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Vodafone Idea Cellular Ltd. v. Ajay Kumar Agarwal

Supreme Court of India · 16 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that statutory arbitration under Section 7B of the Indian Telegraph Act does not oust the jurisdiction of consumer forums to adjudicate telecom service disputes under the Consumer Protection Act.

consumer_protection appeal_dismissed

Deenadayal Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd. & Another v. Munjaji and others

Supreme Court of India · 16 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of an auction sale under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, ruling that statutory remedies must be timely invoked and procedural delays due to stays do not invalidate sales conducted in compliance with the rules.

civil appeal_allowed

Deenadayal Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd. & Another v. Munjaji and others

Supreme Court of India · 16 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a cooperative bank auction sale by emphasizing strict compliance with statutory procedural rules and rejecting belated challenges by the borrower.

civil appeal_allowed

Krishnamurthy @ Gunodu and Others v. State of Karnataka

Supreme Court of India · 16 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court upheld the principal accused's murder conviction but modified co-accused convictions to lesser offences due to lack of common intention under Section 34 IPC.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed

Krishnamurthy @ Gunodu and Others v. State of Karnataka

Supreme Court of India · 16 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court upheld Krishnamurthy's murder conviction but modified Gopala and Thimmappa's convictions to lesser offences due to lack of common intention under Section 34 IPC.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed

Maharukh Mediomah Patel v. Ruksana Barodawala

High Court of Bombay · 16 Feb 2022

The High Court upheld unlawful dispossession but set aside dismissal of suit for insufficient description, holding that sufficient identification of property suffices for relief under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act.

civil appeal_allowed

Shiv Developers v. Aksharay Developers

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act bars suits by unregistered firms only for contracts entered into in the course of business, and allowed the suit alleging fraud and statutory rights enforcement by an unregistered partnership firm.

civil appeal_allowed

Debananda Tamuli v. Smti Kakumoni Kataky

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court allowed divorce on the ground of desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, holding that the respondent deserted the appellant for over two years without reasonable cause or intention to resume cohabitation.

family appeal_allowed

Debananda Tamuli v. Smti Kakumoni Kataky

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and granted divorce on the ground of desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, directing compensation to the wife.

family appeal_allowed

Manoj @ Monu @ Vishal Chaudhary v. State of Haryana & Anr

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order rejecting the appellant's juvenility claim based on unreliable documents and affirmed the admissibility of Family Register as relevant evidence for age determination.

criminal appeal_dismissed

New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Ravindra Kumar Singhvi

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that allotment of a residential plot obtained by filing false affidavits concealing prior allotment constitutes fraud, validating cancellation of the lease without prior determination under Section 111(g) of the Transfer of Property Act.

civil appeal_allowed

Future Coupons Private Limited & Ors. v. Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022 · 2022 INSC 183

The Supreme Court set aside enforcement orders of an Emergency Arbitrator's award restraining a corporate sale, remanded the matter for reconsideration, and allowed continuation of NCLT proceedings subject to judicial scrutiny.

civil appeal_allowed

FUTURE COUPONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. v. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS.

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court set aside enforcement orders of an emergency arbitration award and remanded the matter for reconsideration, allowing continuation of NCLT proceedings subject to judicial approval.

civil appeal_allowed

ECGC LIMITED v. MOKUL SHRIRAM EPC JV

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that appeals arising from complaints filed under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are governed by the 1986 Act's less onerous pre-deposit conditions despite the repeal by the 2019 Act, protecting the appellant's vested right of appeal.

civil appeal_allowed

ECGC LIMITED v. MOKUL SHRIRAM EPC JV

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that appeals arising from complaints instituted before the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 are governed by the 1986 Act and the onerous pre-deposit condition under the 2019 Act does not apply retrospectively.

civil appeal_allowed

Manoj Sevani v. State of Chhattisgarh

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022 · 2022 INSC 182

The Supreme Court upheld convictions of four accused with modification of charges and acquitted others not clearly implicated, emphasizing the necessity of clear overt acts for conviction under Section 149 IPC.

criminal appeal_allowed

Manoj Sevani v. State of Chhattisgarh

Supreme Court of India · 15 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court upheld convictions of four accused with clear overt acts and acquitted others not named in the FIR or lacking evidence of participation under Section 149 IPC.

criminal appeal_allowed

Hany Babu v. National Investigation Agency & State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 14 Feb 2022

The Bombay High Court dismissed the bail appeal of an accused member of the banned CPI (Maoist), holding that the material on record prima facie establishes his involvement in terrorist conspiracy under the UAP Act, thus bail is not warranted under Section 43-D(5).

criminal appeal_dismissed

Council of Architecture v. The Academic Society of Architects

Supreme Court of India · 14 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that communications prescribing minimum standards of architectural education not framed as regulations do not require prior Central Government approval under Section 45(1) of The Architects Act, 1972, and dismissed the writ petition challenging such communications for lack of locus standi.

administrative appeal_allowed

Council of Architecture v. The Academic Society of Architects

Supreme Court of India · 14 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court held that minimum standards of architectural education prescribed by the Council under Section 21 do not require Central Government approval under Section 45(1), and dismissed the writ petition for lack of locus standi.

administrative appeal_allowed