Supreme Court of India

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Sunita Burman v. The Commissioner, M.P. Housing and Infrastructure Development Board

14 Oct 2022 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hima Kohli

The Supreme Court held that a work charged employee who did not opt for the National Pension Scheme is not entitled to family pension, dismissing the widow's appeal against the Housing Board.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant work charged employee family pension regularization National Pension Scheme

Menon Ekka v. Union of India

14 Oct 2022 · M.R. Shah; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to a lady accused who had served substantial sentence, directing expeditious hearing of her appeal against conviction for disproportionate assets under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant interim bail disproportionate assets Prevention of Corruption Act Section 109 IPC

Menon Ekka v. Union of India

14 Oct 2022 · M.R. Shah; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to a lady accused who had undergone substantial sentence during the pendency of her appeal against conviction for corruption-related offences, directing timely disposal of the appeal.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant interim bail disproportionate assets Prevention of Corruption Act Section 109 IPC

The State of Madhya Pradesh v. M/s Commercial Engineers and Body Building Company Limited

14 Oct 2022 · M. R. Shah; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court held that a writ petition under Article 226 challenging a tax assessment order is not maintainable when a statutory appeal remedy exists, and directed the respondent to pursue the statutory appeal.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Article 226 Constitution of India statutory appeal MP VAT Act 2002 Input rebate

State through the Inspector of Police v. Laly @ Manikandan & Another

14 Oct 2022 · M. R. Shah; Krishna Murari · 2022 INSC 1093

The Supreme Court restored the trial court's conviction for murder based on the credible testimony of a sole eye witness, overruling the High Court's acquittal despite procedural and evidentiary lapses.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant sole eye witness murder Section 302 IPC conviction

State through the Inspector of Police v. Laly @ Manikandan & Another

14 Oct 2022 · M. R. Shah; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court restored the conviction of accused for murder under Section 302 IPC based on reliable sole eyewitness testimony, overruling the High Court's acquittal despite procedural and evidentiary doubts.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant sole eyewitness testimony conviction acquittal Section 302 IPC

Reserve Bank of India v. Big Kancheepuram Cooperative Town Bank Ltd

14 Oct 2022 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hima Kohli

The Supreme Court transferred all writ petitions challenging the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 and RBI circular to the Madras High Court for consolidated and expeditious disposal.

administrative other Procedural transfer petition Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 RBI circular writ petitions

Reserve Bank of India v. Big Kancheepuram Cooperative Town Bank Ltd

14 Oct 2022 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hima Kohli

The Supreme Court transferred all writ petitions challenging the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 and RBI circular dated 25 June 2021 pending before various High Courts to the Madras High Court for consolidated and expeditious disposal.

administrative appeal_allowed transfer petition Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 RBI circular writ petitions

The State of Madhya Pradesh v. M/s Commercial Engineers and Body Building Company Limited

14 Oct 2022 · M. R. Shah; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court held that a writ petition challenging a tax assessment order is not maintainable when a statutory appeal remedy exists, and set aside the High Court's order entertaining such a writ petition.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Article 226 statutory appeal MP VAT Act 2002 input rebate

Subramanya v. State of Karnataka

13 Oct 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; J. B. Pardiwala

The Supreme Court restored the trial court's acquittal of the appellant in a murder case, holding that the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal without sufficient grounds and relying on weak circumstantial evidence.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant appeal against acquittal extra judicial confession circumstantial evidence Section 27 Indian Evidence Act

Subramanya v. State of Karnataka

13 Oct 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; J. B. Pardiwala

The Supreme Court restored the trial court's acquittal of the appellant in a murder case, holding that the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal without sufficient grounds and relying on weak circumstantial evidence and an unreliable extra judicial confession.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant appeal against acquittal extra judicial confession circumstantial evidence Section 302 IPC

MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN v. STATE OF ASSAM

13 Oct 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Aniruddha Bose
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The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and his failure to provide a plausible explanation for her homicidal death.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant circumstantial evidence Section 302 IPC homicidal death throttling

MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN v. STATE OF ASSAM

13 Oct 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Aniruddha Bose

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife based on circumstantial evidence, medical reports, and his failure to provide a plausible explanation for her homicidal death.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant circumstantial evidence Section 302 IPC homicidal death throttling

The Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank and Housing Society Ltd. v. Sri Aloke Kumar & Anr.

13 Oct 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; J. B. Pardiwala · 2022 INSC 1084

The Supreme Court held that the General Body of a co-operative society has supreme authority to decide redevelopment projects including engaging third-party developers, setting aside the High Court's order restraining such development.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Co-operative Society General Body Redevelopment Third-party Developer

The Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank and Housing Society Ltd. v. Sri Aloke Kumar

13 Oct 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; J. B. Pardiwala · 2022 INSC 1110

The Supreme Court held that a cooperative society has the autonomy to redevelop its property through third-party developers as decided by its General Body, and individual members cannot stall such decisions absent fraud or illegality.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Cooperative Society West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006 General Body Third-party developer

The Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank and Housing Society Ltd. v. Aloke Kumar

13 Oct 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; J. B. Pardiwala

The Supreme Court held that a cooperative society’s General Body has the authority to approve redevelopment through a third-party developer, binding all members, and set aside the High Court’s order restraining such redevelopment.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Cooperative Society West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006 General Body Redevelopment

M/s Thermax Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Pune-1

13 Oct 2022 · K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy
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The Supreme Court held that the appellant's Modified Vapour Absorption Chiller does not qualify as a heat pump under the HSN definition and affirmed its classification as refrigerating equipment, denying concessional excise duty.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Harmonised System of Nomenclature heat pump Modified Vapour Absorption Chiller tariff classification

M/s Thermax Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Pune-1

13 Oct 2022 · K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that the appellant's Modified Vapour Absorption Chillers do not qualify as heat pumps under the HSN definition and must be classified as refrigerating equipment, denying concessional excise duty.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Harmonised System of Nomenclature heat pump Modified Vapour Absorption Chillers Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985

Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh

13 Oct 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; J. B. Pardiwala
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The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence and acquitted the accused due to failure of the prosecution to prove discovery evidence in accordance with law and unreliable extra-judicial confessions in a circumstantial evidence-based murder case.

criminal conviction_overturned Significant circumstantial evidence Section 27 Evidence Act discovery panchnama extra-judicial confession

Rajratan Babulal Agarwal v. Solartex India Pvt. Ltd.

13 Oct 2022 · K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court upheld the admission of a Section 9 insolvency petition, holding that the appellant failed to establish a genuine pre-existing dispute under the IBC and Sale of Goods Act.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Section 9 application pre-existing dispute Sale of Goods Act, 1930