Supreme Court of India

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Kurvan Ansari alias Kurvan Ali v. Shyam Kishore Murmu

· R. Subhash Reddy · 2021 INSC 734

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by increasing the notional income for a deceased non-earning child, directing just compensation reflecting current economic conditions despite outdated statutory schedules.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 163-A notional income compensation enhancement

Kurvan Ansari alias Kurvan Ali v. Shyam Kishore Murmu

· R. Subhash Reddy

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by increasing the notional income for a deceased non-earning child to reflect inflation, directing the Insurance Company to pay Rs.4,70,000 with interest.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 163-A notional income compensation

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Pankaj Kumar

· A. S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court held that SMS intimation to the mobile number provided by a candidate suffices under recruitment rules, and a candidate's failure to respond cannot justify reopening a concluded recruitment process.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant recruitment process intimation SMS communication postal communication

Laxman Prasad Pandey v. State of Uttar Pradesh

· A.S. Bopanna · 2021 INSC 874

The Supreme Court set aside bail granted in a murder case due to lack of reasoned order and dismissed anticipatory bail in a related case, emphasizing the need for judicial discipline in bail decisions involving serious offences.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail anticipatory bail Section 302 IPC firearm injuries

Laxman Prasad Pandey v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

· A.S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court set aside bail granted in a murder case due to lack of reasoned order and dismissed anticipatory bail applications in related FIRs arising from the same violent incident involving firearms.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail anticipatory bail Section 302 IPC firearm injuries

Sunil Kumar Maity v. State Bank of India and Anr.

· Bela M. Trivedi; Sanjiv Khanna
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The Supreme Court held that the National Consumer Commission exceeded its revisional jurisdiction by relying on a suo-motu report from the bank, reinstating the consumer complaint and clarifying the limited scope of revision under the Consumer Protection Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Revisional jurisdiction Additional evidence Limitation Act, 1963

Sunil Kumar Maity v. State Bank of India

· Bela M. Trivedi; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court held that the National Consumer Commission exceeded its revisional jurisdiction by relying on a suo-motu bank report and reinstated the consumer complaint against SBI for wrongful crediting of funds.

consumer appeal_allowed Significant Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Revisional jurisdiction Section 21(b) Limitation Act, 1963

State of Gujarat v. Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited

· M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld the respondent's entitlement to sales tax exemption under the original 1992 notification, rejecting the State's claim of breach and applying promissory estoppel to bar tax and penalty demands.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant sales tax exemption Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969 Entry No.255(2) promissory estoppel

G.T. GIRISH v. Y. SUBBA RAJU

· K.M. Joseph; Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

The Supreme Court upheld specific performance of a sale agreement subject to statutory ten-year alienation embargo, holding the purchaser not bona fide and directing defendants to execute sale deed in favor of plaintiff.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant specific performance lease-cum-sale agreement City of Bangalore Improvement Rules 1972 alienation embargo

Gowramma C v. Manager (Personnel) Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd.

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that an employee wrongly dismissed on caste certificate grounds and ultimately vindicated is entitled to reinstatement and partial back wages, enhancing the award from 50% to 75% of full back wages.

labor appeal_partly_allowed Significant back wages reinstatement Scheduled Caste certificate no work no pay

Chandra Sekhar Jha v. Union of India

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that the substituted Section 129E of the Customs Act mandates a fixed percentage pre-deposit for appeals filed after its commencement, removing discretionary waiver powers, and dismissed the appellant's challenge to this requirement.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Section 129E Customs Act pre-deposit requirement substitution of statute appeal procedure

Chandra Sekhar Jha v. Union of India

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that the substituted Section 129E of the Customs Act, 1962 governs pre-deposit requirements for appeals filed after its commencement, removing discretionary waiver and mandating compliance for maintainability.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Customs Act 1962 Section 129E pre-deposit appeal maintainability

JAINA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ANR.

· Bela M. Trivedi; Sanjiv Khanna
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The Supreme Court held that delay in informing the insurer about vehicle theft does not justify repudiation of the insurance claim if the theft was immediately reported to police and the claim is genuine.

civil appeal_allowed Significant insurance claim delay in intimation theft of vehicle Condition No. 1

Gwalior Development Authority v. Subhash Saxena & Others

· K. M. Joseph; S. Ravindra Bhat · 2022 INSC 302

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of respondent's transfer and promotion under statutory service rules, dismissing State and GDA appeals challenging his absorption and seniority.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant transfer absorption promotion seniority

Gwalior Development Authority v. Subhash Saxena & Others

· K. M. Joseph; S. Ravindra Bhat

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a long-past promotion and lawful absorption of an employee transferred from SADA to GDA, dismissing challenges to his seniority and service benefits.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant promotion validity transfer vs deputation seniority determination Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatagram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973

State of Karnataka & Anr. v. State of Meghalaya & Anr.

· M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna · 2022 INSC 331

The Supreme Court held that States lack legislative competence to tax lotteries organized by Governments under Entry 40 of List I, invalidating State lottery tax laws and directing refunds.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant legislative competence lotteries taxation Entry 40 List I

State of Karnataka & Anr. v. State of Meghalaya & Anr.

· B.V. Nagarathna; M.R. Shah

The Supreme Court held that States lack legislative competence to tax lotteries organized by the Union or other States, as such lotteries fall exclusively under Entry 40 of List I, rendering the Karnataka and Kerala lottery tax Acts unconstitutional.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant legislative competence lotteries taxation Entry 40 List I

Satnam Singh v. Satnam Singh

· Ajay Rastogi; Bela M. Trivedi · 2022 INSC 476

The Supreme Court upheld the decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell, dismissing the appeal and directing the plaintiff to pay an additional amount before possession is handed over.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant specific performance agreement to sell readiness and willingness concurrent findings

Satnam Singh v. Satnam Singh

· Ajay Rastogi; Bela M. Trivedi

The Supreme Court upheld the decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell, dismissed the appeal, and directed the plaintiff to pay an additional amount to balance equities due to delay and market changes.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant specific performance agreement to sell readiness and willingness concurrent findings

Mohd. Firoz v. State of Madhya Pradesh

· Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; Bela M. Trivedi

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of Mohd. Firoz for the rape and murder of a child, affirming the application of the last seen theory and principles of circumstantial evidence while rejecting claims of unfair trial.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant circumstantial evidence last seen theory Section 313 CrPC Section 106 Evidence Act