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Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
4,341–4,360 · Page 218 of 500
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 290 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 1
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 1 1 MALLAPPA A v. STATE OF KARNATAKA (Criminal Appeal No. 1993 of 2010) MAY 07, 2021 B [N. V. RAMANA, CJI, SURYA KANT AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Deceased was allegedly assaulted with a club – Prosecution case primarily based on evidence of PW5 (deceased’s wife) – Trial …
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 289 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 243
Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
4,341–4,360 · Page 218 of 500
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 290 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 1
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 1 1 MALLAPPA A v. STATE OF KARNATAKA (Criminal Appeal No. 1993 of 2010) MAY 07, 2021 B [N. V. RAMANA, CJI, SURYA KANT AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Deceased was allegedly assaulted with a club – Prosecution case primarily based on evidence of PW5 (deceased’s wife) – Trial …
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 289 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 243
C Evidence: Admissibility of – When witnesses tend to exaggerate – Held: In case of exaggerations, the court being mindful of distinction between truth and falsity, is duty bound to disseminate ‘truth’ from ‘falsehood’ – Evidence given by a witness cannot be discarded as a whole on the ground that it is exaggerated – I…
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 288 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 232
232 SUPREME COURT[2021]REPORTS5 S.C.R. 232 [2021] 5 S.C.R. A MANGALA WAMAN KARANDIKAR (D) TR. LRS. v. PRAKASH DAMODAR RANADE (Civil Appeal No. 10827 of 2010) B MAY 07, 2021 [N.V. RAMANA, CJI., SURYA KANT AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.] Interpretation of documents: Contractual interpretation – It depends upon the intentions ex…
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 287 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 11
Evidence Act, 1872: s. 32 - Dying declaration – Evidentiary value of – Sustenance of conviction solely based thereon – Held: When the dying declaration has been recorded in accordance with B law, and it gives a cogent and plausible explanation of the occurrence, it can be relied upon as the solitary piece of evidence t…
Supreme Court of India6 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 286 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 196
Language is an important instrument of a judicial process which is sensitive to constitutional values – High Court was faced with a situation of rising cases of COVID-19 and, as a constitutional Court, was entrusted with protecting the life and liberty of citizens – Remarks of the High Court were harsh, it did not seek…
Supreme Court of India6 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 285 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 573
Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. Each and every ground on which trial court G acquitted the accused has been elaborately dealt with by the High Court and on reappreciation of the entire evidence on record the High Court specifically came to the conclusion that the findings recorded by the trial Court were perv…
Supreme Court of India5 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 284 · [2021] 15 S.C.R. 715
etc. – Held, No – Held [per Ashok Bhushan, J. (for himself and S. Abdul Nazeer, J.)] with Ravindra Bhat, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. concurring : The greatest common measure of agreement in six separate judgments delivered in Indra Sawhney is: (i) Reservation under Article 16(4) should not exceed 50%.…
Supreme Court of India4 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 283 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 613
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 613 613 FORUM FOR PEOPLE’S COLLECTIVE EFFORTS (FPCE) & A ANR. v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. (Writ Petition (C) No. 116 of 2019) B MAY 04, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND M R SHAH, JJ.] West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 C (WB-HIRA): Constitutional validity of – Challenged to, …
Supreme Court of India3 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 281 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 1
Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016 – s. 18 – Power to issue directions – On facts, order by the State Authorities-Director, Secondary Education regarding deferment of collection of school fees, including reduction of 70% of tuition fees of CBSE affiliated schools and 60% of Rajasthan State Board affiliated…
Supreme Court of India30 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 280 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 297
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 297 297 IN RE: DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND A SERVICES DURING PANDEMIC (Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 03 of 2021) APRIL 30, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, B L. NAGESWARA RAO AND S. RAVINDRA BHAT, JJ.] COVID-19 Pandemic: Suo Motu cognizance of various issues relating to COVID-19 – Unp…
Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2021Full text
2021 INSC 28 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 895
financial creditors, but they possess certain characteristics, which set them apart from generality of the financial creditors, such as numerosity; heterogeneity; and individuality in decision making – If a single allottee, as a financial creditor, is allowed to move an application u/s.7, the interests of all the other…
Supreme Court of India30 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 279 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 169
– High Court held that plaintiff shall be deemed to have stepped into the shoes of the defendant-original land owner and shall be entitled to entire amount of compensation along with solatium and interest etc. owing to the acquisition of the land in question – On appeal, held: There are concurrent findings of fact reco…
Supreme Court of India30 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 278 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 454
456 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2021] 4 S.C.R. A application for determination of the agreement. [Paras 9, 11] [463-B; 464-A-C] 2.2 Chapter 9 of the Regulations of 2005 deals with the enhancement and reduction of contract demand/sanctioned load. Regulation 9.1 deals with enhancement of contract demand/ B sanctioned load, wh…
Supreme Court of India28 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 277 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 190
With Civil Appeal Nos. 1328, 1329 Of 2021, 2…
Supreme Court of India28 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 274 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 239
The submission that there was no head injury, as deposed by PWs-18 and 19 on the deceased and also as per the postmortem report, as such the deposition of PWs- 18 and 19 is to be discarded, F cannot be accepted for the reason that the postmortem report indicates injury on the lower back side of the head. An attempt was…
Supreme Court of India28 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 273 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 221
is the normal rule – On facts, it was clear that the person appointed in place of the respondent no.2 was respondent no. 1 – Respondent no. 1 has only a few months for attaining the age of superannuation and has not secured any alternative employment and also has not been able to work based on the direction of the trib…
Supreme Court of India27 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 272 · [2021] 3 S.C.R. 470
470 SUPREME COURT[2021]REPORTS3 S.C.R. 470 [2021] 3 S.C.R. A PATAN JAMAL VALI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No 452 of 2021) B APRIL 27, 2021 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND M R SHAH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860: C s. 376 – Offence of rape – Prosecution case that appellant committed rape of a blind Schedule…
Supreme Court of India23 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 271 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 95
Allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. The High Court has overlooked several aspects, F such as the potential threat to witnesses, forcing the trial court to grant protection. It is necessary for courts to consider the impact that release of such persons on bail will have on the witnesses yet to be examined and the in…
Supreme Court of India22 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 270 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 279
B With Civil Appeal Nos.1661-1662 And 1663-1664 of 2021. Arunava Mukherjee, Shailesh Madiyal, Ms. Rakhi M., Paras Jain, T. Harish Kumar, Advs. for the appearing Parties. C The following Order of the court was passed : ORDER 1. Leave granted. 2. The present appeals arise out of the common judgment and D order dated 16th…
Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2021Full text
2021 INSC 27 · [2021] 1 S.C.R. 725
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 725 725 VENIGALLA KOTESWARAMMA A v. MALEMPATI SURYAMBA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9546 of 2013) JANUARY 19, 2021 B [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH MAHESHWARI AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Partition: Suit for partition – Maintainability of – Plaintiff and defendants Nos. 1 to 3 were co-sharer – Claim for partition …
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C Evidence: Admissibility of – When witnesses tend to exaggerate – Held: In case of exaggerations, the court being mindful of distinction between truth and falsity, is duty bound to disseminate ‘truth’ from ‘falsehood’ – Evidence given by a witness cannot be discarded as a whole on the ground that it is exaggerated – I…
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 288 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 232
232 SUPREME COURT[2021]REPORTS5 S.C.R. 232 [2021] 5 S.C.R. A MANGALA WAMAN KARANDIKAR (D) TR. LRS. v. PRAKASH DAMODAR RANADE (Civil Appeal No. 10827 of 2010) B MAY 07, 2021 [N.V. RAMANA, CJI., SURYA KANT AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.] Interpretation of documents: Contractual interpretation – It depends upon the intentions ex…
Supreme Court of India7 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 287 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 11
Evidence Act, 1872: s. 32 - Dying declaration – Evidentiary value of – Sustenance of conviction solely based thereon – Held: When the dying declaration has been recorded in accordance with B law, and it gives a cogent and plausible explanation of the occurrence, it can be relied upon as the solitary piece of evidence t…
Supreme Court of India6 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 286 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 196
Language is an important instrument of a judicial process which is sensitive to constitutional values – High Court was faced with a situation of rising cases of COVID-19 and, as a constitutional Court, was entrusted with protecting the life and liberty of citizens – Remarks of the High Court were harsh, it did not seek…
Supreme Court of India6 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 285 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 573
Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. Each and every ground on which trial court G acquitted the accused has been elaborately dealt with by the High Court and on reappreciation of the entire evidence on record the High Court specifically came to the conclusion that the findings recorded by the trial Court were perv…
Supreme Court of India5 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 284 · [2021] 15 S.C.R. 715
etc. – Held, No – Held [per Ashok Bhushan, J. (for himself and S. Abdul Nazeer, J.)] with Ravindra Bhat, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. concurring : The greatest common measure of agreement in six separate judgments delivered in Indra Sawhney is: (i) Reservation under Article 16(4) should not exceed 50%.…
Supreme Court of India4 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 283 · [2021] 5 S.C.R. 613
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 613 613 FORUM FOR PEOPLE’S COLLECTIVE EFFORTS (FPCE) & A ANR. v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. (Writ Petition (C) No. 116 of 2019) B MAY 04, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND M R SHAH, JJ.] West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 C (WB-HIRA): Constitutional validity of – Challenged to, …
Supreme Court of India3 May 2021Full text
2021 INSC 281 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 1
Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016 – s. 18 – Power to issue directions – On facts, order by the State Authorities-Director, Secondary Education regarding deferment of collection of school fees, including reduction of 70% of tuition fees of CBSE affiliated schools and 60% of Rajasthan State Board affiliated…
Supreme Court of India30 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 280 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 297
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 297 297 IN RE: DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND A SERVICES DURING PANDEMIC (Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 03 of 2021) APRIL 30, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, B L. NAGESWARA RAO AND S. RAVINDRA BHAT, JJ.] COVID-19 Pandemic: Suo Motu cognizance of various issues relating to COVID-19 – Unp…
Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2021Full text
2021 INSC 28 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 895
financial creditors, but they possess certain characteristics, which set them apart from generality of the financial creditors, such as numerosity; heterogeneity; and individuality in decision making – If a single allottee, as a financial creditor, is allowed to move an application u/s.7, the interests of all the other…
Supreme Court of India30 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 279 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 169
– High Court held that plaintiff shall be deemed to have stepped into the shoes of the defendant-original land owner and shall be entitled to entire amount of compensation along with solatium and interest etc. owing to the acquisition of the land in question – On appeal, held: There are concurrent findings of fact reco…
Supreme Court of India30 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 278 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 454
456 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2021] 4 S.C.R. A application for determination of the agreement. [Paras 9, 11] [463-B; 464-A-C] 2.2 Chapter 9 of the Regulations of 2005 deals with the enhancement and reduction of contract demand/sanctioned load. Regulation 9.1 deals with enhancement of contract demand/ B sanctioned load, wh…
Supreme Court of India28 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 277 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 190
With Civil Appeal Nos. 1328, 1329 Of 2021, 2…
Supreme Court of India28 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 274 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 239
The submission that there was no head injury, as deposed by PWs-18 and 19 on the deceased and also as per the postmortem report, as such the deposition of PWs- 18 and 19 is to be discarded, F cannot be accepted for the reason that the postmortem report indicates injury on the lower back side of the head. An attempt was…
Supreme Court of India28 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 273 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 221
is the normal rule – On facts, it was clear that the person appointed in place of the respondent no.2 was respondent no. 1 – Respondent no. 1 has only a few months for attaining the age of superannuation and has not secured any alternative employment and also has not been able to work based on the direction of the trib…
Supreme Court of India27 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 272 · [2021] 3 S.C.R. 470
470 SUPREME COURT[2021]REPORTS3 S.C.R. 470 [2021] 3 S.C.R. A PATAN JAMAL VALI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No 452 of 2021) B APRIL 27, 2021 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND M R SHAH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860: C s. 376 – Offence of rape – Prosecution case that appellant committed rape of a blind Schedule…
Supreme Court of India23 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 271 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 95
Allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. The High Court has overlooked several aspects, F such as the potential threat to witnesses, forcing the trial court to grant protection. It is necessary for courts to consider the impact that release of such persons on bail will have on the witnesses yet to be examined and the in…
Supreme Court of India22 Apr 2021Full text
2021 INSC 270 · [2021] 4 S.C.R. 279
B With Civil Appeal Nos.1661-1662 And 1663-1664 of 2021. Arunava Mukherjee, Shailesh Madiyal, Ms. Rakhi M., Paras Jain, T. Harish Kumar, Advs. for the appearing Parties. C The following Order of the court was passed : ORDER 1. Leave granted. 2. The present appeals arise out of the common judgment and D order dated 16th…
Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2021Full text
2021 INSC 27 · [2021] 1 S.C.R. 725
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 725 725 VENIGALLA KOTESWARAMMA A v. MALEMPATI SURYAMBA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9546 of 2013) JANUARY 19, 2021 B [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH MAHESHWARI AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Partition: Suit for partition – Maintainability of – Plaintiff and defendants Nos. 1 to 3 were co-sharer – Claim for partition …
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