Supreme Court of India

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Manju Saxena v. Union of India & Anr.

03 Dec 2018 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Indu Malhotra
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The Supreme Court held that refusal to accept reasonable alternate employment amounts to abandonment of service, negating continuous service and entitlement to enhanced severance under the Industrial Disputes Act.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 25F abandonment of service retrenchment

Damodar Valley Corporation v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

03 Dec 2018 · Ranjan Gogoi; Sanjay Kishan Kaul; K.M. Joseph · 2018 (8) SCC 281

The Supreme Court held that interest on capital under Section 38 of the DVC Act is subsumed within the normative tariff framework and dismissed the appeal challenging tariff orders, affirming the finality of earlier decisions on loan repayment by cumulative depreciation.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Damodar Valley Corporation Section 38 DVC Act Electricity Act 2003 tariff determination

State of Punjab v. Rakesh Kumar

03 Dec 2018 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; M. R. Shah · 2018 INSC 1131
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The Supreme Court held that possession of manufactured drugs containing narcotic or psychotropic substances without authorization is punishable under the NDPS Act and set aside the High Court's order granting suspension of sentence and bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Drugs and Cosmetics Act manufactured drugs possession

State of Punjab v. Rakesh Kumar

03 Dec 2018 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; M. R. Shah
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The Supreme Court held that possession of manufactured drugs containing narcotic or psychotropic substances without authorization is punishable under the NDPS Act and set aside the High Court's order suspending sentences and granting bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 manufactured drugs possession without authorization

Suresh Chandra v. U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad & Ors.

03 Dec 2018 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Indu Malhotra

The Supreme Court ordered a fresh auction of a disputed land due to inadequate publicity and undervaluation in prior auctions, setting aside the executed sale deed and directing refunds with interest.

property appeal_allowed Significant auction reserve price publicity land allotment

State Rep. by the Drugs Inspector v. Manimaran

30 Nov 2018 · R. Banumathi; Indira Banerjee

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a medical shop owner for stocking and selling drugs without a valid licence, affirming that admissions in carbon copy statements are admissible and reducing the sentence from one year to three months.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Section 18(c) Section 27(b)(ii) Section 28

Ramla and others v. National Insurance Company Limited and others

30 Nov 2018 · Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; N. V. Ramana
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The Supreme Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by adjusting the deduction for personal expenses and affirmed the power to award just compensation exceeding the claimed amount under the Motor Vehicles Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation personal expenses deduction just compensation

Ramla and others v. National Insurance Company Limited and others

30 Nov 2018 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
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The Supreme Court enhanced motor accident compensation by reducing personal expense deductions and allowing compensation beyond the claimed amount to ensure just and reasonable relief under the Motor Vehicles Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 just compensation personal expenses deduction foreign employment income

State of Bihar v. Kirti Narayan Prasad

30 Nov 2018 · Madan B. Lokur; S. Abdul Nazeer; Deepak Gupta · 2018 INSC 1123

The Supreme Court held that appointments made illegally without following due process and involving forged documents are void ab initio and cannot be regularised even after long service, dismissing writ petitions for regularisation and upholding termination orders.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant illegal appointment regularisation Umadevi judgment Article 14

State of Bihar v. Kirti Narayan Prasad

30 Nov 2018 · Madan B. Lokur; S. Abdul Nazeer; Deepak Gupta

The Supreme Court held that appointments made illegally without due process are void ab initio and cannot be regularised, upholding termination of such employees without disciplinary proceedings.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant illegal appointment regularisation Umadevi judgment Article 14

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The court upheld the issuance of summons to the accused under Section 142 IPC and directed their production for trial despite non-appearance.

criminal other summons Section 142 IPC non-appearance criminal prosecution

Jarnail Singh & Anr. v. Bhagwanti (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.

29 Nov 2018 · N.V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

The Supreme Court upheld the invalidity of a disputed Will due to suspicious circumstances and confirmed the plaintiffs' inheritance rights as legal heirs, dismissing the defendants' appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Will execution Indian Succession Act Section 63 Section 68 Evidence Act

Jarnail Singh & Anr. v. Bhagwanti (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.

29 Nov 2018 · N.V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
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The Supreme Court upheld the plaintiffs' claim to possession of agricultural land by rejecting the defendants' alleged Will due to lack of proof and suspicious circumstances, affirming the inheritance rights of the plaintiffs as legal heirs.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Will execution Indian Succession Act Section 63 Section 68 Evidence Act

RAM BHAJAN DAS v. UNION OF INDIA

28 Nov 2018 · KURIAN JOSEPH; HEMANT GUPTA · 2018 INSC 1116

The Supreme Court directed the Railways to absorb contract labour Railway Parcel Porters as permanent employees, relaxing educational qualifications and enforcing a strict timeline for inquiry and decision, in line with its 2003 precedent.

labor appeal_allowed Significant contract labour absorption Railway Parcel Porters educational qualification relaxation

Ram Bhajan Das v. Union of India

28 Nov 2018 · Kurian Joseph; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court directed the Railways to absorb contract labour Parcel and Goods Porters as permanent employees, ignoring educational qualification objections, and finalized the procedure and timelines for such absorption under its Article 142 jurisdiction.

labor appeal_allowed Significant contract labour absorption Railway Parcel Porters Article 142

Union of India v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad

28 Nov 2018 · Kurian Joseph; A.M. Khanwilkar

The Supreme Court allowed the Union of India's review petition based on the retrospective Validation Act 2014, holding that leasehold rights in the textile undertaking property vested in the Central Government and barring enforcement of possession decree against NTC.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995 Validation Act 2014 leasehold rights statutory tenancy

Union of India v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.

28 Nov 2018 · Kurian Joseph; A.M. Khanwilkar

The Supreme Court dismissed the Union of India's review petition challenging possession decree against NTC, affirming that leasehold rights vested in the Central Government by retrospective legislation bar divestment and uphold the decree in favor of the Trust.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995 Validation Act 2014 leasehold rights statutory tenancy

Union of India v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.

28 Nov 2018 · Kurian Joseph; A.M. Khanwilkar

The Supreme Court allowed the Union of India's review petition holding that retrospective amendments vested leasehold rights in the Central Government, rendering the possession decree against NTC unenforceable.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995 Validation Act 2014 leasehold rights statutory tenancy

Tarvinder Singh v. Gurupreet Kaur

28 Nov 2018 · Kurian Joseph; Hemant Gupta · 2018 INSC 1118

The Supreme Court allowed divorce by mutual consent based on a mediated settlement, dissolving the marriage and disposing of related proceedings.

family appeal_allowed divorce by mutual consent Section 13-B Hindu Marriage Act mediation settlement agreement

Tarvinder Singh v. Gurupreet Kaur

28 Nov 2018 · Kurian Joseph; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court allowed divorce by mutual consent based on a mediated settlement and disposed of related proceedings, emphasizing the efficacy of amicable resolution under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act.

family appeal_allowed Significant divorce by mutual consent Section 13-B Hindu Marriage Act Settlement Agreement mediation