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POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD v. KAMLESH KUMAR CHIMANBHAI PATEL
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals concerning compensation for damages caused by transmission lines, directing parties to seek redress under newly framed government guidelines.
MADAN MOHAN v. GURMUKH SINGH
The Supreme Court disposed of civil appeals by incorporating the parties' mutual settlement into the judgment, thereby settling the dispute amicably.
Sekhar Suman Verma v. The Superintendent of N.C.B. & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 21 of the NDPS Act, ruling that the search and seizure complied with mandatory procedural safeguards under Sections 42 and 50, dismissing the appellant's challenge.
Union of India v. K.V. Lakshman
The Supreme Court held that a first appeal under Section 96 CPC is a valuable right requiring full hearing and allowed additional evidence under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC, setting aside prior judgments and remanding the suit for fresh trial.
Raju Devade v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld conviction under Section 302 IPC relying on the first dying declaration despite contradictory subsequent declarations, affirming principles for evaluating multiple dying declarations.
Kalidas Chunilal Patel (Dead) by L.Rs v. Savitaben & Ors
The Supreme Court held that findings of fact by the appellate court on rent arrears and bona fide personal need under the Bombay Rent Control Act are binding, setting aside the High Court's remand order and restoring the eviction decree.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd v. Leisure Wear Exports Ltd
The Supreme Court held that assignment of interest in insured goods does not transfer rights under the insurance contract, allowing the insured to maintain a consumer complaint for loss recovery despite assignment.
M/s. Madura Coats Limited v. M/s. Modi Rubber Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that once a reference under the Sick Industrial Companies Act is registered, winding up proceedings must be stayed, affirming the primacy of SICA over the Companies Act in sick company cases.
Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority v. S.S. Naidu
The Supreme Court held that once possession of land is taken under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, acquisition proceedings cannot be withdrawn, and quashed the High Court's order directing return of possession to landowners.
GREATER NOIDA IND. DEV. AUTHORITY v. SAVITRI MOHAN
The Supreme Court held that substantial development and compensation acceptance preclude quashing land acquisition despite unjustified urgency clause invocation, directing enhanced compensation and land allotment instead.
State of Rajasthan v. Jag Raj Singh @ Hansa
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of accused due to non-compliance with mandatory procedural safeguards under Sections 42 and 50 of the NDPS Act, holding that a private vehicle is not a public place under Section 43.
Ram Venuprasad v. Shilpa Pillai
The Supreme Court directed the Family Court to conduct day-to-day trial and dispose of the delayed family court case within a fixed timeframe, emphasizing timely justice despite procedural delays.
AARTHI v. R.M. RAJESHKUMAR
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer and consolidation of two family law cases pending in different courts to the Family Court at Coimbatore for expeditious disposal.
V. Venkata Prasad v. High Court of A.P. & Ors.
Appointments to Fast Track Courts under ad hoc rules do not confer seniority over direct recruits appointed to substantive vacancies in the regular judicial cadre.
Punjab State Warehousing Corp. v. Bhushan Chander
The Supreme Court held that prosecution of a government corporation employee for criminal breach of trust does not require prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC as the offence was not committed in discharge of official duty.
Haryana State v. Gram Panchayat Village Kalehri
The Supreme Court held that a second appeal involving interpretation of ownership documents raises substantial questions of law requiring admission and merits adjudication, and remanded the case for fresh hearing after framing such questions.
Ajambi v. Roshanbi
The Supreme Court upheld a lifetime partition of property evidenced by a memorandum of partition, rejecting the High Court's invalidation of the document for non-registration and clarifying the applicability of Muslim law on property partition.
Umesh Goel v. Himachal Pradesh Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that Section 69(3) of the Indian Partnership Act does not apply to arbitral proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and an arbitrator is not a Court for the purposes of that Section.
Divisional Manager v. Vinayak Chintaman Gawande
The Supreme Court remitted the dispute over back wages to the Labour Court for expeditious adjudication, maintaining an interim stay on payment until disposal.
Surendra Kumar Gupta v. State of U P
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings can lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act and remanded the matter for fresh consideration, rejecting the High Court's refusal to entertain the lapse contention as belated.