Category - Latest Judgments

Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

P. Sivanandi v. Rajeev Kumar & Ors.

Service Law — Confidential Record/Report — Annual Confidential Report of an officer — Effect on promotion — Whether ACR forms a part of ‘service record’ and whether it could be ignored for the purposes of his promotion merely on...

Richard Lee v. Girish Soni and Anr.

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 1 R. 10 — Addition/deletion/ transposition of parties — Eviction petition — Impleadment as necessary party sought — Held, allowed — In the present case, for properly adjudicating the issue before...

Amrutbhai Shambhubhai Patel v. Sumanbhai Kantibhai Patel & Ors.

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 173(8) r/w Ss. 156(3), 190, 200, 202, 204, 311 and 319 — Further investigation — Direction by the Magistrate after taking cognizance — Permissibility — Though the Magistrate held empowered to...

State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. v. Naval Kumar alias Rohit Kumar

Tort Law — Vicarious Liability — 8 Year old boy electrocuted — State vicariously liable to compensate the respondent for the losses sustained by the respondent — Compensation of Rs 1,25,00,000 awarded — Same challenged — Held...

Munshi Lal v. Smt. Santosh & Ors.

A. Rent Control and Eviction — Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 — S. 14(1)(b) r/w S. 14(4) — Premises occupied by Tenant’s son-in-law in pursuance of a partnership deed between him and tenant-father-in-law — Eviction sought on...

Umarmiya Ismailmiya Saiyed @ Mamumiya Panju Miya v. State of Gujarat

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439 — Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 — S. 20(8) r/w S. 20A(1) — Bail — Absence of compliance of mandatory provision and previous custody — Effect of — Bail sought in...