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Supreme Court of India Monthly Digest May 2018

Anticipatory Bail - Whether should be for a limited period of time - Referred to Larger Bench. Sushila Aggarwal v. State (Nct of Delhi), 2018 (103) AllCC 995 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 240 : JT 2018 (5) SC 137 : 2018 (7) Scale 549 S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 7281 of 2017 15-05-2018

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996- Determination of International commercial arbitration or Foreign Seated arbitration. Union of India v. Hardy Exploration and Production (India) Inc., 2018 AllCJ 1500 : 2018 (3) ArbLR 156 : JT 2018 (5) SC 432 : 2018 (3) RAJ 534 : 2018 (6) Scale 504 : (2018) 7 SCC 374 C.A. No. 4628 of 2018 01-05-2018
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996- S. 8. Ameet Lalchand Shah v. Rishabh Enterprises, AIR 2018 SC 3041 : 2018 (3) ArbLR 120 : 2018 (5) MLJ 496 : 2018 (3) RAJ 609 : 2018 (2) RCR (Civil) 879 : 2018 (6) Scale 621 : 2018 (4) SLT 9 C.A. No. 4690 of 2018 03-05-2018
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996- S. 8. Purushottam v. Anil, AIR 2018 SC 2325 : 2018 (3) ALD 188 : 2018 (3) ArbLR 145 : 2018 (4) Bom.C.R. 457 : JT 2018 (4) SC 603 : 2018 (3) RAJ 576 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 109 : 2018 (6) Scale 607 : (2018) 8 SCC 95 C.A. No. 4664 of 2018 - 02-05-2018
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996- Ss. 7, 8 & 11(6) - Insurance Policy - Parties are bound by the clauses enumerated in the policy and the court does not transplant any equity to the same by rewriting a clause. Oriental Insurance v. Narbheram Power and Steel Pvt. Ltd; 2018 ACJ 1777 : AIR 2018 SC 2295 : 2018 (3) CTC 101 : JT 2018 (4) SC 521 : 2018 (2) KLT SN 59 (C.No.70) : 2018 (5) MLJ 350 : 2018 (3) RAJ 549 : 2018 (2) RCR (Civil) 909 : 2018 (6) Scale 545 : (2018) 6 SCC 534 : C.A. No. 2268 of 2018 02-05-2018
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 - Jurisdiction - Service Conditions. Lt. Col. Vijaynath Jha v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 2746 : JT 2018 (5) SC 286 : 2018 (7) SCALE 626 : (2018) 7 SCC 303 C.A. No. 2020 of 2013 18-05-2018

Banking Law - Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 - Union Bank of India (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995. United Bank of India v. United Bank of India Retirees Welfare Association, AIR 2018 SC 2941 C.A. No. 5252 of 2018 16-05-2018
CBI Investigation - Jat Agitation. Dilawar v. State of Haryana, AIR 2018 SC 2269 : 2018 All.M.R. (Cri.) 2678 : 2018 (7) Scale 457 : 2018 (4) SLT 90 M.A. No. 267 of 2017 01-05-2018
CBI Investigation can be entrusted for instilling confidence in the minds of Victims as well as Public at Large. E. Sivakumar v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 2486 : 2018 (5) ALD 97 : 2018 (4) Bom.C.R. 436 : 2018 (3) Crimes 37 : 2018 (3) CTC 568 : JT 2018 (6) SC 39 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 111 : 2018 (7) Scale 656 : (2018) 7 SCC 365 bit.ly/2JayLOQ18-05-2018
Central Excise Act, 1944 - Determination of Value of exigible goods. CCE v. Grasim Industries Ltd., 2018 (360) ELT 769 : 2018 (7) Scale 370 : (2018) 7 SCC 233 C.A. No. 3159 of 2004 11-05-2018
Civil P.C. 1908 - O. 8 R. 1 Proviso - Written Statement - Extension of Period of Filing - Court has discretion to allow defendant to file Written Statement beyond that period in exceptional cases for proper and satisfactory reasons to be recorded in writing - Onus is on defendant to plead and show convincing and cogent reason for filing Written Statement beyond prescribed period. Atcom Technologies Ltd. v. Y.A. Chunawala & Co., 2018 (4) Bom.C.R. 452 : 2018 (7) SCALE 35 : (2018) 6 SCC 639 : 2018 (2) RCR (Civil) 1001C.A. No. 4266 of 2018 07-05-2018
Civil P.C. 1908 - Second Appeal - Substantial Question of Law - High Court jurisdiction to frame additional questions - Such questions should arise in the appeal - assign the reasons for framing the additional questions - frame the questions at the time of hearing the appeal. Vijay Arjun Bhagat v. Nana Laxman Tapkire, AIR 2018 SC 2625 : 2018 (4) Bom.C.R. 442 : 2018 (4) CTC 290 : JT 2018 (5) SC 257 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 1 : 2018 (7) Scale 331 : (2018) 6 SCC 727 C.A. No. 6272 of 2010 11-05-2018
Clerical Error - Whether a ‘clerical error’ can be corrected “at any time” or only within a reasonable time. Telangana Housing Board v. Azamunisa Begum C.A. No. 4632 of 2018 01-05-2018
Competition Act, 2002 - Ss. 19(1)(a) r/w 3 - B. Himmatlal Agrawal Partner v. Competent Commission of India, AIR 2018 SC 2804 : 2018 (7) Scale 614 C.A. No. 5029 of 2018 18-05-2018
Constitution of India - Arts. 234 r/w. 309 - Jharkhand Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004. Ashok Kumar v. State of Jharkhand, AIR 2018 SC 2386 : 2018 (103) AllCC 969 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 121 : 2018 (3) MLJ (Cri) 148 : 2018 (7) Scale 350 C.A. No. 877 of 2018 11-05-2018
Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 243 to 243­O - Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961 - S.15(2) - No confidence motion against the Pramukh. Kiran Pal Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 2018 SC 3000 : 2018 (7) Scale 605 bit.ly/ca2622of2018 17-05-2018
Consumer Protection - Inadequate Infrastructure. State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary v. All U.P. Consumer Protection Bar Association, (2018) 7 SCC 423 : 2018 (7) SCALE 636 C.A. No. 2740 of 2007 18-05-2018
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Ss. 25 & 27 - Execution of Awards - Insurance - Loss - Compensation. Meenakshi Saxena v. ECGC Ltd. (Formerly known as Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd.), AIR 2018 SC 2831 : 2018 (5) ALD 120 : 2018 (4) ALT 4 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 4 : 2018 (7) Scale 639 C.A. No. 5681 of 2018 18-05-2018
Criminal Appeal - No discussion on the defence evidence - Appellant cannot blame the High Court, since he failed to appear before the High Court when the matter was taken up for hearing. K.S. Kalinga Rayan @ Kalingaraju v. State Rep. By The Inspector of Police, 2018 (8) Scale 632 Crl.A. No. 787 of 2018 18-05-2018
Criminal Law - Murder - Culpable Homicide - ‘Motive’ is an emotion which compels the person to do a particular act. Khurshid Ahmed v. State of Jammu and Kashmir, AIR 2018 SC 2457 : 2018 (103) AllCC 957 : 2018 CriLJ 4442 : 2016 (2) JKJ 91 : JT 2018 (5) SC 145 bit.ly/CrlA872of2015 15-05-2018
Criminal P. C. 1973 - S. 407 - Transfer of case within the State when permissible. Sarasamma @ Saraswathiyamma v. State, AIR 2018 SC 2287 : JT 2018 (5) SC 125 : 2018 (7) SCALE 304 : (2018) 7 SCC 339Crl.A. No. 713 of 2018 09-05-2018
Criminal P.C. 1973 - S.482 - Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - S.12 - Penal Code, 1860 - S.498A. Meenal Bhargava v. Naveen Sharma, AIR 2018 SC 2839 : 2018 (5) ALD 20 : 2018 (7) Scale 288 : 2018 (4) SLT 155C.A. No. 1606 of 2018 09-05-2018

Criminal P.C. 1973
- Ss. 24 & 25 - Assistant Public Prosecutors cannot claim parity with Public Prosecutors in respect of age of superannuation. Kerala Assistant Public Prosecutors Association v. State of Kerala, AIR 2018 SC 2652 : 2018 (2) KHC 983 : 2018 (2) KLT 926 : 2018 (7) Scale 516 : (2018) 7 SCC 314 bit.ly/CA3792of201017-05-2018
Criminal Trial - Lapses in the Investigation - We cannot hazard a guess whether such lapses occurred because of the general inefficiency of the system or as a consequence of a concerted effort made to protect the accused. The law of this country is not that people are convicted of offences on the basis of doubts. Rupinder Singh Sandhu v. State of Punjab, AIR 2018 SC 2395 : 2018 (103) AllCC 977 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 93 : 2018 CriLJ 2935 : 2018 (2) JKJ 129 : JT 2018 (5) SC 182 http://bit.ly/CrlA58of200715-05-2018
Education Law - UP Basic Education Act, 1872 - UP Junior High School (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and other Employees) Act, 1978. District Basic Education Officer Allahabad v. Sushila Jaiswal, JT 2018 (5) SC 282 bit.ly/ca5628of201817-05-2018
Employment Law - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. Swaraj Abhiyan v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 3670 : 2018 (7) Scale 679 bit.ly/wpc857of201518-05-2018
Environmental Law - Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 - Cauvery Water Management Scheme. State of Tamil Nadu v. P.K. Sinha, 2018 (5) MLJ 243 : 2018 (7) Scale 664 : (2018) 7 SCC 403 Cont.P. (C) No. 898 of 2018 18-05-2018
Family Law - Reversal of the decree of nullity - Apeal - parties agreed for a mediation before the Supreme Court Mediation Center - Settlement. Santosh Kumar Mishra v. Neeru Mishra, 2018 (8) Scale 631 C.A. No. 5629 of 2018 17-05-2018
Hajj Pilgrimage - Private Tour Operators (PTOs) - Grant of Compensation. United Air Travel Services Through Its Proprietor A.D.M. Anwar Khan Vs. Union of India Ministry of External Affairs Through Secretary, AIR 2018 SC 2264 : JT 2018 (5) SC 17 : 2018 (7) Scale 1 W.P. (C) No. 631 of 2016 07-05-2018
Hereditary Offices Act (Maharashtra). Eureka Builders v. Gulabchand, 2018 (5) MLJ 610 : 2018 (7) Scale 62 C.A. No. 4757 of 2018 03-05-2018
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - S. 14(1). Basanti Devi v. Rati Ram, AIR 2018 SC 2336 : 2018 (4) ALT 1 : JT 2018 (5) SC 245 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 62 C.A. No. 7919 of 2011 08-05-2018
Income Tax - Whether the material found in the course of survey in the premises of the builder could be used in Block Assessment of the assessee. Commnr. of Income Tax, Chennai v. S. Ajit Kumar Thr. Its Managing Director, AIR 2018 SC 2930 : JT 2018 (4) SC 612 : 2018 (6) Scale 592 : (2018) 8 SCC 107C.A. No. 10164 of 2010 02-05-2018
Income Tax Act, 1961 - S. 80-IA. Mahabir Industries v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, 2018 (7) Scale 618 C.A. No. 4765 of 2018 18-05-2018
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Ss. 20, 29 - Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957 - Rr. 10B(9), 22, 24 - Commencement and conclusion of proceedings - Penalty for breach of settlement or award - Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal, National Tribunal or Arbitrator may proceed ex parte - Power of Boards, Courts, Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals - Whether the Industrial Tribunal / Labour Court is functus officio after the award has become enforceable, and is thus, prevented from considering an application for setting aside an ex parte award - Held, In case a party is able to show sufficient cause within a reasonable time for its non-appearance in the Labour Court/Tribunal when it was set ex parte, the Labour Court/Tribunal is bound to consider such an application and the application cannot be rejected on the ground that it was filed after the award had become enforceable. The Labour Court/Tribunal is not functus officio after the award has become enforceable as far as setting aside an ex parte award is concerned. It is within its powers to entertain an application as per the scheme of the Act and in terms of the rules of natural justice. It needs to be restated that the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is a welfare legislation intended to maintain industrial peace. In that view of the matter, certain powers to do justice have to be conceded to the Labour Court/Tribunal, whether we call it ancillary, incidental or inherent. Haryana Suraj Malting Ltd. v. Phool Chand, AIR 2018 SC 2670 : 2018 (4) Mh.L.J. 12 : 2018 (7) Scale 706 C.A. No. 5650 of 2018 18-05-2018
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947- Grant of pay scale is a highly technical and complex matter, which requires consideration of a host of factors, such as the qualifications for the posts, the method of recruitment, the nature of duties, etc. Therefore, the Courts/ Tribunal are loathe to interfere in matters with regard to grant of pay­scale. DTC Security Staff Union (Regd.) v. DTC, JT 2018 (4) SC 633 : 2018 (7) Scale 323 C.A. No. 5005 of 2018 11-05-2018
Labour Law - Reduction of onetime compensation in lieu of reinstatement on account of the alleged illegal termination. Shyamali Chatterejee v. Municipal Corp. Bhilai, 2018 (8) Scale 625 C.A. No. 5148 of 2018 14-05-2018
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - S. 4(1). Loveleen Kumar v. State of Haryana, 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 127 : 2018 (7) Scale 596 C.A. No. 5261 of 2018 16-05-2018
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - S. 4. Raj Kumar Gandhi v. Chandigarh Administration, 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 56 : 2018 (7) Scale 313C.A. No. 4265 of 2008 11-05-2018
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - S. 6(1). Raj Kumar v. State of Punjab, 2018 (9) Scale 488 C.A. No. 4764 of 2018 03-05-2018
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - S.4 - Grant of compensation based on capitalisation method. Bilquis v. State of Maharashtra, 2018 (7) Scale 422 : (2018) 7 SCC 530 C.A. No. 5008 of 2018 11-05-2018
Land Acquisition Act, 1984 - S. 28 - Compensation. Patni Hushenbhai Sidibhai Kotvalav. National Highways Authority of India, 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 307 C.A. No. 5150 of 2018 14-05-2018
Land Development Authority - Price of Land - Return the Money with Interest. Mohini Dang v. State of U.P. C.A. No. 4988 of 2018 10-05-2018
Land Law - Aquisition - Land value fixed by the High Court. State of Haryana v. Parveen Kumar, 2018 (8) Scale 630 C.A. No. 5545 of 2018 16-05-2018
Medical Education - Postgraduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. Rachit Sinha v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 2153 : 2018 (3) All.M.R. 940 : 2018 (6) Scale 616 W.P. (C) No. 357 of 2018 03-05-2018
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957 - S. 17A(2) - Request of a State Government for reservation of lands for government companies or corporations owned and controlled by the State Government - Role and Power of the Central Government. Geomysore Services (i) Pvt. Ltd. v. Hutti Goldmines Co. Ltd., AIR 2018 SC 2305 : JT 2018 (5) SC 158 : (2018) 6 SCC 791 : 2018 (7) Scale 43 C.A. No. 2537 of 2017 08-05-2018
Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1981 (Uttar Pradesh) - S. 4(3) - Natural resources, public lands and public goods like government bungalows/official residence are public property and “Doctrine of Equality” which emerges from concepts of justice, fairness must guide State in distribution/allocation of same. Lok Prahari through Its General Secretary v. State of Uttar Pradesh; AIR 2018 SC 2209 : JT 2018 (5) SC 1 : 2018 (7) SCALE 8 : (2018) 6 SCC 1 W.P. (C) No. 864 of 2016 07-05-2018
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - S. 104 - Restriction on grant of permits in respect of a notified area or notified route. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation v. Baby P.P., AIR 2018 SC 2909 : 2018 (2) KLJ 888 : 2018 (2) KLT 974 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 12 : 2018 (7) Scale 531 C.A. No. 5257 of 2018 16-05-2018
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - S. 166 - Permit. Amrit Paul Singh v. Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., AIR 2018 SC 2662 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 131 bit.ly/ca2253of201817-05-2018
Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964 - Ex-Navy Direct Entry Artificers are entitled to special pension instead of reservist pension. Ex Navy Direct Entry Artificers Assn. v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 2340 : (2018) 7 SCC 386 : JT 2018 (5) SC 38 : 2018 (7) SCALE 73 C.A. No. 6785 of 2014 08-05-2018
NEET - All India Quota. Dr. Rachit Sinha v. Union of India, 2018 (7) Scale 322 M.A. No. 2018 11-05-2018
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - S.138 - Criminal P.C. 1973 - S.401 - High Court' s Powers of revisions - Revision against Conviction - Condition of deposit of 1/4th of the cheque amount - Senior Citizen - High Court to dispose of the Revision Petition expeditiously preferably within six months - the interim direction issued by the High Court for deposit of 1/4th of the cheque amount is vacated. M.V. Amreeth v. K. Venkata Krishna, 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 293 : 2018 (8) Scale 629 : (2018) 8 SCC 118 Crl.A. No. 747 of 2018 15-05-2018
Partition - Preliminary Decree - Where any party aggrieved by a preliminary decree passed, does not appeal from such decree, he shall be precluded from disputing its correctness in any appeal which may be preferred from the final decree. Selvi v. Gopalakrishnan Nair, 2018 (4) MLJ 762 : 2018 (7) SCALE 385 : (2018) 7 SCC 319 bit.ly/CA21834of201715-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC. Gurwinder Singh @ Sonu v. State of Punjab, AIR 2018 SC 2277 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 57 : 2018 CriLJ 2974 : 2018 (2) JKJ 162 : JT 2018 (5) SC 30 : 2018 (2) MPWN 148 : 2018 (2) RCR (Criminal) 980 : 2018 (4) SLT 73 Crl.A. No. 2301 of 2014 08-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ingredients and applicability of Exception 4 to S. 300. Manoj Kumar v. State of H.P., AIR 2018 SC 2693 : 2018 (2) JKJ 80 : JT 2018 (6) SC 107 : 2018 (7) SCALE 434 : (2018) 7 SCC 327 Crl.A. No. 795 of 2011 15-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 302 &148 - Bombay Police Act - 135(1). Vinubhai Ranchhodbhai Patel v. Rajivbhai Dudabhai Patel, AIR 2018 SC 2472 : 2018 (7) Scale 474 bit.ly/CrlA1525of200916-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 302, 323 & 324 - Culpable Homicide - Voluntary causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means - Acquittal. Kumar v. State Rep. By Inspector of Police, AIR 2018 SC 2386 : 2018 (2) JKJ 48Crl.A. No. 409 of 2017 11-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 498A - Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu) - S.4-A(1)(2)(i). Manoharan v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 2018 SC 2322 : JT 2018 (5) SC 122 : 2018 (4) SLT 224 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 291 : 2018 (7) SCALE 310 Crl.A. No. 1340 of 2013 09-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss, 376, 342, 493, 506 & 354 (C) - Cancellation of Bail. Ms. X v. State of Telangana, AIR 2018 SC 2466 : 2018 (7) Scale 494 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 101 bit.ly/CrlA716of2018 17-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 143, 341, 323, 308 332 & 353 - Criminal P.C. 1973 - S. 438. Prem Giri v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 2018 SC 2145 : 2018 (2) Crimes 332 : JT 2018 (4) SC 582 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 3 : 2018 (6) Scale 577 : (2018) 6 SCC 571 : 2018 (4) SLT 147 Crl.A. No. 662 of 2018 02-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 299, 302, 304. Tularam v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 2018 SC 2146 : 2018 (1) ALD (Cri) 740 : 2018 All.M.R. (Cri.) 3161 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R. (Cri.) 151 : 2018 (2) Crimes 330 : 2018 CriLJ 2590 : 2018 (2) JLJ 206 : JT 2018 (4) SC 579 : 2018 (6) Scale 555 : (2018) 7 SCC 777 Crl.A. No. 663 of 2018 02-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302 r/w. 201. Satpal v. State of Haryana, AIR 2018 SC 2142 : 2018 (1) ALD (Cri) 749 : 2018 (2) ALT (Cri) 281 : 2018 (2) Crimes 318 : JT 2018 (4) SC 622 : 2018 (2) RCR (Criminal) 935 : 2015 (6) Scale 494 : (2018) 6 SCC 610 Crl.A. No. 1892 of 2017 01-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302/34. Chandra Bhawan Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 2018 SC 2205 : 2018 (1) ALD (Cri) 1004 : 2018 (103) AllCC 945 : 2018 (2) Crimes 320 : 2018 (3) JKJ 16 : JT 2018 (5) SC 25 : 2018 (2) MLJ(Cri) 695 : 2018 (6) Scale 498 : (2018) 6 SCC 670 : 2018 (4) SLT 56 Crl.A. No. 654 of 2018 01-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 306 - Abetment of Suicide -‘Workload’ or ‘work stress’, by itself, is not a ground to prove a charge of abetment to suicide against the employer / superior officer. Vaijnath Kondiba Khandke v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 2018 SC 2659 : JT 2018 (5) SC 243 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 133 bit.ly/CrlA765of2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 307, 323, 149 & 148 - Dispute related to watering of field from tubewell of accused - Infliction of several injuries using lethal weapons - Conviction of accused confirmed. Suresh Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 2018 SC 2383 : 2018 (103) AllCC 992 : JT 2018 (5) SC 131 : 2018 (3) RCR(Criminal) 1 : 2018 (7) SCALE 327 : (2018) 7 SCC 381Crl.A. No. 1586 of 2009 11-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 364 & 302/34. Murugan v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 2018 SC 2149 : 2018 (1) ALD (Cri) 744 : 2018 (2) Crimes 333 : 2018 (2) JKJ 119 : JT 2018 (5) SC 177 : 2018 (6) Scale 586 : 2018 (4) SLT 234 Crl.A. No. 1498 of 2010 02-05-2018
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 420, 423, 424, 464 & 465 - Information Technology Act, 2000 - Forgery. Sheila Sebastian v. R. Jawaharaj, AIR 2018 SC 2434 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R. (Cri.) 133 : 2018 (3) MLJ(Cri) 39 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 234 : 2018 (7) Scale 362 Crl.A. No. 359 of 2010 11-05-2018
Preservation of Mahakaleshwar Linga. Sarika v. Administrator, Mahakaleshwar Mandir Committee, Ujjain (MP), 2018 (6) Scale 651C.A. No. 4676 of 2018 02-05-2018
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - S.13 - Criminal P.C. 1973 - S.154. State. by Lokayukta Police v. H. Srinivas, AIR 2018 SC 2701 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R. (Cri.) 274 : JT 2018 (5) SC 387 : 2018 (3) RCR (Criminal) 119 : 2018 (7) Scale 649 Crl.A. No. 775 of 2018 18-05-2018
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - S. 35 (2) - Speedy Trial - Directions issued for speedy disposal of cases involving sexual offences against children. Alakh Alok Srivastava v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 2440 : 2018 AllCJ 1461 : 2018 (2) ALD (Cri) 170 : 2018 (3) ALD 179 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R. 746 : 2018 (2) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 711 : 2018 (2) Crimes 324 : 2018 CriLJ 2929 : 2018 (2) JLJ 259 : JT 2018 (4) SC 625 : 2018 (2) KLT SN 57 (C.No.68) : 2018 (7) Scale 88 : (2018) 5 SCC 651 : 2018 (2) SCC (Cri) 815W.P. (C) No. 76 of 2018 01-05-2018
Public Interest Litigation - Parliamentary Standing Committee - Report - Probative Value. Kalpana Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 2493 : (2018) 7 SCC 1 : 2018 (7) SCALE 106 W.P. (C) No. 558 of 2012 09-05-2018
Public Service Commission - Correctness of final key answers. Richal v. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, 2018 (5) MLJ 337 : 2018 (6) Scale 639 : (2018) 8 SCC 81 C.A. No. 4695 of 2018 03-05-2018
Railways Act, 1989 - S. 124A - Untoward Incident. Union of India v. Rina Devi, AIR 2018 SC 2362 : 2018 (4) ALT 28 : 2018 (3) Bom.C.R. 729 : 2018 (2) KLT 1060 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 40 : 2018 (7) Scale 274 : 2018 (4) SLT 44 C.A. No. 4945 of 2018 09-05-2018
Representation of the People Act, 1951 - Bye-Elections. Pramod Laxman Gudadhe v. Election Commission of India, AIR 2018 SC 2356 : 2018 (7) Scale 298 S.L.P. (C) No. 9968 of 2018 09-05-2018
Res Judicata - Dismissal of application to set aside auction sale on ground of irregularity or fraud - No appeal was filed - Confirmation of sale was not questioned - Applicant would be barred from bringing fresh suit to set aside sale on same ground. Siddagangaiah v. N.K. Giriraja Shetty, AIR 2018 SC 3080 : 2018 (5) ALD 75 : 2018 (7) SCALE 556 : (2018) 7 SCC 278 C.A. No. 5007 of 2018 11-05-2018
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 State of Kerala v. Mythri Vidya Bhavan English M. Sch., AIR 2018 SC 2258 : 2018 (3) All.M.R. 944 : 2018 (3) JLJR 155 : 2018 (2) KLT 795 : 2018 (5) MLJ 233 : 2018 (3) PLJR 145 : 2018 (6) Scale 570 S.L.P. (C) No. 18475 of 2013 02-05-2018
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 - S. 34. Authorised Officer, State Bank of India v. Allwyn Alloys Pvt. Ltd., 17-05-2018 bit.ly/ca5248of2018
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 - Delay of 14 days - DRT declined to condone the delay. Neel Enterprises v. State Bank of IndiaC.A. No. 4989 of 2018 10-05-2018
Service Law - Aggrieved by Transfer as a Medical Officer - Appeal allowed. Lakshmi Narayan Singh v. State of Bihar, 2018 (8) Scale 63C.A. No. 4920 of 2018 08-05-2018
Service Law - Compassionate Appointment - Family had managed to survive for over ten years and, therefore, there was no immediate necessity - this cannot be a major reason for rejection - Whether the family pulled on begging or borrowing also should have been one consideration - the widow had already been empaneled for appointment under the Compassionate Appointment Scheme, but was declined the benefit only on account of crossing the age - Her daughter should be considered for compassionate appointment. Supriya Suresh Patil @ Sow Supriya Pratik Kadam v. State of Maharashtra, 2018 (8) Scale 627 C.A. No. 5216 of 2018 09-05-2018
Service Law - Disciplinary Proceedings - Penalty of withholding 15% of the monthly pension for a period of one year. E.K. Narayanan v. Union of India, 2018 (8) Scale 625 C.A. No. 5607 of 2018 16-05-2018
Service Law - Judicial Service - Judicial Officers - Fast Track Court Judges - Regular Judicial Service - Pensionary Benefits. Mahesh Chandra Verma v. State of Jharkhand, AIR 2018 SC 2924 : 2018 (7) Scale 343 C.A. No. 4782 of 2018 - 11-05-2018
Service Law - Merely because a Candidate finds a Place in the Merit List does not given an Indefeasible Right to Appointment. Gurmeet Pal Singh v. State of Punjab, 2018 (7) Scale 394 http://bit.ly/CA4853of2018 15-05-2018
Service Law - Physical Instructor - Being thus in a teaching post, he is entitled to continue up to 62 years like other teachers. Narendra Dev Univesity of Agriculture and Technology v. Bhupendra Singh Rawat, 2018 (8) Scale 634 C.A. No. 5696 of 2018 18-05-2018
Service Law - Promotion - Passenger Guard. Rama Nath Jha v. Union of India, 2018 (8) Scale 633 C.A. No. 5668 of 2018 18-05-2018
Service Law - Review Petitions - Dismissed. R. Balakrishna Bhat v. Bank of Baroda, 2018 (7) Scale 592 C.A. No. 3762 of 2014 16-05-2018
Society - Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2000. Writers and Publisher Pvt Ltd. v. A. K. Mishra Official, 2018 (7) Scale 521Cont.P. (C) No. 1665 of 2017 17-05-2018
Succession Act, 1925 - Ss. 24, 25, 26 33, 47, 48 - Kindred or Consanguinity - Lineal Consanguinity - Collateral consanguinity - Where intestate has left widow and lineal descendants, or widow and kindred only, or widow and no kindred - Where intestate has left neither lineal descendant, nor father, nor mother - Where intestate has left neither lineal descendant, nor parent, nor brother, nor sister. B.C. Singh v. J.M. Utarid, AIR 2018 SC 2374 : 2018 (4) ALT 17 : 2018 (3) RCR (Civil) 49 C.A. No. 6935 of 2011 08-05-2018
Town Planning - Delhi Development Act, 1957 - S.11A - Delhi Development (Master Plan and Zonal Development Plan) Rules 1959 - Rr. 5& 7 - Public notice regarding preparation of Master Plan - Notice to and representation from local authorities. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, JT 2018 (5) SC 383 : 2018 (8) Scale 42 W.P. (C) No. 4677 of 1985 24-05-2018
Tribunal System - Restructuring of. Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank, 2018 (13) GSTL 129 : 2018 (7) Scale 29 S.L.P. (C) No. 15804 of 2017 07-05-2018

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