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The case concerned commission vendors of the Northern Railway who, after being absorbed into regular railway service, sought to have 50% of their pre‑absorption service counted as qualifying service for pension benefits, as had been granted to similarly situated vendors in other railway zones. The Union of India appeal…

Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (JVVNL) entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd. (APRL) in 2010, basing the tariff on domestic coal supply. APRL later claimed additional compensation under the PPA’s change‑in‑law clause after the New Coal Distribution Policy of 2013 reduced the assu…

The case concerned a flat purchase where the buyer paid seven instalments totalling Rs 4,53,750, but the developer cancelled the allotment in April 2005 and issued a pay order for refund. The buyer filed a complaint under the MRTP Act (later transferred to the Competition Appellate Tribunal) seeking possession of the f…

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) issued a tender for the Mumbai‑Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, which is funded by a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Monte Carlo Limited submitted a technical bid that was rejected by NHSRCL as non‑responsive due to material deviations, a…

Kalawati Pandurang Fulzele was appointed by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) as a sweeper on a contractual basis with a fixed honorarium of Rs 500 per month and served for about four years before being terminated in August 1994. She filed a complaint alleging that her termination violated Sectio…

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) issued Request for Proposals for ground handling services at various airport groups, setting eligibility criteria that included regional clustering, a 36‑month experience requirement for scheduled flights, and a minimum annual turnover of Rs 30 crore (later reduced to Rs 18 crore). …

M/s Emaar India Ltd entered into a Collaboration Agreement and a 2011 Addendum with Tarun Aggarwal Projects LLP. A dispute arose concerning performance under clauses 3, 6 and 9 of the Addendum, and the parties invoked Clause 36, which permits specific performance in a court, while Clause 37 provides for arbitration of …

The plaintiffs filed suits in 2015‑2016 to cancel sale deeds executed in 2005, alleging fraud. The defendant moved to reject the plaints under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the CPC, contending the suits were barred by the 10‑year limitation period. The trial court and High Court refused to reject the plaints, holding that li…

Sanghi Industries Ltd invoked performance bank guarantees issued by Ravin Cables Ltd in respect of three purchase orders and subsequently commenced arbitration. Ravin Cables filed two applications under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before Commercial Courts seeking to secure the disputed amoun…

The father, a government clerk, died in harness and his wife was appointed on compassionate grounds; she later died. The elder married daughter’s application for compassionate appointment was rejected on the ground that a married daughter is not a dependent. The younger married daughter (respondent) also applied and wa…

The father of the respondent, Anusree K.B., died in service in 1995, leaving a widow who was already employed and a minor daughter. Fourteen years after his death, the daughter applied for a compassionate appointment, which was rejected on the ground that she was not listed as a dependent and that the policy favoured w…

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to respondent No.2, who is charged with murder (IPC s.302) and criminal conspiracy (IPC s.120B). The Supreme Court observed that the High Court failed to consider the gravity of the offences, the charge‑sheet details, the earlier…

Abhiram Verma, an officer of the Indian Army Medical Corps, obtained a permanent commission in 1998 and applied for resignation on 15 April 2000 citing lack of promotion. The resignation was initially rejected, but after a series of statutory complaints and a High Court order, it was accepted on 31 January 2007 without…

Surendran, a bus driver, caused a road accident on 16 February 1995 and was charged under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code. The trial magistrate convicted him and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500, with a default month’s imprisonment for the fine under Section 337. The con…

The petitioners, the daughter and wife of the deceased Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, sought transfer of the CBI trial concerning his mysterious murder from the CBI Special Court in Kadapa to a court outside Andhra Pradesh, alleging threats to witnesses and potential bias in the investigation. They argued that key witnesses h…

Sansera Engineering Ltd, a manufacturer of excisable goods, exported products in August‑October 2015 and paid excise duty. It claimed rebate of the duty under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 in February 2017, but the claims were rejected as being beyond the one‑year limitation prescribed in Section 11B of the…

The Supreme Court examined three sets of appeals filed by Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APTRANSCO) against orders of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) fixing wheeling charges, grid support charges, and the continuation of incentives for non‑conventional energy. The Court he…

The State of Jammu & Kashmir appealed against a High Court order that quashed FIR No. 32/2012 and the entrustment order authorising Inspector Nisar Hussain to investigate alleged corruption and conspiracy offences under the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 and Section 120B of the Ranbir Penal Code. The High Court…

The appellant owned 1.80 acres of land in Anniyalam, Tamil Nadu, which was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Collector initially fixed compensation at Rs 16,000 per acre, but the Reference Court enhanced it to Rs 2,183.33 per acre, relying on a sale deed dated 11‑01‑1990 in which the landowner sold a 5…

The Supreme Court, acting suo motu, examined the hardships faced by migrant labourers during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the lack of food and welfare benefits. It noted that many migrants were not covered by the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and therefore could not access dry rations. The Court directed the C…

The appellants were convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a dishonoured cheque. Their criminal complaints were filed before the amendment (effective 1 September 2018) that inserted Section 148, which empowers an appellate court to order the appellant to deposit at least 20% of the fi…

The Union of India, through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, sought Supreme Court directions to transfer Rs 5,000 crore from the unutilized balance of Rs 24,979.67 crore lying in the "Sahara‑SEBI Refund Account" to the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies for disbursement to the genuine depositors of the Sahara…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 as deemed to have lapsed under section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabili…

The appellants, employees of the Rajasthan Medical & Health Subordinate Service, applied for a three‑year General Nursing Training as in‑service candidates and sought to have their study leave treated as deputation. A Single Judge of the Rajasthan High Court allowed the petitions, directing the State to grant deputatio…

The appellant advanced Rs 2 crore to respondent No.2 as a business loan, secured by cheques described as "security" and promised to be repaid by June/July 2015. The cheques were presented for encashment in October 2015 after the repayment deadline and were dishonoured for insufficient funds. The appellant filed crimina…

The case arose from a private complaint alleging that the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) filed a false affidavit with the Election Commission of India, contradicting its constitution submitted to the Gurudwara Election Commission, thereby violating the secularism requirement of Section 29‑A of the Representation of People…

The respondents were initially appointed as government servants in the Rajasthan Animal Husbandry Department in 1971 and later selected for permanent positions in the Rajasthan State Dairy Development Corporation between 1976 and 1978. Upon their absorption, the respondents continued to work, receive promotions, and re…

The petitioners were work‑charged employees who were later regularized under the Work Charged Establishment Revised Service Conditions (Repealing) Rules, 2013. They contended that the entire period of their work‑charged service should be counted for computing their pension and its quantum. The State argued that, while …

The appellants entered into a sale agreement to sell a plot of land for Rs. 17,61,700, with Rs. 2 lakh paid as earnest money. Clause 2 of the agreement stipulated that if the seller failed to execute the sale deed within the stipulated time, the buyer would be entitled to double the advance amount. The trial court refu…

The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation issued departmental orders in 2006 and 2008 revising pay scales, including a 2% increment contingent on performance targets. Four employees appointed as Assistant Executive Engineers in 2007 sought the additional 2% despite not being in service on 1 April 2003. The Single Ju…

The Government of NCT Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared a land acquisition to have "deemed lapse" under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The High Court had held that…

The Supreme Court heard a batch of appeals filed by the Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority, other development authorities and the State of Uttar Pradesh against several writ petitions that challenged demand notices for various fees levied by the authorities under the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Ac…

The appellants were subjected to a search under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act and were issued notices under Section 153A for assessment years 1998-99 to 2004-05. They filed an application under Section 245C(1) before the Income Tax Settlement Commission, which was required to decide the matter by 31 March 2008 unde…

In 2014 the plaintiffs filed a suit seeking declaration of title, a permanent injunction and cancellation of several documents concerning land in Survey Nos. 700/A7B and 706/A9, alleging an error in a partition deed dated 11 March 1953. The defendants filed an application under Order VII Rule XI of the CPC to reject th…

The mother of the deceased sought a reinvestigation of a murder case (IPC ss.302, 120B) by the Central Bureau of Criminal Investigation (CBCID) after the accused had been chargesheeted and a quashing petition dismissed. The Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, ordered the transfer of investigation to CBCID based solely on …

The Delhi High Court had filled 27 private secretary vacancies through a written exam and interview, publishing a merit list on 30‑01‑2017. Thirteen candidates, including five already appointed, sought re‑evaluation of their answer sheets; the High Court constituted a Special Committee which re‑evaluated those papers a…

Mukesh Kumar Meena, an ST employee, appeared for the departmental exam for Income Tax Inspector and passed in his reserved category with 43% in the "Other Taxes" paper, exceeding the 40% threshold for ST candidates. He sought two grace marks to reach the 45% required for the general category, aiming for promotion. The …

BSNL conducted a recruitment exam for Telecom Technical Assistants. Two OBC candidates (Alok Kumar Yadav and Dinesh Kumar) scored higher than the last selected general‑category candidate. The question was whether such OBC candidates must be adjusted to the general‑category pool and not counted against the OBC quota, wi…

The State of Punjab appealed against the High Court's order reducing the sentence of Dil Bahadur, who had been convicted under Sections 279 and 304A of the IPC for rash and negligent driving that caused one death and two injuries. The High Court had lowered the term from two years rigorous imprisonment to eight months,…

The petitioners, who had been employed on contractual or daily‑wage terms for 15 to 30 years at Jai Narayan Vyas University, filed writ petitions seeking regularisation and parity with similarly situated permanent staff. The Rajasthan High Court ordered their regularisation with all consequential benefits, a decision t…

Vishal Ashwin Patel and others challenged the reopening of their income‑tax assessment under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by filing writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petitions in a terse order stating it was not inclined to entertain them, without …

The petitioner entered into a sale deed with NOIDA in 2001 that promised a 10% plot allocation. After ten years he made a representation to NOIDA, and eleven years after the deed filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking specific performance. The High Court entertained the petition, directed NOIDA to decide the r…

The Municipal Council of Gondia issued a work order to Divi Works & Suppliers for school furniture, but suspended and later cancelled it due to the COVID‑19 pandemic and a government circular restricting non‑priority expenditure. The original petitioner claimed it had already manufactured the customized goods and sough…

The petitioners, former Assistant Enforcement Officers, claimed that on their third financial upgradation under the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme they were entitled to a grade pay of Rs.6600, the grade pay of the next promotional post. The High Court allowed this claim, interpreting the scheme to fo…

Centrum Financial Services Ltd., a non‑banking financial company, filed a criminal appeal against the Delhi High Court’s order granting bail to Jayant Kumar Jain (Respondent No.2) in a case involving alleged siphoning of Rs 25 crore through shell companies and offences under IPC sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120…

The appeal arose from a High Court order dismissing a writ petition that had confirmed the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal's (DRAT) order attaching shares of XLO India Ltd (appellant No.1) during the pendency of Appeal No.1/2020 before the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Jaipur. The DRAT had also directed that recover…

The appellant, Ravindranatha Bajpe, filed a private complaint alleging that two companies and their senior officers conspired to lay a water pipeline beneath his property, demolish a stone wall and cut down about 100 trees, causing loss of over Rs.27 lakh. The Judicial Magistrate issued summons against all thirteen acc…

The borrower, M/s R.D. Jain & Co., challenged the Bombay High Court’s interpretation that the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) and District Magistrate (DM) under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act are not persona designata and that the terms include their additional counterparts. The secured creditor, Capital First Ltd.…

Electrosteel Castings Ltd., a guarantor, filed a civil suit seeking a declaration that an assignment deed executed by the financial creditor in favour of UV Asset Reconstruction Co. was fraudulent and that the assignee was not a secured creditor. The suit was dismissed by the High Court on the ground that Section 34 of…

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) filed complaints against the City Municipal Council (CMC) of Krishnarajapuram and its former commissioners for discharging untreated sewage in violation of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The High Court quashed the proceedings under Section …

Sughar Singh sued for specific performance of an agreement to sell land executed in 1976, where part consideration had been paid and extensions of time were granted. The trial court and first appellate court found the agreement valid and held that the plaintiff was always ready and willing to perform his part, granting…

The appellant filed a criminal complaint in 2013 alleging offences under the IPC and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. A magistrate took cognizance of the offences and committed the case to a Special Court constituted under Section 14 of the Atrocities Act. The High Court q…

The Azam Jahi Mill was closed in 2002 and its workers were allotted quarters. While 134 ex‑employees continued to occupy the quarters and were later allotted 200 sq yds of developed plots free of cost as a rehabilitation measure, 318 ex‑employees vacated the quarters and were denied similar plots. The Workers Associati…

Caparo Engineering India Ltd. transferred nine long‑serving workmen from its Dewas plant to a Chopanki facility 900 km away, changing their roles from labourers to supervisors and reducing the workforce at Dewas. The workmen contended that the transfer violated Section 9A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 because it…

The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased Balkrishna Rama Tarle, claimed tenancy rights over part of a mortgaged property and challenged the District Magistrate's refusal to assist the secured creditor, Phoenix Arc Private Limited, in taking possession under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act. The magistrate had conditi…

The appellants challenged the compensation awarded by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for land acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority. The High Court had fixed Rs 7,80,000 per acre (or Rs 19,85,700 per acre in one case) relying on its earlier decisions in Kapoor Singh and Surjit Singh. Those earlie…

The M.P. Medical Officers Association challenged the State of Madhya Pradesh's order withdrawing a 2009 circular that had granted higher pay‑scales to specialists and dental specialists, and the subsequent recovery of excess amounts paid under that circular. The High Court Division Bench upheld the withdrawal of the ci…

Junu Gayary, a widow, filed a writ petition under Article 226 alleging that her husband was taken into custody by the Indian Army and later killed, with the army attempting to portray the death as an encounter. The Gauhati High Court, after an enquiry by the District & Sessions Judge, found prima facie evidence of the …

The appellant, Shraddha Gupta, was added as an accused in a murder case after call recordings linked her to the crime. A gang chart was prepared and she was charged under Sections 2 and 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti‑Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. She filed a writ petition under Section 482 of the…

The appellants filed a petition under Sections 241 and 242 of the Companies Act, 2013 alleging oppression and mismanagement, and the NCLT issued an ex‑parte ad‑interim order on 5 October 2020. The respondents appealed to the NCLAT, which set aside the NCLT order on the ground that it violated natural justice and remitt…

The case arose from Consumer Complaint No.1653 of 2018 before the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, where the complainant alleged that representatives of two opposite parties forced him to sign blank papers and threatened him to obtain a settlement. The Commission ordered the directors of both opposite pa…

Saluja Construction Company entered into a contract with Northern Coalfields Limited for the Bina Project and invoked arbitration under Clause 9, filing an application under Sections 8 and 20 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 limited to that project. The arbitrator, however, issued an award that also covere…

The claimant, a 29‑year‑old bank employee, suffered grievous brain injuries in a motor accident on 01‑01‑2013 and has remained in a permanent coma and bedridden. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 94.37 lakh with 9% interest; the High Court enhanced the compensation to Rs 1.24 crore but reduced the interest …

The appellant, a driver in the Indian Army's 12th Battalion, was found to have driven a truck carrying personnel while under the influence of alcohol, resulting in a minor collision with a jeep. A departmental enquiry proved the misconduct and the disciplinary authority dismissed him, a decision affirmed by the appella…

The complainant, Manno Lal Jaiswal, filed an FIR alleging that his son was murdered by a group of accused who were named in the FIR and whose statements were recorded on the same day. The Sessions Court rejected the accused's bail applications, but the Allahabad High Court granted bail, erroneously stating that the acc…

The Supreme Court examined whether a High Court, exercising revisional jurisdiction under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, can set aside an acquittal and convert it into a conviction. It held that Section 401(3) expressly bars such conversion; the High Court may only remit the case for retrial or rehearin…

The State of Punjab, under its 2006 Act, regulates reservations in private health‑science institutions. While its 2018 Sports Policy prescribed a 3% reservation for sports persons, the Government issued an order on 25‑07‑2019 fixing only 1% reservation. The Punjab High Court, via writ of mandamus, directed the State to…

The Department of Land and Building initiated land acquisition proceedings in 1986 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with the award declared on 14 September 1986 and possession taken on 22 September 1986. Compensation to the co‑owners was never paid because of an inter‑se dispute among them. The Delhi High Court he…

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared a land acquisition lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid, despite the High Court finding that posse…

The Zila Parishad, Thane appointed Santosh Tiware as a driver on a temporary contractual basis in 2010 pending a tender for driver services. Because the tender was delayed, he continued on contract for about nine years. When the tender was finally awarded to a private agency in July 2021, his services were terminated. …

The partnership firm M/s. Mansukh Dyeing and Printing Mills revalued its assets on 1 January 1993, increasing their value by Rs 17.34 crore, and credited the surplus to the partners’ capital accounts in their profit‑sharing ratios. New partners who had contributed only small amounts of capital received large credits, s…

The Oriental Bank of Commerce appealed an order of the Recovery Officer under Section 30 of the Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, but filed the appeal 31 days after the prescribed 30‑day period. The Debts Recovery Tribunal condoned the delay by invoking Section 5 of the Limitation Act…

The petitioners, advocates contesting the Awadh Bar Association election, challenged the Allahabad High Court's suo moto directions that cancelled the 14‑August‑2021 election due to violent conduct and ordered fresh elections on 25‑September‑2021 along with a code of conduct and other measures. The petitioners argued t…

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) acquired land from private owners and an arbitrator awarded enhanced compensation, which NHAI challenged under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The land owners, instead of filing an execution proceeding, approached the High Court under Article 226…

The State of Tripura framed the Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, 2009, wherein Rule 3(3) provided that revised pension would be computed notionally from 1 January 2006 but the actual financial benefit would be payable only from 1 January 2009. A group of pensioners, led by Smt. Anjana Bhattacharjee…

M/s Jyoti Ltd, a manufacturer of mechanical and electrical goods, performed installation, erection, commissioning and related civil works at customers' sites in addition to selling goods. The Revenue claimed that these activities amounted to "consulting engineer" services and demanded service tax for the period July 19…

The assessee, Prakash Chand Lunia, who dealt in silver, was found to have smuggled 146 slabs of silver which were confiscated by customs and a penalty imposed. He claimed the value of the confiscated silver as a business loss under Section 37(1) of the Income‑Tax Act, relying on the High Court's application of the Piar…

The State of Tripura issued a 1992 memorandum requiring ONGC, GAIL and FCI to deduct 4% sales tax at source when paying vehicle suppliers who had hired the vehicles. The suppliers challenged the validity of sub‑rule (2) of Rule 3A of the Tripura Sales Tax Rules, claiming it was ultra vires the Tripura Sales Tax Act and…

The assessees were searched under two authorisations issued on 13‑03‑2001 and 26‑03‑2001, resulting in panchnamas drawn on 11‑04‑2001 and 26‑03‑2001 respectively. Block assessment notices were issued and assessment orders were passed in April 2003, which the assessees challenged as time‑barred under Section 158BE of th…

The Maharashtra State Co‑operative Bank Ltd., as the appellant‑bank, was ordered by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 232 of 2016 to pay the outstanding salary and wage dues of employees of a sugar factory that had gone into liquidation, using proceeds from the auctioned property. The bank deposited 25 % of the tot…

The State of Odisha awarded a road‑improvement contract to a special‑class contractor who failed to complete the work by the stipulated deadline and sought an extension. The State Government granted the extension on 7 February 2019 but imposed a penalty of 0.25% of the work value, invoking Clause 3.5.5(v) of the Odisha…

The respondent, Magi H. Desai, was engaged by Doordarshan Prasar Bharti as a General Assistant on a contract/casual basis from 1985 until her regularisation as a Lower Division Clerk on 31 March 1995 under the 1992/94 regularisation scheme. She later sought to have her pre‑regularisation contractual service counted as …

Anil Kumar, convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, was released on emergency parole during the COVID‑19 pandemic by a High‑Powered Committee constituted under a Supreme Court order. He filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking to quash the Committee's decision that the parole period should not be …

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, based on a writ petition filed by the subseq…

The appellant, the Commissioner of Central Excise, sought recovery of an erroneous excise duty refund that had been granted to M/s Morarje... Gokuldas SPG & WVG Co. Ltd. The refund order (O‑I‑O) was later set aside in a proceeding under Section 35E of the Central Excise Act, and the Revenue appealed the Tribunal’s deci…

The Supreme Court examined whether a person must show "active membership" to be convicted under Section 10(a)(i) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) after an association is declared unlawful. It held that the provision plainly punishes anyone who continues to be a member of a banned association, wi…

Vaishno Enterprises, a consultancy firm, entered into two consulting agreements with Hamilton Medical AG, a Swiss ventilator manufacturer, the second on 24‑08‑2020. Vaishno registered as an MSME on 28‑08‑2020, after the contract was executed. When a payment dispute arose, Vaishno approached the Micro and Small Medium E…

The respondents were initially appointed on a fixed‑term contractual basis for eleven months as drivers in a temporary "Post‑Earthquake Redevelopment Programme" project. When the project closed, the Gujarat Government placed them with the Indian Red Cross Society, which they rejected and filed a writ petition for regul…

The Union of India filed an interlocutory application seeking modification of the Supreme Court's earlier orders on ex‑gratia compensation for families of COVID‑19 victims, arguing that the absence of an outer time limit could lead to endless and fraudulent claims. Over 7,38,610 claims had been received, raising concer…

The plaintiff, Chandervir Singh Negi, filed a suit in 2003 seeking a declaration, mandatory injunction and direction to the State of Himachal Pradesh to complete land acquisition for a road constructed on his land in 1987, alleging no compensation and damage to fruit trees. The trial court held the suit barred by limit…

The Delhi government appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act to have lapsed, thereby directing compensation under the 2013 Act. The land in question had already been taken into physical possession by the Irrigation and Flood Control Board for the construction …

The Land Acquisition Collector appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition proceedings for 15 bighas 18 biswa of land in Wazirabad village to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying…

The State of Himachal Pradesh used land for a road in 1996 without acquiring it under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and without paying compensation. The landowners filed a writ petition in 2016 seeking compensation and acquisition; the Single Judge ordered the State to initiate acquisition. The State appealed, and the…

The State of Haryana had acquired 46.49 acres of land in 1987 for residential and commercial development. Over time most of the land was released, but small parcels remained under acquisition, prompting the original landowners to file writ petitions seeking release on parity with others. The High Court quashed the acqu…

The plaintiff obtained an ex‑parte decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell land, directing him to pay the balance consideration of Rs 15,00,000 within two weeks, which he failed to do. After a delay of 853 days, the plaintiff sought an extension of time under CPC 148 and Section 28 of the Specific Relie…

The appellant filed a writ petition (Writ Petition No.8606 of 2010) challenging a Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation order concerning a pathway. The High Court discarded a survey report and ruled in favour of the respondents on 03.03.2017. The respondents then filed a review petition under Order 47 Rule 1 of th…

The appellant, a civil engineer, posted a viral picture of a sitting cabinet minister on Facebook and alleged that police, at the minister’s behest, forcibly took him to the minister’s residence, beat him and threatened him. He filed FIRs (Nos. 119 and 120 of 2020) but the minister was not named in the initial chargesh…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of certain lands in 1981 and the compensation due to the owners was sent to the Revenue Department due to a dispute. The Delhi High Court held that the acquisition had deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) appealed against a Telangana High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to M. Gopal Reddy (respondent No.1) under Section 438 of the CrPC in connection with a money‑laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Supreme Court examined whether the …

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of certain lands as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. Th…

The petitioner, a Superintendent of the High Court of Manipur, sought promotion to Assistant Registrar. The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) on 9 April 2021 denied her promotion, relying on Annual Confidential Report (ACR) grades for 2016‑17 ("Good") and 2019‑20 ("Good"). The petitioner argued that the 2016‑17 AC…

The State of Odisha blacklisted M/s Panda Infraproject Ltd. after a high‑level inquiry found the contractor responsible for the collapse of a ten‑metre flyover slab that killed one person and injured eleven. The contractor was served a detailed show‑cause notice, replied, and was subsequently debarred under the Orissa …

The appellant, a Sepoy in the Indian Army, was tried by a Summary Court Martial for three misconduct charges under Section 63 of the Army Act and pleaded guilty, receiving a reduction in rank. Later, the Army authorities served a show‑cause notice under Section 20 read with Rule 17 of the Army Rules, alleging fraudulen…

The State of Orissa appealed a Division Bench of the Orissa High Court judgment that had set aside orders declaring 0.865-7 acres of land as excess vacant land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, on the ground that the Act had been repealed and compensation had not been paid. The High Court had als…

The Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation initiated disciplinary proceedings against its employee Vijay Kumar Yadav for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 2,46,922.56. The enquiry officer found the charge proved, but the disciplinary authority also proceeded on other unproven charges without giving the employee notice, violatin…

The appellants' land in the village of Rawali was acquired by a notification dated 16‑05‑1981 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court fixed compensation at Rs 7,100 per acre, whereas the appellants contended that they were entitled to Rs 15,402 per acre, the amount awarded by a Reference Court…

A Combined State Service Examination in 1985 created two vacancies for Deputy Collector. After the original selected candidates declined, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended Chunni Lal and Digvijay Singh. Ajay Shankar Pandey filed a writ petition and the Allahabad High Court ordered the PSC to…

G.R. Meghwal, a Deputy General Manager in BSNL, was graded "Very Good" in his Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) for 2005‑06 and 2006‑07 but received a "Good" grade for 2007‑08. He filed a representation against the lower grade, which was rejected, and consequently was deemed unfit for promotion to Senior Administrativ…

Navika Kumar, the anchor of a Times Now debate aired on 26 May 2022, faced multiple FIRs and criminal complaints in various states. She filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking quashing of the FIRs, their transfer to the IFSO unit of Delhi Police, a stay on any coercive action, and the clubbing of the cases. The …

The respondent, a Panchayat Assistant, was dismissed after a departmental inquiry for alleged misappropriation of Panchayat funds. The High Court set aside the dismissal on the ground that the inquiry violated principles of natural justice because the inquiry report was not furnished to the respondent and he was not gi…

The appellants, original landowners whose land was acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, challenged the compensation awarded by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which relied on earlier decisions in Surjit Singh and Kapoor Singh. The Supreme Court had previously enhanced compensation in those earl…

The Supreme Court heard two appeals (Civil Appeal Nos. 6676 and 6677 of 2022) challenging the Karnataka High Court's enhancement of motor accident compensation. The claimants argued that the deceased drivers earned Rs.15,000 per month, while the High Court had used Rs.8,500 per month to compute loss of dependency. The …

M/s Munjal Showa Ltd imported goods and claimed exemption from customs duty under DEPB licences that were later discovered to be forged. Upon being notified of the forgery, the company paid the duty under protest, but the Customs Department issued a show‑cause notice demanding duty, interest and penalty. The Tribunal c…

The original plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction based solely on an unregistered agreement to sell dated 23 March 1996, while the defendant filed a counter‑claim for possession. The trial court dismissed the injunction suit and allowed the counter‑claim; the first appellate court reversed this, granting the…

The dispute involved M/s. Vijeta Construction alleging non‑payment of Rs.2,44,92,846 for TMT bars supplied by M/s. Indus Smelters, which had paid only Rs.1,24,50,000. Indus Smelters approached the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council under the MSMED Act, which dismissed the application on the ground of limi…

The petitioners, original landowners of two parcels acquired in 1976 for the NOIDA project, challenged the compensation awarded by the Reference Courts (Rs 4.628 and Rs 6 per square yard) and sought enhancement to Rs 297 per square yard, relying on the High Court's decision in Mangu v. State of U.P. and the earlier jud…

The plaintiff initially approached the Revenue Authority under Section 250 of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code (MPLRC) seeking relief, but the respondents objected that the authority lacked jurisdiction because the dispute concerned title, leading the Tehsildar to dismiss the application. While that appeal was pend…

The Karnataka and Kerala legislatures enacted the Karnataka Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004 and the Kerala Tax on Paper Lotteries Act, 2005 to levy taxes on lottery schemes, including those organised by the Government of India or other states. The High Courts of Karnataka and Kerala held that the statutes were unconstitutio…

The Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti (agricultural market committees) in Rajasthan, created under the Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961, collected market fees and rent/lease charges for shops and land. The Revenue assessed service tax on the rent/lease income, leading to a CESTAT decision that the committees wer…

The Supreme Court examined orders issued by a Single Judge of the Madras High Court that, after disposing a petition to transfer a single land‑grabbing case, on "special mentioning" directed the transfer of 864 other cases pending in special courts to ordinary jurisdictional magistrates. The Court held that the High Co…

The petitioners, senior Rajasthan Administrative Service officers, challenged the validity of a 2011 notification granting consequential seniority to SC/ST employees, alleging it violated Supreme Court directions in M. Nagaraj and Suraj Bhan Meena. The High Court had held the notification void and in contempt, but the …

The parties entered into an agreement in 2003 and a dispute arose over the return of 3,648.80 grams of pure gold. The arbitrator awarded the claimant the gold or its value at Rs.740 per gram with interest, and also awarded costs and a loss amount. The claimant later filed an application under Section 33 of the Arbitrat…

The appeal concerned the promotion of Superintending Engineers to the post of Chief Engineer (Civil) Level‑II under the Uttar Pradesh Service of Engineers (Irrigation Department) (Group A) Service Rules, 1990, which require a minimum of 25 years of service. The original writ petitioners had not completed the requisite …

The Union of India appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The land in question had been taken over by the East Delhi Municipal Corporati…

The dispute arose between General Manager, East Coast Railway (appellant) and Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (respondent) over a contract dated 29 November 2018. The respondent filed a Section 9 application before the Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, seeking an injunction against the encashment of a performan…

The Union of India issued an excise duty exemption for new industries in earthquake‑hit Kutch, promising a full cash/PLA refund. Subsequent notifications in 2008 limited the refund to a percentage based on actual value addition, citing tax‑evasion concerns. The original writ petitioners claimed the later notifications …

The respondent, a Junior Engineer, was found by a departmental enquiry to have caused a loss of Rs. 22,48,964.42 to the Government and was punished by the Disciplinary Authority. He challenged the punishment before the Tribunal, which set it aside on the grounds of the Doctrine of Equality (other officers were exonerat…

The dispute concerned an agreement dated 11‑02‑2004 whereby Gurmeet Singh sold land to Jai Parkash for Rs.4,00,000, of which Rs.3,50,000 was paid as earnest money. The defendants argued that the agreement was a loan/security document intended for marriage expenses, while the plaintiffs contended it was a genuine sale c…

The State acquired land in 2008 for the improvement of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary under a Section 4 notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquisition award fixed a market value of Rs 21,488 per guntha, which the Reference Court later enhanced to Rs 30,49,200 per acre. The landowner appealed, and the Kar…

The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) appealed against the Karnataka High Court’s judgment that the land acquisition proceedings for its mega‑market project had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The…

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (the appellant) had extended a loan for the purchase of a transport vehicle. When the borrower defaulted, the financier repossessed the vehicle and contested liability to pay motor vehicle tax under the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997. The High Court held that…

The National Board of Examination conducted NEET MDS 2018 and the State of Chhattisgarh was to fill postgraduate dental seats through a three‑stage counselling process ending on 31 May 2018 at 4:30 p.m. After the mop‑up round, three seats remained vacant in private dental colleges, but the colleges admitted the origina…

The dispute concerned the cremation ground at Masoodpur, Delhi, which had been in use for over a century. The Delhi Development Authority had earlier suggested its closure and relocation to Kishangarh, and the Delhi High Court directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to decide under Section 391 of the Delh…

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the original claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the death of a 25‑year‑old housewife who was also engaged in tuition work and was pregnant at the time of a vehicular accident. The Motor Accident Claim Tribunal had awarded Rs …

Professor (Dr.) Sreejith filed a writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. Rajasree as Vice‑Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, alleging that the appointment violated UGC Regulations which require a search committee to recommend a panel of three to five names. The Kerala High Court had dismis…

Valsan P. worked for the Central Government Telecom Department (1974‑1984), then for the State‑owned PSU SILK (1984‑1987), and finally for the Kerala Technical Education Department until his retirement in 2006. He claimed pension by counting his Central Government service and his later State service, seeking to have th…

The appellant Prem Shankar Prasad filed an FIR against respondent No.2 for offences under sections 406, 407, 468 and 506 IPC. An arrest warrant was issued, the accused absconded and a proclamation under s.82 CrPC was made, followed by proceedings under s.82‑83. The trial court dismissed the accused's anticipatory bail …

The Supreme Court examined a dispute arising from ONGC's invitation of Expressions of Interest for natural gas allocation. Three firms submitted bids; one later revised its offer to lift gas within 65 days, prompting ONGC to re‑invite fresh bids. The original writ applicant, Nobel Cera Coat, filed a petition seeking a …

Tata Motors sold buses through its RSO in Vijayawada to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, a transaction that was held to be an inter‑state sale liable to central sales tax (CST) in the State of Jharkhand. Tata Motors, treating the sale as a stock transfer, paid the CST to the State of Andhra Pradesh,…

Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (the corporation) appealed against a High Court order that declared the date of birth of its employee T.P. Nataraja as 24‑01‑1961, contrary to the service record of 04‑01‑1960. The employee had filed a suit seeking a declaration of the corrected date of birth after 24 …

The Supreme Court, hearing Suo Motu Writ Petition No. 6 of 2020 concerning the problems of migrant labourers, reviewed the compliance of earlier directions that mandated the Central Government to develop the NDUW and eShram portals for registering unorganised workers and to ensure the distribution of foodgrains under t…

The appellant, Dr. Jacob Thudipara, a teacher in a 100% government‑aided private college, sought the benefit of the enhanced superannuation age of 65 years, which is available to teachers in government colleges. The Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed his writ appeal, relying on an earlier Full Be…

The respondent, Rajendra D. Harmalkar, was appointed as a casual employee of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and later secured a regular position by submitting a forged Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC). After a vigilance complaint and verification by the Karnataka Secondary Education Board revealed the certifica…

The State of Gujarat appealed against the exemption claimed by Essar Steel Ltd. (later Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Ltd.) under Entry No.255(2) of the Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969 for purchase tax on naphtha and natural gas. The steel unit purchased the raw materials, claimed exemption, and then sold them to its po…

The land in Village Bhondsi, Gurgaon was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a liquefied petroleum gas plant. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded Rs 5.30 lakh per acre for irrigated land and Rs 2 lakh for non‑irrigated land; the Reference Court fixed Rs 5.30 lakh for both. The High Court enhanc…

The lands in village Jharli, Jhajjar district, were acquired for the Jhajjar Thermal Power Plant under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquisition collector initially awarded Rs.16,00,000 per acre, which the reference court enhanced to Rs.17,64,350 per acre. The High Court reduced the award back to Rs.16,00,000 per…

The State of Maharashtra challenged a Bombay High Court order that had set aside a tax assessment and demand notice issued to Greatship (India) Ltd. under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The assessee had filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution without f…

The appellant, M/s Laxmi Continental Construction Co., entered into a contract with the State of Uttar Pradesh that contained an arbitration clause (Clause 52) appointing a sole arbitrator who must be a Superintending Engineer or higher. The appointed arbitrator, Shri S.S. Manocha, retired during the arbitration procee…

The respondents filed an eviction suit in 2013 against the petitioner. Between 2015 and 2019 the petitioner repeatedly sought adjournments, ten in total, and was given a final opportunity with a cost order to cross‑examine the plaintiff’s witness, which the petitioner failed to do. The trial court consequently closed t…

The dispute arose from a contract between Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and NCC Limited (NCCL) for civil and structural works at Paradip Refinery, where NCCL submitted a final bill including "Notified Claims" and sought an extension of time. IOCL released a payment of Rs.4,53,04,021/- and returned NCCL's bank g…

The trial court acquitted five accused persons of offences under Sections 302 read with 149, 304B and 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking leave to appeal the acquittal. The…

The Faizabad‑Ayodhya Development Authority acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Original landowners obtained interim stays that prevented the authority from issuing an award under Section 11 of the 1894 Act for certain plots. When the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehab…

The Ayodhya Faizabad Development Authority appealed a Lucknow High Court order that had declared land acquisition proceedings for three plots to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation, though …

The Agra Development Authority (ADA) had taken possession of land and deposited compensation, but some owners refused to accept payment for a remaining portion. The Allahabad High Court held that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under sub‑section (2) of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparenc…

The petitioner, a retired Major of the Indian Army, was re‑appointed as an Assistant Commandant (Medical Officer) in the Central Reserve Police Force and claimed that his basic pay should be fixed at par with the last drawn pay he received in the Army, invoking Paragraph 8 of the Central Civil Services (Fixation of Pay…

The husband of the widow, Rajmati Devi, was an employee of the Bihar Research Society, which was taken over by the Government of Bihar under the Bihar Research Society (Taking Over) Act, 2007. The Old Bihar Pension Rules, 1950 were abolished on 31 August 2005 and replaced by the Bihar Government Servant Contributory Pe…

M/S Knit Pro International filed a criminal application under Section 156(3) of the CrPC to register an FIR against respondent No.2 for alleged violations of Sections 51, 63 and 64 of the Copyright Act and Section 420 of the IPC. The FIR was registered, but the respondent obtained a writ order from the Delhi High Court…

The petitioners, former government employees, challenged their premature superannuation at age 58, arguing that the statutory retirement age was 60. The High Court agreed that the retirement age was 60 but denied them any arrears of pension and held that the revised pension rates would only become payable from 1 Januar…

Gurmel Singh insured his truck with National Insurance Co. Ltd. and paid the required premium. The truck was stolen in March 2013, after which the original registration certificate was also stolen. The insurer demanded the original or a duplicate certified copy of the registration certificate before settling the claim,…

The case involved a State Bank of India deputy manager who was found to have prepared a fraudulent cash‑remittance document and misappropriated Rs 10 lakhs. A departmental enquiry, based on the testimony of nine witnesses and 41 documents, concluded that he was guilty and dismissed him. The High Court, exercising writ …

The appellant, Malaya Nanda Sethy, applied in July 2010 for a compassionate appointment as a Junior Clerk under the Orissa Civil Service (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990, after his father, an Assistant Sub‑Inspector, died while in service. The application remained pending for five years due to departmental inact…

The appellants, appointed as Shiksha Karmis under the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Shiksha Karmis (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1998, sought parity in pay with municipal teachers who are appointed under the Municipal Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1968, invoking the principle o…

The Bar Council of India filed an application seeking Supreme Court direction to constitute Grievance Redressal Committees (GRC) at High Courts and, where appropriate, at District Courts to address genuine grievances of advocates and prevent illegal strikes. The Court reiterated that no member of the Bar may go on stri…

The appellants, original land owners, sought compensation for land acquired under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Delhi High Court in 2001 enhanced compensation to Rs 2240 per sq. yard, relying on its own decision in Bhola Nath. The Supreme Court later set aside the Bhola Nath decision in 2010 and rema…

Anil Kumar Upadhyay, a Head Constable of the Sashastra Seema Bal, was charged under Section 43 of the SSB Act, 2007 for entering a Mahila Barrack at midnight, compromising its security. A departmental enquiry found him guilty and the disciplinary authority initially ordered dismissal, later modified to removal from ser…

The appellants owned a 10,034 sq. m. plot in Ahmedabad that had been under temporary acquisition by ONGC since 1996 for oil exploration. After purchasing the land in 2005, they were paid a nominal rent of Rs 24 per sq. m. per annum, later increased to Rs 30, and sought a writ to quash the temporary acquisition and rele…

The ESI Corporation issued demand notices to M/s Radhika Theatre for ESI contributions after the theatre stopped paying contributions in 1989, arguing that the amendment to Section 1(6) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (effective 20 Oct 1989) made every establishment liable irrespective of employee count. Th…

The State of Odisha owned certain lands that were acquired by the Central Government under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957. The Central Government, exercising power under s.11(1), directed that the rights in those lands vest in Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, a Government company. The State issu…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land in 1990 and a remaining portion in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Respondents filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition proceedings had deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Tr…

The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a direction that all State governments upload copies of chargesheets filed under Section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code on their websites, invoking the transparency principle established in Youth Bar Association of India v. Union of India. The petition r…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, because possession…

The land in question was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in 1964, with possession taken and compensation deposited by 1967. Respondent No.1, who was not the recorded owner, filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency…

The case concerned land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 where a notification was issued in 1965, an award passed in 1981 and possession taken by the beneficiary department on 23 September 1981. Compensation could not be ascertained due to a torn map, and the original owners filed a writ petition in 2014 s…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land (Khasra No. 28) on 21 March 2007 by drawing a panchnama and preparing a possession report under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Petitioners Bhagi Singh and others filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed un…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with a notification dated 27‑06‑1996 and an award dated 22‑06‑1999. Possession of the land was taken by the Land Acquisition Collector on 31‑12‑2013 and handed over to the requisition agency, with a panchnama drawn at the time. Th…

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of certain land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The land had been no…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with award in 1992 and possession taken in 2007. The original writ petitioner, Shyamo, claimed a one‑twelfth share but was not the recorded owner, and the High Court held that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the …

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but the High Court held that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 becau…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land in 1964, passed the award in 1967 and took possession by drawing a panchnama, while depositing the compensation amount with the Reference Court the same year. In 2017 the original landowners filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had lapsed under Section …

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that held land acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation was not paid, even though possession of the land h…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had initiated land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but compensation was not paid to the original landowners. A subsequent purchaser, respondent No.1, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition had deemed to lapse under Section 24(…

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared the land acquisition proceedings for a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Pune Municipal…

Jaycee Housing Pvt. Ltd. and others appealed against a notification by the Odisha Government that designated the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) as a Commercial Court to hear arbitration applications under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The appellants argued that Section 2(1)(e) of the Arbitration A…

The original assessee, M/s. Shaw Scott Distillery (P) Ltd., owed trade tax for the years 1980-81 and 1981-82. It sold its plant, machinery and goods to M/s. Radico Khaitan Ltd. on 12‑12‑1985 and 01‑01‑1986 for Rs.12,12,000, i.e., before any assessment or recovery proceedings were pending. The assessment for 1980‑81 was…

The deceased was found hanging from a tree after a dispute with his wife Suman Devi, who allegedly had an illicit relationship with Raju. The FIR alleged that Suman Devi, Raju and other family members conspired to murder the deceased. The trial court and the Rajasthan High Court convicted the accused under Section 302 …

The Supreme Court, acting suo motu, examined lapses in the care of COVID-19 patients in government and private hospitals across Delhi and other states. It noted that the Union and State affidavits did not provide a mechanism for continuous supervision or remedial action. The Court therefore directed the Ministry of Hea…

The Delhi Development Authority appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The High Court …

SAP Labs India Private Limited and several other assessees challenged the Income Tax Officer's assessment on transfer pricing grounds, contending that the arm's length price (ALP) determined by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was not final and could be reviewed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. T…

The Land Acquisition Collector appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The High Court h…

The appellants, workmen and employees of ABG Shipyard Ltd., claimed wages, salaries and statutory dues for the period of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). They argued that these amounts should be treated as insolvency resolution process costs under s.5(13) of the IBC and thus enjoy priority under s.53…

The State Government, under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961, acquired agricultural lands in village Bhoyar for the extension of a MIDC industrial estate. The Special Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation, which was enhanced by the Reference Court. The High Court reduced the awards, relying on a 1…

The appellant, Vallampati Sathish Babu, participated in the 2012 direct recruitment for teachers in Andhra Pradesh and secured the 34th rank for 33 notified vacancies. One of the 33 selected candidates failed to appear for counselling, leaving a post vacant. The appellant sought appointment to the unfilled post, relyin…

The appellant, a micro‑enterprise, obtained an arbitral award of Rs.2.72 crore against the respondent. The respondent filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to set aside the award. The appellant invoked Section 19 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act, 2006, …

M. Duraisamy, a Postal Assistant, fraudulently withdrew funds from 85 recurring deposit accounts and failed to credit deposits in 71 accounts, cheating the Post Office of Rs.16,59,065. After the fraud was discovered, he repaid the amount with interest and was subjected to a departmental enquiry, which found him guilty …

The workman was employed as a driver at Indofos Industries Ltd.'s Ghaziabad office and was retrenched there. After termination he moved to Delhi, served a demand notice on the company's head office in Delhi and filed a claim before the Delhi Conciliation Officer, which was later taken to the Delhi Labour Court. The emp…

The Allahabad High Court allowed the appeals of the accused in a murder case, acquitting them and ordering their release, but it pronounced only the operative part of its order on the same day and delivered a reasoned judgment five months later. The original complainant filed a petition before the Supreme Court challen…

The State of Uttarakhand challenged an order of the Uttarakhand Public Service Tribunal that directed the department to ignore certain uncommunicated entries in the service records while considering a promotion. The High Court disposed of the writ petition without addressing any of the grounds raised and merely directe…

Evergreen Land Mark Pvt. Ltd. (appellant) leased premises from John Tinson & Co. and ran a restaurant/bar. The lease was terminated and a dispute over rental payments for March 2020‑December 2021 arose, leading the parties to arbitration. The owners filed applications under Section 17 of the Arbitration Act seeking ful…