(101) MUKHTAR ZAIDI Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - 147, 342, 323, 307 and 506 - Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) - Section 173(2) , 190 (1)(b) and 200 – Protest Petition - Appellant appeals against the Allahabad High Court order which dismissed his application to quash the summoning order under various IPC sections - The appeal challenges the correctness of the High Court's order and the procedure followed by the CJM in taking cognizance of the case as a State case instead of a private complaint - The appellant argue India Law Library Docid # 1604088
(102) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. SATISH JAIN (DEAD) BY LRS AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-04-2024 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 96 - Appeal from original decree - The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order which set aside the Trial Court's decision and directed to implement the Arbitrator's award regarding a land dispute involving adverse possession claims and subsequent agreements for land allotment - The core issue revolves around the validity of the agreement and the Arbitrator's award, given that the original ex-parte decree in favor of the plaintiff was s India Law Library Docid # 1604087
(103) THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. KAMAL AGARWAL AND OTHERS ETC. [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 420,120B and 34 - Territorial jurisdiction for the FIR - The case involves a dispute over a financial transaction for a land/building purchase in Jaipur, Rajasthan, with no written agreement on the transaction's purpose - The FIR was lodged in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to legal proceedings against several accused - The primary issues were the territorial jurisdiction for the FIR and whether the matter was a civil dispute or criminal fraud - The petitioner argue India Law Library Docid # 1604089
(104) ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS AND OTHERS ETC. Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS ETC. [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2024 Service Law - Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers in the PWD, Tamil Nadu, based on service and qualifications - The main issue is whether Technical Assistants can be appointed as Assistant Engineers without being in the feeder category and without rule amendments - The appellants argue that appointments are illegal without rule amendments and violate the right to equality and efficiency in administration - The respondents contend that executive instructions can fill gaps i India Law Library Docid # 1604079
(105) DHARAMBIR @ DHARMA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Appellant was convicted for the murder - The conviction was based on the testimonies of ‘K’ (PW-5) and ‘R’ (PW-8) - The reliability of the star prosecution witnesses and the validity of the extra judicial confession were in question - The appellant's counsel challenged the credibility of the prosecution's witnesses and the alleged extra judicial confession - The State argued that the testimonies of the witnesses were natural and trustworthy, and t India Law Library Docid # 1604080
(106) SANDEEP KUMAR Vs. GB PANT INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY GHURDAURI AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2024 Service Law – Termination - Termination from the Post of Registrar of GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology - The main issue was whether the appellant's termination was justified and whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the writ petition based on non-disclosure of the minutes of a meeting referred to in the termination letter - The appellant argued that the non-disclosure of the meeting minutes was not intentional or malafide and that the minutes actually supported his case India Law Library Docid # 1604081
(107) RAMVIR @ SAKET SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 302 and 30 - The main issues revolve around the reliability of eyewitnesses, the explanation for injuries to two members of the accused's side, and whether the prosecution witnesses were the aggressors - The appellant contends that the prosecution's case is fabricated, highlighting the lack of explanation and asserting that the complainant party members were the aggressors - The State opposes the appeal India Law Library Docid # 1604082
(108) MEHER FATIMA HUSSAIN Vs. JAMIA MILIA ISLAMIA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2024 Service Law – Selection Process - Appellants were appointed at Jamia Milia Islamia University after a regular selection process - Their positions were to be merged into the regular establishment as per UGC's approval - The main issue was whether the appellants' appointments should be regularized after the merger of their posts with the regular establishment of the university - The appellants argued that their appointments were made through a proper selection process and met UGC qualifications, t India Law Library Docid # 1604078
(109) DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. Vs. DELHI AIRPORT METRO EXPRESS PVT. LTD. [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 - Sections 34 and 37 - The dispute involves Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. (DAMEPL) regarding the operation and maintenance of the Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) - The core issue is the validity of DAMEPL's termination of the Concession Agreement due to alleged defects not cured by DMRC within the stipulated cure period - DMRC argues that it took effective steps to cure the defects and that DAMEPL's terminati India Law Library Docid # 1604068
(110) BHUPATBHAI BACHUBHAI CHAVDA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Section 302, read with 34 – Murder – The appellants, a father and son, were accused of assaulting deceased with pipes and sticks, leading to his death - They were acquitted by the Sessions Court but convicted by the High Court on appeal by the State of Gujarat - The main issue was whether the High Court was correct in overturning the acquittal and convicting the appellants based on the evidence presented - The appellants argued that the High Court wrongly placed the burd India Law Library Docid # 1604069
(111) SUBHASH @ SUBANNA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder - Dispute over a blocked pathway - The appeal challenges the High Court's confirmation of the Trial Court's conviction and sentence, questioning the intention behind the act and claiming the right to private defence - The appellants argued that the incident was a reaction to provocation by the deceased and his family, lacking the intention to attract Section 302 of IPC - The State supported the High Court's judgment, emphasizing the lack of provocati India Law Library Docid # 1604070
(112) MAHAKALI SUJATHA Vs. THE BRANCH MANAGER, FUTURE GENERALI INDIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Consumer Law - Insurance Act, 1938 - Section 45 - Policy not to be called in question on ground of mis-statement after two years - The appeal involves a dispute over life insurance claims repudiated due to alleged non-disclosure of existing policies - The main issue is whether the insurance claim was rightly repudiated on grounds of suppression of material information about existing policies - The appellant argues there was no material suppression of facts regarding existing insurance policies - India Law Library Docid # 1604071
(113) RAVISHANKAR TANDON Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 read with 34 and 120B - Murder - Conspiracy and homicide – Recovery of Body from the Pond - The appeals challenge the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' criminal appeals and the upholding of their convictions and sentences by the trial court - The appellants argued that the prosecution failed to prove the incriminating circumstances beyond reasonable doubt and that the chain of proven circumstances does not conclusively point to their guilt - The respo India Law Library Docid # 1604072
(114) ARUN SHANKAR Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 302 and 201 - Evidence Act, 1872 - Section 27 – Murder - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender - How much of information received from accused may be proved – The case is based on circumstantial evidence, including the recovery of the knife, last seen together, medical opinion, and the deceased's habit of drinking with the appellant - The main issue is the validity of the circumstantial evidence against the India Law Library Docid # 1604073
(115) PHR INVENT EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY Vs. UCO BANK AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 - Sections 13(4) and 17 – Application against measures to recover secured debts. - The Borrower defaulted on a loan secured by mortgaged properties, leading to auction proceedings by UCO Bank - The auction purchaser, PHR Invent Educational Society, emerged as the highest bidder and deposited the bid amount - However, the Borrower filed applications to set aside the auction and restore the origina India Law Library Docid # 1604074
(116) SANJAY CHAUDHARY AND ANOTHER Vs. PIONEER URBAN LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Consumer Law – Housing – Delay in deleivery of Flat - The appellants, homebuyers, paid 90% of the total sale consideration for a flat, but the respondent-developer failed to deliver possession by the scheduled date, leading to a consumer dispute - The main issue is the respondent-developer's entitlement to charge interest at 9% per annum on the balance amount from the appellants-homebuyers from November 14, 2017, until payment - The Supreme Court found that the Commission erred in allowing the r India Law Library Docid # 1604075
(117) MANISHA MAHENDRA GALA AND OTHERS Vs. SHALINI BHAGWAN AVATRAMANI AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Easements Act, 1882 - Sections 4, 13 and 15 - Easements of necessity and quasi-easements - The dispute involves easementary rights over a 20ft wide road owned by the respondents - The main issue is whether the Gala Appellants have any easementary right over the disputed road - The Appellant's claim easementary rights by prescription, necessity, and under an agreement, asserting they have no alternative access to their land - The Respondent’s deny the Appellant 's uninterrupted use of the road an India Law Library Docid # 1604076
(118) THE VVF LTD. EMPLOYEES UNION Vs. M/S. VVF INDIA LIMITED AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2024 Industrial Law – Wages - The case involves wage revisions for Appellant-Company employees, originating from a charter of demand raised in 2008 - The dispute led to appeals against a High Court judgment on wage and allowance adjustments - The main issues revolve around the revision of pay scales, allowances, and the comparability of the employer's units for wage determination - The union argued that their submissions on certain allowances were not considered in the main judgment and sought a revi India Law Library Docid # 1604077
(119) KIZHAKKE VATTAKANDIYIL MADHAVAN (DEAD) THR. LRS. Vs. THIYYURKUNNATH MEETHAL JANAKI AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2024 Suit for Partition - The case involves a partition suit over property in Kerala, with claims based on a series of historical deeds and the applicable succession law - The main issue is whether ‘C’ had any title over the property which the plaintiff claimed through a series of transactions - The appellants (defendants in the original suit) contested the plaintiff's claim to the property, arguing that ‘C’ lost her rights upon remarriage as per the Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act, 1856 - The responden India Law Library Docid # 1604063
(120) M/S RAJCO STEEL ENTERPRISES Vs. KAVITA SARAFF AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2024 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Section 138 – Dishonour of Cheque - The petitioner, a firm dealing in iron and steel, challenged the acquittal of the respondent related to dishonored cheques under Section 138 of the Act, 1881 - The core issue was whether the cheques were issued in discharge of a legally enforceable debt and if the respondent could rebut the presumption under Section 118 and Section 139 of the 1881 Act - The petitioner argued that all ingredients of Section 138 were satisfied India Law Library Docid # 1604064