Supreme Court of India

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Surender Mohan v. State of Haryana

11 Jan 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Ajay Rastogi · 2022 INSC 41

The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition challenging the dismissal of Special Leave Petitions on the ground of unexplained delay, affirming that delay must be satisfactorily explained for condonation.

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Surender Mohan v. State of Haryana and Another

11 Jan 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition challenging the dismissal of Special Leave Petitions on limitation grounds due to unexplained delay exceeding seven years.

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M/S GARMENT CRAFT v. PRAKASH CHAND GOEL

11 Jan 2022 · Sanjiv Khanna; Bela M. Trivedi · 2022 INSC 37
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The Supreme Court restored the trial court's order setting aside an ex-parte decree due to the appellant's incarceration, holding that the High Court erred in misusing its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.

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M/S GARMENT CRAFT v. PRAKASH CHAND GOEL

11 Jan 2022 · Sanjiv Khanna; Bela M. Trivedi

The Supreme Court restored the trial court's order setting aside an ex-parte decree due to the appellant's incarceration, holding that the High Court erred in misusing its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Article 227 Constitution of India Order IX Rule 13 CPC ex-parte decree production warrant

Abhinitam Upadhyay v. Allahabad High Court

11 Jan 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Ajay Rastogi · 2022 INSC 40

The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition for lack of any error apparent on record and refused to grant an oral hearing.

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Abhinitam Upadhyay v. Allahabad High Court

11 Jan 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition and application for oral hearing, holding that no error apparent on record justified interference with the earlier order.

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Manoj Kumar Khokhar v. State of Rajasthan & Anr.

11 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court set aside a cryptic High Court bail order in a murder case, emphasizing the necessity of reasoned judicial discretion in bail grants for serious offences.

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Manoj Kumar Khokhar v. Rajasthan State and Others

11 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's cryptic bail order in a murder case, emphasizing the necessity of reasoned judicial discretion in bail grants for serious offences.

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Manoj Kumar Khokhar v. State of Rajasthan

11 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court set aside a cryptic High Court bail order in a murder case, emphasizing the necessity of judicial discretion and reasoned orders in bail applications involving serious offences.

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State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jogendra & Anr.

11 Jan 2022 · N. V. Ramana; A. S. Bopanna; Hima Kohli
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The Supreme Court restored convictions under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC, holding that demand for money for house construction constitutes dowry demand and that the deceased was subjected to cruelty soon before her death.

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State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jogendra & Anr.

11 Jan 2022 · N. V. Ramana; A. S. Bopanna; Hima Kohli
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The Supreme Court held that demands for money for house construction constitute dowry under Section 304-B IPC, restored convictions for dowry death and cruelty, and emphasized a liberal interpretation to combat dowry-related social evils.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant dowry death Section 304-B IPC dowry demand harassment

Samruddhi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Mumbai Mahalaxmi Construction Pvt. Ltd.

11 Jan 2022 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; AS Bopanna · 2022 INSC 33

The Supreme Court held that failure to obtain an occupancy certificate by a promoter constitutes a continuing wrong and deficiency in service, making the consumer complaint for excess taxes maintainable and not barred by limitation.

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Samruddhi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Mumbai Mahalaxmi Construction Pvt. Ltd.

11 Jan 2022 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; AS Bopanna

The Supreme Court held that failure to obtain an occupancy certificate by a builder constitutes a continuing wrong and deficiency in service, making the consumer complaint maintainable and not barred by limitation.

civil appeal_allowed Significant continuing wrong limitation occupancy certificate deficiency in service

The State of Maharashtra v. Bhagwan

10 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court held that employees of an autonomous society like WALMI are not entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees, upholding the State's policy decision and setting aside the High Court's order.

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The State of Maharashtra v. Bhagwan & Ors.

10 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court held that employees of an autonomous society like WALMI are not entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees, affirming the State's policy decision and limiting judicial interference in financial policy matters.

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Jayaben v. Tejas Kanubhai Zala & Anr

10 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna · 2022 INSC 28

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail orders in a brutal murder case, emphasizing the need for careful consideration of serious offences and strong evidence before granting bail.

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Jayaben v. Tejas Kanubhai Zala

10 Jan 2022 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court quashed the High Court's bail orders in a brutal murder case, emphasizing the gravity of offences and the State's duty to challenge bail in serious criminal matters.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail murder Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act eyewitness testimony

STATE BY NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU BENGALURU v. PALLULABID AHMAD ARIMUTTA & ANR.

10 Jan 2022 · N. V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Hima Kohli

The Supreme Court upheld bail orders for most accused due to inadmissibility of confessional statements under Section 67 NDPS Act but cancelled bail of an accused found in possession of commercial quantities of drugs, emphasizing strict compliance with Section 37 NDPS Act.

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State of Uttar Pradesh v. Atul Kumar Dwivedi

07 Jan 2022 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Vineet Saran

The Supreme Court held that candidates must meet the 50% raw marks eligibility criterion before normalization, which can only be applied for merit ranking, and quashed the select list prepared by applying normalization at the eligibility stage.

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Jasdeep Singh @ Jassu v. State of Punjab

07 Jan 2022 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; M. M. Sundresh · 2022 INSC 23
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The Supreme Court set aside the convictions of two accused under Section 34 IPC for lack of evidence of common intention, affirming culpable homicide convictions for others and dismissing the enhancement to murder charge.

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