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Parvez Parwaz v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the investigation and denial of sanction for prosecution against a sitting Chief Minister, holding the matter academic due to closure of investigation and leaving the sanction issue open for future cases.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Parvez Parwaz v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging investigation and sanction denial against a sitting Chief Minister for alleged hate speech, holding the matter academic after closure of investigation and leaving constitutional questions on sanction open.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Munuwa @ Satish v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants due to contradictions in evidence, inconsistencies in dying declarations, and failure of the prosecution to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed

Munuwa @ Satish v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court acquitted accused in a murder and attempt to murder case due to contradictions in evidence, failure to recover material proof, and inconsistencies in dying declarations, emphasizing the benefit of doubt principle.

criminal appeal_allowed

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022 · 2022 INSC 875

The Supreme Court acknowledged the complexity of regulating pre-election freebies, declined immediate judicial intervention, and referred the matter for detailed hearing before a larger Bench.

constitutional other

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court acknowledged the complexity of pre-election freebies, deferred final orders, and directed a larger Bench to examine the scope of judicial intervention and possible expert commission formation.

constitutional other

M.P. Medical Officers Association v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022 · 2022 INSC 878

The Supreme Court upheld the withdrawal of an unauthorized circular granting pay benefits but held that excess payments made in good faith cannot be recovered with interest, directing pay fixation and pension to be computed as per the original valid order.

civil appeal_allowed

Sundaresh Bhatt v. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code overrides the Customs Act during moratorium, prohibiting Customs Authorities from selling warehoused goods or recovering dues outside the IBC process.

corporate appeal_allowed

M.P. Medical Officers Association v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 26 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court upheld the withdrawal of an unauthorized pay fixation circular but ruled that excess payments made in good faith to medical officers cannot be recovered by the State.

administrative appeal_allowed

Vimal Trading v. National Faceless Assessment Centre

High Court of Bombay · 26 Aug 2022

The Bombay High Court quashed the income tax assessment and penalty orders for failure to grant mandatory personal hearing under Section 144B, affirming the fundamental right to be heard under Article 14.

tax petition_allowed

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited v. The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai

High Court of Bombay · 25 Aug 2022

The Bombay High Court held that licence fees paid under Way Leave Agreements for permission to lay and maintain pipelines on port land do not attract service tax as no port service is rendered by the Mumbai Port Trust.

tax petition_allowed

The State of Maharashtra v. Aryarup Tourism Club Resorts Private Limited

High Court of Bombay · 25 Aug 2022

The Bombay High Court held that the MPID Act does not override the Companies Act in liquidation matters, affirming that assets of companies in liquidation vest with the Official Liquidator and the MPID Act cannot supplant the company court's jurisdiction.

civil appeal_dismissed

Mahendra Vasudeo Gavas v. State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 25 Aug 2022

The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murdering his wife and assaulting a neighbor based on a consistent chain of circumstantial, medical, and forensic evidence despite hostile witnesses.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Amir Ismail Sayyad @ Billa v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 25 Aug 2022

The High Court modified the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, holding the child eyewitness testimony reliable and the appellant acted in heat of passion without premeditation.

criminal appeal_allowed

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax 6 v. Khyati Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court of India · 25 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court held that the assessee was not entitled to claim deduction of ₹10 crores as a bad debt under Section 36(1)(vii) read with Section 36(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and rejected the alternative claim under Section 37.

tax appeal_allowed

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax 6 v. Khyati Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court of India · 25 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court held that the assessee was not entitled to claim deduction of ₹10 crores as bad debt under Section 36(1)(vii) read with Section 36(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as the amount was capital in nature and not properly written off in accounts.

tax appeal_allowed

Ratilal S. Pujara v. Municipal Commissioner

Supreme Court of India · 25 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court upheld the Municipal Corporation's demolition and eviction notices for a structurally unsafe building under the MMC Act, dismissing the appellants' challenge despite a pending status quo order in a separate dispute.

property appeal_dismissed

SRI PAL SINGH v. THE GENERAL MANAGER, ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. PVT. LIMITED

Supreme Court of India · 25 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition due to an unexplained and inordinate delay of 888 days in filing.

civil petition_dismissed

Ram Sharan Chaturvedi v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 25 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of criminal conspiracy charges under Section 120B IPC due to lack of evidence proving agreement or overt acts, emphasizing that mere possession of one set of keys under a dual lock system is insufficient for conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed

Katta Sujatha Reddy v. Siddamsetty Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court of India · 25 Aug 2022 · 2022 INSC 865

The Supreme Court held that the suit for specific performance was barred by limitation as time was the essence of the contract, the 2018 amendment to Section 10 of the Specific Relief Act is prospective, and the purchaser failed to prove readiness and willingness within the stipulated time.

civil appeal_allowed