5 Important Supreme Court of India Judgments Pronounced Today [Friday, 20th July 2018]

1. Nayan Prasad v. State of Bihar

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Sections 245 and 482 - Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 498A, 323, 406, 379 and 504 - Discharge - Quashing.

Case Number : Crl. A. No. 1955 of 2009 20-07-2018

Petitioner's Advocate : T. G. Narayanan Nair

Respondent's Advocate : Gopal Singh

Bench : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

Judgment By : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre

2. Currency Note Press v. N. N. Sardesai

Industrial Disputes Act,1947 - Section 33C(2) - Overtime Wages - Labour Court dismissed the applications - High Court allowed the writ petition and granted them the monetary relief - employers have felt aggrieved and filed this appeal.

Case Number : C. A. No. 5152 of 2017 20-07-2018

Petitioner's Advocate : Rahul Shyam Bhandari

Respondent's Advocate : Abha R. Sharma

Bench : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

Judgment By : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre

3. Kanika Goel v. State of Delhi

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 13(1) - custody of the minor child - the issue ought not to be decided on the basis of rights of the parties claiming custody of the minor child but the focus should constantly remain on whether the factum of best interest of the minor child.

Case Number : Crl. A. No. 635-640 of 2018 20-07-2018

Petitioner's Advocate : Lakshmi Raman Singh

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

4. State of Assam v. Union of India

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order VII Rule 14, Order XI Rule 14 - Production of document on which plaintiff sues or relies.

Case Number : O. S. No. 2 of 1988 20-07-2018

Respondent's Advocate : P. Parmeswaran

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

5. Hetchin Haokip v. State of Manipur

National Security Act, 1980 - Sections 3(4) and 8 - Power to make orders detaining certain persons - Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order - meaning and scope of the term “forthwith” used in Section 3(4) of the Act.

Case Number : Crl. A. No. 911 of 2018 20-07-2018

Petitioner's Advocate : Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar

Respondent's Advocate : Leishangthem Roshmani KH

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

Adverse Possession | Ravinder Kaur Grewal v. Manjit Kaur, C.A. No. 7764 of 2014 07-08-2019 SC

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA | Arun Mishra , S. Abdul Nazeer & M.R. Shah C.A. No.7764 of 2014 with S.L.P. (C) Nos. 8332 - 8333 of 2014 Radhakrishna Reddy (d) Through Lrs. v. G. Ayyavoo & Ors. August 07, 2019 Limitation Act, 1963 - Article 65 - Adverse Possession - Plea of acquisition of title by adverse possession can be taken by plaintiff under Article 65 of the Limitation Act and there is no bar under the Limitation Act, 1963 to sue on aforesaid basis in case of infringement of any rights of a plaintiff. A person in possession cannot be ousted by another person except by due procedure of law and once 12 years' period of adverse possession is over, even owner's right to eject him is lost and the possessory owner acquires right, title and interest possessed by the outgoing person/owner as the case may be against whom he has prescribed. In our opinion, consequence is that once the right, title or interest is acquired it can be used as a sword by the plaintiff as well...

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