AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH

Vardan Associates Pvt. Ltd., a contractor registered under the CGST and West Bengal GST Acts, moved a capital goods machine from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal using an e‑way bill that expired before the consignment entered West Bengal. The goods were detained and the authorities demanded GST of Rs 54 lakhs and an equal …

The State of Andhra Pradesh appealed against a High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to N. Sanjay, an IPS officer who was Additional Director General of Police, CID, and Director General of the State Disaster Response and Fire Services, alleging misappropriation of public funds through irregular tenders and c…

The appellant, Bharat Sher Singh Kalsia, purchased a portion of land from a Power of Attorney (PoA) holder who had been authorized by the landowners to manage, sell, and register their property. A FIR was lodged alleging criminal offences under Sections 409, 467, 468, 471 and 420 IPC, claiming the sale deed was fraudul…

The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd. issued a 2011 notification for regular recruitment of Plant Attender, Grade‑III, prompting several workers to claim they were casual labourers who had served over 240 days in the preceding year and thus were entitled to regularisation under the Industrial Dis…

The appellants were convicted under IPC sections 323, 324 and 325 read with section 34 for an assault incident that occurred between close relatives. They later executed a compromise deed on 29 January 2024, seeking the Court’s permission to compound the offences. The Supreme Court examined whether the conviction for t…

The State of Haryana appealed against an order of the Punjab & Haryana High Court that granted anticipatory bail to Dharmaraj, who was charged under multiple IPC sections including 147, 148, 149, 323, 325, 341, 342, 427, 186, 353 and 364. Dharmaraj had been declared a proclaimed offender on 5 February 2021, yet he appl…

Satbir Singh filed a criminal complaint alleging that former employees stole proprietary data and used it to manufacture equipment. During the trial, his testimony was recorded before the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory (CFSL) report was produced. When the CFSL expert testified, he described data found on the accu…

The appellant Ajwar filed a criminal appeal challenging a bail order granted by the Allahabad High Court to respondent No.1, Waseem, who had been repeatedly granted and then cancelled bail by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had earlier cancelled the bail on two occasions, directing that any future bail could be so…

The appellant's father applied to NOIDA for a plot in 2006 and, after his death in 2007, was allotted a plot in an open lottery in October 2009. NOIDA cancelled the allotment in September 2011, arguing that the allotment was made to a deceased person. The appellant contended that the civil rights vested in his father p…

The appellant, Yadwinder Singh, complained that his brother was murdered in a politically motivated incident and that the private respondents were present at the scene, as testified by eye‑witnesses. The trial court issued summons against the private respondents under Section 319 of the CrPC, but the High Court set asi…

The appellants, parents of a man who had a relationship with a woman, sought to quash the chargesheet filed against them under Section 482 of the CrPC, alleging that the High Court erred in rejecting their petition. The complainant claimed the parents had assured her of marriage to their son, leading to an intimate rel…

The State of Himachal Pradesh prosecuted Sanjay Kumar (A1) and Chaman Shukla (A2) for kidnapping, rape and related offences arising from the alleged abduction of a 14‑year‑old girl in March 2012. The trial court convicted both accused, but the Himachal Pradesh High Court set aside the convictions, acquitting them on th…

The appellants, relatives of the husband in a matrimonial dispute, were charged in an FIR alleging they instigated dowry demands, although they lived in Hyderabad while the complainant resided in Guntur. The complainant had earlier withdrawn a restitution of conjugal rights case and later filed a police complaint after…

The Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, a charitable society, faced a dispute over the validity of its 2002 executive elections after the President, Vice‑President, Secretary and other office‑bearers had died, leaving a Working President, Adv. Babasaheb Wasade, to manage affairs. Sixteen members requested a meeting to elect a ne…

During bail proceedings of a police officer (Respondent No.1) under Section 439 Cr.PC, the Karnataka High Court made adverse remarks against three appellants – a senior IPS officer (Appellant No.2) and a district collector (Appellant No.3) – who had no lis in the bail matter, and also directed the CBI to investigate th…

The appellant, Tosh Kumar Sharma, had ranked 38th in the merit list for the 2016 direct recruitment to the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service, where 37 General Category posts were advertised. The High Court forwarded the top 37 names for appointment, but the Governor approved only 36, leaving one vacancy. The appell…

The appellant's land was partially acquired under notifications issued under Section 20(E)(1) of the Indian Railways Act, 1989, and an award was made on 8 February 2010, leaving out a parcel of 0.0624 hectare. The High Court ordered compensation for the left out parcel but limited additional compensation for delay to t…

Asian Paints Ltd., a paint manufacturer, discovered that counterfeit paints bearing its brand were being sold by Ram Babu. The company, through a power of attorney, engaged an IPR consultancy to investigate and the investigation led to an FIR under the IPC and Copyright Act. The trial court convicted Ram Babu, but the …

The Supreme Court examined the status reports filed by several states on the implementation of its earlier prison‑reform directives, focusing on overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and the welfare of women prisoners and children. The Court noted persistent delays, lack of approvals, and insufficient action by the …

B.S. Hari, a Commandant in the Border Security Force, was convicted by a General Security Force Court for allegedly permitting the smuggling of acetic anhydride across the India‑Pakistan border and was sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment, a fine and dismissal from service. The conviction rested mainly on the …

JSW Steel Ltd. (appellant) challenged a High Court order that allowed the Mumbai Port Trust (respondent No.1) to withdraw Rs.70 lakh it had deposited as security for the removal of a capsized barge wreck. The dispute centered on whether liability for removing the wreck under Section 14 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 fel…

The University of Bihar advertised vacancies for Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) in four constituent colleges, requiring separate applications for each college and specifying eligibility criteria. The university’s selection committee conducted four separate interviews for each candidate on the same day, assigning …

The Supreme Court considered two appeals challenging the reduction of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) on the ground that, for an unmarried deceased, the multiplier should be based on the age of the parents rather than the age of the deceased. The appellants, parents of the deceased, ar…

The appellants were convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque that bounced due to insufficient funds. After a series of appeals, the High Court reinstated the conviction, but the parties subsequently entered into a settlement agreement where the appellants paid the complainant R…

Rajkumar Yadav applied for the post of constable (driver) in the Madhya Pradesh Police but was rejected by the screening committee because he had been involved in offences of kidnapping, abduction and rape of a minor girl, and his acquittal by the trial court was only on the basis of benefit of doubt, not an honourable…

The respondent, a former officer of Syndicate Bank, was dismissed in 1997, a dismissal later set aside by the Karnataka High Court in 2005. While the writ proceedings were pending, the parties executed a Joint Compromise Memo on 17 June 2019, wherein the bank agreed to replace the dismissal penalty with a reduction in …

The dispute concerned agricultural land in Haridwar where the mother of Petitioner No.1 allegedly fraudulently claimed inheritance and executed a sale deed on 09‑08‑2016 by impersonation, a deed the Respondent sought to cancel. The Respondent filed a civil suit for cancellation, but the defendant filed an application i…

The landlord, the legal heirs of the deceased Sri M.V. Ramachandrasa, sued M/s Mahendra Watch Company and its partners for unlawful sub‑letting of a shop premises in Bengaluru. The trial court held that the original tenant had part‑ed with legal possession to respondents No.2 and No.3, who were strangers to the lease, …

The sellers (Alagammal and others) entered into a registered agreement of sale on 22‑Nov‑1990 with the buyers (Ganesan and others) for Rs.21,000, stipulating that the balance be paid within six months. The buyers paid only a fraction of the amount and failed to complete the purchase before the deadline, while the selle…

The appellant, a liaison for a private university, was issued a cheque of Rs.5 crore by the respondent, who was the Chairman and authorized signatory of Orion Education Trust, but the cheque was dishonoured. The appellant filed a criminal complaint under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and …

Godwin Construction Pvt. Ltd. executed a document titled “Security Bond cum Mortgage Deed” in favour of the Meerut Development Authority to secure its obligations under a development project. The authorities later claimed that the instrument attracted stamp duty under Article 40 of Schedule 1‑B of the Indian Stamp Act,…

The appellant, a daughter of a co-parcener, sought to amend a 2003 preliminary decree in a partition suit to claim a one‑third share under the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. The trial court dismissed her application, the High Court set aside that dismissal, but the respondent obtained a review order that reman…

The appellant State of Jharkhand sought to uphold the dismissal of Constable Ranjan Kumar, who was found to have obtained dual appointments in Jharkhand and Bihar police forces using forged documents and assumed a false identity. The respondent contested the dismissal, alleging lack of evidence, procedural irregulariti…

The appellant, a landlady, leased part of her commercial premises to HDFC Bank for nine years. The bank gave three months' notice to terminate the lease but failed to hand over vacant possession and did not pay use‑and‑occupation charges, while also not refunding the security deposit. The Rent Tribunal decreed eviction…

The plaintiff, Syeda Arifa Parveen, claimed ownership of 24 acres of agricultural land on the basis of being the sole daughter of Khadijabee and of an oral gift (hiba) of 10 acres made by her mother. The trial court rejected the oral gift but granted her a 3/4 share of the remaining land, while the Karnataka High Court…

The Indian Medical Association filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking redress for the proliferation of misleading and deceptive advertisements, particularly in the food and health sectors. The Court examined the responsibilities of manufacturers, service providers, advertisers, advertising agencies, and endorse…

The Karnataka Lokayukta initiated criminal prosecution against an Executive Engineer (Electrical) accused of demanding a bribe after a successful trap set up by the Anti‑Corruption Bureau. The department’s disciplinary enquiry later exonerated the officer on technical grounds, prompting him to seek quashing of the crim…

The dispute concerned the succession to the suit‑schedule property of the deceased parents, C.R. Pius and Philomina Pius, who had executed a joint will bequeathing the property to the appellant C.P. Francis. The respondents, other children of the deceased, challenged the will on the grounds of lack of testamentary capa…

The appellant society employed respondent No.1 as a peon from 1991, and after he obtained a B.A. and B.P.Ed., he sought promotion to the post of Shikshan Sevak, a teaching position reserved for non‑teaching staff who acquire the requisite qualifications. The High Court had directed the society to appoint him to that po…

The appellant applied for a contractual Amin post under a public advertisement that fixed the age cut‑off at 40 years as of 1 January 2011. After he cleared the written exam and was placed high on the merit list, the authorities issued a later notice changing the cut‑off date to 1 November 2011, thereby disqualifying h…