Supreme Court of India

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Girish Kumar v. State of Maharashtra

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

The Supreme Court held that deemed date of promotion for seniority does not satisfy the actual continuous service requirement under recruitment rules for promotion eligibility.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Seniority Rules 1982 Recruitment Rules 1967 continuous service deemed date of promotion

Lber Laloo v. All Dimasa Students Union

10 May 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph · 2019 INSC 681

The Supreme Court permitted limited transportation of coal with valid challans under strict safeguards, balancing environmental concerns and lawful rights amid a ban on illegal mining in Meghalaya.

environmental appeal_allowed Significant rat-hole mining illegal mining coal transportation National Green Tribunal

Lber Laloo v. All Dimasa Students Union

10 May 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph

The Supreme Court permitted limited transportation of coal in Meghalaya for which valid challans were issued, subject to strict safeguards to prevent illegal mining and environmental harm.

environmental appeal_allowed Significant rat-hole mining illegal mining coal transportation National Green Tribunal

Karuna Kansal v. Hemant Kansal

09 May 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order restoring the first marriage without impleading the second wife and remanded the case for fresh hearing after joining all necessary parties.

family appeal_allowed Significant matrimonial dispute ex parte decree natural justice impleadment

Power Grid Corporation of India v. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co. Ltd.; NTPC Limited v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

09 May 2019 · N.V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Indira Banerjee

The Supreme Court upheld that Foreign Exchange Rate Variation need not be apportioned between debt and equity absent statutory mandate and dismissed appeals challenging the regulatory apportionment methodology.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Foreign Exchange Rate Variation FERV Capitalization Debt-equity ratio

Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. v. State of Bihar

09 May 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph

The Supreme Court upheld murder convictions relying on the credible testimony of close relatives and rejected challenges based on alleged inconsistencies in medical and inquest reports.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant interested witness close relative testimony murder conviction inquest report

Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. v. State of Bihar

09 May 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph

The Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions relying on trustworthy eyewitness testimony of close relatives, rejecting the defense's challenge on witness interest, presence of accused, and injury inconsistencies.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant eyewitness testimony interested witness close relative murder conviction

Omanakuttan v. State of Kerala

09 May 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari · 2019 INSC 661

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 326 IPC for acid attack causing grievous hurt, dismissing the appeal and refusing to enhance the sentence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 326 IPC Section 320 IPC acid attack grievous hurt

Omanakuttan v. State of Kerala

09 May 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 326 IPC for acid attack causing grievous hurt, affirming that extensive acid burns and prolonged hospitalization satisfy the legal criteria for grievous hurt despite absence of immediate disfigurement.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant acid attack grievous hurt Section 320 IPC Section 326 IPC

Mangathai Ammal LRs and Others v. Rajeswari & Others

09 May 2019 · M.R. Shah; L. Nageswara Rao · 2019 INSC 664

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove benami transactions, thus limiting their share in the suit properties to ancestral items only and recognizing the rest as self-acquired by the first defendant.

civil appeal_allowed Significant benami transaction burden of proof partition suit ancestral property

Mangathai Ammal LRs and Others v. Rajeswari & Others

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

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove benami transactions and thus have no share in the self-acquired suit properties except two ancestral items, partly allowing the appeal and modifying the partition decree.

civil appeal_partly_allowed Significant benami transaction burden of proof partition suit self-acquired property

Lance Nayak Raj Bahadur & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

09 May 2019 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Indu Malhotra

The Supreme Court upheld the requirement of minimum 50% marks in each subject for promotion in UP Police limited departmental examination, rejecting aggregation of marks across subjects and denying relaxation for reserved category candidates absent explicit Rules provision.

service_law appeal_dismissed Significant limited departmental examination promotion minimum qualifying marks subject-wise cutoff

Birla Corporation Limited v. Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited

09 May 2019 · R. Banumathi; R. Subhash Reddy

The Supreme Court held that the Magistrate failed to apply judicial mind in issuing summons for alleged theft of documents, quashing proceedings for some documents while remitting others for trial.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 202 Cr.P.C. Section 380 IPC Section 411 IPC Section 120-B IPC

GOVIND PROMOTERS PVT. LTD. v. BIRLA CORPORATION LIMITED

09 May 2019 · R. BANUMATHI; R. SUBHASH REDDY
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Supreme Court held that the Magistrate failed to apply judicial mind in summoning accused for theft of documents, quashed complaint regarding documents whose originals remained with complainant, but allowed proceedings for missing originals.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 202 CrPC enquiry prima facie case theft of documents confidential documents

State of Bihar v. Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.

09 May 2019 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; M.R. SHAH
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld that interest on arrears under Clause (xii) of the Lease Deed cannot be calculated yearly due to express contract terms but held the demand recoverable as a public demand under the Public Demands Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Lease Deed interpretation Interest on arrears of rent Bihar Land Reforms Act Public Demands Recovery Act

Khetri Vikas Samiti v. Director College Education, Government of Rajasthan & Ors.

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

The Supreme Court held that removal of temporary employees due to bona fide abolition of posts in non-aided educational institutions does not require prior approval under Section 18 of the Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act, 1989, and quashed orders directing their reinstatement.

labor appeal_allowed Significant abolition of posts Section 18 Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act temporary employees prior approval

Beemaneni Maha Lakshmi v. Gangumalla Appa Rao

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

The Supreme Court upheld the decree of specific performance where the vendor failed to perform her contractual obligations and the purchaser was found ready and willing to pay the balance consideration.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant specific performance agreement to sell readiness and willingness land ceiling proceedings

Rengan Ambalam v. Sheik Dawood

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

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that a sale of joint family property to discharge antecedent debt was valid and binding, dismissing the appeal challenging the sale's legality.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant joint family property partition suit antecedent debt mortgage

Rengan Ambalam v. Sheik Dawood

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

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that a sale of joint family property by the father to discharge antecedent debts was valid and binding, dismissing the plaintiff's appeal for partition.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant joint family property partition suit antecedent debt legal necessity

Nilesh Laxmichand and Another v. Shantaben Purushottam Kakad

08 May 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph · 2019 INSC 650

The Supreme Court upheld eviction for continuous non-use of rented premises under Maharashtra Rent Control Act but set aside eviction on grounds of nuisance and illegal subletting due to insufficient evidence.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 Section 16(1)(n) non-user tenancy