Category - Latest Judgments

Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

Yash Pal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

Mr. P.S. Patwalia, learned Additional Solicitor General has sought time on 22.07.2016 to take instructions and to make his submission as to the willingness of the Government of India and for formulating a suitable policy/scheme...

Management of Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. v. S. Balakrishnan

A. Labour Law — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Ss. 33A and 33(2)(b) — Dismissal from service — Application seeking approval, not filed — Question of contravention of provisions of S. 33 — Power and jurisdiction of the Industrial...

Pratibha Ramesh Patel v. Union of India and Ors.

Practice and Procedure — Abuse of process of court — Constitution of India — Art. 32 and 226 — Writ petition pending before High Court under Art. 226 — Fresh writ petition field before Supreme Court under Art. 32 — Effect of —...

Harijan Bhala Teja v. State of Gujarat

A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 and 201 — Murder — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Allegation that deceased was murdered on 20-2-1985 between 08 hours to 12 hours by the appellant/husband, by strangulating her — Appellant...

Indira Devi and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh

A. Criminal Trial — Injured witness — Testimony of — Generally, it is reliable but even an injured witness must be subjected to careful scrutiny if circumstances and materials available on record suggest that he may have falsely...

Gaurav Kumar Bansal v. Union of India and Ors.

Disaster Management Act, 2005 — Ss. 23 and 31 — Relief for victims of disaster of nature — Framing of minimum standards of — Plan for disaster management i. e. National Plan for the whole of the country — Drawing up of — Need for...