Supreme Court of India

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Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. v. Deepak Aggarwal

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Abhay S. Oka; C. T. Ravikumar · 2022 INSC 767

The Supreme Court held that issuance and publication of Section 4(1) notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 marks the initiation of acquisition proceedings for the purpose of Section 24(1) of the 2013 Act, with procedural continuance under the L.A. Act and compensation determination under the 2013 Act.

property other Significant land acquisition Section 24(1) Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. v. Deepak Aggarwal

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Abhay S. Oka; C. T. Ravikumar

The Supreme Court held that issuance and publication of a Section 4(1) notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 constitutes initiation of acquisition proceedings for the purposes of Section 24(1) of the 2013 Act, with compensation determined under the 2013 Act.

property appeal_allowed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Section 4(1) notification Section 6 declaration

Rajasthan State v. Kistura Ram

· B. R. Gavai
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of the accused in a murder case, emphasizing limited interference in acquittal appeals and the need for corroboration of judicial confession evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 201 IPC judicial confession scope of interference

Union of India v. Bharat Forge Ltd.

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy · 2022 INSC 837

The Supreme Court held that the tendering authority has no duty to specify GST rates or HSN Codes in tender documents, and bidders alone bear tax liabilities, setting aside the High Court's direction to ensure a level playing field by clarifying GST applicability.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant writ of mandamus judicial review tender process GST liability

Union of India v. Bharat Forge Ltd.

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that the purchaser in a tender process is not obliged to clarify GST applicability or HSN Codes, and the responsibility to quote correct GST rates lies with bidders, limiting judicial intervention in State contracts to ensuring fairness without overstepping statutory and commercial boundaries.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant writ of mandamus judicial review tender process GST liability

Shabbir Mohammad Sayed v. Noor Jehan Mushtter Shaikh

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy · 2022 INSC 784

The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the appellant's application to recall execution of a tenancy decree, holding that the tenant's assignment without landlord's ratification violated Section 26 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Tenancy Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Maharashtra Rent Control Tenancy Act Section 26 assignment of tenancy ratification

Shabbir Mohammad Sayed v. Noor Jehan Mushtter Shaikh

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court upheld the tenancy decree in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that the appellant's assignment of tenancy rights was illegal under Section 26 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Tenancy Act without landlord's ratification and dismissed the appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Maharashtra Rent Control Tenancy Act Section 26 Section 52 Transfer of Property Act Section 55 Tenancy Act

Suneel Kumar v. State of U.P. & Ors.

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment must be to a post equivalent to that held by the deceased government servant, denying the appellant's claim to a higher post but directing appointment to the same post as the deceased.

administrative appeal_partly_allowed Significant compassionate appointment Rule 5 Uttar Pradesh Recruitment Rules 1974 suitable employment Class-III post

Suneel Kumar v. State of U.P.

· K. M. Joseph; Hrishikesh Roy

The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment under Rule 5 must be to a post corresponding to the deceased employee's cadre and directed appointment of the appellant to the Sweeper post, rejecting his claim to a higher Class-III post.

administrative appeal_partly_allowed Significant compassionate appointment Rule 5 Uttar Pradesh Recruitment Rules 1974 suitable employment

Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed v. State Rep by Inspector of Police

· Dinesh Maheshwari; Bela M. Trivedi

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence linking the appellant to the murder, dismissing the appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed circumstantial evidence Section 302 IPC identification of dead body last seen evidence

Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed v. State Rep by Inspector of Police

· Dinesh Maheshwari; Bela M. Trivedi

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the reliability of last seen evidence and identification of the deceased.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant circumstantial evidence last seen evidence identification of dead body Section 302 IPC

Aju alias Ajendra Prasad v. Rajasthan State; Suman Devi v. Rajasthan State

· M. R. Shah; Krishna Murari · (2022) INSC 983

The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a murder case due to insufficient circumstantial evidence failing to exclude all reasonable hypotheses except their guilt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant circumstantial evidence murder Section 302 IPC Section 34 IPC

Raju alias Rajendra Prasad v. Rajasthan State; Suman Devi v. Rajasthan State

· M. R. Shah; Krishna Murari

The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence excluding all reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant circumstantial evidence Section 302 IPC Section 34 IPC murder

Sumitha Pradeep v. Arun Kumar C.K

· Surya Kant; J. B. Pardiwala · 2022 INSC 1133

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of anticipatory bail in a serious POCSO sexual assault case, emphasizing the primacy of prima facie evidence, statutory presumption under Section 29, and victim's trauma in bail considerations.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant anticipatory bail POCSO Act Section 29 POCSO sexual assault minor

Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. v. Mahakali Foods Pvt. Ltd.

· Bela M. Trivedi; Uday Umesh Lalit
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that the MSMED Act, 2006 provisions override the Arbitration Act, 1996, allowing parties to approach the Facilitation Council for dispute resolution despite existing arbitration agreements.

civil appeal_allowed Significant MSMED Act 2006 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council Section 18 MSMED Act

Manusha Sreekumar & Ors. v. The United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

· Surya Kant; Aniruddha Bose
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation for loss of dependency by fixing the deceased’s income based on statutory minimum wages and upheld the award of non-conventional heads not challenged on appeal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant loss of dependency motor vehicles accident compensation notional income

Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. v. State of Assam

· B. V. Nagarathna; Ajay Rastogi
Cites 1 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court set aside convictions for murder due to material contradictions in prosecution witnesses' testimonies and lack of independent evidence, emphasizing careful scrutiny of related witnesses and the necessity to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant unlawful assembly material contradictions related witnesses reasonable doubt

Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. v. State of Assam

· Ajay Rastogi; B. V. Nagarathna
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court set aside convictions for murder and related offences due to material contradictions in prosecution evidence and failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant unlawful assembly Section 302 IPC Section 149 IPC material contradictions

Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Limited v. Baker Hughes Singapore Pte

· Bela M. Trivedi; Uday Umesh Lalit · 2022 INSC 1123

The Supreme Court held that arbitration agreements remain enforceable despite non-payment of stamp duty on underlying contracts and appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate consolidated disputes, pending a Constitution Bench decision on the issue.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Stamp duty Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958

Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Limited v. Baker Hughes Singapore Pte

· Uday Umesh Lalit; Bela M. Trivedi
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court held that arbitration agreements are enforceable despite pending stamp duty disputes on underlying contracts and appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate consolidated disputes, referring the stamp duty-arbitration interplay to a Constitution Bench.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration agreement separability doctrine kompetenz-kompetenz stamp duty