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Indian Railways Act

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SURESH UTTAM KALEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposed Off

The applicant, Suresh Uttam Kale, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for alleged offences under IPC Section 395 and Indian Railways Act Section 174 relating to a robbery in 2018. He was arrested in 2025 based primarily on confessional statements of four …

Kari Sahani @ Fagu SahaniversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Petitioner Kari Sahani was charged with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the NDPS Act and the Railways Act for alleged involvement in a narcotics‑peddling gang that robbed train passengers by forcing them to consume poisonous biscuits. He has been in custody since 7 April 2025 and has six …

HARITA SUNIL PARABversusSTATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS

2018 INSC 290Dismissed

Harita Sunil Parab, a practising advocate in Mumbai, filed FIRs in Delhi and Ghaziabad alleging offences under various IPC sections and later sought to have those cases transferred to Mumbai, claiming threats from the accused, fear of a biased investigation and personal inconvenience. The Supreme …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusWEST COAST PAPER MILLS LTD. AND ANR.

2004 INSC 84

The Railway Rates Tribunal declared the freight rates charged by the Union of India unreasonable. The Union filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, which was eventually dismissed after an interim order. The respondents then filed writ petitions and suits for refund of excess …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.versusRANCHI MUNICIPAL CORPN. RANCHI AND ORS.

1996 INSC 273Appeal(s) allowed

The Ranchi Municipal Corporation demanded Rs 1,01,501 as service charges from the Railways for the years 1993‑94 and 1994‑95. The Union of India challenged the demand, and the Patna High Court upheld it. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the municipality could levy such charges under …

LAKSHMI BANGLE STORESversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1990 INSC 378Dismissed

Lakshmi Bangle Stores booked a railway wagon in June 1964, declaring the value of the consigned glass bangles as Rs.25,000. The wagon was involved in an accident on June 22, 1964 and the goods were delivered after an open assessment on September 4, 1964, revealing that more than half were damaged. …

MARWAR TENT FACTORYversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1989 INSC 341Appeal(s) allowed

The Marwar Tent Factory supplied 1,500 tents to the Defence Services under a contract that stipulated delivery F.O.R. Jodhpur. After dispatching the consignment by rail, the Commandant of the C.O.D. at Kanpur claimed that 224 tents were missing and deducted their price from the amount due. The …

HARMINDER SINGH ARORAversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

1986 INSC 117Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a long‑time supplier of fresh milk, submitted the lowest bid in a tender issued by the Military Farms for fresh buffalo or cow milk. The authority instead awarded the contract to a government agency that had submitted a higher bid for pasteurised milk and also gave it a 10% price …