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NONREPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(s). 1140 OF2022(Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s).1211 of 2022) VIKRAMJIT KAKATI ..Appellant(s) VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM ..Respondent(s) JUDGMENT Rastogi, J.1. Leave granted.2. The instant appeal is directed against the order passed by the High Court of Gauhati dated 3rd December, 2021 declining to interfere with the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Sivasagar, in Sessions Case No.57(SS) of 2012, rejecting the discharge application filed by the appellant under Section 227 Cr.P.C. 13. The seminal facts relevant for the purpose are that on 28th April, 2009, an FIR was lodged by one Smt. Rajia Islam (mother of the deceased) at Sivasagar Police Station stating, inter alia, that her son Lt. Qureshi Sahidul Islam was burnt to death under suspicious circumstances inside his rented house at Sivasagar by his wife and the present appellant. Her son succumbed to the injurie...
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Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No 5126 of 2022 (Arising out of SLP(C) No 10572 of 2020) Manjit Singh Sodhi .... Appellant(s) Versus The Custodian & Ors ....Respondent(s) JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J1Leave granted. 2 The appeal arises from a judgment dated 6 March 2020 of the Special Court constituted under the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act 19921. The decision of the Special Court arises out of an execution application filed by the Custodian, the first respondent, being Execution Application No 1 of 2019. 3 Fairgrowth Financial Services Ltd2, the second respondent, is a company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act 1956. Raviraj Housing Corporation, the third respondent, had availed a short term loan of Rupees Twenty five lakhs from FFSL and agreed to repay it after 180 days with interest at the rate of 20 percent per annum. The first respondent is the custodian a...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 48634866 OF2022M/s Mitra S.P. (P) Ltd. & Anr. Appellant(s) Versus Dhiren Kumar Respondent(s) JUDGMENT M.R. SHAH, J.1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned common judgment and order passed by the High Court in Writ Appeal Nos. 615/2021 and 617/2017 in respective Writ Petition Nos. 2955/2021 and 5271/2009, the Management has preferred the present appeals.2. The respondent workman was appointed as a Junior Supervisor with the companys branch at Visakhapatnam. 1 While he was working at Visakhapatnam, he was transferred to Jharsuguda in State of Orissa vide order dated 20.07.1997. The workman instead of joining at the place of transfer submitted a representation to the Director requesting for transfer to Mangalore in Karnataka State. The same was not acceded to. Challenging the said order of transfer, the workman filed O.S. No.1602/1997. The Civil Court did not grant any relief as prayed...
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Crl.A.1147/2022 1 Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No 1147 of 2022 (Arising out of SLP (Crl) No 2021 of 2022) Honnaiah T.H. Appellant(s) Versus State of Karnataka and Others Respondent(s) JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J1Leave granted. 2 This appeal arises from a judgment dated 20 December 2021 of a Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka by which the criminal revision filed by the appellant was dismissed on the ground of maintainability. The appellant, who is the original informant moved this Court. 3 It has been alleged that a dispute occurred on 25 December 2016 between the accused and villagers of Thoppanahalli village in Maddur, Karnataka on the Crl.A.1147/2022 2 allocation of water. The dispute is alleged to have led to a series of altercations and culminated in the murder of two persons and injuries to several others, including the appellant. A First Information Report1 under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal P...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.704 OF2018JAI PRAKASH TIWARI APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT N.V. RAMANA, CJI .1. The present appeal arises from the judgment dated 26.05.2017 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur in Criminal Appeal No.1870/2005. The High Court dismissed the appellants appeal against judgment dated 18.08.2005 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Sidhi in Sessions Trial No.119/2003, confirming his conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (Arms Act).2. The appellant was sentenced to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.500/ under Section 1 307 IPC. He was further sentenced to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.1,000/ under Section 27 of the Arms Act and one year of rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.500/ under Section 25 of the Arm...
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SLP(Crl.) No(s). 6882/2021 etc NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1133 OF2022(SLP (Crl.) No.6882/2021) SULTAN APPELLANT VERSUS THE STATE OF U.P. RESPONDENT WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL No.113 4 OF2022(@SLP(Crl) No.6004/2022) JUDGMENT SANJIV KHANNA, J.Leave granted.2. Appellants, Noori sister-in-law of the deceased Khushboo, and Sultan Akhtar husband of Noori, have been convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18601 and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life, pay fine of Rs 30,000/- and in default to undergo additional imprisonment for one year.3. The impugned judgment dated 11.01.2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, dismissed the appeal and upheld their conviction by relying on the 1 For Short, IPC. 1 SLP(Crl.) No(s). 6882/2021 etc dying declaration marked as Exhibit Ka-3, statedly recorded on 28.05.2011 at 6.20 P.M. by Satish Kumar Kushwaha, the Naib Tehsildar, who had dep...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 4920-4921 OF2022Delhi Transport Corporation Appellant(s) Versus Sandeep Kaushik and Ors. Respondent(s) JUDGMENT M.R. SHAH, J.1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 13.09.2013 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in Writ Petition No.3510 of 2012 and the order dated 05.09.2014 passed in Review Petition No.195 of 2014 in Writ Petition No.3510 of 2012, the Delhi Transport Corporation has preferred the present appeals. 1.1 By the impugned judgment and order, the High Court has allowed the writ petition and directed the appellant to appoint the private respondent herein original writ petitioner in the writ petition namely, 1 Sandeep Kaushik as Driver with seniority as per his merit position without any back wages.2. Dr. Monika Gusain, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has vehemently submitted that in...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1124 OF2022(ARISING OUT OF SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No.2481 OF2022 DAUVARAM NIRMALKAR ..... APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF CHHATTISGARH ..... RESPONDENT JUDGMENT SANJIV KHANNA, J.Leave granted.2. The appellant, Dauvaram Nirmalkar, has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860,1 for the murder of his brother, Dashrath Nirmalkar, and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life, pay fine of Rs.1,000/-, and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months.3. Dr. Nohar Prasad Jangde (PW-12), the senior medical officer at the Government District Hospital, Durg District Durg, Chhattisgarh, has proved the post mortem report - Ex. P-18, and 1 For short, IPC. Criminal Appeal a/o. SLP (Crl.) No.2481 of 2022 Page 1 of 16 has testified that Dashrath Nirmalkar had died due to coma as a result of shock, in view of the injuries given on the scalp of his head, causi...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.5037 OF2022(ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) No.24287 OF2018 DR. J.VIJAYAN & OTHERS .... APPELLANT (S) VERSUS THE STATE OF KERALA & OTHERS .... RESPONDENT (S) JUDGMENT INDIRA BANERJEE J.Leave granted.2. The University Grants Commission Act, 1956, hereinafter referred to as the UGC Act, was enacted to make provisions for the coordination and determination of standards in universities and for that purpose to establish a University Grants Commission, hereinafter referred to as UGC.3. Section 20 of the UGC Act provides: 20. Directions by the Central Government (1) In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Commission shall be guided by such directions on questions of policy relating to national purposes as may be given to it by the Central Government. (2) If any dispute arises between the Central Government and the Commission as to whether a question is or is not a question of policy relating to nati...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.5036 OF2022(ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) No.20995 OF2017 CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA & OTHERS ...... APPELLANT (S) VERSUS DRAGENDRA SINGH JADON .... RESPONDENT (S) JUDGMENT INDIRA BANERJEE J.Leave granted.2. This appeal is against a judgment and order dated 3rd April 2017 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior dismissing Writ Appeal No.310 of 2015 filed by the Appellants against an order dated 7th August 2015, passed by the Single Bench, allowing the Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India being Writ Petition No.1571 of 2013, filed by the Respondent. 23. On or about 23rd April 1975, the Respondent was appointed to the post of Agricultural Assistant in the Appellant-Bank and posted at its Kailaras Branch in Madhya Pradesh.4. Over four years after his appointment, the Respondent was served with a chargesheet dated 18th September 1979 alleging that he had imp...
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