Supreme Court of India

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The State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. v. Farid Ahmad Tak

02 May 2019 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Indu Malhotra

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's orders quashing compulsory retirement of government employees involved in corruption cases, emphasizing limited judicial review and the need to consider entire service records under Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant compulsory retirement Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations public interest judicial review

TATA POWER COMPANY LTD. v. ADANI ELECTRICITY MUMBAI LTD

02 May 2019 · Arun Mishra; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court upheld MERC and APTEL orders allocating standby electricity charges between Tata Power and BSES/REL, affirming MERC's exclusive tariff jurisdiction under the 1998 Act and invalidating unilateral tariff revisions by licensees.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 standby charges tariff determination Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission

TATA POWER COMPANY LTD. v. ADANI ELECTRICITY MUMBAI LTD

02 May 2019 · Arun Mishra; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court upheld MERC and APTEL's decision that BSES/REL should bear 23% of standby charges payable to MSEB through TPC, affirming MERC's exclusive jurisdiction over tariff determination under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant standby charges electricity tariff Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act 1998

Seema Sarkar v. Executive Officer

01 May 2019 · A.M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi · 2019 INSC 612

The Supreme Court held that an ex-officio MP member of a Panchayat Samiti is entitled to participate and vote in no confidence motions, and quorum must be reckoned on total membership, invalidating removal of the Pramukh without proper quorum.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Panchayat Samiti No Confidence Motion Member of Parliament Quorum

Seema Sarkar v. Executive Officer

01 May 2019 · A.M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that the Member of Parliament, as an ex-officio member of the Panchayat Samiti, must be counted for quorum and has voting rights in no confidence motions against the Pramukh, invalidating the removal of the appellant for lack of quorum.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Panchayat Samiti No Confidence Motion Quorum Member of Parliament

Thulasidhara & Another v. Narayanappa & Others

01 May 2019 · M. R. Shah; L. Nageswara Rao

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by reappreciating facts and wrongly held an unregistered family partition document inadmissible, restoring the dismissal of the suit based on the nominal nature of the Sale Deed.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 100 CPC substantial question of law concurrent findings of fact partition deed

Thulasidhara & Another v. Narayanappa & Others

01 May 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by reappreciating facts in a second appeal under Section 100 CPC, restored the lower courts' dismissal of the suit, and clarified principles on family settlements and Sale Deeds.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 100 CPC Second Appeal Substantial Question of Law Partition Deed

Maharashtra Archery Association v. Rahul Mehra

01 May 2019 · A.M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that a Court-appointed Administrator cannot unilaterally amend a sports federation’s Constitution beyond approved amendments, invalidated elections conducted on such basis, and directed fresh elections under the Court-approved Constitution.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Administrator authority Constitution amendment National Sports Development Code Court-appointed Administrator

M/s New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. M/s Luxra Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

01 May 2019 · Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot arbitrarily appoint multiple surveyors to repudiate a fire insurance claim without valid reasons and upheld the insured's claim with interest.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Insurance claim Surveyor appointment Section 64 UM Insurance Act Claim repudiation

M/s New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. M/s Luxra Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

01 May 2019 · Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot arbitrarily appoint multiple surveyors to repudiate a fire insurance claim without valid reasons and upheld the insured's entitlement to compensation and interest.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Insurance claim Fire insurance Surveyor report Section 64 UM Insurance Act

S. Subramanian v. S. Ramasamy

01 May 2019 · M. R. Shah; L. Nageswara Rao

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by reappreciating evidence and substituting findings of fact in a second appeal, restoring the trial and first appellate courts' dismissal of partition suits involving self-acquired versus ancestral property claims.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 100 CPC Second Appeal Blending of Property Joint Hindu Family

S. Subramanian v. S. Ramasamy

01 May 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by reappreciating evidence and substituting findings of fact in a second appeal concerning blending of self-acquired property into joint family property, and restored the Trial Court's dismissal of partition suits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 100 CPC Second Appeal Blending of Property Joint Family Property

Praveen Singh Ramakant Bhadauriya v. Neelam Praveen Singh Bhadauriya

01 May 2019 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer · 2019 INSC 615

The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution based on an amicable settlement including financial terms and withdrawal of pending cases.

family appeal_allowed Significant divorce by mutual consent Article 142 Constitution of India amicable settlement financial settlement

Praveen Singh Ramakant Bhadauriya v. Neelam Praveen Singh Bhadauriya

01 May 2019 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 following an amicable settlement including financial terms and withdrawal of pending cases.

family appeal_allowed Significant divorce by mutual consent Article 142 Constitution settlement maintenance

Shree Shree Ram Janki Ji Asthan Tapovan Mandir & Anr. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.

01 May 2019 · Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order directing CBI investigation into alleged illegal transfer of religious Trust property, holding that such extraordinary power must be exercised only in exceptional cases with prima facie material, and that the dispute was essentially civil in nature.

civil appeal_allowed Significant CBI investigation Article 226 religious trust property public interest litigation

Shree Shree Ram Janki Ji Asthan Tapovan Mandir & Anr. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.

01 May 2019 · Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in directing CBI investigation into alleged illegal transfer of religious trust property without prima facie evidence of criminality, emphasizing that such extraordinary powers must be exercised sparingly and only in exceptional cases.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant CBI investigation Public Interest Litigation Religious Trust property Article 226

UP Housing and Development Board v. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal

01 May 2019 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court held that mere registration does not confer a right to allotment under housing board rules and set aside the consumer forum's direction to allot a flat without contractual basis.

civil appeal_allowed Significant registration allotment housing scheme consumer complaint

Union of India & Ors. v. S. Maadasamy and Anr.

01 May 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of amended recruitment rules equating two government posts as a policy decision within the State's exclusive domain, setting aside lower courts' quashing of such rules.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant recruitment rules equivalence of posts Joint Chief Inspector of Factories Principal Grade A Senior Scale

Gangaram v. State of Madhya Pradesh

01 May 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M.R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence of a truck driver transporting poppy straw in commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, ruling that breach of license conditions attracting Section 15(c) punishment cannot be reduced to Section 26 penalties.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act poppy straw Section 15(c) Section 26

Gangaram v. State of Madhya Pradesh

01 May 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M.R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence of the appellant for transporting commercial quantity of poppy straw in violation of the NDPS Act, rejecting the defense based on license conditions.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act poppy straw Section 15(c) Section 26