Supreme Court of India

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Patram v. Gram Panchayat Katwar

04 Mar 2020 · L. Nageswara Rao; Deepak Gupta

The Supreme Court held that land described as 'shamilat patti' but not used for common village purposes is not 'shamilat deh' land and does not vest in the village common body, allowing the appellant's claim to ownership.

property appeal_allowed Significant shamilat deh patti Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 village common land

Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India

04 Mar 2020 · Rohinton Fali Nariman; Aniruddha Bose; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court upheld RBI's regulatory authority to restrict banking services to virtual currency entities, validating the April 2018 Circular as a constitutionally permissible measure to protect financial stability and prevent illicit activities.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Reserve Bank of India virtual currencies cryptocurrency Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India

04 Mar 2020 · Rohinton Fali Nariman; Aniruddha Bose; V. Ramasubramanian

The Supreme Court upheld RBI's statutory authority to prohibit regulated entities from dealing with virtual currencies, affirming the reasonableness of the restrictions for protecting financial stability and public interest.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Reserve Bank of India virtual currencies cryptocurrency Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Nirmala Kothari v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

04 Mar 2020 · Navin Sinha; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot repudiate a claim solely on the ground of an invalid driver’s licence if the insured exercised reasonable care in employing the driver and was not guilty of willful breach of policy conditions.

civil appeal_allowed Significant insurance claim driving licence motor vehicles act Section 149(2)(a)(ii)

State of Goa v. Narayan V. Gaonkar

04 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; Navin Sinha · 2020 INSC 268

The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal to delete plaintiffs' names from forest land records, holding that withdrawn objections cannot confer occupancy rights and that the State's ownership of forest land prevails.

property appeal_allowed Significant forest land land revenue code matriz document occupant’s column

State of Goa v. Narayan V. Gaonkar

04 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal to delete plaintiffs' names from forest land records, holding that their names were wrongly recorded after withdrawal of objection and that the land belongs to the State as forest property.

property appeal_allowed Significant Forest land Land records Survey No.11/1 Goa Land Revenue Code 1968

N.C. Santhosh v. State of Karnataka

04 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; A. S. Bopanna; Hrishikesh Roy · 2020 INSC 273

The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointments must comply with the amended Karnataka Civil Services Rules prevailing at the time of application, and appointments made beyond the prescribed period can be lawfully cancelled.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant compassionate appointment Karnataka Civil Services Rules 1996 Rule 5 proviso minor dependant

N.C. Santhosh v. State of Karnataka

04 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; A. S. Bopanna; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that eligibility for compassionate appointment is governed by the Rules prevailing at the time of application consideration, and appointments made beyond the prescribed period under amended Rules are invalid and liable to be cancelled.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant compassionate appointment Karnataka Civil Services Rules 1996 Rule 5 amendment minor dependant

Chief Information Commissioner v. High Court of Gujarat and Another

04 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; A. S. Bopanna; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that third parties seeking certified copies of judicial documents must comply with High Court Rules requiring an affidavit stating reasons, and the RTI Act cannot be invoked to bypass such procedural safeguards in the absence of inconsistency.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Right to Information Act, 2005 Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993 Rule 151 Certified copies

Mangayakarasi v. M. Yuvaraj

03 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer; A. S. Bopanna · 2020 INSC 259

The Supreme Court restored the Trial Court's dismissal of divorce petition, holding that the High Court erred in reappreciating evidence and relying on acquittal in a criminal case as mental cruelty under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act.

family appeal_allowed Significant Hindu Marriage Act Section 13 mental cruelty restitution of conjugal rights

Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. v. Johnson Dye Works Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

03 Mar 2020 · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; R. Subhash Reddy · 2020 INSC 258

The Supreme Court held that an inadvertent factual error with an unconditional apology does not constitute false evidence warranting criminal proceedings under Section 340 CrPC.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 340 CrPC false evidence perjury clubbing of suits

Deepak Chandrakant Jhaveri & Ors. v. Johnson Dye Works Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

03 Mar 2020 · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; R. Subhash Reddy

The Supreme Court held that an inadvertent factual error with an unconditional apology does not warrant criminal proceedings for giving false evidence under Section 340 CrPC and dismissed the application seeking such proceedings.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 340 CrPC false evidence perjury clubbing of suits

Ashok Kumar Gupta & Anr. v. M/s Sitalaxmi Sahuwala Medical Trust and others

03 Mar 2020 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Vineet Saran

The Supreme Court held that leave under Section 92 CPC was rightly granted to trustees seeking proper administration of a public charitable trust, restoring the Trial Court's decision and setting aside the High Court's order.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 92 CPC public charitable trust breach of trust leave to sue

Ashok Kumar Gupta & Anr. v. M/s Sitalaxmi Sahuwala Medical Trust

03 Mar 2020 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Vineet Saran

The Supreme Court restored the District Court's grant of leave under Section 92 CPC to institute a suit for proper administration of a public charitable medical trust, holding the suit vindicated public rights and fell within the scope of Section 92.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 92 Code of Civil Procedure public charitable trust breach of trust leave to sue

Ramesh Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh

03 Mar 2020 · S. Abdul Nazeer; Indu Malhotra · 2020 INSC 254

The Supreme Court upheld the requirement of strict compliance with service rules and natural justice in disciplinary proceedings, remitting the case for fresh enquiry while dismissing the appellant's appeal.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary enquiry principles of natural justice appointment procedure U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981

Ramesh Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

03 Mar 2020 · S. Abdul Nazeer; Indu Malhotra

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of the appellant's dismissal for procedural violations in disciplinary enquiry and remitted the matter for fresh enquiry conducted in accordance with natural justice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary enquiry natural justice appointment procedure U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981

K. Virupaksha v. The State of Karnataka

03 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer; A.S. Bopanna · 2020 INSC 261

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against bank officials for alleged irregularities in loan enforcement under the SARFAESI Act, holding that statutory remedies must be exhausted before invoking criminal law.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR enforcement of security interest

K. Virupaksha v. The State of Karnataka

03 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer; A.S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against bank officials in a loan recovery dispute governed by the SARFAESI Act, holding that statutory remedies must be exhausted before invoking criminal law.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 482 CrPC quashing of criminal proceedings loan recovery

New Era Fabrics Ltd. v. Bhanumati Keshrichand Jhaveri

03 Mar 2020 · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; R. Subhash Reddy

The Supreme Court found a prima facie case of perjury against the Petitioner for fabricating evidence via handwritten alterations in financial documents and directed initiation of criminal prosecution.

civil petition_allowed Significant perjury fabrication of evidence handwritten interpolation auditor’s report

Chandrakumar @ Kali v. State of Madhya Pradesh

03 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; A. S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court reduced the appellant's sentence from five to two years under Section 304 Part II IPC, considering the absence of intent to kill and the appellant's family circumstances.

criminal appeal_allowed Section 304 Part II IPC sentence reduction culpable homicide intention to cause death