Supreme Court of India

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State of Rajasthan v. Shiv Charan Meena

17 Sep 2021 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; Bela M. Trivedi · 2021 INSC 487

The Supreme Court held that termination of a contractual driver upon repatriation of the regular appointee does not entitle the contractual employee to regularization and allowed the State Government's appeal dismissing the writ petition.

civil appeal_allowed Significant contractual employment regularization repatriation substitution

State of Rajasthan v. Shiv Charan Meena

17 Sep 2021 · Uday Umesh Lalit; S. Ravindra Bhat; Bela M. Trivedi

The Supreme Court held that termination of a contractual driver due to repatriation of the regular appointee does not amount to unlawful substitution warranting regularization, and set aside the High Court's order allowing the writ petition.

civil appeal_allowed Significant contractual employment regularization deputation repatriation

PANCH TATVA PROMOTERS PVT. LTD. v. GPT STEEL INDUSTRIES LTD.

17 Sep 2021 · Dinesh Maheshwari; Vikram Nath

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the impugned order related to a Resolution Plan pending approval before the Adjudicating Authority, directing that submissions be made before the Authority in accordance with law.

other appeal_dismissed Resolution Plan Committee of Creditors Adjudicating Authority Insolvency proceedings

Director of Income Tax, New Delhi v. M/s. Mitsubishi Corporation

17 Sep 2021 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; ANIRUDDHA BOSE
Cites 0 · Cited by 3

The Supreme Court held that prior to the 2012 amendment, an assessee is not liable to pay interest under Section 234B for default in advance tax payment when tax was deductible at source but not deducted by the payer.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant advance tax Section 234B tax deductible at source Income-tax Act, 1961

Director of Income Tax, New Delhi v. M/s. Mitsubishi Corporation

17 Sep 2021 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; ANIRUDDHA BOSE

The Supreme Court held that prior to the 2012 amendment, an assessee is not liable to pay interest under Section 234B for short payment of advance tax when tax was deductible at source but not deducted by the payer.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant advance tax Section 234B tax deducted at source Income-tax Act, 1961

Gulabchand Jain v. Ramchandra D. Choudhary

17 Sep 2021 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court dismissed the civil appeal and upheld the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, finding no reason for interference.

corporate appeal_dismissed National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT Supreme Court civil appeal

UFLEX LTD. v. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

17 Sep 2021 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; Hrishikesh Roy
Cites 4 · Cited by 19

The Supreme Court held that judicial review of tenders is limited to preventing arbitrariness and mala fide, upheld the tender awarded to Uflex and Montage, and set aside the High Court's order directing a fresh tender.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant judicial review tender conditions arbitrariness commercial contract

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited v. Anil Kanwariya

17 Sep 2021 · M. R. Shah; A. S. Bopanna
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that termination of an employee for suppression of prior conviction and filing false declaration at appointment is justified despite subsequent legal relief under the Probation of Offenders Act.

labor appeal_allowed Significant suppression of material facts false declaration termination of service Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Akashdeep Morya

16 Sep 2021 · K. M. Joseph; Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha · 2021 INSC 485
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld the employer's discretion to reject a judicial appointment based on serious antecedents despite acquittals on compromise, setting aside the High Court's liberal interference.

civil appeal_allowed Significant appointment to judicial service antecedents verification acquittal on compromise employer discretion

Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Akashdeep Morya

16 Sep 2021 · K. M. Joseph; Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha
Cites 1 · Cited by 2

The Supreme Court upheld the employer's discretion to reject a judicial appointment based on non-clean acquittals in criminal cases, setting aside the High Court's interference with that decision.

civil appeal_allowed Significant judicial appointment criminal antecedents acquittal on compromise employer discretion

Mohd. Rafiq @ Kallu v. State of Madhya Pradesh

15 Sep 2021 · K. M. Joseph; S. Ravindra Bhat

The Supreme Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC, reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to 10 years rigorous imprisonment due to lack of proof of intent to kill.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant culpable homicide murder intention to kill Section 302 IPC

Sudhir Kumar @ S. Baliyan v. Vinay Kumar G.B.

15 Sep 2021 · M. R. Shah; Aniruddha Bose

In a commercial suit, the Supreme Court held that under amended Order XI Rule 1 CPC, a plaintiff may file additional documents within thirty days upon showing reasonable cause, permitting production of invoices discovered post-filing but rejecting belated filing of voluminous documents without reasonable cause.

civil appeal_partly_allowed Significant Order XI Rule 1 CPC Commercial Courts Act 2015 additional documents disclosure of documents

Sudhir Kumar @ S. Baliyan v. Vinay Kumar G.B.

15 Sep 2021 · M. R. Shah; Aniruddha Bose
Cites 0 · Cited by 9

In a commercial suit, the Supreme Court held that under amended Order XI Rule 1 CPC, a plaintiff may file additional documents discovered post-filing within 30 days with leave of court, but must show reasonable cause for non-disclosure of documents in possession at filing, partially allowing the appeal to permit filing of invoices but refusing other documents.

civil appeal_partly_allowed Significant Order XI Rule 1 CPC Commercial Courts Act, 2015 additional documents disclosure of documents

K.N. Rajakumar v. V. Nagarajan & Ors.

15 Sep 2021 · L. Nageswara Rao; B.R. Gavai; B.V. Nagarathna
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Supreme Court upheld the valid withdrawal of CIRP proceedings approved by the Committee of Creditors under Section 12A of the IBC, dismissing challenges by an operational creditor whose claims had been settled.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Committee of Creditors Withdrawal of CIRP

K.N. Rajakumar v. V. Nagarajan & Ors.

15 Sep 2021 · L. Nageswara Rao; B.R. Gavai; B.V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court upheld the valid withdrawal of CIRP proceedings approved by the Committee of Creditors under Section 12A of the IBC, dismissing challenges by an ex-employee who had not contested earlier appellate orders.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Committee of Creditors Withdrawal of CIRP Section 12A IBC

DHRUVA ENTERPRISES v. C. SRINIVASULU

15 Sep 2021 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; B.R. GAVAI; B.V. NAGARATHNA

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Dhruva Enterprises, holding that the Environmental Clearance granted for mining over 24 hectares without public hearing was valid and quashing the NGT order suspending mining operations.

environmental appeal_allowed Significant Environmental Clearance EIA Notification 2006 Mining Lease Public Hearing

Velladurai v. State represented by the Inspector of Police

14 Sep 2021 · M.R. Shah; Aniruddha Bose · 2021 INSC 477

The Supreme Court quashed the conviction under Section 306 IPC, holding that mere quarrel without active instigation does not constitute abetment of suicide.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 306 IPC abetment of suicide instigation harassment

Velladurai v. State represented by the Inspector of Police

14 Sep 2021 · M.R. Shah; Aniruddha Bose

The Supreme Court quashed the conviction under Section 306 IPC, holding that mere quarrel without active instigation does not constitute abetment of suicide.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 306 IPC Abetment of suicide Instigation Harassment

Abdul Khuddus v. H.M. Chandiramani

14 Sep 2021 · Hemant Gupta; A.S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court held that demolition of a dilapidated tenanted building under municipal law was lawful, tenancy rights under the Rent Act do not survive demolition to claim equivalent possession, and a subsequent suit for damages without leave is barred by Order II Rule 2 CPC.

property appeal_allowed Significant statutory tenant Karnataka Rent Control Act Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act demolition

National Spot Exchange Limited v. Anil Kohli

14 Sep 2021 · M. R. Shah; Aniruddha Bose

The Supreme Court upheld the statutory limitation under Section 61(2) of the IBC, dismissing the appeal for delay beyond 15 days and held that courts cannot condone delay beyond the prescribed period even under Article 142.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Section 61(2) limitation period condonation of delay