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Judgments of 2001

611 judgments · newest first · showing 601–611

M/S. B.P.L. LTD.versusSTATE OF A.P.

2001 INSC 11Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, manufacturers and dealers of fully automatic washing machines, claimed that their products qualified as "electronic goods" under a 1988 notification issued under Section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957, and therefore were liable to a concessional tax rate of 2% …

DR. VIJAY LAXMI SADHOversusJAGDISH

2001 INSC 9Dismissed

In the 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the appellant was declared elected and the defeated respondent filed an election petition alleging corrupt practices. The petition and its supporting affidavit were drafted in Hindi, contrary to the High Court Rule requiring English, and the …

RAJNEESH AGGARWALversusAMIT J. BHALLA

2001 INSC 5Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Rajneesh Aggarwal, presented three cheques drawn on Bank of Baroda by Bhalla Techtran Industries Ltd. and signed by its director, Amit J. Bhalla. The cheques were dishonoured and the appellant served a notice to the director, demanding payment within 15 days. After no payment was …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusM. ASLAM AND ORS.

2001 INSC 6Disposed off

The employees of defence unit‑run canteens filed applications before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) seeking benefits available to regular defence personnel, arguing that the canteens are part of the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) and thus under the Ministry of Defence. The Union of India …

STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR.versusB. SUVARNA MALINI AND ANR.

2001 INSC 7Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Karnataka employed part‑time lecturers for periods of ten to twenty years but failed to regularise them. A High Power Committee recommended a one‑time absorption of these lecturers, leading to the Karnataka State Civil Services (Absorption of Persons working as Part‑Time Lecturers…) …

PABITRA MOHAN DASHversusSTATE OF ORISSA AND ORS.

2001 INSC 8Dismissed

The appellants, who were headmasters of schools that later became aided or government institutions, challenged a Special Bench of the Orissa High Court that set aside earlier Full Bench judgments allowing them to continue as headmasters despite not meeting the qualifications prescribed in Regulation …

SURYANARAYANAversusSTATE OF KARNATAKA

2001 INSC 3Dismissed

The appellant Suryanarayana was convicted under IPC Section 302 for the murder of Saroja, based primarily on the testimony of a four‑year‑old child witness, Bhavya, who identified the appellant as the assailant. The appellant appealed, arguing that a conviction cannot rest on the sole testimony of a …

MAKHAN LAL BANGALversusMANAS BHUNIA AND ORS.

2001 INSC 1Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a defeated candidate, filed an election petition challenging the election of the appellant to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on grounds of corrupt practices under Sections 123(2), (4) and (7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Calcutta High Court found several …

SATISH KUMAR SHARMAversusBAR COUNCIL OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

2001 INSC 2Dismissed

Satish Kumar Sharma, a full‑time salaried law officer of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, was enrolled as an advocate in 1984. After more than a decade, the Himachal Pradesh Bar Council cancelled his enrollment, invoking Rule 49 of the Bar Council of India Rules, which bars full‑time …

SMT. KAUSHNUMA BEGUM AND ORS.versusTHE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS.

2001 INSC 4Disposed off

The appellant's husband was killed when the front tyre of a jeep burst, causing the vehicle to capsize and crush a pedestrian. The widow and children filed a claim for compensation before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, which dismissed the claim on the ground that there was no negligence, …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR,versusM/S. OM PRAKASH S.S. AND COMPANY AND ANR.

2000 INSC 90Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined whether a licence fee paid to the Government for the right to carry on the liquor trade makes the licencee a "buyer" under the explanation to sub‑section (11) of Section 206‑C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court held that the licence merely authorises the holder to …