Supreme Court of India

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Shiv Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh

25 Apr 2018 · R. K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre · 2018 INSC 415

The Supreme Court held that non-compliance with the mandatory procedure under Section 15(2) of the Land Acquisition Act renders acquisition proceedings illegal and directed the Collector to decide objections afresh.

property appeal_allowed Significant land acquisition Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Section 15(2) mandatory procedure

Shiv Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh

25 Apr 2018 · R. K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that non-compliance with the mandatory procedural requirements under Section 15(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 vitiates acquisition proceedings and directed the Collector to decide objections afresh.

property appeal_allowed Significant land acquisition Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Section 15(2) opportunity of hearing

Vishwasrao Satwarao Naik v. State of Maharashtra

25 Apr 2018 · Madan B. Lokur; Deepak Gupta · 2018 INSC 412

The Supreme Court upheld the revenue authorities' determination of uncultivable land under the Maharashtra Ceiling Act, dismissing the appellants' challenge for lack of evidence to rebut revenue records.

property appeal_dismissed Maharashtra Agriculture Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 pot kharab land ceiling limit revenue records

Vishwasrao Satwarao Naik v. State of Maharashtra

25 Apr 2018 · Madan B. Lokur; Deepak Gupta

The Supreme Court upheld the revenue authorities' classification of uncultivable land under the Maharashtra Agriculture Land Ceiling Act, dismissing the appellants' challenge for lack of evidence to rebut official records.

property appeal_dismissed Maharashtra Agriculture Land Ceiling Act pot kharab land land ceiling proceedings revenue records

Sri Y.P. Sudhanva Reddy & Ors v. Chairman and Managing Director, Karnataka Milk Federation

25 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that land acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act vests absolutely in the State, dismissing the appellants' suit claiming ownership and possession over such land.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Land Acquisition Act Section 4 notification ownership rights civil suit

Sri Y.P. Sudhanva Reddy & Ors v. Chairman and Managing Director, Karnataka Milk Federation

25 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that land acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act vests absolutely in the State, rendering civil suits for ownership by prior owners non-maintainable, and upheld the High Court's admission of acquisition notifications as additional evidence.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Land Acquisition Act Section 4 notification Ownership vesting in State Order 41 Rule 27 CPC

Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency P. Ltd. v. Central Bureau of Investigation

25 Apr 2018 · Adarsh Kumar Goel; Rohinton Fali Nariman

The Supreme Court upheld the framing of charges against the appellants and issued directions to streamline the handling of trial court records during appellate proceedings.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant framing of charge trial court appellate court criminal appeal

Naresh v. The State of Uttarakhand

25 Apr 2018 · R. K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre · 2018 INSC 417

The Supreme Court partially allowed the appeals by acquitting one accused for lack of evidence and modifying the sentences of others, balancing conviction with humanitarian considerations and delay in trial.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Acquittal Conviction Quantum of sentence

Naresh v. The State of Uttarakhand

25 Apr 2018 · R. K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeals by acquitting one accused for lack of evidence and modifying sentences of others, affirming that conviction reversal and sentence modification depend on evidence and mitigating circumstances.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Section 323 IPC Section 324 IPC Section 504 IPC

Ram Pal Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors.

24 Apr 2018 · Madan B. Lokur; Deepak Gupta
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The Supreme Court held that elected members who have not taken the oath of office remain members and can validly sign a No Confidence Motion, dismissing the petition challenging its validity.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Kshettra Panchayat Oath of Office No Confidence Motion Elected Member

Commissioner of Income Tax-VI v. Virtual Soft Systems Ltd.

24 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court upheld the allowance of lease equalization charges deduction based on ICAI accounting standards, affirming that such bifurcation of lease rental income is valid for computing taxable income under the Income Tax Act.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant lease equalization charges Income Tax Act, 1961 ICAI Guidance Note accounting standards

Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax v. Bharat V. Patel

24 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that amounts received on redemption of Stock Appreciation Rights prior to the 2000 amendment are not taxable as perquisites or capital gains, dismissing the Revenue's appeals.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Stock Appreciation Rights Perquisite Capital Gains Income Tax Act 1961

Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax v. Bharat V. Patel

24 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that amounts received on redemption of Stock Appreciation Rights prior to 01.04.2000 are not taxable as perquisites or capital gains under the Income Tax Act, dismissing Revenue's appeals.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Stock Appreciation Rights Income Tax Act 1961 perquisite capital gains

Cheran Properties Limited v. Kasturi and Sons Limited

24 Apr 2018 · Dipak Misra; A M Khanwilkar; Dr D Y Chandrachud
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The Supreme Court held that a nominee shareholder bound by an arbitration agreement is liable under the arbitral award, and enforcement via rectification of the company register by NCLT is valid.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant arbitral award enforcement nominee shareholder group of companies doctrine arbitration agreement binding non-signatories

Cheran Properties Limited v. Kasturi and Sons Limited

24 Apr 2018 · Dipak Misra; A M Khanwilkar; Dr D Y Chandrachud

The Supreme Court held that a nominee of a party to an arbitration agreement is bound by the arbitral award and that the NCLT has jurisdiction to order rectification of the share register to enforce such award.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant arbitral award nominee group of companies doctrine arbitration agreement

Income Tax Officer Ward No. 16(2) v. M/s TechSpan India Private Ltd. & Anr.

24 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

The Supreme Court held that reopening of income tax assessment cannot be based on mere change of opinion and upheld the quashing of reassessment proceedings initiated without new material facts.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 147 Section 148 reassessment

The Commissioner of Income Tax IV, Ahmedabad v. M/s. Shree Rama Multi Tech Ltd

24 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that interest earned on share application money deposited as per statutory requirement is not taxable income but deductible against public issue expenses.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant interest income share application money public issue expenses capital receipts

The Commissioner of Income Tax-IV v. M/s. Shree Rama Multi Tech Ltd

24 Apr 2018 · R.K. Agrawal; Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court held that interest income earned on share application money deposited as per statutory requirement is capital in nature and can be set off against public issue expenses, dismissing the Revenue's appeal.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant interest income share application money public issue expenses capital receipt

Kavita Chandrakant Lakhani v. State of Maharashtra

24 Apr 2018 · A. K. Sikri; R. K. Agrawal

The Supreme Court held that mere abduction without intent to compel marriage or illicit intercourse does not attract Section 366 IPC and dismissed the appeal challenging discharge under this section.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 366 IPC abduction intent to compel marriage illicit intercourse

Kavita Chandrakant Lakhani v. State of Maharashtra

24 Apr 2018 · A. K. Sikri; R. K. Agrawal

The Supreme Court held that mere abduction without intent to compel marriage or illicit intercourse does not attract Section 366 IPC and dismissed the appeal challenging the discharge of the accused under this section.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 366 IPC abduction intent to compel marriage illicit intercourse