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The Allwyn Housing Colony Welfare Association filed a writ petition challenging the allotment of 3 acres 18 guntas of land to the Hyderabad Allwyn Employees Co‑operative Housing Committee. The High Court dismissed the petition on the ground that the persons to whom the plots were allotted were not …
Coal Linker entered into a work contract with Coal India and, after disputes, the matter was referred to arbitration. The arbitrator awarded the appellant a sum and granted interest for the pre‑reference period and for the pendency of the arbitration, but expressly omitted any interest from the date …
The State of Himachal Pradesh acquired land for a housing colony and issued a notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Collector’s award of compensation was challenged by the landowners, who obtained a higher valuation from the District Judge based on sale deeds. The Housing Board …
Asian Techs Ltd. entered a construction contract with the Union of India, but the work was delayed due to material alterations and extensions granted by the respondents. The contractor claimed additional payment and invoked the arbitration clause; the arbitrator issued a non‑speaking award in its …
The father of a student who lost a year of schooling because his son's examination result was not published filed a complaint before the District Consumer Forum alleging deficiency in service by the Bihar School Examination Board and sought compensation. The Forum, State Commission and National …
The complainant MD Ibrahim alleged that his land was sold by the first accused to the second accused and that the witness, scribe and stamp vendor colluded to forge the sale deeds, also assaulting him when confronted. The trial court framed charges under IPC sections 420, 467, 471, 504, 323 and 341 …
In the 2004 Lok Sabha election for Muvattupuzha, P.C. Thomas was declared elected by a narrow margin. The election petitioner, P.M. Ismail, challenged the result alleging that Thomas had committed corrupt practices under Sections 123(3) and 123(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 by …
The trustees of Gangai Vinayagar Temple leased a plot for a theatre; the lessee died and the trustees sold the land to third parties. The lessees sued for injunction, claiming the sale was void because the property was a public temple and required sanction under the Hindu Religious Institutions Act. …
The State of Uttar Pradesh prosecuted Santosh Kumar and others for the murder of Sunita, alleging dowry harassment. The trial court convicted Santosh Kumar under sections 302, 498‑A IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, acquitting him of section 304‑B IPC. The Allahabad High Court …
Bombay Anand Bhavan Restaurant, a proprietorship engaged in preparing sweets, savories, coffee and tea, employed more than ten workers and used LPG gas to operate a bottle cooler and coffee roaster. The Deputy Director of the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Corporation directed the restaurant to …
The Supreme Court considered appeals by Babubhai Jamnadas Patel challenging the Gujarat High Court's orders directing the police to file progress reports and monitor the investigation of FIR No.187/2008 relating to alleged offences under Sections 420, 465, 466, 467 and 120‑B IPC. The issue was …
The case concerned land originally resumed in 1955, where a Tahsildar's 1976 order granted a share of the land to Shivgonda Patil. After the death of the original occupier, his heirs sought revision of that order in 1993. The Sub‑Divisional Officer, invoking Section 257 of the Maharashtra Land …
The case arose from a long‑standing land dispute in which the deceased and his brother were assaulted, and subsequently PW‑6, an injured witness, was chased and assaulted by eight accused, sustaining grievous injuries. The trial court acquitted the accused of both the murder charge (s.302 IPC) and …
Ranvir Singh challenged two criminal complaints filed by Smt. Ved Wati under the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging that the first complaint (1999) and a later complaint (2002) were dismissed because the complainant failed to pay the process fee. He argued that a second complaint on the same …
Anita Nandrajog, an accounts clerk of Bank of Baroda, was absent without leave for more than 150 consecutive days on multiple occasions. The bank invoked Clause 17(b) of the Fifth Bipartite Settlement (dated 10‑April‑1989) and issued a notice on 26‑June‑1989 requiring her to report within 30 days, …
The appellant Sushil Kumar was convicted of murdering his wife and two young children and was sentenced to death. The prosecution proved the murders through eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence, and the appellant's own disclosure memo, while the alibi he claimed was rejected as contradictory. The …
The respondents had taken a fire insurance policy from New India Assurance for their factory. On 8 January 1999 a short‑circuit in the main switchboard caused a flash‑over, generating intense heat that charred the panel, produced smoke and ultimately led to a fire which damaged the boiler and other …
The appellant Dhanapal and co‑accused were acquitted by the Sessions Judge of offences under IPC ss.307, 302 read with s.34. The Madras High Court set aside the acquittal, convicted them and imposed life imprisonment and five years. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the High Court was …
The appellant, a telecom authority, disconnected a telephone line for non-payment of the bill. The respondent filed a complaint before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, which ordered reconnection and payment of Rs.5,000 compensation with interest. The appellant challenged the forum's …
Anil Kumar Jain and Maya Jain, married in 1985, filed a joint petition for mutual divorce under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act in 2004. After the statutory six‑month period, the wife withdrew her consent, stating she did not want the marriage dissolved, leading the trial court and the High …
National Insurance Co. Ltd. filed a Special Leave Petition challenging a High Court order that directed it to pay compensation to claimants, despite the insurer's contention that there was no valid insurance coverage on the date of the accident because the renewal premium cheque was dishonoured. The …
Liberty India, a partnership firm operating a small‑scale industrial undertaking, claimed a deduction under s.80‑18 of the Income‑Tax Act for profits arising from Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEP8) and duty‑drawback credits that were posted to its profit and loss account. The Assessing Officer …
Petitioner V. Ravi Chandran filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking custody of his minor son, alleging that the child's mother had taken the child to India in violation of a New York Supreme Court custody order that granted joint custody and later sole legal …
The appellant, Y. Satyanarayana Reddy, occupied 1 acre 21 guntas of government land in Lingojiguda, Andhra Pradesh. The Mandal Revenue Officer filed a land‑grabbing petition, leading the Land Grabbing Tribunal to order eviction. The Special Court, however, remitted the matter, later allowing the …
The employees of Garden Silk Mills were transferred from the Crimping Department to the Twisting Department and claimed that the transfer constituted a change under items 1 and 2 of Schedule II of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, requiring notice under Section 42(1). The employer argued …
Amala Annai Higher Secondary School was upgraded to a high school in 1988-89 with student strength below the 300‑person threshold required for a Junior Assistant post. The school appointed a Junior Assistant without prior sanction and sought regularisation through a representation to the State …
The appellant, Mahesh Chand Sharma, purchased land and obtained possession, but the accused (Panna Lal, Ram Babu and Rajkumar) colluded with an area lekhpal to have the property mutated in their names through a false report. The appellant filed a complaint under Section 156(3) CrPC, leading to …
The Supreme Court examined whether Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) could be compelled to grant permanent status, wages and benefits to bus‑cleaners who had been employed as casuals, and whether complaints filed by an unrecognised union under item 6 of Schedule IV of the …
The appellant Bhupinder Kumar entered into a sale agreement and later sued for specific performance. The trial court decreed specific performance, directing the respondent to execute the sale deed and the appellant to pay the balance within three months. The appellant failed to deposit the balance …
The case concerned a 19‑20‑year‑old woman with mild to moderate mental retardation, an orphan residing in a government welfare home, who became pregnant around the 19th week of gestation after an alleged rape. The Chandigarh Administration sought the High Court’s approval to terminate the pregnancy, …
Lokprakashan Ltd., a newspaper, applied to Baroda Municipal Corporation for 5,000 sq. m of land. The corporation’s Standing Committee approved the sale, and the Gujarat State Government granted an exemption under section 20 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. After paying Rs 50 …
The State of Maharashtra, as landlord, obtained a decree of ejectment against M/s Super Max International, the tenant, under sections 13(3)(a) and 13(1)(g) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, on grounds of tax defaults and the landlord's bona‑fide need. The High …
The respondents, co‑owners of two non‑residential shops, were already occupying one shop and sought eviction of the appellant tenant from the other shop under s.10(3)(a)(iii) of the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960, claiming a bona‑fide need for a jewellery …
Haru Ghosh was convicted of murdering a woman (Anima) and her 12‑year‑old son (Subhankar) and of attempting to murder a 60‑year‑old man (Jeevan Krishna) under IPC sections 302, 307 and 326, receiving a death sentence and additional rigorous imprisonments. The Supreme Court examined the voluminous …
The State of Rajasthan appealed the Rajasthan High Court’s acquittal of Naresh, who was charged under Sections 302 and 394 IPC for murdering a woman, amputating her feet, and stealing her jewellery. The trial court had convicted him based on four strands of circumstantial evidence, but the High …
The case arose from a violent dispute over land where the accused forcibly entered a tube well, injured the complainant and migrant labourers, and threw a dead labourer’s body into a canal. The trial court convicted all accused under multiple IPC sections and the Arms Act; the High Court acquitted …
The appellant was convicted under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) based on the testimony of the prosecutrix and her husband, who alleged that the appellant had raped the woman in a factory and threatened her. Medical examination found no injuries and only semen on the …
Gurmukh Singh was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for delivering a single lathi blow to Hazoor Singh, who died six days later. The trial and High Courts upheld the conviction and life sentence. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the facts—no prior enmity, spur‑of‑the‑moment …
The appellants were convicted for the murder of Raj Kumar under Section 302 read with Sections 149, 147 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution's case rested on the testimony of two eye‑witnesses, Prahlad (PW‑4) and Daya Wati (PW‑5), who were alleged to be interested witnesses, and on …
The appellant Oriental Insurance Company insured Mis Ozma Shipping Company's vessel for Rs 21.5 lakh after its own surveyor valued the ship at that amount. The vessel sank with cargo, and the insured claimed the full sum. The insurer offered only Rs 15 lakh, alleging the valuation was excessive. The …
A Judicial Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Shri B.V. Rao, was staying in a state‑run guest house when senior police officials, led by Inspector General Nirmala Choudhary, forcibly entered his room, abused and intimidated him, and seized his documents. An FIR was lodged under …
The Supreme Court examined whether a ministerial note dated 8 June 1999 could be treated as a decision under Section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to withdraw from the acquisition of land occupied by Shanti Sports Club, and whether the Government’s refusal to de‑notify the land (letter …
Om Prakash (Baba) was arrested after police raided a house and recovered a large quantity of charas, opium and ganja. He was convicted by the trial court and the conviction was affirmed by the High Court under Sections 8/18, 8/20(B)(ii) and 8/20(B)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic …
The assessee, Atul Mohan Bindal, filed his income tax return for AY 2002-03 and later the Assessing Officer added salary earned in Singapore, a retrenchment compensation, and interest income, imposing a penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act. The assessee contended that the additions …
The appellant, a doctor employed as Assistant Surgeon, was terminated in 1987 after allegedly remaining absent beyond sanctioned leave, despite his claims of pending leave extensions for further training. He challenged the termination in a writ petition, and the Single Judge of the High Court set …
Mukul Kumar Choudhuri, a System Officer of Coal India, overstayed his sanctioned leave and was absent without authorization for six months. He admitted the charges in a departmental inquiry, after which the Inquiry Officer found the misconduct proved and recommended removal from service. The High …
The dispute arose from a dealership agreement between Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (the appellant) and M/s. Raja Transport (P) Ltd. (the respondent) which contained an arbitration clause mandating that any dispute be referred to the Director, Marketing of the corporation or a person nominated by him. …
The complainant, A. Alexander, alleged that the site engineer V. Kannan demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 to clear a pending railway contract bill. A trap was arranged by the CBI, with independent witnesses and forensic tests (phenolphthalein and sodium carbonate) confirming the presence of the money on …
The Consumer Education & Research Society filed writ petitions under Article 32 challenging the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2006, which retrospectively added 55 offices of profit to the exempted list under the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959. The …
Sri Venkateswara Syndicate, a cotton trading partnership, suffered an accidental fire in its godown and claimed Rs.1.90 crore under its fire insurance policies with Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. The insurer appointed a series of surveyors – a licensed surveyor, joint surveyors, a second surveyor, …
The appellants, bank officials, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash a criminal complaint filed by a guarantor alleging offences under the IPC. The Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate had taken cognizance of the complaint and issued non‑bailable …
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) claimed deductions for sales of tax‑free goods and sales to registered dealers under the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948. The Assessing Authority rejected the claim, and the Sales Tax Tribunal upheld the rejection. FCI sought a reference of two questions of law …
The petitioners sought a final decree for partition of property after a preliminary decree had been passed in 1964. The respondents argued that the application for a final decree was barred by the three‑year limitation period under Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The Supreme Court held that …
Shyamal Sengupta, a bank employee, died intestate leaving his widow Shipra Sengupta, his mother Niharbala Sengupta and his brothers as survivors. He had earlier nominated his mother as the nominee for his provident fund accounts. The widow claimed a share of the provident fund, arguing that the …
The case concerned an Army officer who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was invalided out in medical category "EEE" with 60% disability. The Medical Board at the Command Hospital opined that the disability was neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service. The officer’s legal …
Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd challenged a demand notice for employer's contribution under Section 45A of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 by filing a petition under Section 75 before the Employees Insurance Court (EIC). The EIC observed that the headload workers employed on a …
The appellant, a returned candidate, challenged the High Court's order that upheld an election petition filed by the respondent alleging corrupt practices. The petition claimed the appellant had constructed bore wells and provided ambulances after the election notification, allegedly exceeding the …
The appellants' land of about 4.34 acres in Taj Sultanpur, Gulbarga was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The reference court fixed the market value at Rs.19,500 per acre, but the High Court allowed a deduction of 53% for development charges, despite the land being within the municipal …
The case arose from a violent incident during the 1995 Mandal elections in Gadiparthivaripalem, where the candidate Soodidela Satyanarayana Reddy was murdered by a group of about twenty accused armed with stones, knives and axes. The trial court acquitted all accused, deeming the two eye‑witnesses …
The Supreme Court examined the murder of Patwari Virendra Singh, for which appellants Murli and Heera were convicted under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149. The prosecution’s case rested on two eye‑witnesses, Lakendra Singh (PW‑1) and Sadri Lal (PW‑2), whose statements were recorded after …
The Industrial Investment Bank of India Ltd. (the bank) granted two short‑term working capital loans to Modern Maileables Ltd., with the company's director, Bishwanath Jhunjhunwala, executing a personal guarantee. After the borrower defaulted, the bank initiated attachment proceedings against the …
The appellants challenged a second notification issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, alleging it was barred by the one‑year limitation in the proviso to Section 6. The Supreme Court examined whether the proviso is a mandatory, peremptory rule and whether the High Court's earlier …
The Commissioner of Central Excise appealed against Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Ltd. for disallowing CENVAT credit on Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) used as fuel in producing steam and electricity that was employed in the manufacture of exempted fertilizers. The key question was whether Rule …
Mis. Maruti Suzuki Ltd., a motor‑vehicle manufacturer, generated electricity in its plant using naphtha and diesel and sold a portion of the surplus to its joint ventures, vendors and the grid for a price. The company claimed CENVAT credit on the duty paid on the fuel used for electricity …
Senior Manager Rajeev Ratan Pandey was transferred by the Airports Authority of India from Lucknow to Calicut. He challenged the transfer in a writ petition, alleging it violated the Authority's transfer policy, but did not initially claim any mala fides. After the High Court refused an interim …
Man Mohan Nath Sinha, a private secretary to a Uttar Pradesh state minister, was dismissed from service after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of misappropriating public funds. He challenged the dismissal before the Allahabad High Court, which set aside the order by re‑appreciating the …
The dispute concerned the appointment of the Lambardar of village Pehladgarh, Bhiwani. The Collector appointed Satbir Singh, but the appellant Ishwar Singh challenged this appointment. The Commissioner set aside the Collector’s order, appointing Ishwar Singh, and the Financial Commissioner upheld …
The appellant Pannayar was convicted for the murder of Thilagavalli and theft of her gold ornaments under Sections 302, 392 and 397 of the IPC, based largely on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution's case hinged on (i) a witness who claimed to have seen the accused following the victim, (ii) …
The petition concerned whether a Judicial Magistrate could order a reinvestigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure after a charge‑sheet had been filed under Section 173(2) and charges were framed against some accused while others were discharged. The Supreme Court held that …
The petitioners, who are SC/ST/OBC students admitted to IIT Delhi for B.Tech, were expelled after failing to meet the minimum credit requirements in their first two years. They argued that the institute provided no special coaching, summer courses, or a slow‑track programme, thereby violating the …
The case concerned the determination of market value for lands in Rithala village, Delhi, acquired under four notifications of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Delhi High Court had based compensation on Delhi Development Authority (DDA) allotment rates and limited sale deed evidence, awarding …
In the 2008 Bagepalli Legislative Assembly election, the CPM candidate G.V. Sreerama Reddy (appellant) lost after a recount and filed an election petition under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The petition was filed by his advocate without the petitioner’s personal …
The case concerns the murder of Harinder Kumar, who was shot during a dispute over brick‑kiln ownership. Rajinder Singh was convicted by the trial court under IPC s.302 and the Arms Act s.27, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted him, relying on a conflict between eyewitness testimony that …
The case involved the murder of two brothers, sons of PW‑7, and the arson of her property by a group of accused persons. The trial court convicted all seven accused under sections of the IPC including 302 and 436, but the High Court acquitted one accused (A‑6) and upheld the convictions of the …
The appellant, Chitresh Kumar Chopra, was charged under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC for allegedly abetting the suicide of his business partner, Jitendra Sharma, by mental harassment over a profit dispute. The trial court framed charges, finding sufficient material to presume that the …
Madan Kumar Singh purchased a truck at a public auction to use for his self‑employment. Although he paid the full consideration, the District Magistrate, Sultanpur and other officials delayed handing over the vehicle for six months and, more seriously, withheld the vehicle's registration documents …
A widow executed a will appointing her nephew as executor, who later created a trust (Vokkaligara Sangha) over the landed property. Disputes arose over ownership, leading to land‑reforms proceedings, a suit for declaration by the trust, and a settlement in which the trust limited its claim to a …
The Supreme Court examined an acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 where only the life‑interest holders (recorded in revenue records) were served notice, while the vested remaindermen (not recorded) were not. The petitioners argued that the remaindermen were entitled to notice and …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by the family of the late Harshad Mehta challenging the Special Court's order to sell nine residential flats that had been attached under the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992. The appellants argued that Section …
The Supreme Court examined whether V. Venkatesan, a former employee of Metropolitan Transport Corporation who was terminated in 1996 and later reinstated in 2004, was entitled to full back wages under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act despite having been enrolled and practicing as an …
The widows of Raj Kumar Joshi, a director and proprietor of a clearing and forwarding business, claimed compensation under Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 after his death in a motor accident. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded Rs. 49.25 lakh with interest, which the High Court …
The petitioners, members of the Haryana Public Service Commission, challenged their suspension by the Governor of Haryana under Article 317(2) of the Constitution, arguing that they were denied a show‑cause notice and a hearing, thus violating natural justice. The Court examined the constitutional …
The appellants were arrested after a police patrol, acting on an informer's tip, searched them and seized morphine. The search was conducted by the Station House Officer (SHO) without a gazetted officer present, using consent letters that were allegedly prepared after arrest and without proper …
The Action Committee of unaided private schools challenged the Director of Education's (DOE) directions that fees and funds must be used strictly according to Rule 177 and that no amount could be transferred to the managing society or trust. The petitions argued that the DOE lacked authority under …
The case concerned the discounting and rediscounting of two bills of exchange by UCO Bank, allegedly to provide funds to stock‑broker Harshad Mehta for securities transactions. The Supreme Court examined whether the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992 …
The appellant, a mother‑in‑law, threw a burning wick onto her daughter‑in‑law who was wearing terylene clothing, causing severe burns. The victim was hospitalized with about 60% burns and died after eight days due to septicemia, a complication of the injuries. The trial court convicted the appellant …
The case concerned a massive "call money" scam in which Rs 40 crore of National Housing Bank funds were diverted to broker Harshad Mehta’s account through officials of UCO Bank and NHB. The appellants – senior officials of UCO Bank and NHB – were convicted by a Special Court under the Special Court …
The appellant, an Indian citizen, married a US citizen and had a daughter. A US probate court granted temporary custody of the child to the mother, but the appellant allegedly forged documents and took the child to India, violating the custody order. The US court issued arrest warrants which were …
The case concerned the death of Anuradha Saha, who was treated for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) by several doctors in Kolkata and Mumbai. The complainant alleged that the doctors prescribed excessive doses of the steroid Depomedrol and failed to provide essential supportive care, constituting …
The Supreme Court examined the conduct of four bank officers (Accused 1, 2, 4 and 5) and a securities broker (Accused 3) who were alleged to have credited large sums to the broker's account without the corresponding bankers' cheques being in the bank’s possession, thereby causing loss to the bank. …
The landlord filed eviction suits against tenants occupying a go‑down, a shop and a kothari. The lower authority dismissed all three suits; on appeal the go‑down was ordered to be evicted while the shop and kothari were retained by the tenants. The landlord then filed writ petitions in the Allahabad …
The case involved a gang‑led shoot‑out in Mumbai that resulted in three deaths and several injuries. The accused were charged under the IPC, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) and the Arms Act. The trial court convicted six of the eight accused, sentencing three to death, while …
The case concerned a dispute over the partition of certain properties originally belonging to G.R. Kuppuswamy Naidu, who had acquired them by a Will executed by his father in 1921. After Kuppuswamy's death, his sons and their descendants claimed the properties, while the plaintiffs argued that the …
The respondent filed a summary suit under Order XXXVII of the CPC for recovery of Rs.2.66 crore on account of dishonoured cheques. The appellants sought leave to defend and the trial judge granted conditional leave, directing them to deposit Rs.2 crore within two months or have the leave revoked. …
ECE Industries Ltd., the plaintiff‑appellant, entered into a Development Agreement with S.P. Real Estate Developers for the construction of 1,800 apartments on a land parcel in Hyderabad. The respondents allegedly breached the agreement but proceeded with substantial construction, investing crores …
The Supreme Court examined the prosecution of several senior officials, including the former Water Resources Minister of Madhya Pradesh, for alleged criminal conspiracy and misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with the Hasdeo Bango dam project. The respondents were accused …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against the Bombay High Court’s order quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged by an investor who alleged cheating and misappropriation by City Limouzines Ltd. The High Court had held that the dispute was merely a civil matter concerning the interpretation …
The parents of Bal Reddy were murdered in their Hyderabad home on 3 December 1997. The prosecution charged the daughter‑in‑law (Swarnalatha) and five others under sections 120‑B, 302, 392 and 201 IPC, relying mainly on circumstantial evidence, an extra‑judicial confession recorded by the son‑in‑law …
Vir Singh, a 40‑year‑old carpenter, died in a motor accident in 1997. His widow, children and parents (eight dependents) filed a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act for compensation. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 2.32 lakh based on a daily income of Rs 84 and a …
Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. filed a transfer petition under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to move a large number of criminal cases pending in Punjab and Haryana courts to the Delhi High Court or any other High Court, alleging that justice might not be done to …
The appellants, owners of agricultural land in Jharoda Kalan, New Delhi, challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired under a 1982 notification. After successive awards by the Land Acquisition Collector (Rs 5,800‑2,400 per bigha), the Reference Court (Rs 9,750 per bigha) and the High Court …
Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. filed a FIR and the respondents applied for anticipatory bail. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, by an ex parte order dated 27‑12‑2005, directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate to release the respondents on bail, effectively making the interim order a final …
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensation to the dependents of a deceased victim of a bus accident, finding that the driver did not possess a valid licence. The Tribunal directed the insurer, New India Assurance Co., to pay the compensation and to recover the amount from the driver and …
Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. entered into a distribution agreement with M/s S. Bhatia Enterprises that contained an arbitration clause designating the court at Jhansi, U.P., as the forum for disputes. Disagreements led to the appointment of two different arbitrators, each issuing an …
In a Gram Panchayat election, the second respondent was declared Sarpanch. The first respondent filed an election petition before the Sub‑Divisional Officer (the Specified Officer), who ordered a recount and dismissed the petition based on that recount. The High Court held that the Specified Officer …
The case concerned the appointment of the Head Master of a private aided higher secondary school in Tamil Nadu. The school’s Selection Committee chose the candidate by secret ballot, appointing the respondent who received more votes. The appellant challenged this, arguing that promotion should be …
The husband appealed against a magistrate's order granting maintenance to his wife and three children under Section 125 of the CrPC. The children, who were minors when the order was made, later attained majority or married, and the wife filed execution applications seeking arrears for periods after …
The Supreme Court examined whether daily‑wage employees appointed without following recruitment rules were entitled to "equal pay for equal work" with regular staff. It held that the doctrine, rooted in Article 39(d) and Article 14 of the Constitution, can be invoked only when the claimants perform …
The case arose when a group of railway employees assaulted a senior officer who was about to board a train after superannuation, threatening his life and creating a violent scene at the station. The disciplinary authority, invoking Rule 14(ii) of the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, …
The respondents filed a title suit for eviction of the appellant, claiming ownership and landlord status over a shop in Purulia. The appellant denied being a tenant, asserting that he entered possession under a sale agreement and later pleaded adverse possession, claiming over twelve years of …
The brothers Narinder Kumar Malik and Surinder Kumar Malik were parties to a partition suit concerning a jointly owned industrial plot. While the suit was pending, they executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 9 February 2005 whereby Narinder agreed to sell his 50% share to Surinder for Rs. …
The appellant, a Member of the Legislative Assembly, was accused of obtaining large sums of public money through fabricated medical reimbursement claims. The matter was referred to the Legislature's Ethics Committee, which, after the appellant's apology and partial refund, recommended withdrawal of …
The respondent voluntarily retired from United Bank of India in May 1989 after about 17 years and 10 months of service and later applied for pension under the United Bank of India (Employees) Pension Regulations, 1995. The bank rejected his claim, stating he had not completed the required 20 years …
The appellants, owners of agricultural land in Ghewra village, challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired for a bottling plant, arguing that the market value fixed by the High Court was too low and that three sale deeds had been ignored. The High Court, relying on its earlier decision in …
The Supreme Court heard a civil appeal filed by the Union of India challenging the transfer orders of two income‑tax officers who had voluntarily agreed to revert from the post of Upper Division Clerk (UDC) to Lower Division Clerk (LDC) to obtain a transfer from the Gujarat charge to the Kerala …
The petitioners, members of Scheduled Castes who had migrated to Delhi, challenged a circular issued by the National Capital Territory that denied them reservation benefits in Delhi's subordinate services, arguing that they should retain their SC status under the Presidential orders. The Court …
The plaintiff, H.V. Vedavyasachar, sued Shivashankara and others for a permanent injunction and a mandatory injunction directing possession of the suit property. The trial court decreed the suit. On appeal, the respondents filed an application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC to adduce additional …
The Tamil Nadu Government issued G.O. Ms. No.32 (1998) permitting the erection of statues and arches on highways. After the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 came into force, the State, through its Secretary, granted permission to install permanent arches on two major district roads. The High Court held …
The Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank uncovered a large‑scale fraud involving crores of rupees and filed a criminal complaint under several IPC sections against its chairman, managing director, other officers and businessmen, including J.P. Bhimani. The accused was denied bail by the Sessions …
The NGO GURIA, SWAYAM SEVI SANSTHAN rescued over thirty girls from a red‑light area in Varanasi and filed a complaint, leading to charge‑sheets against 23 persons under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and several IPC provisions. The accused applied for bail; the Sessions Judge rejected …
A motor accident caused the death of Khairati Lal and injuries to his wife Sheela Rani and mother Budhwanti. The Motor Accident Claim Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.4,11,000 for death, Rs.35,000 for the wife's injuries and Rs.85,000 for the mother's permanent disability. The High Court enhanced …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Champaben Govindbhai, mother of the deceased, against the Gujarat High Court's order affirming the acquittal of three accused of murder. The Court examined whether the medical post‑mortem report establishing fatal chest injuries, the credibility of eye‑witnesses …
The respondent, a Block Development and Panchayat Officer, faced an FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The State, through the Minister, initially refused sanction for prosecution on 15‑12‑2002/2003. After a change of government, the same authority granted sanction on 14‑9‑2004 without any …
The appellants, borrowers of a public sector bank, sought a one‑time settlement of their non‑performing loan under RBI guidelines, offering to pay Rs 345.31 lacs, but the bank demanded a higher amount and refused. The Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal directed the bank to settle as per the RBI …
The deceased K.T. Subramanya had taken four life insurance policies naming his mother, Challamma, as nominee. After his death, his alleged wife Tilaga and their two children applied for a succession certificate under Section 372 of the Succession Act, 1925, claiming the deceased was married to …
A vacancy for a teacher arose in Satya Prakash Vivekanand Inter College, Deoria. The District Inspector of Schools (DIS) recommended a candidate, Ali Hussain Ansari, within the one‑year period prescribed by the First Removal of Difficulties Order, 1981. The college's Committee of Management ignored …
The appellant, a licensed dealer of high‑speed diesel oil, challenged the cancellation of his licence under the Uttar Pradesh High Speed Diesel Oil and Light Diesel Oil (Maintenance of Supplies and Distribution) Order, 1981, alleging that the cancellation was based on vague allegations of malice by …
The landlord filed a suit for eviction and recovery of rent arrears against the tenant, which was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Additional District Judge after a jurisdictional amendment. The tenant received notice of an interlocutory application and the scheduled hearing date of 15 …
The Gujarat Agricultural University and the All Gujarat Kamdar Karmachari Union entered into a settlement in 1980 governing the conditions of service of daily‑rated workers. After a notice to terminate the settlement, the University, following a Gujarat Government notification, declared the 2nd and …
The Uttar Pradesh State Sugar Corporation, a seasonal sugar unit, engaged Niraj Kumar as a weighment clerk on a daily‑wage basis from 1 January 1997 to 15 April 1997, i.e., during the middle of the 1996‑97 crushing season. Kumar claimed that he was a seasonal workman and that the corporation’s …
The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed after a Special Judge convicted Jiyalal under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d)(ii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The High Court set aside the conviction, holding that the sanction order from the District Magistrate was given mechanically, lacked reasons, and …
The appellant, a government employee originally appointed as Overseer and later re-designated as Sub-Assistant Engineer, was promoted to Assistant Engineer in 1981. His pay on promotion was fixed at Rs. 850 per month, lower than the Rs. 950 he claimed was due under Rule 74(b) of the Orissa Service …
Girishbhai Dahyabhai Shah was prosecuted under Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for allegedly selling adulterated curd. The sample was taken on 8 April 1988 and the Public Analyst’s report indicating adulteration was filed on 4 May 1988 but was only served to the …
The appellants purchased land in Tamil Nadu by deeds dated 1‑Feb‑1990. The Sub‑Registrar became aware of the deeds only on 30‑Mar‑1996 and, in 1998, initiated proceedings under Sections 47A(1) and 198 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to recover deficit stamp duty. The appellants contended that the …
The case concerned the transfer of two Sub‑Registrars, Karvendra Singh and Rajendra Singh, within Uttar Pradesh. Both challenged an office order that swapped their postings, alleging arbitrariness, stigma and lack of proper consideration of service records. The High Court upheld Karvendra Singh's …
The case involved the murder of Rangasamy, a Naidu community member who supplied electricity to the Adi Dravida community for a festival, leading to a violent retaliation by eight accused who formed an unlawful assembly and assaulted him with casuarina sticks, causing fatal head injuries. The trial …
Mohammad Yasin appealed against the Delhi High Court order that dismissed his petition seeking a CBI investigation and a FIR under s.302 IPC into the death of his brother Yunus (alias Anees) while in police custody. Yunus, a proclaimed offender with a history of multiple criminal cases, was arrested …
Bachan Singh joined the Haryana State Electricity Board as a work‑charge employee in 1963 and was regularised as Head Mistry in 1981. The Board issued circulars in 1993 and 1994 asking work‑charge employees to elect, in writing, whether to count their prior service towards pension or remain in the …
The Delhi High Court entertained two public‑interest writ petitions filed in 2007 that challenged the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village (CGV) on the basis that it would damage the Yamuna riverbed and floodplain. The petitioners sought a stay of construction and the formation of a …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of appeals filed by the Central Excise Commissioner against several manufacturers of industrial gases who charged customers for containers such as cylinders, canisters and tanners. The issue was whether these ancillary charges should be included in the "transaction …
The Supreme Court examined the criminal contempt proceedings against senior advocate R.K. Anand and former special public prosecutor I.U. Khan arising from a televised NDTV sting operation that captured their alleged attempts to influence a prosecution witness in the high‑profile BMW hit‑and‑run …
The Supreme Court examined two criminal appeals arising from convictions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act where police officers had acted on prior information without first recording it in writing or sending a copy to their superior as required by Section 42. …
The deceased Shoba was burned to death by her mother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law. A dying declaration was recorded by a Taluka Executive Magistrate on 9 April 1995 in the presence of a doctor, and the formal FIR was lodged on 12 April 1995. The appellants challenged their conviction under Section 302 …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Head Constable Dnyaneswar Laxman Rao Wankhede, who was convicted by a Special Judge for demanding illegal gratification under Section 7(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The prosecution’s case rested on two panch witnesses; one died …
The State of Gujarat acquired large tracts of agricultural and non‑agricultural land in three villages for the construction of a dam, leading to disputes over the compensation payable under Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The appellants challenged the High Court’s awards, arguing that …
A nine‑year‑old girl suffered a 10% permanent disability in a motor vehicle accident and claimed compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 72,785, but the Karnataka High Court enhanced the award to Rs 1,12,000 without providing …
The respondent filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act alleging that the appellant had issued a pronote and a cheque which later bounced. The appellant claimed the documents were forged and applied to a magistrate for their examination by a handwriting expert; the …
The appeal concerned a sale deed of a flat that was executed by Indra Kumar Halani under a power of attorney granted by Nandalal Tantia and subsequently presented for registration. The High Court held that because the power of attorney was not registered under Section 33 of the Registration Act, …
The appellant, a petrol pump operator, challenged an order directing him to pay contributions under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, arguing that his premises did not qualify as a "factory" within the meaning of the Act. The central issue was whether the activity of pumping petrol/diesel …
The appellant, Sukanti Moharana, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for allegedly pouring kerosene on her sister-in-law and setting her on fire, resulting in extensive burn injuries and death. The conviction was based primarily on a written dying declaration recorded by a doctor and an oral dying …
The dispute concerned inter‑se seniority between direct recruits and promotee officers in the Punjab Civil Services (Executive Branch) Rules, 1976, and the consequent promotion of direct recruits to the Indian Administrative Service. The Punjab High Court had stayed the reversion of a promotee …
K. Doddananjundaiah, a coparcener, had three daughters by his first wife and a son Dinesh by a second wife Yashodamma. After K's death, the daughters (appellants) claimed a one‑third share of the partitioned property, contending that the second marriage was void and that Dinesh, born after the Hindu …
Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd entered into ISDA derivative contracts with Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. When disputes arose, Nahar filed a civil suit in Ludhiana seeking a declaration that the contracts were void and an injunction, while the bank filed an application before the Debt Recovery …
The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) acquired land for a steel plant, awarding compensation to landholders; some accepted the award without protest, others accepted under protest and filed applications for reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court directed the …
Biecco Lawrie Ltd. dismissed a mazdoor, Provash Chandra Mondal, for major misconduct including insubordination and abusive language. The industrial tribunal initially upheld the dismissal, but on remand set it aside, citing violation of natural justice. The High Court affirmed the tribunal’s order, …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute over whether a shop property belonged to a public temple or to private parties. The temple had previously been declared a public temple in earlier litigation, but the nature of the disputed property was unclear. The Court held that the character of the temple …
The respondent, a Physical Training Instructor in a Government Ayurvedic College, claimed that his pay should be fixed at the UGC scale granted to teachers in the School Education Department. The High Court had ordered his pay to be fixed in that scale, relying on the doctrine of equal pay for equal …
The case involved five accused in the murder of a truck cleaner and the grievous injury of the driver under sections 302 and 307 IPC. No test identification parade (TIP) was conducted and the appellant (Accused No.3) was not named in the FIR. The trial court relied on the driver’s in‑court …
The State of Maharashtra appealed a High Court order that quashed demand notices issued to Swanstone Multiplex Cinema Ltd. for entertainment duty collected during a period of statutory exemption. The multiplex had collected the full 45% duty from patrons even though the Act provided a three‑year …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Bhaskar Lal Sharma and Vimla Sharma against a Delhi High Court order that quashed a summoning order issued under Sections 498A, 403, 405, 406 and 34 of the IPC. The Court examined the complaint filed by Monica, the wife of Vikas Sharma, and found that the …
The appellant (Accused No.2) and his co‑accused were convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 for unauthorised export of alprazolam, lorazepam and nitrazepam, drugs listed in the Schedule of the Act. The appellant contended that the alleged offence should be …
Monica filed criminal proceedings against her husband Satish Sharma and in‑laws, and sought attachment of a jointly‑owned property in Jaipur under Section 83 of the CrPC. She later moved transfer petitions to shift the revision petition, the execution proceedings, and a Section 482 petition from the …
V. Padmanabham, a Deputy Tehsildar and Director of Civil Supplies, was suspended in 1993 for supplying essential commodities meant for public distribution to private parties, causing a loss of about Rs.12.46 lakh to the State. A departmental enquiry found him guilty and dismissed him in 1994; his …
The Madras High Court ordered that a specific government building, the old Block Development Office, be allotted for the District Munsif‑cum‑Judicial Magistrate Court at Pennagaram Taluk, Dharmapuri District. The appellants challenged this order before the Supreme Court, arguing that the High Court …
The Supreme Court examined the interpretation of Government Order (G.O.) No.108 dated 20‑05‑1996, issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh under its Target‑2000 industrial policy, which granted sales‑tax deferment/exemption to existing units expanding their capacity. The respondents, industrial …
Fiza Developers & Inter‑Trade Ltd. challenged an arbitral award of Rs 57.6 crore by filing an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking its setting aside. The respondent filed a written statement and the appellant moved the City Civil Court to frame issues …
Undavalli Narayana Rao was convicted under Section 498A of the IPC for subjecting his wife, Malathi Devi, to cruelty and dowry harassment that allegedly drove her to suicide. The trial court found that the husband and his mother repeatedly demanded property, threatened the wife, and forced her to …
The mother of a 22‑year‑old deceased, who died in a motor‑vehicle accident, filed a claim under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Tribunal and the Karnataka High Court accepted the deceased’s alleged monthly income of Rs 3,300 and applied a multiplier of 17, awarding Rs 4,78,300 as …
The Supreme Court examined the method of calculating compensation under the Motor Vehicles Acts of 1939 and 1988, focusing on whether the multiplier in the Second Schedule must be applied rigidly and what criteria should guide the determination of the multiplicand (future earnings). The Court noted …
The appellant filed a suit for recovery of money in 1998 with a deficit court fee, seeking extensions under Sections 148, 151 and later Section 149 of the CPC because stamp fee papers were unavailable. The deficit fee was eventually paid and the court condoned a 272‑day delay in presenting the …
The case concerns the murder of MP Magunta Subbarama Reddy, his gunman, and injuries to two witnesses. Accused No.1, Pantangi Balarama Venkata Ganesh, a member of the Peoples War Group, was arrested on the day of the incident with a pistol, cartridges and a pink shirt bearing his blood. …
The petitioner, a US citizen of Indian origin, invested $640,000 in a water‑park venture with the respondents based on agreements dated 7 June 2000, 29 January 2005 and a supplementary agreement of 2 February 2005, which contained an arbitration clause. A dispute arose over the transfer of 25 acres …
The dispute arose from a subcontract between Sime Darby Engineering (Petitioner) and Engineers India Ltd (Respondent) for offshore fabrication work under an ONGC project. The parties' contract contained an arbitration clause that was silent on the number of arbitrators, and the Respondent relied on …
The respondent, Sanjay, worked as a casual chowkidar for the District Manager of HAFED in Jind from August to December 1998 (145 days) and thereafter for the District Manager of HAFED in Hissar from January to May 1999 (112 days). He claimed that, having completed more than 240 days of continuous …
On 9 October 1991, Jai Kumar and co‑accused robbed money and a tractor and threw the victim, Raghbir Singh, into a canal. The victim, who was intoxicated, tried to climb out, was kicked on the face and thrown back into the water, resulting in his death. All accused were convicted under IPC sections …
The appellants, members of the managing committee of Shastri Memorial School, obtained a civil decree for possession of a plot of land and later sold a portion of it, after which a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged alleging cheating and offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and …
The appellants, slum dwellers, entered into a rehabilitation agreement with the respondents, a developer, which required them to obtain an eligibility certificate before the scheme could be invoked. They failed to secure the certificate, yet the developer began commercial construction on the …
M/s Sri Mangayarkarasi Mills (P) Ltd., a cotton yarn manufacturer, claimed a deduction of Rs. 61,28,150 for machinery replacement as revenue expenditure under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Assessing Officer disallowed the claim, treating it as capital expenditure, a view upheld by the …
The landlord (Nano Kishore) leased a portion of his residential house in Chandigarh to the tenant (Yashpal Singh) for residential use in April 1994, but the tenant began using the premises for commercial activities in December 1994 without the landlord's consent or permission from the Rent …
The tenant, after losing before the rent‑control appellate authority, filed a writ petition which was dismissed for non‑prosecution and a civil application for restoration which was also dismissed. Possession of the premises was then given to the landlords. Instead of challenging the dismissal order …
The respondents filed a suit for partition of property in 2004. The appellant filed her written statement in 2006 and later discovered a 1993 will that she claimed affected the ownership of the suit property. On 1 March 2007, after the trial had commenced and a witness had been examined, she applied …
The Kerala High Court directed the State to implement the 1975 Kerala Scheduled Tribes (Restriction on Transfer of Lands and Restoration of Alienated Lands) Act, but the State failed to comply, leading to multiple extensions and a contempt petition. The State subsequently enacted the 1999 Kerala …
Kishan Lal filed a complaint alleging that nine (later ten) accused cheated him of Rs 4.65 crore. An FIR was lodged against all accused, but the charge‑sheet was filed only against Accused 1 and 2, and the Metropolitan Magistrate took cognizance of them. The complainant sought, under Section 173(8) …
The parties entered into a sale agreement for a haveli; the buyer sued for specific performance and obtained a decree, which the seller appealed and had set aside. During the appeal the seller withdrew the amount deposited by the buyer, and the High Court again set aside the trial court decree. Both …
ELCM Exports Ltd., an export house, filed a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission seeking damages for a delayed shipment that was held in a US customs bonded warehouse, causing the foreign buyer to reject the consignment. The Commission dismissed the complaint as …
The appeal concerned a Mitakshara coparcenary property that the appellants claimed had become self‑acquired after a lease (patta) was allegedly granted by the village Zamindar under the Oudh Rent Act, 1886. The respondents contended that the land remained ancestral joint‑family property and that any …
The case concerned whether Hotel Queen Road Pvt. Ltd., a special purpose vehicle, had converted into a public company by resolutions passed on 30 September 2002, which were accompanied by a Form 23 filing and a statement in lieu of prospectus. The conversion would affect the applicability of Section …
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (the appellant) sought to enforce a scheme of nationalisation that granted it exclusive rights to operate on certain routes and cancelled the permits of private operators. Private operators, including Mohd. Gilman Sharif, challenged the scheme, …
The appellants, who were Class II officers in the Nagaland Economics and Statistics Service, challenged the seniority of a fellow officer (respondent No. 3) who had been transferred from the PWD and Housing Department to their cadre through an encadrement (post‑merger) order in 1992‑93. They claimed …
Krishan Lal challenged the appointment of respondent No.4 as Mechanist Grinder Instructor, alleging that the candidate did not satisfy the five‑year practical/teaching experience requirement and that the experience certificates were invalid because the issuing establishments had not deposited …
The assessee (Ghanshyam HUF) received enhanced compensation and interest from the Haryana Urban Development Authority for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but omitted these amounts from its 1999-2000 return, arguing that they were in dispute in a pending appeal by the State. The …
Dulari Exports Ltd. and others were allotted an industrial plot by H.S.I.D.C. Ltd. They paid four installments but failed to pay the fifth within the stipulated time. The corporation issued a notice stating that the plot was liable for resumption and offered the petitioners a chance to retain it at …
The Union of India awarded a contract to Saraswat Trading Agency for handling goods at railway stations. The contract required the contractor to pay labourers at least the "fair wage" as notified at the time of tender, but statutory wage revisions later increased those rates. The contractor claimed …
The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) acquired 65.71 acres of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a thermal power plant, invoking emergency provisions of Section 17 and paying 80% compensation. NTPC claimed it had only taken physical possession of about 10.2 acres and sought …
The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) filed review petitions seeking clarification of its earlier orders dated 19 February 2008 and 20 February 2008 concerning the re‑allotment of industrial plots to Veena Sharma and others. The petitions centered on the interpretation of a …
The Supreme Court considered an appeal by the State of Punjab against a High Court order that directed the health department to grant Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bansal a five‑year special leave for self‑employment on the ground that he had been discriminated against. The Court examined whether special leave …
The appellant, the Secretary to the Government of Haryana, appealed against a High Court order that directed full reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by a retired employee (respondent) for heart bypass surgery. The respondent, a pensioner, submitted a claim of Rs.1,87,907.65, but the State …
The case concerned a petition by Ghulam Rasool Lone, a senior police employee, seeking promotion to Sub‑Inspector after a junior colleague, Hamiddulah Dar, had been illegally promoted in 1987 by relaxing the recruitment rules. Similar promotions were later granted to other employees through writ …
