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Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

H.V. Low & Company Private Ltd. v. The State of West Bengal

Defence of India Act, 1939 — S. 19 r/w R. 75A(1) of Defence of India Rules, 1939 — Land acquisition — Solatium — If payable — Constitution Bench in Chajju Ram, (2003) 5 SCC 568, held that Act, 1939 did not provide for any payment...

Amar Nath v. Union of India Through Secretary to Defence Ministry and Ors.

Service Law — Promotion — Generally — Delay — Policy governing promotion of Air Force Personnel — Held, Government would do well to undertake a further review to bring such reforms as may, otherwise, be considered reasonable to...

Anubhav Kumar Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

This appeal is filed against the final judgment and order dated 08.04.2015 of the High Court of Judicature at Patna in CWJC No. 5402 of 2015 whereby the High Court while disposing of the appellant's writ petition granted liberty...

V.K. Bhat v. G. Ravi Kishore and Another

Criminal Trial — Complaint as to dishonour of cheque — Dismissal of, for non-appearance of the complainant amounts to “acquittal” as contemplated in S.256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — S...

Deodhar v. Parag & Ors.

The appellants are before this Court aggrieved by the order passed by the High Court, staying the declaration of election of Director of respondent No. 3-Bank in General Category.

Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd. v. UOI & Anr.

The appellant is aggrieved by the impugned order dated 29.09.2014, whereby the delay of 713 days has been condoned by the High Court in filing the appeal by the first respondent.

Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. v. E.S.I. Corporation & Ors.

Labour Law — Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 — S. 2(9) — Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 — Rr. 2A, 29 and 31 — Casual workers engaged by appellant/club — If covered under definition of employee — Contention...

Kamlesh Vaswani v. Union of India & Ors.

This is an application for intervention by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association through its General Secretary. Regard being had to the factual score, we think it appropriate to allow the application and accordingly the...