Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Ss. 11 (6A) r/w. 7 (2) - an arbitration clause
in an agreement would not exist when it is not enforceable by law. Rohinton Fali Nariman & Vineet
Saran, JJ. Garware Wall Ropes Ltd. v. Coastal Marine Constructions & Engineering
Ltd., C.A. No. 3631 of 2019 10-04-2019
Army Law - the Division Bench went wrong in holding that the learned Single
Judge ought to have decided the point whether the posting of the First Respondent
as Defence Attaché/Military Attaché to USA should be treated as Extra Regimental
Employment. As the said issue was not raised by the First Respondent in his Statutory
Complaint filed in February, 2005 and as the First Respondent did not even seek
for a declaration in the Writ Petition, the learned Single Judge was right in not
deciding the issue of the posting of the First Respondent as Defence Attaché/Military
Attaché to USA being treated as Extra Regimental Employment. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ.
Union of India v. Major General Arun Roye, C.A. No. 7436 of 2010 09-04-2019
Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Ss. 35AA & 35AB - Constitutional Validity of
- Circular issued on 12.02.2018, by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Revised framework
for resolution of stressed assets - the impugned circular is ultra vires Section
35AA of the Banking Regulation Act. Rohinton Fali Nariman & Vineet
Saran, JJ. Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. v. Union of India, T.C. (C)
No. 66 of 2018 02-04-2019
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 - Whether in the facts and circumstances of the
case and merely because some financial assistance has been given by the father to
the sons to purchase the properties, can the transactions be said to benami in nature?
L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. P. Leelavathi (D)
by LRs. v. V. Shankarnarayana Rao (D) by LRs., C.A. No. 1099 of 2008 09-04-2019
Central Excise Act, 1944 - Whether the amount included as Dharmada by a manufacturer
and credited for charitable purposes is liable to be included in the assessable
value of manufactured goods; the seller having merely acted as conduit between the
purchaser and charity. S.A. Bobde, Deepak Gupta & Vineet
Saran, JJ. D.J. Malpani v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Nashik, C.A. No.
5282 of 2005 09-04-2019
Cinematograph Act 1952 - SC issues a Mandamus restraining the state from
taking recourse to any form of extra constitutional means to prevent the lawful
screening of the feature film Bhobishyoter Bhoot. D.Y. Chandrachud & Hemant Gupta,
JJ. Indibility Creative Pvt. Ltd. v. Govt of West Bengal, W.P. (C) No. 306
of 2019 11-04-2019
Civil Law - The appellant has filed a misconceived suit and claimed interfere
on the suit land and nor had any right to construct any road or any type of construction
without following a due process of law on the suit land. First, the appellant was
required to prove his ownership over the suit land qua the respondent; Second, he
was required to prove that the respondent has either entered on the suit land or
is trying to enter upon the suit land with a view to construct the road on his land
or is intending to make some construction without following the due process of law
in acquiring the suit land and paying adequate compensation to the appellant for
the suit land. The appellant, however, did not come to the Court for claiming the
aforementioned reliefs and nor he proved the aforementioned facts and instead claimed
improper reliefs as mentioned above. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Anant Shankar Bhave v. Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation, C.A. No.
3368 of 2019 02-04-2019
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - O. 39 Rr. 1 r/w. S. 151 - The ad interim mandatory
injunction, is to be granted not at the asking but on strong circumstance so that
to protect the rights and interest of the parties so as not to frustrate their rights
regarding mandatory injunction. Uday Umesh Lalit & Hemant Gupta, JJ. Hammad Ahmed v.
Abdul Majeed, C.A. No. 3382 of 2019 03-04-2019
Civil Procedure Code, 1973 - Under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC, production of additional
evidence, whether oral or documentary, is permitted only under three circumstances
which are: (I) Where the trial Court had refused to admit the evidence though it
ought to have been admitted; (II) the evidence was not available to the party despite
exercise of due diligence; and (III) the appellate Court required the additional
evidence so as to enable it to pronounce judgment or for any other substantial cause
of like nature. An application for production of additional evidence cannot be allowed
if the appellant was not diligent in producing the relevant documents in the lower
court. However, in the interest of justice and when satisfactory reasons are given,
court can receive additional documents. R. Banumathi & R. Subhash Reddy,
JJ. Jagdish Prasad Patel (Dead) Thr. Lrs. v. Shivnath, C.A. No. 2176 of 2007
09-04-2019
Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 - Power Project Agreement (PPA) - Though normally
in such a case a judicial inquiry should have been conducted but as far as the present
case is concerned, more than a quarter of century has elapsed since the first PPA
was executed. The foreign corporation and the original project proponents are no
longer available. Most of the senior officials would have retired and virtually
no action can be taken against them. Furthermore, the commission of inquiry even
if continued or constituted afresh, will take its own time and, as opined by Members
of the Godbole Committee, the constitution of such commission of inquiry would serve
no useful purpose. Ranjan Gogoi (CJI), Deepak Gupta & Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.
Center of Indian Trade Unions, A Federation of Registered Trade Unions v. State
of Maharashtra, S.L.P. (C) No. 7734 of 1997 11-04-2019
Concurrent Findings - When the two Courts below have recorded concurrent
findings of fact against the plaintiffs, which are based on appreciation of facts
and evidence, such findings being concurrent in nature are binding on the High Court.
It is only when such findings are found to be against any provision of law or against
the pleading or evidence or are found to be wholly perverse, a case for interference
may call for by the High Court in its second appellate jurisdiction. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. T. Ramalingeswara Rao v. N. Madhava Rao, C.A. No. 3408 of 2019 05-04-2019
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of
Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA), 1974 - Ss. 10, 10A & 12A - Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators
(Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA), 1976 - Orders of detention under COFEPOSA
can be of three kinds; (a) under Section 3(1) simplicitor, or (b) one passed under
Section 3(1) followed by Declaration under Section 9 or (c) one passed under Section
3(1) and Section 12A. U.U. Lalit & Hemant Gupta, JJ.
Narender Kumar v. Union of India, Crl.A. No. 1492 of 2009 08-04-2019
Constitution of India - Art. 254 - Money-Lenders Act, 1940 (Bengal) -
S. 37A - Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - S. 58(c) - Mortgage by Conditional Sale
- Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures
of States - Held, despite the inconsistency, Section 37(A) of the State Act will
prevail in the State - the provisions of 37(A) is traceable to the Entry ‘Transfer
of Property’ in the Concurrent List and that Article 254(2) saves the provision.
Ashok Bhushan & K.M. Joseph, JJ. Atul Chandra Das
v. Rabindra Nath Bhattacharya, C.A. No. 8793 - 8794 of 2013 04-04-2019
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Ss. 2 (r) & 23 - ‘unfair trade practices’
- Incorporation of one-sided clauses in an agreement constitutes an unfair trade
practice. Uday Umesh Lalit & Indu Malhotra, JJ. Pioneer Urban
Land and Infrastructure Ltd. v. Govindan Raghavan, C.A. No. 12238 of 2018 02-04-2019
Criminal Law - An acquittal by the trial court should not be interfered with unless
it is totally perverse or wholly unsustainable - Possibility of another view cannot
be a ground for reversing acquittal by the Appellate Court. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ.
Sham Lal v. State of Haryana, Crl.A. No. 1013 of 2008 09-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Idol Theft Case - Whether the High Court, in exercise
of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can appoint a police
officer after his superannuation to head a Special Investigation Team (S.I.T.) to
carry out investigations and other functions, which can be exercised by a police
officer under the Code of Criminal Procedure? Ashok Bhushan & K.M. Joseph, JJ.
State of Tamil Nadu v. Elephant G. Rajendran, C.A. No. 3918 of 2019 12-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - S. 197 - Sanction - In order to attract the rigor
of Section 197 of the Cr.P.C., it is necessary that the offence alleged against
a Government Officer must have some nexus or/and relation with the discharge of
his official duties as a Government Officer. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Devendra Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar, Crl.A. No. 579 of 2019 02-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - S. 482 - Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 498A, 323, 504,
506 - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - Ss. 3 & 4 - Quashing of FIR - Whether the
High Court was justified in rejecting the application filed by the appellants under
Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. - Held, there does not appear to be any justification
or / and prima facie case to proceed against the appellants either jointly
or severally for commission of the offences alleged against them in the complaint.
Indeed, the facts stated against the appellants in the complaint do not constitute
any case as alleged against any of them. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Tabrez Khan @ Guddu v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Crl.A. No. 602 of 2019 05-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - S. 482 - Quashing of Criminal Complaint - Contradictions
in the statement of the complainant - the High Court while hearing the application
under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. had no jurisdiction to appreciate the statement
of the witnesses and record a finding that there were inconsistencies in their statements
- this could be done only in the trial while deciding the issues on the merits or
/ and by the Appellate Court while deciding the appeal arising out of the final
order passed by the Trial Court but not in Section 482 Cr.P.C. proceedings. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Devendra Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar, Crl.A. No. 579 of 2019 02-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - S. 482 - The High Court after recalling the orders
should have fixed the three criminal original petitions for their final hearing
on merits. Instead of doing that, the High Court, on the one hand, restored the
cases and, on the other hand, dismissed them also. This approach of the High Court
was not legal and hence to that extent, the impugned order of the High Court deserves
to be set aside. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. S. Ramesh v. State Rep. By Inspector of Police, Crl.A. No. 583 of 2019
02-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Ss. 273, 299 & 317 - Evidence to be taken
in presence of accused - Record of evidence in absence of accused - Provision for
inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases - Discussed.
U.U. Lalit & Indu Malhotra, JJ.
Atma Ram v. State of Rajasthan, Crl.A. No. 656 of 2019 11-04-2019
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Ss. 161 - “Dehati Nalishi” - There is no plausible
explanation given from the side of prosecution as to why the names of these three
accused were missing both in the “Dehati Nalishi” as well as in the statement of
Mansingh recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. Therefore, a grave doubt is raised with
regard to the presence of these three accused at the place of incidence. The benefit
of doubt obviously has to go to the accused. S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul &
Deepak Gupta, JJ. Peer Singh v.
State of Madhya Pradesh, Crl.A. No. 743 of 2012 09-04-2019
Custody of Child - Boarding School - It is natural, a boy of that
age who has studied earlier in the school, willing to continue in the same school
as much as he is acclimatised with the environment of such school where he has started
his studies from Ist standard onwards - When the boy is not inclined to study in
the Boarding House, in the interest of the welfare of the child, he cannot be compelled
to admit in the Boarding House. R. Banumathi & R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. Nutan Gautam
v. Prakash Gautam, C.A. No. 3409 of 2019 05-04-2019
Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation)
Act, 1954 - If the appellants are
directed to pay some more reasonable amount considering the fact that number of
years have passed and even the price of the land has also increased, it would meet
the ends of justice. At the same time, to direct the appellants to pay the present
market value / market price would also be unreasonable. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Gurdev Singh v. Union
of India, C.A. No. 3894 of 2019 12-04-2019
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - Ss. 3 & 4 - Quashing of FIR - Whether the
High Court was justified in rejecting the application filed by the appellants under
Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. - Held, there does not appear to be any justification
or / and prima facie case to proceed against the appellants either jointly
or severally for commission of the offences alleged against them in the complaint.
Indeed, the facts stated against the appellants in the complaint do not constitute
any case as alleged against any of them. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Tabrez Khan @ Guddu v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Crl.A. No. 602 of 2019
05-04-2019
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - Ss. 3, 4 & 6 - Dying Declaration - Minor Contradictions
/ Omissions - Trial Court gave undue importance to the initial statement of the
victim while giving the history to the doctor when she was admitted and when she
gave the history of accidental burns while cooking in kitchen. However, the trial
Court did not consider her explanation on the above gave in the dying declaration.
Even considering the surrounding circumstances and the medical evidence and the
other evidence, the defence has miserably failed and proved that it was an accidental
burns / death. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Vijay Mohan Singh
v. State of Karnataka, Crl.A. No. 1656 of 2013 10-04-2019
Evidence Law - In the absence of any existing enmity between the accused and the
witnesses there exists no ground to question the veracity of the witnesses or to
raise a ground of false implication. N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
& Indira Banerjee, JJ. Manoj Kumar v. State of Uttarakhand, Crl.A. No.
2122 of 2010 05-04-2019
Evidence Law - Mangalsutra, peinjan and even glass bangles are such ornaments which
an Indian married woman would normally not remove. In Indian society these are normally
worn by the ladies all the times. Therefore, the defence version that the deceased
took off all these ornaments and then went to the kitchen and committed suicide
cannot be totally ruled out. S.A. Bobde & Deepak Gupta, JJ. Sampat Babso Kale
v. State of Maharashtra, Crl.A. No. 694 of 2011 09-04-2019
Evidence Law - Witness - Neighbour - None of the witnesses from the neighbourhood
have been examined. Even as per the prosecution case it was the neighbours who first
raised an alarm. There is no explanation why none of them have been examined. It
is also the prosecution case that the accused husband along with another neighbour
went to the hospital to arrange for an ambulance. This person has not been examined.
The non-examination of these important witnesses leads to non-corroboration of
the dying declaration. The best witnesses would have been the neighbours who reached
the spot immediately after the occurrence. They would have been the best persons
to state as to whether the victim told them anything about the occurrence or not.
S.A. Bobde & Deepak Gupta, JJ. Sampat Babso Kale
v. State of Maharashtra, Crl.A. No. 694 of 2011 09-04-2019
Hindu Law - Nature of the Interest of Reversioners - Who are the reversioners
- The reversioners are the heirs of the last full owner, who would be entitled to
succeed to the estate of such owner on the death of a widow or other limited heir,
if they be then living. Ashok Bhushan & K.M. Joseph, JJ. Gopalakrishna (d)
By Lrs. v. Narayanagowda (dead) By Lrs., C.A. No. 1332 of 2008 03-04-2019
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959
(Tamil Nadu) - Ss. 77 to 85 - Encroachment
on the land belonging to religious institutions. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. S. Kumar v. Commissioner, C.A. No. 3461 of 2019 08-04-2019
Income Tax Act, 1961 - S. 260A - Appeal - Substantial Question of Law
- Whether the High Court was right in dismissing the Revenue's appeal in limine
holding that it did not involve any substantial question of law? Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax 6 v. Nokia India Pvt. Ltd., C.A. No. 3450
of 2019 08-04-2019
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - General principle of res judicata applies to an
industrial adjudication. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Indu Malhotra, JJ. Chairman
and Managing Director, The Fertilizers and Chemicals Tranvancore Ltd. v. General
Secretary FACT Employees Association, C.A. No. 3803 of 2019 11-04-2019
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Ss. 35AA &
35AB - Constitutional Validity of - the RBI can only direct banking institutions
to move under the Insolvency Code if two conditions precedent are specified, namely,
(i) that there is a Central Government authorisation to do so; and (ii) that it
should be in respect of specific defaults. The Section, therefore, by necessary
implication, prohibits this power from being exercised in any manner other than
the manner set out in Section 35AA. Rohinton Fali Nariman & Vineet
Saran, JJ. Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. v. Union of India, T.C. (C)
No. 66 of 2018 02-04-2019
Interpretation of Document - Principle of - One line cannot be taken out of
context. It is a cumulative reading of entire document which would lead to one conclusion
or the other. Uday Umesh Lalit & Hemant Gupta, JJ. Hammad Ahmed v.
Abdul Majeed, C.A. No. 3382 of 2019 03-04-2019
Judicial Order - Every judicial or / and quasi-judicial order passed by the Court
/ Tribunal / Authority concerned, which decides the lis between the parties, must
be supported with the reasons in support of its conclusion. The parties to the lis
and so also the appellate / revisionary Court while examining the correctness of
the order are entitled to know as to on which basis, a particular conclusion is
arrived at in the order. In the absence of any discussion, the reasons and the findings
on the submissions urged, it is not possible to know as to what led the Court /
Tribunal / Authority for reaching to such conclusion. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Kushuma Devi v. Sheopati Devi (D), C.A. No. 3448 of 2019 08-04-2019
Judicial Order - Every judicial or / and quasijudicial order passed
by the Court / Tribunal / Authority concerned, which decides the lis between the
parties, must be supported with the reasons in support of its conclusion. The parties
to the lis and so also the appellate / revisionary Court while examining the correctness
of the order are entitled to know as to on which basis, a particular conclusion
is arrived at in the order. In the absence of any discussion, the reasons and the
findings on the submissions urged, it is not possible to know as to what led the
Court / Tribunal / Authority for reaching to such conclusion. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. State of Odisha v. Chandra Nandi, C.A. No. 10690 of 2017 01-04-2019
Land Law - Allotment of Law - Primary School - Larger Public Interest. L. Nageswara
Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Jawed Urdu Primary
School Through Its Secretary v. Collector of Mumbai, C.A. No. 611 of 2008 09-04-2019
Land Law - Housing and Area Development (Disposal of Land) Regulations, 1982
(Maharashtra) - Regulation 16 - Allotment of Plot. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Jvpd Scheme Welfare
Trust Thr. Its Seretary Vijay Amrut Gone v. The Chief Officer, M.H.A.D. Brd Grih
Nirman Bhavan, C.A. No. 4571 of 2009 09-04-2019
Limitation Act, 1963 - S. 31 - Hindu Law Women’s Right to Properties
Act, 1934 (Mysore Act of 1933) - S. 10 (2) (g) - “Stridhana” - Position of a Hindu
Widow prior to Hindu Succession Act and the State Act - Provisions as to barred
or pending suits. Ashok Bhushan & K.M. Joseph, JJ. Gopalakrishna (d)
By Lrs. v. Narayanagowda (dead) By Lrs., C.A. No. 1332 of 2008 03-04-2019
Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), 1971 - S. 3(2) - Defence of India Act, 1971 - S. 6(6)(c)
- Internal Security (Amendment) Ordinance, 1974 - S. 2(1)(c)(iii) - Conservation
of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA), 1974
- Ss. 10, 10A & 12A - Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture
of Property) Act (SAFEMA), 1976 - Maximum period of detention - Extension of period
of detention - Special provisions for dealing with emergency - Application. U.U. Lalit & Hemant Gupta, JJ.
Narender Kumar v. Union of India, Crl.A. No. 1492 of 2009 08-04-2019
Medical Council Act, 1956 - S. 11(2) - direction to conduct an inspection within
a period of one week ought not to have been passed by the High Court as the surprise
element of the inspection would not be there. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ.
Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India v. National Institute
of Medical Sciences and Research, C.A. No. 3340 of 2019 01-04-2019
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - In the case of a motor accident where there is
death of a person, who is a bachelor, whether the age of the deceased or the age
of the dependents would be taken into account for calculating the multiplier. Held,
it is the age of the deceased which has to be taken into account and not the age
of the dependents. S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Mohan M. Shantanagoudar,
JJ. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. v. Mandala Yadagari Goud,
C.A. No. 6600 of 2015 09-04-2019
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Ss, 118, 138 & 139 - Presumptions as to negotiable
instruments - Presumption in favour of holder - Legal principles regarding nature
of presumptions to be drawn under Section 139 of the Act and the manner in which
it can be rebutted by an accused - The complainant being holder of cheque and the
signature on the cheque having not been denied by the accused, presumption shall
be drawn that cheque was issued for the discharge of any debt or other liability.
The presumption under Section 139 is a rebuttable presumption. Ashok Bhushan & K.M. Joseph, JJ.
Basalingappa v. Mudibasappa, Crl.A. No. 636 of 2019 09-04-2019
Official Secrets Act, 1923 - Penalties for Spying - There is no provision in
the Official Secrets Act and no such provision in any other statute has been brought
to our notice by which Parliament has vested any power in the executive arm of the
government either to restrain publication of documents marked as secret or from
placing such documents before a Court of Law which may have been called upon to
adjudicate a legal issue concerning the parties. Ranjan Gogoi (CJI), Sanjay Kishan Kaul
& K.M. Joseph, JJ. Yashwant Sinha v. Central Bureau of Investigation through
its Director, R.P. (Crl. ) No. 46 of 2019 10-04-2019
Partnership Act, 1932 - Ss. 20 & 69 (3) - “Unregistered Partnership"
- Civil Judge held that the application filed by the plaintiff is maintainable -
defendants felt aggrieved and filed writ petition - the High Court dismissed the
writ petition and upheld the order of the Civil Judge - Whether the High Court was
justified in dismissing the appellants’ writ petition - Held, the High Court did
not decide the issue, which was the subject matter of the writ petition, keeping
in view the law laid down by this Court in the case of Krishna Motor Service
by its Partners v. H.B. Vittala Kamath, 1996 (10) SCC 88 - the High Court should
have noticed the aforementioned decision and decided the question accordingly in
the light of law laid down therein. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Bhagwan Das Goel v. Pyare Kishan Agarwal, C.A. No. 3399 of 2019 04-04-2019
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - The Act is applicable to the Municipalities. Mohan
M. Shantanagoudar & Hemant Gupta, JJ. Nagar Ayukt Nagar
Nigam v. Mujibullah Khan, C.A. No. 2628 of 2017 02-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 302 - Political Enmity - In view of sudden
fight without any premeditation, the conviction of the appellant for an offence
under Section 302 is not made out. The cause of death of the deceased is knife blow
on the chest of the deceased-S. Such injury is with the knowledge that such injury
is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death. Thus, the death
of S is a culpable homicide not amounting to murder as the death has occurred in
heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel falling within Exception 4 of Section 300
of IPC. Therefore, it is an offence punishable under Section 304 Part I, IPC. D.Y.
Chandrachud & Hemant Gupta, JJ. Mani v. State
of Kerala, Crl.A. No. 540 of 2019 01-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 302 / 498A r/w. 34 - Dying Declaration - A
dying declaration is an extremely important piece of evidence and where the Court
is satisfied that the dying declaration is truthful, voluntary and not a result
of any extraneous influence, the Court can convict the accused only on the basis
of a dying declaration. S.A. Bobde & Deepak Gupta, JJ. Sampat Babso Kale
v. State of Maharashtra, Crl.A. No. 694 of 2011 09-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 34 - Common Intention - The true purport of
Section 34 IPC is that if two or more persons intentionally do an act jointly, the
position of law is just the same as if each of them have done it individually. The
process of law is intended to meet a situation in which it may be difficult to distinguish
between acts of individual members of a party who act in furtherance of the common
intention. A.M. Khanwilkar & Ajay Rastogi, JJ. Palakom Abdul
Rahiman v. Station House Officer Badiadka Police Station, Kerala, Crl.A. No.
725 of 2012 09-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 498A - the courts at the place where the wife
takes shelter after leaving or driven away from the matrimonial home on account
of acts of cruelty committed by the husband or his relatives, would, dependent on
the factual situation, also have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint alleging
commission of offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Ranjan Gogoi (CJI) & L. Nageswara
Rao & Sanjay Kishan Kaul, JJ. Rupali Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh,
Crl.A. No. 71 of 2012 09-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - S.302 & 304 Part I - Murder - accused used
a deadly weapon-axe on the vital part of the body-head, which proved to be fatal.
A single blow on the vital part of the body like head and that too by deadly weaponaxe
and used with force which proved to be fatal, was sufficient to hold that it was
a case of murder within the definition of Section 300 of the IPC. L. Nageswara Rao
& M.R. Shah, JJ. State of Rajasthan
v. Kanhaiya Lal, Crl.A. No. 645 of 2019 10-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - S.302 & 304 Part I - Murder - Merely because
the altercation might have taken place much earlier and not immediately prior to
and/or at the time of commission of the offence, it cannot be inferred that there
was no intention on the part of the accused to cause death of the deceased. L. Nageswara
Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. State of Rajasthan
v. Kanhaiya Lal, Crl.A. No. 645 of 2019 10-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 120B, 121 & 121A - Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967 - Ss. 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 38, 39 & 40 - Application for
Bail. A.M. Khanwilkar & Ajay Rastogi,
JJ. National Investigation Agency v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Crl.A. No.
578 of 2019 02-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302 r/w 34, 498A, 304B r/w. 34 - Dying Declaration
- Minor Contradictions / Omissions - Trial Court gave undue importance to the initial
statement of the victim while giving the history to the doctor when she was admitted
and when she gave the history of accidental burns while cooking in kitchen. However,
the trial Court did not consider her explanation on the above gave in the dying
declaration. Even considering the surrounding circumstances and the medical evidence
and the other evidence, the defence has miserably failed and proved that it was
an accidental burns / death. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Vijay Mohan Singh
v. State of Karnataka, Crl.A. No. 1656 of 2013 10-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302 r/w. 149 & 148 - There is no plausible
explanation given from the side of prosecution as to why the names of these three
accused were missing both in the “Dehati Nalishi” as well as in the statement of
Mansingh recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. Therefore, a grave doubt is raised with
regard to the presence of these three accused at the place of incidence. The benefit
of doubt obviously has to go to the accused. S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul &
Deepak Gupta, JJ. Peer Singh v.
State of Madhya Pradesh, Crl.A. No. 743 of 2012 09-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 302 r/w. 34 - The application of principles
enunciated in Section 34 IPC, when an accused is convicted under Section 302 read
with Section 34 IPC, in law means that the accused is liable for the act which caused
death of the deceased in the same manner as if it was done by him alone. A.M. Khanwilkar
& Ajay Rastogi, JJ. Palakom Abdul
Rahiman v. Station House Officer Badiadka Police Station, Kerala, Crl.A. No.
725 of 2012 09-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 34 & 149 - Scope of - It would depend
on facts of each case as to whether Section 34 or Section 149 or both the provisions
are attracted. The non-applicability of Section 149 IPC is no bar in convicting
the accused persons under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC provided there
is evidence which discloses commission of offence in furtherance of common intention.
A.M. Khanwilkar & Ajay Rastogi, JJ. Palakom Abdul
Rahiman v. Station House Officer Badiadka Police Station, Kerala, Crl.A. No.
725 of 2012 09-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 354(a) - Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act, 2012 - Ss. 9(f), 10 & 11 - Employees of Private Schools (Conditions
of Service) Rules, 1981 (Maharashtra) - Allegations of sexual harassment of adolescent
girls. U.U. Lalit & Indira Banerjee, JJ.
Secretary, Lucy Sequeira Trust v. Kailash Ramesh Tandel, C.A. No. 3456 of
2019 08-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 409, 467 & 420 - Difference between initiation
of the criminal proceedings by the department vis-a-vis a criminal case lodged by
the police - Held, if an employee is involved in embezzlement of funds or is found
indulging in demand and acceptance of illegal gratification, the employer cannot
be mulcted with full back wages on the acquittal of the person by a criminal Court,
unless it is found that the prosecution is malicious. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ.
Raj Narain v. Union of India, C.A. No. 3339 of 2019 01-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 498A, 323, 504, 506 - Dowry Prohibition Act,
1961 - Ss. 3 & 4 - Quashing of FIR - Whether the High Court was justified in
rejecting the application filed by the appellants under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.
- Held, there does not appear to be any justification or / and prima facie
case to proceed against the appellants either jointly or severally for commission
of the offences alleged against them in the complaint. Indeed, the facts stated
against the appellants in the complaint do not constitute any case as alleged against
any of them. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Tabrez Khan @ Guddu v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Crl.A. No. 602 of 2019
05-04-2019
Penal Code, 1860 - Ss. 90, 375 & 376 - Rape - Consent - If it
is established and proved that from the inception the accused who gave the promise
to the prosecutrix to marry, did not have any intention to marry and the prosecutrix
gave the consent for sexual intercourse on such an assurance by the accused that
he would marry her, such a consent can be said to be a consent obtained on a misconception
of fact as per Section 90 of the IPC and, in such a case, such a consent would not
excuse the offender and such an offender can be said to have committed the rape
as defined under Section 375 of the IPC and can be convicted for the offence under
Section 376 of the IPC. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Anurag Soni v. State
of Chhattisgarh, Crl.A. No. 629 of 2019 09-04-2019
Possession - Co-sharer - the possession of one co-sharer is possession of all
co-sharers, it cannot be adverse to them, unless there is a denial of their right
to their knowledge by the person in possession, and exclusion and ouster following
thereon for the statutory period. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. T. Ramalingeswara Rao v. N. Madhava Rao, C.A. No. 3408 of 2019 05-04-2019
Practice and Procedure - The practice of summoning officers to court is
not proper and does not serve the purpose of administration of justice in view of
the separation of powers of the Executive and the Judiciary. If an order is not
legal, the Courts have ample jurisdiction to set aside such order and to issue such
directions as may be warranted in the facts of the case. Sanjay Kishan Kaul &
Hemant Gupta, JJ. N.K. Janu, Deputy
Director Social Forestary Division, Agra v. Lakshmi Chandra, C.A. No. 3740 of
2019 10-04-2019
Presidency Small Causes Act, 1882 - Section 41 - As much as no order is passed either under Section
41 or under Section 43 of the Act by the Small Causes Court, the High Court has
committed error in issuing directions to the appellant to vacate the premises, which
is subject matter of the petition. R. Banumathi & R. Subhash Reddy,
JJ. Pradeepkumar Gordhandas Patel v. Chandrakant Jivanlal Patel, C.A. No.
3591 of 2019 09-04-2019
Property Law - Mutation of Property - the mutation of a property in the revenue
records are fiscal proceedings and does not create or extinguish title nor has it
any presumptive value on title. It only enables the person in whose favour mutation
has been ordered, to pay the land revenue. At the same time, the effect of a declaratory
decree to restore the property alienated to the estate of the alienor and until
and unless the alienees are able to convince the court that they have no subsisting
interest in the property, the heirs of the alienees would be entitled to the benefits
of the property as per the law of succession. A.M. Khanwilkar & Ajay Rastogi, JJ. Ajit Kaur @ Surjit
Kaur v. Darshan Singh, C.A. No. 226 of 2010 04-04-2019
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
2012 - Ss. 9(f), 10 & 11
- Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981 (Maharashtra)
- Allegations of sexual harassment of adolescent girls. U.U. Lalit & Indira Banerjee, JJ.
Secretary, Lucy Sequeira Trust v. Kailash Ramesh Tandel, C.A. No. 3456 of
2019 08-04-2019
Remand - Appellant has filed various documents in support of their appeal
for the first time in this appeal - the respective Courts rendered both the decisions
without examining these documents - these documents are material for disposal of
the writ petition - It is for this reason the matter has to be remitted to the writ
court for deciding the writ petition afresh on merits. Abhay Manohar Sapre & Dinesh Maheshwari,
JJ. Tuticorin Port Democratic Staff Union v. Tuticorin Port Trust, C.A. No.
2289 of 2010 01-04-2019
Rent Control and Eviction - Suit for eviction and recovery of damages and
mesne profit - the High Court has vacated the stay granted in favour of the tenant
on the ground of non-compliance of the conditional order passed by the High Court
- Appeal is allowed with the direction. R. Banumathi & R. Subhash Reddy,
JJ. Laxmi Chaudhary v. Sahib Singh Chaudhary, C.A. No. 3385 of 2019 03-04-2019
Rent Control and Eviction - Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and
Eviction) Act, 1972 (Uttar Pradesh) - S.21(1)(a)(b) - the building was in a dilapidated
condition and therefore the same is required to be demolished and still even after
period of approximately 24 years, the building stands and as the tenants are ready
and willing to get the building in question repaired at their own cost and the same
is not to be deducted from the rent, one opportunity is required to be given to
the tenants to get the building repaired. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Ram Prakash v. Puttan
Lal, C.A. No. 3895 of 2019 C.A. No. 3895 of 2019 12-04-2019
Service Law - Division Bench has rightly set aside the action of the FCI in rejecting
the case of the original writ petitioner and has rightly directed the FCI to consider
the case of the original writ petitioner for appointment on merits, if all other
conditions stand satisfied. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Food Corporation
of India v. Rimjhim, C.A. No. 3600 of 2019 09-04-2019
Service Law - In the absence of any express provision in the rules, no promotion
or seniority can be granted from a retrospective date when the employee has not
been born in the cadre. Ashok Bhushan & K.M. Joseph, JJ.
Vinod Verma v. Union of India, C.A. No. 14967 of 2017 02-04-2019
Service Law - Mere existence of vacancies or empanelment does not create any indefeasible
right to appointment. Arun Mishra & Navin Sinha, JJ. Kerala State Road Transport
Corporation v. Akhilesh V.S., C.A. No. 3346 of 2019 01-04-2019
Service Law - Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 - S. 29 - Regional Rural Banks (Appointment
and Promotion of Officers and other Employees) Rules, 1998 - Promotion - As the
promotion to the post of Junior Management Scale II shall be made on the basis of
seniority-cummerit, the only requirement would be that after it is found that
the candidates have possessed the minimum necessary merit, namely, minimum 40% qualifying
marks in the written test and minimum 12 marks each out of 20 marks each in interview
and the performance appraisal reports respectively, thereafter the candidates are
required to be promoted in the order of seniority, irrespective of anyone among
them having obtained more marks. L. Nageswara Rao & M.R. Shah, JJ. Shriram Tomar v.
Praveen Kumar Jaggi, C.A. No. 3603 of 2019 09-04-2019
Service Law - Regularisation of Daily Wages Appointments on Group 'D' Posts Rules,
2001 (Uttar Pradesh) - the grievance regarding regularization of the service on
account of a break in service could not have been taken up in Contempt proceedings,
when such issue has attained finality in the High Court. Sanjay Kishan Kaul &
Hemant Gupta, JJ. N.K. Janu, Deputy
Director Social Forestary Division, Agra v. Lakshmi Chandra, C.A. No. 3740 of
2019 10-04-2019
Succession - On the death of the father and mother, if they died intestate, then
under the principles of the Hindu Succession Act, every Class I heir including the
daughters, would be entitled to a share in the property left behind by their parents.
Uday Umesh Lalit & Indu Malhotra,
JJ. Shailndra Kumar Jain v. Maya Prakash Jain, C.A. No. 3587 of 2019 09-04-2019
Tender - Promptness and efficiency levels in private contracts often tend
to make the tenders of the public sector a non-competitive exercise. This works
to a great disadvantage to the Government and the Public Sector. S.A. Bobde &
Sanjay Kishan Kaul, JJ. Caretel
Infotech Ltd. v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, C.A. No. 3588 of 2019
09-04-2019
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - S. 58(c) - Mortgage by Conditional Sale - Inconsistency
between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States - Held,
despite the inconsistency, Section 37(A) of the State Act will prevail in the State
- the provisions of 37(A) is traceable to the Entry ‘Transfer of Property’ in the
Concurrent List and that Article 254(2) saves the provision. Ashok Bhushan &
K.M. Joseph, JJ. Atul Chandra Das
v. Rabindra Nath Bhattacharya, C.A. No. 8793 - 8794 of 2013 04-04-2019