Supreme Court of India

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M/S RAMNATH EXPORTS PVT. LTD. v. VINITA MEHTA & ANR.

05 Jul 2022 · Indira Banerjee; J.K. Maheshwari

The Supreme Court held that a High Court must decide an application seeking permission to file a single appeal against consolidated suits before dismissing the appeal on maintainability grounds, thereby protecting the appellant's right to be heard on merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant consolidated suits single appeal res judicata Section 96 CPC

M/S RAMNATH EXPORTS PVT. LTD. v. VINITA MEHTA & ANR.

05 Jul 2022 · Indira Banerjee; J.K. Maheshwari

The Supreme Court held that a single appeal against two separate decrees passed in consolidated suits requires prior permission, and remanded the matter for such decision before dismissing the appeal on maintainability grounds.

civil appeal_allowed Significant consolidation of suits single appeal res judicata Section 96 CPC

Aman Sharma & Anr. v. Umesh & Ors.

05 Jul 2022 · Indira Banerjee; J. K. Maheshwari

The Supreme Court upheld the ownership of Plaintiffs based on a duly proved Will, dismissed the appeal of Defendants who failed to prove title, and held that a sale deed by a non-owner cannot transfer title.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Will Legal heir Possession Bona fide purchaser

Aman Sharma & Anr. v. Umesh & Ors.

05 Jul 2022 · Indira Banerjee; J. K. Maheshwari

The Supreme Court upheld the ownership and possession rights of Plaintiffs based on valid Will and succession, dismissing the appeal of purchasers who acquired property from a person without title.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Will Legal heir Possession Bona fide purchaser

Malkeet Singh Gill v. The State of Chhattisgarh

05 Jul 2022 · Indira Banerjee; J.K. Maheshwari
Cites 0 · Cited by 5

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for criminal breach of trust and cheating, affirming concurrent sentences and limiting revisional interference with concurrent factual findings.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 409 IPC Section 420 IPC criminal breach of trust cheating

K. Ramya v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.

30 Jun 2022 · Surya Kant; V. Ramasubramanian
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court restored and enhanced compensation for motor accident death by holding that income tax returns and audit reports reliably reflect the deceased's income including business ventures, rejecting the High Court's notional income approach.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation loss of income income tax returns

K. Ramya v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.

30 Jun 2022 · Surya Kant; V. Ramasubramanian
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court restored enhanced compensation to the deceased's dependents by holding that income tax returns and audit reports reliably determine loss of income, including income from active business ventures, while allowing managerial skill compensation for income from capital assets under the Motor Vehicles Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation loss of income income tax returns

Manoj Parihar v. State of Jammu & Kashmir

27 Jun 2022 · Surya Kant; J. B. Pardiwala
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that seniority of judicial officers appointed by direct recruitment must be fixed strictly on merit and not roster points, dismissing the petition challenging the High Court's order to that effect.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant seniority fixation roster system reservation merit list

Manoj Parihar v. State of Jammu & Kashmir

27 Jun 2022 · Surya Kant; J. B. Pardiwala
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that seniority of judicial officers must be fixed strictly on merit and not on roster points, dismissing the petition challenging the High Court's order quashing roster-based seniority fixation.

service_law petition_dismissed Significant seniority fixation roster system reservation merit

Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr.

24 Jun 2022 · A.M. Khanwilkar; Dinesh Maheshwari; C.T. Ravikumar · 2009 SCC Online SC 6

The Supreme Court held that after completion of SIT investigation and submission of final report under Section 173(2) CrPC, the trial court alone has jurisdiction to proceed, and the Court's monitoring ends, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the closure report.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Special Investigation Team Gulberg Society case Section 173 CrPC closure report

Manoj Pratap Singh v. State of Rajasthan

24 Jun 2022 · A. M. Khanwilkar; Dinesh Maheshwari; C. T. Ravikumar

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for kidnapping, raping, and murdering a mentally and physically challenged minor girl, affirming the 'rarest of rare' doctrine based on complete circumstantial and forensic evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant kidnapping rape murder death sentence

Manoj Pratap Singh v. State of Rajasthan

24 Jun 2022 · A. M. Khanwilkar; Dinesh Maheshwari; C. T. Ravikumar

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a mentally and physically challenged minor girl, affirming the application of the rarest of rare doctrine in capital punishment.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant kidnapping rape murder death sentence

Sunil Kumar v. State of Kerala

22 Jun 2022 · Ajay Rastogi; C. T. Ravikumar

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Abkari Act for illegal spirit dealing but set aside the attempted suicide conviction, reducing the sentence considering the long delay and clean record.

criminal appeal_allowed Abkari Act Section 55(a) Section 309 IPC attempted suicide

Sunil Kumar v. State of Kerala

22 Jun 2022 · Ajay Rastogi; C. T. Ravikumar

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Abkari Act but set aside the attempted suicide conviction, modifying the sentence considering the long delay and clean antecedents.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Abkari Act Section 55(a) Section 309 IPC attempted suicide

Gopinathan v. State of Kerala

22 Jun 2022 · Ajay Rastogi; C. T. Ravikumar

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Abkari Act but reduced the sentence considering the delay in trial, age, and lack of criminal antecedents.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Abkari Act illegal manufacture of arrack conviction sentence modification

Krishna Rai v. Banaras Hindu University

16 Jun 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath

The Supreme Court held that statutory promotion rules prescribed by the Executive Council must be strictly followed and that estoppel cannot validate promotions made in violation of these rules, thereby quashing the impugned promotions and restoring the Single Judge's order.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant promotion procedure service rules estoppel selection committee

Krishna Rai v. Banaras Hindu University

16 Jun 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath

The Supreme Court held that statutory service rules for promotion must be strictly followed and that estoppel cannot validate promotions made in violation of such rules.

civil appeal_allowed Significant promotion service rules estoppel selection procedure

Ms. P v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

16 Jun 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath

The Supreme Court upheld the discharge of the accused from the rape charge due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the offences under Sections 376, 504, and 506 IPC did not constitute the same transaction for joint trial.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction Section 376 IPC same transaction Section 220 CrPC

Ms. P v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

16 Jun 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court upheld the discharge of accused from the rape charge due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the offences under Sections 376, 504, and 506 IPC did not constitute the same transaction for joint trial.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction Section 376 IPC same transaction Section 220 CrPC

Bharat Bhushan Gupta v. Pratap Narain Verma

16 Jun 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court held that suit valuation for mandatory injunction against licensees is governed by the relief claimed and not the market value of the property, setting aside the High Court's order returning the plaint for improper valuation.

civil appeal_allowed Significant mandatory injunction licensee suit valuation pecuniary jurisdiction