Supreme Court of India

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Union of India v. Probir Ghosh

17 Feb 2022 · Hemant Gupta; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court upheld the binding nature of recruitment preferences and prescribed certificate formats, dismissing challenges to the SSC's recruitment process for CAPFs.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant recruitment notification preference for service OBC certificate format domicile certificate

Arjun s/o Ramanna @ Ramu v. IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

16 Feb 2022 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka

The Supreme Court held that amputation of the right upper limb causing incapacity to perform driving duties constitutes total disablement under the Employees Compensation Act, entitling the appellant to full compensation.

labor appeal_allowed Significant total disablement Employees Compensation Act, 1923 workmen’s compensation permanent partial disability

SRS Advertising & Marketing Pvt. Ltd. v. Kamal Garg

16 Feb 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by granting interim relief that preempted the pending appeal before the DRAT and directed the tribunal to decide the appeal on merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant writ jurisdiction interim relief Debt Recovery Tribunal Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal

SRS Advertising & Marketing Pvt. Ltd. v. Kamal Garg

16 Feb 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by granting final relief in a writ petition when the appeal before the DRAT was pending, and directed the DRAT to decide the appeal on merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Recovery Certificate Auction purchaser Debt Recovery Tribunal Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal

Vodafone Idea Cellular Ltd. v. Ajay Kumar Agarwal

16 Feb 2022 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Surya Kant; Vikram Nath

The Supreme Court held that statutory arbitration under Section 7B of the Indian Telegraph Act does not oust the jurisdiction of consumer forums to adjudicate telecom service disputes under the Consumer Protection Act.

consumer_protection appeal_dismissed Significant Indian Telegraph Act 1885 Consumer Protection Act 1986 Section 7B arbitration consumer forum jurisdiction

Deenadayal Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd. & Another v. Munjaji and others

16 Feb 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of an auction sale under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, ruling that statutory remedies must be timely invoked and procedural delays due to stays do not invalidate sales conducted in compliance with the rules.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 MCS Rules 1961 auction sale Recovery Officer

Deenadayal Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd. & Another v. Munjaji and others

16 Feb 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a cooperative bank auction sale by emphasizing strict compliance with statutory procedural rules and rejecting belated challenges by the borrower.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 MCS Rules, 1961 auction sale Recovery Certificate

Krishnamurthy @ Gunodu and Others v. State of Karnataka

16 Feb 2022 · Sanjiv Khanna; Bela M. Trivedi
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The Supreme Court upheld the principal accused's murder conviction but modified co-accused convictions to lesser offences due to lack of common intention under Section 34 IPC.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant Section 34 IPC common intention joint liability murder

Krishnamurthy @ Gunodu and Others v. State of Karnataka

16 Feb 2022 · Sanjiv Khanna; Bela M. Trivedi
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The Supreme Court upheld Krishnamurthy's murder conviction but modified Gopala and Thimmappa's convictions to lesser offences due to lack of common intention under Section 34 IPC.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant Section 34 IPC common intention joint liability murder

Shiv Developers v. Aksharay Developers

15 Feb 2022 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath

The Supreme Court held that Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act bars suits by unregistered firms only for contracts entered into in the course of business, and allowed the suit alleging fraud and statutory rights enforcement by an unregistered partnership firm.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 69 Indian Partnership Act unregistered partnership firm bar on suit contract arising from business

Debananda Tamuli v. Smti Kakumoni Kataky

15 Feb 2022 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka
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The Supreme Court allowed divorce on the ground of desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, holding that the respondent deserted the appellant for over two years without reasonable cause or intention to resume cohabitation.

family appeal_allowed Significant desertion cruelty Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13

Debananda Tamuli v. Smti Kakumoni Kataky

15 Feb 2022 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka
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The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and granted divorce on the ground of desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, directing compensation to the wife.

family appeal_allowed Significant desertion cruelty Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13(1)

Manoj @ Monu @ Vishal Chaudhary v. State of Haryana & Anr

15 Feb 2022 · Hemant Gupta; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order rejecting the appellant's juvenility claim based on unreliable documents and affirmed the admissibility of Family Register as relevant evidence for age determination.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant juvenile justice age determination ossification test family register

New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Ravindra Kumar Singhvi

15 Feb 2022 · Hemant Gupta; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court held that allotment of a residential plot obtained by filing false affidavits concealing prior allotment constitutes fraud, validating cancellation of the lease without prior determination under Section 111(g) of the Transfer of Property Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant allotment cancellation false affidavit fraud in allotment lease cancellation

Future Coupons Private Limited & Ors. v. Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC & Ors.

15 Feb 2022 · N. V. Ramana; A. S. Bopanna; Hima Kohli · 2022 INSC 183

The Supreme Court set aside enforcement orders of an Emergency Arbitrator's award restraining a corporate sale, remanded the matter for reconsideration, and allowed continuation of NCLT proceedings subject to judicial scrutiny.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Emergency Arbitrator Singapore International Arbitration Center Enforcement of arbitration award Companies Act 2013

FUTURE COUPONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. v. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS.

15 Feb 2022 · N. V. Ramana; A. S. Bopanna; Hima Kohli

The Supreme Court set aside enforcement orders of an emergency arbitration award and remanded the matter for reconsideration, allowing continuation of NCLT proceedings subject to judicial approval.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Emergency Arbitrator award Singapore International Arbitration Centre Enforcement of arbitration award Companies Act 2013

ECGC LIMITED v. MOKUL SHRIRAM EPC JV

15 Feb 2022 · Hemant Gupta; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court held that appeals arising from complaints filed under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are governed by the 1986 Act's less onerous pre-deposit conditions despite the repeal by the 2019 Act, protecting the appellant's vested right of appeal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 right of appeal vested right

ECGC LIMITED v. MOKUL SHRIRAM EPC JV

15 Feb 2022 · Hemant Gupta; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court held that appeals arising from complaints instituted before the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 are governed by the 1986 Act and the onerous pre-deposit condition under the 2019 Act does not apply retrospectively.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 right of appeal pre-deposit

Manoj Sevani v. State of Chhattisgarh

15 Feb 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; Pamidighantam Sri Narasi... · 2022 INSC 182
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The Supreme Court upheld convictions of four accused with modification of charges and acquitted others not clearly implicated, emphasizing the necessity of clear overt acts for conviction under Section 149 IPC.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 149 IPC common intention overt acts benefit of doubt

Manoj Sevani v. State of Chhattisgarh

15 Feb 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; Pamidighantam Sri Narasi...
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The Supreme Court upheld convictions of four accused with clear overt acts and acquitted others not named in the FIR or lacking evidence of participation under Section 149 IPC.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 149 IPC common object conviction benefit of doubt