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State of Uttar Pradesh v. Vijay Shankar Dubey

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that a rationally fixed cut-off date for pay scale revision benefits cannot be retrospectively extended to employees who retired before that date, setting aside the High Court's order granting such benefit to a retired Joint Director, Prosecution.

service_law appeal_allowed

Ram Chandra Prasad Singh v. Sharad Yadav

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of additional evidence relating to subsequent conduct in a disqualification petition under the Tenth Schedule, affirming that disqualification relates back to the date of voluntary giving up of party membership.

constitutional appeal_dismissed

B K Pavithra v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020 · 2020 INSC 321

The Supreme Court dismissed applications seeking directions on implementing the Reservation Act 2018, holding that substantive challenges to implementation must be pursued through independent remedies and not by miscellaneous applications circumventing finality of its judgment.

constitutional petition_dismissed

B K Pavithra v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed applications seeking directions on implementing the Reservation Act 2018, holding that substantive challenges to government actions post-judgment must be pursued through independent proceedings and not by miscellaneous applications circumventing the review process.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020 · 2020 INSC 316

The Supreme Court restored the validity of a Will duly executed and attested, holding that secondary evidence of a lost Will is admissible and that the High Court erred in overturning concurrent factual findings of the lower courts.

civil appeal_allowed

Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a Will executed in compliance with statutory requirements, restored concurrent factual findings, and dismissed the suit challenging the Will's execution.

civil appeal_allowed

Uttar Pradesh State v. Vijay Shankar Dubey

High Court of Allahabad · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that pay scale revisions implemented after a government servant's retirement are not payable retrospectively, allowing the State's appeal and denying retrospective benefits to the retired officer.

service_law appeal_allowed

Benedict Denis Kinny v. Tulip Brian Miranda & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that High Courts have constitutional jurisdiction under Article 226 to grant interim and final reliefs staying statutory retrospective termination of election under Section 5B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

constitutional appeal_dismissed

Gurcharan Singh & Ors. v. Angrez Kaur & Anr.

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that a decree based on admitted pre-existing rights relating to immovable property does not require registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act and restored the trial court's decree declaring appellants as owners.

civil appeal_allowed

Gurcharan Singh & Ors. v. Angrez Kaur & Anr.

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that a decree based on admitted pre-existing rights relating to immovable property does not require registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act and restored the trial court's valid decree dismissing the heirs' challenge.

civil appeal_allowed

Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the President's rejection of a mercy petition, holding that judicial review is limited and no grounds for interference existed.

criminal petition_dismissed

Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the President’s rejection of a mercy petition, holding that judicial review is limited and no grounds for interference existed.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Mukesh v. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020 · 2020 INSC 311

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition under Article 32 challenging the criminal conviction after all statutory and constitutional remedies were exhausted and found no merit to interfere.

criminal petition_dismissed

Mukesh v. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the conviction and rejection of the Mercy Petition, affirming the finality of judicial and executive decisions after exhaustive legal remedies.

criminal petition_dismissed

Shyam Sahni v. Arjun Prakash and Others

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the Single Judge's order directing the respondent to deposit his passport to ensure presence and compliance in civil contempt proceedings related to a property dispute.

civil appeal_allowed

Shyam Sahni v. Arjun Prakash and Others

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the Single Judge’s order directing respondent No.1 to deposit his passport to ensure presence and compliance in contempt proceedings arising from a property dispute, setting aside the Division Bench’s contrary order.

civil appeal_allowed

Nand Ram v. Jagdish Prasad

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020 · 2020 INSC 315

The Supreme Court held that a Reference Court's finding on lease termination for compensation purposes does not operate as res judicata on possession, and a landlord's suit for possession against a tenant at sufferance filed within 12 years of lease expiry is not barred by limitation under Article 67 of the Limitation Act.

civil appeal_allowed

Nand Ram v. Jagdish Prasad

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that a prior court's incidental finding on lease termination does not operate as res judicata in a possession suit, and that a landlord's suit against a tenant at sufferance filed within 12 years of lease expiry is not barred by limitation.

civil appeal_allowed

Rajasthan State Electricity Board v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020 · 2020 INSC 313

The Supreme Court held that additional tax under section 143(1)(k) can be levied only for deliberate tax evasion and quashed the levy where the assessee's claim of 100% depreciation was a bona fide error.

tax appeal_allowed

Rajasthan State Electricity Board v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax

Supreme Court of India · 19 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that additional tax under section 143(1)(k) can only be levied when there is proof of deliberate tax evasion, and quashed the additional tax demand arising from a bona fide mistake in depreciation claim.

tax appeal_allowed