Judgments - Supreme Court of India
M/S THI PACK PVT.LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
PETROMARINE PRODUCTS LTD. Vs. OCEAN MARINE SERVICES CO. LTD. & ANR
It has not been disputed by the appellant that the Bombay High Court while passing the order of attachment was not aware about the fact that the vessel was seized by the Madras High Court much prior to the filing of the suit by the appellant in Bombay High Court. The Division Bench in the impugned order has recorded the finding that Madras High Full Judgment
RASHMI BEHL Vs. STATE OF U.P & ORS
Taking into consideration the entire facts of the case and very serious allegations made against all the respondents including police officers, it is a fit case where the investigation has to be handed over to an independent agency like CBI for the purpose of fair and unbiased investigation. We, therefore, allow this petition and direct the Central Bureau Full Judgment
N.M.KRISHNAKUMARI & ORS. Vs. THALAKKAL ASSIYA & ORS.
Whether the High Court has exceeded in its jurisdiction under Section 103 of the Act in re-examining the case and holding that the findings of the Appellate Authority are not only erroneous but also error in law? The Appellate Authority has completely ignored the undisputed pleadings and material documents on record in favour of the respondents and the said finding of the Appellate Authority is erroneous Full Judgment
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Vs. V.K.KRISHNAN & ORS.
As stated hereinabove, seniority list for employees working in different grades should be different and there cannot be any common seniority list for all the employees working in one particular group. We, therefore, set aside the impugned judgment affirming the order of the Tribunal and also direct that according to the provisions of the aforestated paras contained in the Manual, the appellants Full Judgment
PRAVEENBHAI S KHAMBHAYATA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD AND ORS.
The insurance policy of a public service vehicle is deemed to cover an employee engaged in the said vehicle and the liability of the insurance company to pay compensation for the death or injuries sustained by the workman. Payment of compensation for the death of workman or injuries sustained by the workman is limited to the liability arising in the Employers Compensation Act, 1923. The Full Judgment
NAWAL KISHOR MISHRA & ORS. Vs. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ALLAHABAD &ORS
Having heard learned counsel for the respective parties, the questions that arise for consideration in these appeals are as under: Whether the appellants have the locus standi to challenge the appointments made by the High Court in the filling up of the unfilled vacancies of the reserved categories in the Direct Recruitment Posts by way of promotion of the 'in service candidates'? Whether the High Court could have validly adopted the Reservation Act of 1994 Full Judgment
ROXANN SHARMA Vs. ARUN SHARMA
There can be no cavil that when a Court is confronted by conflicting claims of custody there are no rights of the parents which have to be enforced; the child is not a chattel or a ball that is bounced to and fro the parents. It is only the child's welfare which is the focal point for consideration. Full Judgment
MAHATMA EDUCATION SOCIETY'S PILLAI'S INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ENGIN Vs. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ORS.
The short question involved in this petition is with regard to grant of approval to educational institutions run by the petitioner society. It is not in dispute that the petitioner society has been imparting education to students through its colleges for the last 15 years. If approval is not granted, the students, who have already been admitted by an interim Full Judgment
M/S SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES Vs. M/S RAHUL COACH BUILDERS P. LTD
Upon perusal of the said clause it is very clear that the parties to the agreement had agreed to refer the dispute to arbitration under the provisions of the 'By-laws of Indian Companies Act, 1956'. The learned counsel appearing for the parties had fairly conceded that there are no by-laws framed under the provisions of the Indian Companies Act, 1956. Though an Full Judgment
STATE OF KARNATAKA TR.SEC.HSG.& URB.&ANR Vs. VASAVADATTA CEMENT & ANR.
The appeal has been preferred by the State of Karnataka. The State has neither created any document nor filed the same before the High Court or this Court. If any document is created by any officer to keep it on record so as to produce it before the Court, it is a serious matter which requires to be inquired into by the concerned authority. In Full Judgment
STATE OF M P AND ORS Vs. HITKISHORE GOSWAMI
The question, which arises for consideration in this appeal is whether the Courts below were justified in allowing the respondent's writ petition and in consequence justified in issuing directions in the nature of writ of mandamus in relation to respondent's pension case. It was for the reason that respondent having voluntarily tendered his resignation from the said service without there being any condition Full Judgment
WARSALIGANJ SAHKARI CHINI MILL MAZD.UNIN Vs. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.
Whether seasonal workers of the sugar factories stopped crushing years back would be entitled to retaining allowance, was the main issue agitated by the appellant-union before the High Court. In order to avoid any confusion, it is clarified that the seasonal workers attached to the sugar Full Judgment
AJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY Vs. UNION OF INDIA THR ITS SECRETARY & ANR
Learned Senior Counsel for the Appellant, however, has rightly relied on a series of Judgments of this Court, including O.P. Gupta v. Union of India 1987 (4) SCC 328, where this Court has enunciated that the suspension of an employee is injurious to his interests and must not be continued for an unreasonably long period; that, therefore, an order of suspension should not be lightly passed. Suspension, specially preceding Full Judgment
BINOY AND ANR Vs. STATE OF KERALA
P.V. GURU RAJ REDDY & ANR. Vs. P. NEERADHA REDDY & ORS.
-The finding of the High Court in this regard proceeds on the basis that the plaintiffs had admitted in the plaint that the property purchased in the name of the defendant No.3 belonged to the plaintiffs. Therefore the provisions of Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 would apply. We fail to see how the aforesaid view of the High Court can be sustained. The suits in question were not filed for recovery of any property held in benami by the defendants. Rather, the suit was for declaration of Full Judgment
STATE OF M.P. VERSUS MEHTAAB
- It is the duty of the Court to award just sentence to a convict against whom charge is proved. While every mitigating or aggravating circumstance may be given due weight, mechanical reduction of sentence to the period already undergone cannot be appreciated. Sentence has to be fair not only to the accused but also to the victim and Full Judgment
Union of India & Anr. Versus Rajbir Singh
The essence of the rules, as seen earlier, is that a member of the armed forces is presumed to be in sound physical and mental condition at the time of his entry into service if there is no note or record to the contrary made at the time of such entry. More importantly, in the event of his subsequent discharge from service on medical ground, any deterioration in his health Full Judgment
NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORP. LTD. Vs. M/S ASHOK KUMAR SINGH & ORS.
-While the technical bids were opened and found compliant, the financial bids had yet to be opened when the respondents moved an application addressed to the AGM (C&M) of the appellant-corporation at Rai Bareilly withdrawing the bids submitted by it and asking for being excluded from consideration besides praying for refund of the earnest money deposited with the bids. - -The expression "revocation of tender" does not Full Judgment
M/S KSS KSSIIPL CONSORTIUM THRO. ITS CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY MR. DEVENDRA KUMAR VERSUS M/S GAIL (INDIA) LTD.
-There can be no manner of doubt that before exercising the power under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act to make appointment of an arbitrator the Court will have to decide on the existence of an arbitrable dispute/enforceable claim by and between the parties to the contract. The existence of a claim and denial thereof giving rise to a dispute is required Full Judgment