vs. AXIS BANK LTD. AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D 01/07/2019

Facts: The appellants filed a suit, and the respondents sought the rejection of the plaint under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of the CPC, arguing that it disclosed no cause of action. The lower court bifurcated the plaint, and the High Court opined that the suit could continue against the company (defendant No. 1) alone.Issues: Whether it is permissible for the civil court to reject the plaint against speci...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO............OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO.31579 OF 2018) CIVIL APPEAL NO............OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO. 30900 OF 2018); CIVIL APPEAL NO............OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO.30917 OF 2018); CIVIL APPEAL NO............OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO.698 OF 2019) Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 228095

(8) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, M.I.W. Vs. VITTHAL DAMODAR PATIL AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D 01/07/2019

FACTS:A notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued in 1998 for acquiring land in Maharashtra.The Special Land Acquisition Officer passed an award in 2000, fixing the compensation rates for different types of land.The respondents filed a reference under Section 18 of the Act, challenging the compensation awarded.The Reference Court rejected the valuation report presented by...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO……. OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP(CIVIL) NO. 11433 OF 2019) Docid 2019 LEJ Civil SC 960571

(9) ASIM SHARIFF Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY .....Respondent D.D 01/07/2019

Facts:A criminal case was registered for various offenses against the appellant and other accused persons.The appellant filed a discharge application under Section 227 Cr.P.C., claiming lack of material for the case against him.The investigation was entrusted to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and a charge sheet was submitted.The trial Court dismissed the discharge application, and the Hi...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO (S). 949 OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP(CRL.) NO(S). 1253 OF 2019) Docid 2019 LEJ Crim SC 772242