(601) K.P. KHEMKA AND ANOTHER Vs. HARYANA STATE INDUSTRIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2024 Limitation Act, 1963 - Haryana Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1979 - Section 3(1)(b) - State Financial Corporation Act, 1951 – Section 29 – The appeals arise from a High Court judgment regarding the recovery of time-barred debts under the Act, 1979, and the Act, 1951 - The main issue is whether a debt time-barred under the Limitation Act can be recovered using the aforementioned Acts - The appellants argued that time-barred debts cannot be recovered under the Recovery of Dues Act, citing India Law Library Docid # 1604153
(602) MRS. BHUMIKABEN N. MODI AND OTHERS Vs. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2024 Consumer Law – Policy Claim - The appellants, family of the deceased, filed a complaint after the LIC repudiated their claim on a policy following the policyholder's accidental death - The main issue was whether there was a concluded contract between the deceased and LIC at the time of his death, which would obligate LIC to pay the insurance benefits - The appellants argued that LIC had accepted the first premium and issued a receipt, thereby assuming risk and concluding the contract before the India Law Library Docid # 1604154
(603) COL. RAMNEESH PAL SINGH Vs. SUGANDHI AGGARWAL [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2024 Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 - Sections 7, 9 and 25 – Custody Dispute - The case revolves around a custody dispute over two minor children following the deterioration of the marriage between the petitioner and respondent - The High Court granted shared custody, which was challenged by the appellant - The primary issue is the guardianship and welfare of the children, considering their preferences and the capabilities of each parent - The appellant argued that the children have been residing with India Law Library Docid # 1604155
(604) SUNSHINE KHARPAN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 While considering the petition and coming across the shocking incident which reveal that despite the prohibition on practice of conducting “two-finger test” to determine whether a victim of a rape was habituated to sexual intercourse, which act strongly deprecated by this Court as it being regressive and invasive nature of test, we put a question to the learned counsel for the State as to what steps have been taken to ensure to eradicate this evil practice, in the light of various decisions of t India Law Library Docid # 2417227
(605) ANAND PRAKASH MANI TRIPATHI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Service Law — Post-Retiral Benefits — The appellants worked as seasonal/daily wage employees, later regularized, and continued until retirement and died in 2019 — Whether the appellants are entitled to post-retiral benefits and terminal dues —The Supreme Court set aside the Division Bench's judgment, restoring the Single Judge's decision, granting the appellants all consequential benefits —The appellants or their legal heirs are entitled to post-retiral benefits, to be paid within two months by India Law Library Docid # 2417228
(606) ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ CONFEDERATION Vs. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Income Tax Act, 1961 - Section 17(2)(viii) - Income Tax Rules, 1962 - Rule 3(7)(i) – The appeals involve challenges to the vires of Section 17(2)(viii) of the Income Tax Act and Rule 3(7)(i) of the Income Tax Rules, concerning the taxation of perquisites in the form of interest-free/concessional loans to bank employees - The primary issues are whether these provisions result in excessive delegation of legislative function to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and if Rule 3(7)(i) is arbitra India Law Library Docid # 1604142
(607) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. M/S HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 - Section 3 - Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 – Sections 34 and 37 – NHAI awarded a contract to Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. for the Allahabad Bypass Project, leading to disputes over additional costs - The main issues involved claims for increased rates of royalty, sales tax, forest transit fees, and payment for embankment work - NHAI argued that price adjustments should be based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and that embankment c India Law Library Docid # 1604143
(608) JAGVIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – The main issue is the reliability of eyewitnesses and the identification of the assailants who fired at the victim resulting in his death - The appellant's counsel argued that the eyewitnesses' testimonies are unreliable and that the incident's description is improbable, suggesting that the appellant was falsely implicated - The State opposed the appeal, asserting that the conviction is based on concurrent findings of facts by the trial court and t India Law Library Docid # 1604144
(609) SUKHPAL SINGH Vs. NCT OF DELHI [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 - Murder of wife - The appeal raises questions about the admissibility of evidence, particularly the statement of a witness recorded under Section 299 CrPC and a confessional note allegedly written by the appellant - The appellant's counsel argued that the trial court erred in admitting the statement of the complainant and questioned the authenticity of the confessional note and the handwriting expert's report - The State contended that the chain of incrimina India Law Library Docid # 1604145
(610) SHRIPAL AND ANOTHER Vs. KARNATAKA NERAVARI NIGAM LTD. AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Section 4(1) – Determination of fair market value - The appellants, land losers, sought enhanced compensation for their lands acquired for the Hippargi Barrage project in 2007 - The initial compensation was Rs.1,31,263 per acre - The main issue was the determination of fair market value for the acquired irrigated lands - The appellants argued for compensation at the rate of Rs.5,00,000 per acre, citing a precedent where the High Court awarded this amount for similar India Law Library Docid # 1604146
(611) AMANATULLAH KHAN Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, DELHI AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Criminal Law – ‘History Sheet’ - The appellant challenged the inclusion of his minor children's details in a 'History Sheet' and the proposal to declare him a ‘Bad Character’ in the police records - The primary issue was the inclusion of innocent family members, particularly minors, in the 'History Sheet' without any adverse material against them - The appellant argued for the quashing of the 'History Sheet' and the proposal to declare him a 'Bad Character', emphasizing the lack of evidence agai India Law Library Docid # 1604147
(612) CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH LAW THROUGH HIS MOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 376(i) and 342 - Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 14(3)– The appeal involves a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) challenging the High Court's order which set aside the Juvenile Justice Board's decision and directed the trial to be conducted by the Children's Court - The core issue is whether the CCL should be tried as a juvenile by the Board or as an adult by the Children's Court, based on the preliminary assessme India Law Library Docid # 1604148
(613) TAPAS GUHA AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2024 Environment Law — The Ministry of Civil Aviation decided to build a commercial airport at Silchar, Assam, on land from Doloo Tea Estate — The appellants challenged the clearance of the site without Environmental Clearance (EC) —The main issue was whether the site clearance for the airport violated the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, which requires prior EC for such projects —The appellants argued that the site clearance involved extensive eviction and uprooting of tea b India Law Library Docid # 2417229
(614) ABHIMEET SINHA AND OTHERS Vs. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2024 Judicial Services – Judicial Appointment - The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the selection process for judicial appointments in Bihar and Gujarat, despite petitions challenging the constitutionality of rules requiring minimum qualifying marks in viva voce - The court found that the rules are contrary to the Shetty Commission's recommendations and violate fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution - The selection process is valid, and unsuccessful candidates cannot India Law Library Docid # 1604141
(615) JATINDER KUMAR SAPRA Vs. ANUPAMA SAPRA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2024 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 13(1)(ia) – Divorce based on irretrievable breakdown of marriage - Appellant and Respondent were married and had two children - After 14 years, their marriage soured, leading to mutual allegations of ill-treatment and cruelty - The appeal challenges the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's divorce petition, which was originally denied by the Family Court under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - The appellant argued for dissolution of marri India Law Library Docid # 1604156
(616) ANEES Vs. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-05-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 302 and Exception 4 to Section 300 – Murder - The appellant was convicted for the murder of his wife - The couple had a strained marital relationship, with allegations of dowry demands and harassment - The incident occurred in 1995, with the five-year-old daughter as the sole eyewitness - The defence argued that the incident was a result of a sudden fight, and the appellant should be granted the benefit of Exception 4 to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (I India Law Library Docid # 1604130
(617) ACHIN GUPTA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-05-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 323, 406, 498A and 506 – Cruelty – Quashing of Chargesheet based on an FIR lodged by the appellant's wife - The main issue is whether the criminal proceedings against the appellant should be quashed based on the allegations of dowry harassment and cruelty - The appellant argues that the FIR is vague, general, and lacks specific instances of criminal conduct - It is claimed to be a counterblast to a divorce petition and a domestic violence case, with an unexplain India Law Library Docid # 1604131
(618) NIRMALA Vs. KULWANT SINGH AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-05-2024 Custody of the minor child - The case involves a custody dispute over a minor child ‘G’ after his mother went missing and was later found deceased - The child's father and maternal grandmother are contesting custody – Whether the writ of habeas corpus is maintainable in child custody matters? – The High Court erred in entertaining the habeas corpus petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India - The writ of habeas corpus is maintainable in child custody matters only if the detention o India Law Library Docid # 1604132
(619) T.R. VIJAYARAMAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-05-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 120-B read with Section 420 – Cheating - The case involves fraudulent transactions by accused in connivance with Indian Bank officials resulting in interest-free advances to the petitioners - The main issue is whether the petitioners were involved in cheating the bank and if they availed any undue benefit from the fraudulent transactions - The petitioners argued that they were not involved in the cheating, had not availed any undue benefit, and that the transac India Law Library Docid # 1604133
(620) STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. MOHAN LAL [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-05-2024 Limitation Act, 1963 – Section 5 - Condonation of Delay - Delay of 1663 days – The State of U.P. filed a SLP against an order dated 13.11.2009 by the Allahabad High Court, with a delay of 1,633 days - The main issue was the condonation of the significant delay in filing the SLP - The State argued that the delay was due to the time taken for obtaining legal opinion and permissions, and later, the realization that the appeal was not filed initially - The application for condonation of delay was di India Law Library Docid # 1604134