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Union of India v. R. Karthik

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order mitigating a Sailor's dismissal to detention and badge deprivation, emphasizing proportionality and procedural fairness in military disciplinary actions.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Chandra Mohan Varma v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that the extension of retirement age for medical teachers to 65 years applies prospectively and does not benefit those who had already attained superannuation before the notification, with session ending benefit not altering the retirement date.

service_law appeal_dismissed

Chandra Mohan Varma v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that the enhancement of retirement age to 65 years applies prospectively and does not benefit medical faculty who had already attained 60 years before the notification, with session ending benefit not postponing superannuation.

civil appeal_dismissed

Paul v. State of Kerala

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC, rejecting the appellant's plea of suicide and sudden fight, and held that intoxication did not negate the requisite intention.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Paul v. State of Kerala

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC, rejecting the appellant's plea of suicide and sudden fight, and held that intoxication does not negate the intention to cause death.

criminal appeal_dismissed

HARYANA POWER PURCHASE CENTRE v. MAGNUM POWER GENERATION LIMITED

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that fixed costs under a power purchase agreement must be paid despite non-supply of power when mandated by a regulatory tariff order, allowing the appellant's claim against the respondent.

administrative appeal_allowed

HARYANA POWER PURCHASE CENTRE v. MAGNUM POWER GENERATION LIMITED

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that fixed costs under a power purchase agreement must be paid to the generator despite no power supply when mandated by a regulatory tariff order, setting aside contrary orders of the regulatory commission and appellate tribunal.

administrative appeal_allowed

Dr Nallapareddy Sridhar Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order allowing alteration and addition of charges under Sections 406 and 420 IPC before judgment, emphasizing the wide power of courts under Section 216 CrPC to ensure fair trial without prejudice to the accused.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Karnataka State Seeds Development Corporation Limited v. H.L. Kaveri

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that non-enclosure of mandatory experience certificates as per recruitment advertisement justifies rejection of application and writ jurisdiction cannot be used to override eligibility conditions.

civil appeal_allowed

Nirmal Kumar Parsan v. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

Sales of imported goods stored in bonded warehouses within West Bengal to foreign-going ships as ship stores are taxable sales within the State and do not qualify as sales in the course of import exempt from sales tax.

tax appeal_dismissed

Nirmal Kumar Parsan v. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes

Supreme Court of India · 21 Jan 2020

Sales of imported goods stored in bonded warehouses within West Bengal and sold as ship stores to foreign-going ships are taxable sales within the State and do not qualify as sales in the course of import exempt from sales tax.

tax appeal_dismissed

Kamlesh v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that a provisional appointment does not confer a right to regularization or back wages, dismissing the appeal but permitting continuation in service until regular appointment.

civil appeal_dismissed

Kamlesh v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that a provisional appointment does not confer any right to regularization or back wages, dismissing the appellant’s claim and permitting her to hold the post only until regular appointment is made.

administrative appeal_dismissed

Yashistha Sahu v. Rajasthan State and Others

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s order directing the wife to return the child to the USA, emphasizing the child's best interests and respect for foreign custody orders in cross-border disputes.

family appeal_dismissed

Yashita Sahu v. State of Rajasthan

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that in international child custody disputes, the child's welfare is paramount, foreign court orders are persuasive but not binding, and issued directions balancing custody and visitation rights while rejecting coercive orders against an adult spouse.

family appeal_allowed

Yashita Sahu v. Rajasthan State

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the maintainability of a habeas corpus petition in a cross-border child custody dispute, emphasizing the child's best interests and directing interim custody and visitation arrangements pending foreign court orders.

family appeal_dismissed

Yashita Sahu v. State of Rajasthan

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that in international child custody disputes, the child's welfare prevails over foreign court orders and directed custody and visitation arrangements balancing parental rights and the child's best interests.

family appeal_allowed

M/S FAIR COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTANTS & ANR v. SURENDRA KERDILE

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decree for recovery of ₹80,000 loan, rejecting the appellants' benami and evidentiary objections and affirming the burden of proof on benami claims.

civil appeal_dismissed

Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020 · 2020 INSC 55

The Supreme Court held that once a plea of juvenility is conclusively rejected by all courts including the Supreme Court, it cannot be re-agitated by filing a fresh application under Section 7A of the Juvenile Justice Act.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court of India · 20 Jan 2020

The Supreme Court held that once a plea of juvenility is conclusively rejected by all courts including the Supreme Court, it cannot be re-agitated by filing a fresh application under Section 7A of the Juvenile Justice Act.

criminal appeal_dismissed