RAJESH BINDAL

The respondents were convicted under the NDPS Act for transporting 750 kg of poppy husk after a seizure in 2009. They appealed their convictions, and the High Court acquitted them, relying solely on the principle from Mohan Lal v. State of Punjab that an informant cannot also be the investigator. The State of Punjab ch…

The landlord owned Shop No. 4 in Gorakhpur and leased it to the tenant on a five‑year fixed tenancy starting 1 July 1985, with a clause for rent increase upon consent after expiry. After the tenancy ended on 30 June 1990, the tenant remained in possession without a renewed lease and failed to pay the agreed rent and pe…

The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) against a Division Bench order of the Calcutta High Court that disposed of a writ petition seeking compassionate appointments for union members. The writ petition had been de‑listed by a Single Judge pending a reference to a lar…

The respondent, a messenger employed by State Bank of India, was accused of taking bribes and acting as a middleman in loan sanctioning, leading to an inquiry that found him guilty and imposed dismissal. The Appellate Authority later reduced the penalty to removal with superannuation benefits. The respondent challenged…

The appellant, a landlord, sued the tenants for possession and arrears of rent after they defaulted on a tenancy agreement dated 31 July 1970 for a parcel of land used to set up a petrol pump, a non‑agricultural purpose. The trial court dismissed the tenants' jurisdictional challenge and decreed in favour of the appell…

Kusha Duruka, accused under the NDPS Act, filed multiple bail applications after his arrest on 3 February 2022. The first bail request was rejected by the Sessions Court, and a subsequent application before the Odisha High Court was also dismissed, while his co‑accused was granted bail. During the pendency of a Special…

The husband filed a divorce petition in the Family Court at Mangaluru, Karnataka. The wife, a permanent resident of Canada now residing in Mumbai, filed a transfer petition seeking to move the proceedings to the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai. She argued that traveling to Mangaluru would be difficult, costly, and would…

The appellants were appointed as librarians in Bihar based on a B.Lib degree from the University of Technology and Science, Raipur, which was established under the Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2002. The Act was later declared ultra vires by the Supreme Court in 2005, leading the State of Bihar to term…

The trial court convicted two private respondents for offences under Sections 307, 324 and 326 of the IPC for stabbing a victim, sentencing them to three years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹5,000 each. The High Court, on revision, upheld the conviction but reduced the custodial term to the two months already se…

Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. amalgamated with Pullangode Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd., with the scheme approved in 2006 and the appointed date set as 01‑01‑2006. The appellant sought to set off the accumulated losses of the amalgamating company against its own income under the Kerala Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1991, relying on …

The husband and wife, married in 2000, lived separately from 2022 and entered into a mediated Settlement Agreement in May 2024 that provided for a mutual‑consent divorce, payment of Rs 75 lakh, a car purchase, jewellery hand‑over and other financial transfers. The first motion for divorce was granted after the husband …

The respondents, sons of sweepers who died in service, were initially appointed on compassionate basis as sweepers. After joining, they filed writ petitions seeking promotion to the post of Junior Assistant, arguing that they were qualified for the higher post at the time of their original appointment. The High Court o…

The case concerned the inter‑se seniority of Assistant Engineers (Electrical) recruited directly versus those selected internally by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Direct recruits were appointed between December 2000 and March 2001, while internal candidates were promoted in May 2002. The dispute centered on whether…

The complainant, Karan Gambhir, filed a police complaint in Gautam Budh Nagar alleging that the promoters of three Delhi‑based companies had induced his firm to give short‑term loans which were later converted into equity. The FIR, registered on 29 July 2018, listed the accused companies and promoters with incomplete a…

The Hello Home Education Society sought to establish a junior high school in Vasant Kunj and obtained an essentiality certificate and sponsorship letter only for Jasola. Despite an in‑principle approval by the Lieutenant Governor in 2003, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) changed its policy in December 2003 to allo…

Ashok Kumar Dabas, a conductor with Delhi Transport Corporation since 1985, resigned on 7 August 2014 and his resignation was accepted on 19 September 2014; a subsequent request to withdraw the resignation was denied. The deceased sought pension, gratuity and leave encashment for his legal heirs, but the Tribunal and t…

The appellant Suvej Singh challenged a High Court order that had set aside earlier revenue authority decisions and remanded the matter for fresh consideration of a map correction application filed by the private respondents after a 17‑year gap. The private respondents had previously sought correction of the revenue map…

The Supreme Court dismissed the respondent's Special Leave Petitions and granted the landlord nine months to obtain vacant possession of the premises, subject to an undertaking. The respondent failed to file the undertaking on time, filed multiple review and extension applications, and deliberately avoided personal app…

The assessees entered into contracts to provide motor vehicles, cranes and related equipment to ONGC and tank trucks to IOCL, and the tax authorities treated these arrangements as sales under Clause 29A(d) of Article 366, imposing sales tax and VAT. The assessees contended that the contracts were for services, not for …

Iswar Chandra Pal executed a registered gift deed on 7 December 1967 transferring 20.88½ acres to his three sons and three daughters, which was entered in revenue records on 26 May 1969. After the land reforms, 8.80 acres of his remaining holdings were declared surplus and vested in the State. Following the 2nd and 3rd…

The State of Uttar Pradesh sought to overturn a High Court order that directed it to consider the candidature of several Ayurvedic Nursing Training course graduates, including Bhawana Mishra, for appointment as Ayurvedic Staff Nurses. The respondents argued that admission to the training course historically created a l…

The respondent, a model, complained that a haircut she received at the beauty salon of ITC Maurya Hotel was faulty, alleging deficiency in service and medical negligence. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) awarded her ₹2 crore in compensation, relying mainly on photocopies of various documents …

The petitioner was convicted under Section 376AB of the IPC for raping a seven‑year‑old girl in a temple and also under various provisions of the POCSO Act. The trial court awarded death penalty, which the High Court commuted to life imprisonment. The petitioner challenged whether the commuted life sentence required fu…

The appellant, Rupesh Kumar Meena, an IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre selected in the 2004 Combined Civil Services Examination (ST category), claimed entitlement to the ‘insider’ vacancy in the Rajasthan cadre after the two candidates senior to him in the merit list declined the post. He filed an original applicati…

The appellants were charged under sections 376D, 352, 504 and 506 IPC based on an FIR filed in 2013. After investigation, the police submitted a closure report in 2014 which was accepted by the Judicial Magistrate in 2015. Several years later, the NHRC prompted a fresh inquiry, and the State government directed the CBC…

The appellants, heirs of a predecessor in interest, were decreed in a pre-emption suit to deposit a balance amount of Rs. 9,214 minus a fifth already paid, by 10 October 1988. Due to a clerical miscalculation, they deposited Rs. 7,600 instead of the correct Rs. 7,614, leaving a shortfall of Rs. 14, which they sought to…