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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. JAINUDEEN SHEKH AND ANR.

Appeal (Crl.), 1085 of 2015, Judgment Date: Aug 25, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

PEERAPPA HANMANTHA HARIJAN(D) BY LRS.&OR Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Appeal (Civil), 5804 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 30, 2015

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Delhi High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KRISHAN & ORS Vs THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SCHOOL

LPA, 305 of 2013, Judgment Date: Jul 29, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

TALUKDAR SINGH Vs. TATA ENGINEERING AND LOCOMOTIVE CO. LTD

Appeal (Civil), 5701 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 24, 2015

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Chhatisgarh High Court (Single Judge)

Bharat Lal Dewangan & Anr. Vs Kamal Kumar Verma & Ors.

MAC->MISC.APPEAL OF COPENSATION, 193,219 of 2008, Judgment Date: Jul 01, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

RAJASTHAN HOUSING BOARD Vs. NEW PINK CITY NIRMAN SAHKA.SAM.LD.& ANR.

Appeal (Civil), 1527-1536 of 2013, Judgment Date: May 01, 2015

Constructive notice in legal fiction signifies that the individual person should know as a reasonable person would have. Even if they have no actual knowledge of it. Constructive notice means a man ought to have known a fact. A person is said to have notice of a fact when he actually knows a fact but for Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KHUB RAM Vs. DALBIR SINGH & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 2734 of 2015, Judgment Date: Apr 29, 2015

  Mr. Patwalia has rightly placed reliance to support the aforesaid submissions, on a judgment of this Court in the case of Meghmala v. G. Narasimha Reddy (2010) 8 SCC 383. The law relating to effect of fraud upon a competent authority to get an appointment/office as well as effect of fraud upon court has been discussed in detail in paragraphs 28 to 36 Full Judgment

Allahabad High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Rais And Anr

SPECIAL APPEAL DEFECTIVE, 988 of 2015, Judgment Date: Apr 22, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

GAURI SHANKER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Appeal (Civil), 3701 of 2015, Judgment Date: Apr 16, 2015

Whether the Labour Court was justified in not awarding backwages and granting Rs.2,500/- as compensation in lieu of backwages though it has awarded reinstatement in the absence of gainful employment of workman? Whether the High Court in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227, is justified in interfering with the finding of facts recorded on the points of dispute recorded by the Labour Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. SAURABH BAKSHI

Appeal (Crl.), 520 of 2015, Judgment Date: Mar 30, 2015

It is sometimes said in an egocentric and uncivilised manner that law cannot bind the individual actions which are perceived as flaws by the large body of people, but, the truth is and has to be that when the law withstands the test of the constitutional scrutiny in a democracy, the individual notions are to be ignored. It is the duty of Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

ASHA VERMAN & ORS. Vs. MAHARAJ SINGH & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 3211 - 3212 of 2015, Judgment Date: Mar 27, 2015

On applying the principles as laid down in the case of Sarla Verma (supra), 50% of the salary must be added to the income of the deceased towards future prospects of income, which comes to Rs.6,900/- per month, i.e. Rs.82,800/- per annum. Deducting 1/4th for personal expenses and applying the appropriate multiplier taking into consideration the age of Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

SURTI GUPTA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. & ANR.

Appeal (Civil), 2933 of 2015, Judgment Date: Mar 17, 2015

It has also been observed by the High Court for the purpose of calculation of future loss of dependency of the appellant that the deceased at the time of the accident on 10.7.1990 was drawing a salary of Rs.4,214/- per month and was 45 years of age. However, we are of the view that the salary of the deceased at the time of her death taken by the High Court Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAM PAL

Appeal (Crl.), 393 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 27, 2015

Only question raised for consideration is whether the sentence imposed in the facts and circumstances is fair and just. Moreover, in an appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution, this Court does not re-appreciate the evidence, in absence of perversity or patent legal error, merely because a different view was also possible. We are thus, not inclined to reopen Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS Vs. JAGJIT SINGH AND ORS

Appeal (Civil), 2592 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 27, 2015

Any determination under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, must proceed sequentially. First, the factum of an Award under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, must be clearly established. The said Award must predate the commencement of the Act, i.e., Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

M/S. COMPETENT AUTOMOBILES CO. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 5054 of 2008, Judgment Date: Feb 26, 2015

The said Award must predate the commencement of the Act, i.e., 01.01.2014., by at least five years (or more), ie., the Award must have been passed on or before 01.01.2009. This having been established, if possession is found to not have been taken, or compensation not paid, then the proceedings shall be deemed to have lapsed. Thereafter, the Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BATHIDA DEV. AUTH. FORMERLY KNOWN AS (PUDA) Vs. IQBAL SINGH AND ORS

Appeal (Civil), 2464 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 26, 2015

This Appeal assails the Order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, which had allowed the Writ Petitions before it, and declared that the acquisition had lapsed for the reason that the possession had not been taken and compensation, too, not paid. This is sufficient ground for protection under the provision of Section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. The Appeal is dismissed in the above terms.     Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SUKANTA KUMAR BEHERA & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 2078 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 20, 2015

The question to be considered is whether the High Court is justified in awarding compensation of Rs.55,00,000/- without any discussion and computation. The approach of the High Court cannot be said to be justified in such cases of injury. It is necessary to make computation of compensation to be awarded on account of pecuniary Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

PRAVEENBHAI S KHAMBHAYATA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD AND ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 1970 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 17, 2015

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

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF M.P. VERSUS MEHTAAB

Appeal (Crl.), 290 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 13, 2015

- 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

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

M/S CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN SERVICES Vs. DELHI DEVT.AUTH

Appeal (Civil), 1440-1441 OF 2015 Judgment Date: Feb 04, 2015

Once it is held that even in absence of specific evidence, the respondent could be held to have suffered loss on account of breach of contract, and it is entitled to compensation to the extent of loss suffered, it is for the appellant to show that stipulated damages are by way of penalty - The Full Judgment