SANJAY KUMAR

The Trust obtained a decree for possession of premises occupied by the Society, but the High Court stayed execution pending the Society's appeal and imposed a conditional stay requiring deposits and a status‑quo. The Society later let out the premises for exhibitions, violating the stay conditions, leading the Trust to…

The appellant, a senior manager of Exide Industries Ltd., was summoned by a magistrate to stand trial under Sections 406, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for alleged criminal breach of trust and intimidation arising from a commercial dispute over the price of dissolved acetylene gas supplied by the respondent. The…

The appellant, KKK Hydro Power Ltd, entered into a 3 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with HPSEB in 2000 fixing a tariff of ₹2.50/kWh, later augmenting the project to 4.90 MW and attempting to raise the tariff to ₹2.95/kWh through a supplementary PPA in 2010 without the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commissi…

The appellant, Abhishek Saxena, was charged under IPC sections 323, 384 and 406 for alleged assault, extortion and criminal breach of trust arising from a FIR filed on 4 September 2016. He had earlier filed a petition for dissolution of marriage and a guardianship application under the Guardians & Wards Act, 1890, befo…

The petitioners challenged the 1976 insertion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ into the Preamble of the Constitution, arguing that the amendment was retrospective, lacked popular consent, and violated the basic structure by restricting economic policy and religious freedom. The Court examined whether Article 368 …

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had allotted a plot to Sarita Vihar Club under a lease that gave DDA a pre‑emptive right to purchase and required Lieutenant Governor’s consent for any mortgage. The Club mortgaged the plot to Corporation Bank without such consent, defaulted on the loan and the Bank sought recovery…

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), successor to Gujarat Electricity Board, entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Essar Power Ltd (EPL) for 300 MW of a 515 MW plant, while EPL had a separate PPA with its sister company Essar Steel Ltd (ESL) for the remaining 215 MW. EPL repeatedly supplied electricity to…

The case concerned a 10 MW solar power project where Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (CESC) entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Saisudhir Energy (Chitradurga) Pvt. Ltd. (the Developer) and relied on Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL) to commission two 220 kV evacuation l…

The respondent, a former Sub‑Divisional Engineer in the Department of Telecommunication, was convicted in two criminal cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and faced parallel disciplinary proceedings for a trap case and for possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. Two charge‑sheets were issued un…

The appellant (accused No.2) was convicted under IPC s.420 and the Passports Act for allegedly facilitating the illegal issuance of a second passport to accused No.1, who already possessed a passport. The prosecution relied on the testimony of three witnesses, including a hostile employee and a handwriting expert, but …

The appellant accused were convicted of pre‑meditated murder based on the "last seen together" theory, alleged extra‑judicial confessions, recoveries of alleged weapons and a motorcycle, and serological evidence. The Supreme Court examined whether the time gap between the accused being last seen with the deceased and t…

The State of Assam and its officials challenged the validity of Rule 63(iii) of the Assam Police Manual, which designates the Deputy Commissioner as the reporting authority for Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) and Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) of District Superintendents of Police (SPs). The respondent…

The Supreme Court entertained an application by M/s. Jerlyn Capital LLC Dubai seeking modification of its earlier order dated 09‑05‑2023, which had set aside a requirement to furnish a bank guarantee and allowed the appellant to withdraw Rs.38.52 crore with 4% simple interest from 08‑05‑2006. The appellant submitted ea…

The appellant, a complainant, filed an FIR alleging that the accused, Ajay Pal Gupta (also known as Sonu Chaudhary), conspired with others to cheat him of over ₹11.5 crore by supplying foodgrains and using forged documents. The accused was arrested after a 1.5‑year abscondment and his bail application was rejected by t…

The appellant, Rohit Jangde, the step‑father of a six‑year‑old girl, was convicted by the trial court and the High Court for her murder based on three circumstances: a ‘last seen together’ theory, recovery of charred bone fragments and ashes after the accused allegedly led police to the site, and DNA matching of verteb…

The appellants, Rikhab Birani and Sadhna Birani, entered into an oral agreement to sell a godown for Rs 1.35 crore, which the buyer, Shilpi Gupta, failed to fully pay, leading the sellers to re‑sell the property at a lower price. The buyer subsequently approached the Metropolitan Magistrate to register an FIR alleging …

The Supreme Court examined the interpretation of the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS), 2008, particularly how financial upgradations granted under the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 should be counted for MACPS eligibility. Respondents, employed as Pharmacists and Superintendents, had…

The petitioner, Rajpal, challenged the denial of his bail application, arguing that his co‑accused had been granted bail by a coordinate bench of the Rajasthan High Court for the same FIR. The Supreme Court noted that despite its earlier directives, High Courts continue to list bail applications arising from the same F…

The appellant, Angelwoods Apartment Allottees Association, challenged the approval of its resolution plan by the NCLT, which was appealed by respondent M Lalitha, a financial creditor, under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Lalitha filed the appeal on the last permissible day but failed to attach a cer…

The appellant, a 17‑year‑old who was assaulted during communal riots in Akola on 13 May 2023, claimed that the police failed to register a First Information Report (FIR) despite his written complaint and hospital statement. He alleged that the assailants also murdered a man mistakenly identified as a Muslim, and that h…

The case involved the alleged arson and murder of an elderly couple whose shanty was set ablaze, resulting in the death of the husband and later his wife. The prosecution alleged that the younger son and his wife committed the crime, relying primarily on several dying declarations, motive stemming from a property dispu…

The appellants, a husband and wife, entered into a partnership deed containing an arbitration clause and later appointed a sole arbitrator, Mr. Anjum Javed, to resolve disputes with the respondents. The arbitrator repeatedly demanded administrative expenses, which the respondents challenged under Sections 14 and 15 of …

The suspended director of Ambro Asia Private Limited, Nitendra Kumar Tomer, appealed to the NCLAT against the NCLT's order admitting an operational creditor's application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The appeal was filed in the name of the corporate debtor even though an interim resoluti…

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by minority shareholders of Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) who challenged the company’s reduction of share capital under s.66 of the Companies Act, 2013, alleging that the valuation and the notice were unfair and misleading. BTL had cancelled 28.4 million shares held by the appellan…

The CBI laid a trap after a complaint that Income Tax Inspector Baljeet Singh (A2) demanded a bribe of Rs 5 lakhs on behalf of Assessing Officer Arun Kumar Gurjar (A1). During the trap, marked notes smeared with phenolphthalein were recovered from A2's coat pocket and his hands turned pink in a sodium carbonate test, c…

The appellants, homebuyers who paid Rs.57,56,684 for an apartment in the IREO Rise project, sought possession after the developer defaulted on delivery. Their claim was filed initially on 11‑01‑2019 and resubmitted on 07‑02‑2020, after which the Resolution Professional verified it and included it in the list of financi…

Manmeet Singh Mattewal lost his wife and newborn child during delivery at Deep Nursing Home. He alleged medical negligence by Dr. Kanwarjit Kochhar and the nursing home, leading to compensation orders by the State and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions. The Supreme Court examined whether the NCDRC correct…

The Supreme Court examined challenges to the Tamil Nadu Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, alleging inherent arbitrariness and violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. The appellants, who purchased the lands after acquisition notices were issued, sought to invalidate the statutes a…

The work under a contract was completed on 30 July 2000, but no final bill or measurement certificate was issued by the Engineer-in-Charge. The State of West Bengal filed a notice seeking arbitration on 2 June 2022, more than 21 years after completion, and the High Court ordered arbitration, holding that the limitation…

The State of Odisha issued an auction notice for a five‑year sand‑quarry lease; Shanti Construction Pvt. Ltd., the highest‑price bidder, was declared non‑responsive for not submitting an Income Tax Return for FY 2021‑22, while a lower‑priced bidder was declared successful. The dispute centered on the meaning of “previo…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued show‑cause notices to Vital Communications Ltd (VCL) and related entities for misleading advertisements, leading to a series of orders: a 2008 restraint order, a 2014 order imposing market bans, and a 2018 disgorgement order. The Securities Appellate Tribunal set…

Vinishma Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a company with experience supplying sports kits in several Indian states, challenged a tender issued by the State of Chhattisgarh for supplying sports kits to government schools because the tender required bidders to have supplied goods worth at least Rs.6 crore to Chhattisgarh governme…

The petitioners challenged the Punjab government's alteration of the sports‑quota admission criteria for MBBS/BDS courses, which expanded the "zone of consideration" from Classes XI‑XII to include Classes IX‑X after applications had been filed. They argued that the mid‑stream change was arbitrary, violated Article 14’s…

The respondent filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act alleging dishonour of a cheque, but the complaint was filed two days after the statutory one‑month period. The magistrate took cognizance of the complaint on the same day it was filed, before any application for condonation of the dela…

The State of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court decision that held each deposit made by investors in a large cheating scheme constituted a separate transaction and that separate FIRs and charge sheets were required. The scheme, alleged to involve 1,852 victims defrauded of ₹46.40 crore, was initially investigate…

The appellant UV Asset Reconstruction Company claimed that Electrosteel Castings Ltd (ECL), as promoter of borrower Electrosteel Steels Ltd (ESL), had provided a guarantee for a Rs 500 crore loan from SREI, based on Clause 2.2 of a Deed of Undertaking which required ECL to arrange infusion of funds to help ESL meet fin…

The appellant, a former promoter and non‑executive chairman of Amtek Auto Ltd., was arrested in July 2024 on allegations of massive bank fraud and money‑laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Despite cooperating with the investigation and being the sole accused taken into custody among 28…

Makkella Nagaiah was convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC for a murder committed on 21‑12‑2005 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He later filed a writ petition under Article 32 claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence, asserting a date of birth of 02‑05‑1989, which would make …

The Supreme Court examined the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of Earth Infrastructures Limited (EIL) and whether the lease‑hold lands held by its subsidiaries could be treated as assets of the corporate debtor. The Court found that the subsidiaries were merely fronts for EIL, which was the real develope…

The appellant, Reginamary Chellamani, was arrested for alleged offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 22(c), 23, 28 and 29 of the NDPS Act read with Section 135 of the Customs Act, after a contraband substance exceeding the commercial quantity was seized from her. She had been in pre‑trial detention for 4 years, 1…

MMTC Limited entered a Long Term Agreement with Anglo American Metallurgical Coal for the supply of coking coal, but a dispute arose over the price and unlifted quantities, leading to an arbitral award in favour of Anglo. MMTC challenged the award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, which was reje…

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) entered into power purchase agreements (PPAs) with four wind‑energy companies, fixing a tariff of Rs 3.56 per kWh that was applicable only to projects availing accelerated depreciation under the Income‑Tax Act. The respondents later approached the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory …

The case involved a minor girl who became pregnant after being allegedly raped separately by two accused, Hare Ram Sah and Manish Tiwari, in 2016. The trial court convicted them under IPC s.376(2) and POCSO §§4,6, imposing rigorous life imprisonment, but the High Court acquitted them, holding that the prosecution faile…

The Supreme Court examined the selection process for District Judge posts in Jharkhand where the High Court, via a Full Court resolution, introduced a 50% aggregate marks requirement after candidates' performances were already assessed. Petitioners challenged this alteration, arguing it violated the 2001 Rules, the 201…