Supreme Court of India

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Giriraj Garg v. Coal India Ltd.

15 Feb 2019 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Indu Malhotra
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The Supreme Court held that an arbitration clause in a standard form scheme is incorporated by reference into individual sale orders, allowing appointment of an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes arising thereunder.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration clause incorporation by reference Section 7(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 single contract case

Giriraj Garg v. Coal India Ltd.

15 Feb 2019 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Indu Malhotra
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The Supreme Court held that the arbitration clause in the 2007 Scheme is incorporated by reference into individual coal sale orders, allowing appointment of an arbitrator to resolve disputes arising thereunder.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration clause incorporation by reference Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 7(5)

GWALIOR DISTILLERIES PVT. LTD. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

15 Feb 2019 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; M.R. SHAH
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The Supreme Court held that participation in a tender is not a precondition for grant of a CS-1 licence under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act and Rules, and directed reconsideration of the appellant's licence application without arbitrary conditions.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant CS-1 licence Madhya Pradesh Country Spirit Rules, 1995 Excise Act, 1915 Article 14

Perry Kansagra v. Smriti Madan Kansagra

15 Feb 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Uday Umesh Lalit · 2019 INSC 215

The Supreme Court held that mediation and counsellor reports in child custody matters are admissible exceptions to confidentiality under the Family Courts Act and that the High Court erred in exercising review jurisdiction to exclude such reports.

family appeal_allowed Significant mediation confidentiality family courts act child custody parens patriae

Perry Kansagra v. Smriti Madan Kansagra

15 Feb 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Uday Umesh Lalit

The Supreme Court held that counsellor reports in child custody mediation are admissible exceptions to mediation confidentiality and set aside the High Court's review judgment excluding such reports.

family appeal_allowed Significant mediation confidentiality family courts act child custody parens patriae

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The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of accused under IPC and Prevention of Terrorism Act, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards in forensic evidence and the necessity of proving conspiracy for terrorism charges.

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The court upheld the High Court's refusal to quash FIRs under Sections 307, 294, and 34 IPC, affirming police jurisdiction and emphasizing that quashing is an exceptional remedy requiring manifest illegality.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC jurisdiction of police cognizable offence

Gagan Kumar v. The State of Punjab

14 Feb 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari · 2019 INSC 201

The Supreme Court held that failure to specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively under Section 31 CrPC is a legal error and modified the sentence accordingly while upholding the conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 31 CrPC concurrent sentence consecutive sentence Section 279 IPC

Gagan Kumar v. The State of Punjab

14 Feb 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court held that failure to specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively under Section 31 CrPC is a legal error and modified the sentence to run concurrently while upholding the conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 31 CrPC concurrent sentence consecutive sentence Section 279 IPC

Sirajul Hoque v. State of Assam

14 Feb 2019 · R. F. Nariman; Vineet Saran · 2019 INSC 199

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the foreigner declaration against the appellant, holding that minor discrepancies in documents do not disprove citizenship when cogent evidence is produced.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant Foreigner’s Tribunal Foreigners Act 1946 citizenship discrepancy in documents

Sirajul Hoque v. State of Assam

14 Feb 2019 · R. F. Nariman; Vineet Saran

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the foreigner declaration, holding that minor discrepancies in documents do not disprove citizenship when credible evidence is produced.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Foreigner’s Tribunal Foreigners Act 1946 citizenship discrepancy in documents

Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India

14 Feb 2019 · A. K. Sikri; Dipak Misra; R. F. Nariman; D. Y. Chandrachud;... · 2019 INSC 194
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The Supreme Court clarified the constitutional scheme under Article 239AA, affirming the elected Government of Delhi's legislative and executive powers while delineating the limited discretionary role of the Lieutenant Governor and the President's overriding authority.

constitutional appeal_allowed Landmark Article 239AA National Capital Territory of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Legislative Assembly

Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India

14 Feb 2019 · A.K. Sikri; Ashok Bhushan
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The Supreme Court clarified the constitutional scheme under Article 239AA, affirming the elected Government of Delhi's legislative and executive powers subject to the Lieutenant Governor's limited discretionary role and the President's overriding authority in case of disputes.

constitutional appeal_allowed Landmark National Capital Territory of Delhi Article 239AA Lieutenant Governor Legislative Assembly

Cement Workers’ Mandal v. Global Cements Ltd

14 Feb 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court held that the Gujarat High Court had territorial jurisdiction under Article 226(2) to entertain a writ petition relating to non-payment of wages arising partly within Gujarat, allowing the appeal and remanding the case for merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant territorial jurisdiction Article 226(2) Constitution of India Section 20 CPC cause of action

Rahul Dutta & Ors v. The State of Bihar & Ors

14 Feb 2019 · Arun Mishra; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court struck down Bihar's rule limiting final exam candidates to 10% of preliminary examinees, reaffirming the 1:10 ratio mandated in Malik Mazhar Sultan for Civil Judge recruitment.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Civil Judge (Junior Division) preliminary examination final written examination 1:10 ratio

M. Revanna v. Anjanamma by LRs & Ors

14 Feb 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar · 2019 INSC 195

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court's refusal to allow a belated amendment of the plaint that sought to change the fundamental nature of a partition suit after trial commencement.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant amendment of plaint Order VI Rule 17 CPC partition suit belated amendment

M. Revanna v. Anjanamma by LRs & Ors

14 Feb 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's rejection of a belated and mala fide amendment application in a partition suit filed after trial commencement, emphasizing due diligence and prejudice considerations under Order VI Rule 17 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant amendment of plaint Order VI Rule 17 CPC due diligence belated amendment

MD. MANNAN @ ABDUL MANNAN v. STATE OF BIHAR

14 Feb 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Indira Banerjee · 2019 INSC 196

The Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of the petitioner to life imprisonment, holding that the mandatory hearing on sentencing and consideration of mitigating factors including mental health were not properly conducted.

criminal sentence_modified Significant death sentence rarest of rare Section 235(2) CrPC mitigating circumstances

MD. MANNAN @ ABDUL MANNAN v. STATE OF BIHAR

14 Feb 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Indira Banerjee

The Supreme Court commuted the petitioner's death sentence to life imprisonment due to procedural lapses in sentencing, failure to consider mitigating factors including mental illness, and the circumstantial nature of evidence, reaffirming the strict application of the 'rarest of rare' doctrine.

criminal sentence_modified Significant rarest of rare doctrine death penalty commutation Section 235(2) CrPC

Sunita v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation

14 Feb 2019 · A.M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi
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The Supreme Court restored the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award, holding that motor accident claims require proof on preponderance of probability and that non-examination of certain witnesses is not fatal if evidence suffices to establish negligence of the offending vehicle driver.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Accident Claims Preponderance of Probability Negligence FIR and Charge-sheet