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REPORTABLE2024INSC236IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.1666 OF2015SATYANAND SINGH APPELLANT VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT DIPANKAR DATTA, J.THE CHALLENGE1 The present civil appeal lays a challenge to the judgment and order dated 05th September, 2012 (impugned judgment, hereafter) of the Principal Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal at New Delhi (AFT, hereafter), whereby the AFT rejected the appellants prayer seeking reference of his diagnosis as AIDS inflicted, to a fresh Medical Board. 1 BRIEF RESUME OF FACTS2 The factual matrix of the case, insofar as is relevant for the purpose of a decision on this appeal, is noted hereinbelow: (i) The appellant was enrolled in the Indian Army on 30th October, 1993 as a Havaldar. He continued discharging his duties on a clerical post without impediment until the year 1999, when he began suffering from fever, headache and vomiting. For treatment he was referred to the Jabalpur Military Hospita...
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2024 INSC231REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.4663 OF2009M/S. BISCO LIMITED APPELLANT(S) VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND CENTRAL EXCISE RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT UJJAL BHUYAN, J.Heard learned counsel for the parties.2. This is a statutory appeal under Section 130E of the Customs Act, 1962 (briefly the Customs Act hereinafter) against the final order dated 30.04.2009 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (for short CESTAT hereinafter) in Customs Appeal No.441 of 2005 dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant against the 2 order dated 28.04.2005 passed by the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Indore (for short the Commissioner hereinafter). 2.1 By the aforesaid order dated 28.04.2005, the Commissioner had confirmed the duty demand of Rs.3,99,255.00 in respect of 27 cases not found in the warehouse and imposed penalty of Rs.1 lakh on the appellant under Section 112 of the Customs Act. Th...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC235IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF2024(Arising out of SLP (C) No(s). 26179-26180 of 2023) VANSH S/O PRAKASH DOLAS .APPELLANT(S) VERSUS THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE & ORS. .RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT Mehta, J.1. Leave granted.2. The appellant has approached this Court for assailing orders dated 5th September, 2023 and 26th October, 2023 passed by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court Bench at Nagpur in Writ Petition No.5141 of 2023 and Misc. Civil Application (Review) No.980 of 2023 in Writ Petition No.5141 of 2023, respectively.3. The appellant is a domicile of the State of Maharashtra and his father is employed in the Border Security Force (BSF) as a Head Constable (General Duty) [HC(GD)].. Owing to the deployment of his 1 father outside the State of Maharashtra, the appellant was compelled to complete his Secondary School Certificate (Standard X)(SSC) and Higher School Certifi...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC233IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.OF2024(Arising out of SLP(Criminal) No.9598 of 2022) A.M. MOHAN APPELLANT(S) VERSUS THE STATE REPRESENTED BY SHO AND ANOTHER RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT B.R. GAVAI, J.1. Leave granted.2. The present appeal challenges the order dated 15th July 2022 passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Criminal O.P. No.20716 of 2020 and Crl. M.P. No.8763 of 2020, whereby the High Court rejected the petition filed by the present appellant under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C. for short), to call for the records and to quash the First Information Report (FIR for short) registered as Crime No.21 of 2020, on the file of SHO, District Crime Branch, Kancheepuram, in connection with the offence punishable 1 under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC for short). FACTS3 Shorn of details, the facts leading to the present app...
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NON-REPORTABLE2024INSC220IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). OF2024(Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s). 3687 of 2020) SHIV PRASAD SEMWAL ..APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT Mehta, J.1. Leave granted.2. The appellant herein calls into question the order dated 20th July, 2020 passed by the learned Single Judge of High Court of Uttarakhand whereby Criminal Writ Petition No.881 of 2020 preferred by the appellant for assailing FIR No.31 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 153A, 500, 501, 504, 34 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860(hereinafter being referred to as the IPC) at P.S. Muni Ki Reti, District Tehri Garhwal was dismissed. 13. Shorn of details, the facts relevant and essential for disposal of the appeal are noted hereinbelow.4. The respondent No.3 Shri Rajeev Savara filed a complaint to the SHO P.S. Muni Ki Reti, District Tehri Garhwal alleging inter alia that he own...
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2024 INSC225REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.4420 OF2024[ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) No.19618 OF2019 TAPAS KUMAR DAS APPELLANT VS. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS. RESPONDENTS J U D G M E NT DIPANKAR DATTA, J.THE APPEAL1 An intra-court appellate judgment and order1 (impugned judgment, hereafter) of an Honble Division Bench of the High Court at Calcutta (High Court, hereafter), reversing the judgment and order2 (order, hereafter) of a learned Single Judge, is called in question in the instant civil appeal. Vide the 1 dated 28th March, 2019 2 dated 25th January, 2019 1 impugned judgment, the Division Bench of the High Court allowed the writ appeal3 carried by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL, hereafter) from the order and set aside the same. The Single Judge had, while allowing a writ petition4 of Mr. Tapas Kumar Das (appellant, hereafter), directed HPCL to proceed with his candidature for LPG5 distributorship. BR...
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1 2024 INSC224REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.1591 OF2020 JUGAL KISHORE KHANNA(D) THR LRS & ANR. APPELLANTS A1: JUGAL KISHORE KHANNA (D) THR. LRs A1.1: PRABHAT KHANNA A1.2: ROHIT KHANNA A2: MANMOHAN KHANNA VERSUS SUDHIR KHANNA & ORS. RESPONDENTS R1: SUDHIR KHANNA R2: RAMAN KHANNA R3: SHYAMA KHANNA (D) THR. LRs R3.1: SUDHIR KHANNA R3.2: RAMAN KHANNA R3.3: GEETA SETHI WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO.1592 OF2020JUGAL KISHORE KHANNA(D) THR LRS & ANR. APPELLANTS A1: JUGAL KISHORE KHANNA (D) THR. LRs A1.1: PRABHAT KHANNA2A1.2: ROHIT KHANNA A2: MANMOHAN KHANNA VERSUS SUDHIR KHANNA & ORS. RESPONDENTS R1: SUDHIR KHANNA R2: RAMAN KHANNA R3: SHYAMA KHANNA (D) THR. LRs R3.1: SUDHIR KHANNA R3.2: RAMAN KHANNA R3.3: GEETA SETHI JUDGMENT AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, J.Heard learned counsel for the parties.2. The challenge in the present appeals is to the common Judgment and Order dated 06.12.2013 (hereinafter referred to as the Impugned Judgment)1 passed by a le...
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2024 INSC221REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.OF2024(@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No.2044 OF2021 PUNEET SABHARWAL Appellant (s) Versus CBI ...Respondent(s) WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL No.OF2024(@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No.2685 OF2021 R.C. SABHARWAL Appellant (s) Versus CBI ...Respondent(s) JUDGMENT K.V. Viswanathan, J.1. Leave granted. 12. The present appeals call in question the correctness of the judgment of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi dated 01.12.2020 in Writ Petition (Criminal) No.200 of 2010 and Writ Petition (Criminal) No.339 of 2010. These proceedings in the High Court, in turn, challenged the Order on charge dated 21.02.2006, as well as the charges framed on 28.02.2006, by the Special Judge, Delhi. While the charge against the appellant Puneet Sabharwal was under Section 109 IPC read with Section 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the charge against appellant R.C. Sabharwal ...
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2024 INSC218REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS.___________OF2024[Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos.7573-7574 of 2021]. NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED ...APPELLANT (S) VERSUS ZILLION INFRAPROJECTS PVT.LTD. ...RESPONDENT (S) JUDGMENT B.R. GAVAI, J.1. Leave granted.2. The present appeals challenge the interim order dated 12th March 2021 and final judgment & order dated 9th April 2021, passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Delhi (hereinafter, High Court), in Arbitration Petition (Arb. P.) No.44 1 of 2021, whereby the High Court allowed the application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 (hereinafter referred to as, the Arbitration Act) and appointed the Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties to the present lis, arising from the Letter of Intent dated 4th December 2006.3. Facts, in brief, giving rise to the present appeals are as follows:3. 1 The appellant, NBCC (Ind...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC223IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). /2024 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CRL.) NO(S). 5463-5464/2023 APOORVA ARORA & ANR. ETC. . APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. RESPONDENT(S) WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). /2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.6786/2023 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). /2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.5532/2023 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). /2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.8385-8387/2023 JUDGMENT PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J.1. Leave granted.2. The appellants/accused are the actors, casting director, script writers, creator of the web-series College Romance1, and the media company that owns the YouTube channel on which the 1 TVF Media Labs Private Ltd. 1 web-series was hosted2. They are sought to be investigated and prosecuted for production, transmission, and online publication of obscene and sexually-explicit material under Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act, 20003. The appellan...
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