7 Important Supreme Court of India Judgments Pronounced Today [Thursday, 17th May 2018]

1. Kerala Assistant Public Prosecutors Association Vs. The State of Kerala

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1974 - Ss. 24 & 25 - The fact that the nature of duties and functions of Assistant Public Prosecutors and Public Prosecutors are similar, per se, cannot be the basis to claim parity with Public Prosecutors in respect of age of superannuation.

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Case Number C. A. No. 3792 / 2010 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : P. S. Sudheer 

Respondent's Advocate : Nishe Rajen Shonker 

Bench : Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud 

Judgment By : Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar 

2. Authorised Officer, State Bank of India Vs. M/s Allwyn Alloys Pvt. Lt.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 - Section 34 - the High Court could not have directed the Bank to deposit Rs.25 Lacs in an interest earning deposit and the profits of the said deposit to enure to the benefit of the successful party - Such a direction was wholly uncalled for.

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Case Number : C. A. No. 5248 / 2018 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : Sanjay Kapur 

Bench : Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud 

Judgment By : Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar 

3. Ms. X Vs. State of Telangana

Criminal Procedure Code 1973 - S. 439 - Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 376, 342, 493, 506 & 354 (C) - Bail once granted should not be cancelled unless a cogent case, based on a supervening event has been made out.

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Case Number : Crl. A. No. 716 / 2018 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : Aparna Bhat 

Bench : Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud 

Judgment By : Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud 

4. Amrit Paul Singh Vs. Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - S. 66 - Permit - Use of a vehicle in a public place without a permit is a fundamental statutory infraction.

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Case Number : C. A. No. 2253 / 2018 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : Abhishek Atrey 

Bench : Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud 

Judgment By : Hon'ble The Chief Justice 

5. Kiran Pal Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961 - Section 15(2) - A Pramukh can be removed when a vote of no confidence is passed against him - Once the no confidence motion fails, it cannot be brought again for one year.

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Case Number : C. A. No. 2622 / 2018 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : Aditya Ranjan 

Bench : Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud 

Judgment By : Hon'ble The Chief Justice 

6. District Basic Education Officer Allahabad Vs. Sushila Jaiswal (dead) Through Her Lrs

UP Basic Education Act, 1872 - UP Junior High School (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and other Employees) Act, 1978 - The effect of the orders passed by the High Court is that 1st respondent is to be paid salary for nearly 10 years when in reality she had actually worked for only 36 days during that period. She herself sought pre-mature voluntary retirement and was allowed to retire and was extended all retired benefits. Considering all these facts and circumstances, the orders passed by the Single Judge and the Division Bench in the present matter, in our view are unsustainable and erroneous.

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Case Number : C. A. No. 5628 / 2018 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : Rakesh Mishra 

Bench : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit 

Judgment By : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra 

7. Vaijnath Kondiba Khandke Vs. State of Maharashtra

Penal Code, 1860 - S. 306 - Abetment of Suicide - Superior Officer - As a superior officer, if some work was assigned by the applicant to the deceased, merely on that count it cannot be said that there was any guilty mind or criminal intent. The exigencies of work and the situation may call for certain action on part of a superior including stopping of salary of a junior officer for a month. That action simplicitor cannot be considered to be a pointer against such superior officer.

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Case Number : Crl. A. No. 765 / 2018 17-05-2018

Petitioner’s Advocate : D. Mahesh Babu 

Bench : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit 

Judgment By : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra