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BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. N. JAYAMMA
The Supreme Court held that a sale of land after acquisition vests title in the Government, possession must be actual and hostile for 12 years to claim adverse possession, and the respondent failed to prove such possession, resulting in dismissal of her suit.
Employees State Insurance Corporation v. A.K. Abdul Samad & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that under Section 85(a)(i)(b) of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Act, the fine of Rs.5000 is mandatory and courts have no discretion to impose a lesser fine, limiting judicial discretion only to reducing imprisonment terms.
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi v. The Self Financing Educational Institutions Association
The Delhi High Court held that retrospective fee fixation under the Delhi Professional Colleges Act is impermissible, and the Government cannot rescind a fee notification once accepted and notified for future academic years, except to the extent of invalid retrospective application.
M/S. ANSAL HOUSING AND CONSTRUCJTION LIMITED v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
The Supreme Court held that stamp duty disputes under the Indian Stamp Act must be adjudicated by the competent authority and set aside the High Court's decision imposing full stamp duty on a tripartite agreement, directing the parties to approach the statutory authority for determination.
Commissioner of Income Tax v. M/S. Meghalaya Steels Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that government subsidies reimbursing costs directly related to manufacture or sale constitute profits and gains derived from business under Sections 80-IB and 80-IC of the Income Tax Act, allowing corresponding deductions.
Balwan Singh & Ors. v. Land Acquisition Collector & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that landowners dispossessed prior to notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 are entitled to 15% per annum interest as damages for use and occupation on the compensation amount fixed by the Reference Court.
Shakuntala Yadav v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that physical possession is necessary to deny release of land under the Land Acquisition Act and remanded the matter for fresh consideration of release claims for Lal Dora land.
Pratibha Ramesh Patel v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition under Article 32 as an abuse of process since an identical petition under Article 226 was pending before the High Court, without deciding on the constitutional validity of the challenged amendments.
Ramakant Dixit v. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the CVC's advice is advisory and its reconsideration beyond prescribed time limits is permissible, dismissing the petition challenging initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner.
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. N.K. BYJUMON
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the High Court's judgment, remitting the matter for fresh hearing due to delay caused by the appellant's employee's negligence and directed costs accordingly.
State of Kerala v. P.B. Sourabhan & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the State Police Chief has the authority to appoint a superior police officer to investigate cases beyond the officer's territorial jurisdiction, overruling the High Court's restrictive interpretation of Section 36 Cr.P.C.
Ram Dutt v. Dev Dutt
The Supreme Court upheld the finality of earlier land partition orders under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, holding that claims to undistributed land must be pursued through proper statutory remedies, dismissing the appellants' appeal.
Union of India v. Tata Teleservices Ltd
The Supreme Court dismissed the Union of India's appeal, upholding the Tribunal's valid approach to fresh demands superseding original tax demands against Tata Teleservices Ltd.
Anant Prakash Sinha @ Anant Sinha v. State of Haryana & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the trial court's power under Section 216 CrPC to add charges based on prima facie material before judgment, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the addition of a Section 406 IPC charge.
M/S. SPORTS & LEISURE APPAREL LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE
The Supreme Court held that Explanation II to the 2002 excise notifications creates a legal fiction deeming fabrics as duty paid, allowing exemption benefits to knitted garment manufacturers without actual excise duty payment.
State of Punjab v. M/S. Shreyans Indus Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the Commissioner cannot extend the assessment period under Punjab General Sales Tax Act after the original three-year limitation expires, thereby upholding the assessee's immunity from time-barred assessments.
M/S PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. v. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
The Delhi High Court held that the petitioner, authorized under a concession agreement with DMRC, has the right to charge parking fees on the property, and SDMC cannot restrain such collection without statutory authority.
Ganesh alias Gajaraj Sainath Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order under the MPDA Act, holding that a solitary criminal case without habitual commission of offences and lacking a live link to the detention order does not justify classifying a person as dangerous or detaining them without trial.
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that transmission charges cannot be raised before the transmission line is fully operational, including installation of switchgear, and dismissed Power Grid's appeal against the tariff determination.
SCORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD. v. SRIYASH TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's setting aside of a non-transparent State contract for Smart Card based licences, emphasizing the constitutional requirement of transparency under Article 14.