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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA2024INSC270CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.8821 OF2011STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. APPELLANT(S) Versus NATIONAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT SUDHANSHU DHULIA, J.1. The State of Maharashtra is in appeal before us challenging the order of the Division Bench of Bombay High Court dated 18.08.2009, which has allowed the writ petition of the respondent, while setting aside the order of the Deputy Superintendent of Stamps, Maharashtra (appellant no.2). We have heard learned counsel Mr. Aniruddha Joshi for the appellants and learned senior counsel Ms. Madhavi Divan for the respondents.2. National Organic Chemical India Ltd. (respondent) was incorporated with an initial share capital of Rs.36 crores. In 1992 1 it increased its share capital to Rs. 600 crores and accordingly paid a stamp duty of Rs.1,12,80,000/- as per Article 10 of Schedule-I of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 (hereinafter Stamp Act). At that time, the pr...
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2024 INSC343Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal Nos.1957-1961 of 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) Nos.3484-3488 of 2024) Shivani Tyagi Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. & Anr. Respondent(s) ORDER Leave granted.1. In these quintuplet appeals the victim of an acid attack assails the suspension of sentence of life imprisonment of the convicted persons, the private respondents and their consequential enlargement on bail.2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the self- same appellant-victim in the captioned appeal, learned counsel appearing for the common first respondent- Criminal Appeal Nos.1957-1961 of 2024 Page 1 of 14 State of Uttar Pradesh and learned counsel appearing for the private respondents.3. Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short the Cr.PC) deals with the suspension of execution of sentence pending the appeal against conviction and release of appellant(s) on bail. The said provision mandates for recording of ...
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1 2024 INSC274REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(s)._______ OF2024(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 4834-4835 of 2024) DEEP MUKERJEE APPELLANT VERSUS SREYASHI BANERJEE ... RESPONDENT JUDGMENT PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, J.Leave granted.2. Challenge in these appeals is to the common order dated 28.11.2023 passed by the High Court in Civil Revision Petition Nos. 2844 and 2848 of 2023 allowing the revisions while setting aside the order dated 27.06.2023 passed by the Trial Court in I.A. Nos. 8 & 9 of 2023 preferred by the appellant/husband in O.P. No.2866 of 2021. 23. The parties were married on 23.07.2013 at Chennai and thereafter they agreed to move to the United Kingdom where they stayed together happily for a period of 7 years. After they returned, they stayed together in a residential property belonging to the respondent/wifes father. However, upon disputes being cropped, they have separated in April, 2021 and since then, it is alleged by the ...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC269IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.2595 OF2023SHOMA KANTI SEN ...APPELLANT(S) VS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT ANIRUDDHA BOSE, J.The appellant before us assails the order of a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay passed on 17.01.2023, disposing her application for bail with liberty to approach the Trial Court for filing a fresh application for bail.2. The appellant was detained on 06.06.2018 in connection with First Investigation Report (FIR) No.04/2018 dated 08.01.2018 registered with Vishrambaug Police Station, Pune 1 alleging commission of offences under Sections 153A, 505 (1b), 117 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (1860 Code). The complaints therein related to violence that broke out at a function organised by Elgar Parishad. Certain acts of violence had taken place at Shanivarwada, Pune on 31.12.2017 thereafter. The prosecutions case is that in the sai...
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2024 INSC268NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.of 2024 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No.8347 OF2023 AQEEL AHMAD Appellant (s) VERSUS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANOTHER Respondent(s) WITH Criminal Appeal No.of 2024 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No.8348 OF2023 AND Criminal Appeal No.of 2024 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No...OF2024@ D.No.53136 of 2023)) JUDGMENT Rajesh Bindal, J.Leave granted.2. Challenge in the present appeals is to the orders1 passed by the High Court2. The Respondent No.2 in each of the appeals, namely, 1 Dated 28.03.2023 passed in Crl. M.B.A. No.13988 of 2023, dated 07.04.2023 passed in Crl. M.B.A. No.14388 of 2023 & dated 14.12.2023 passed in Crl. M.B.A. No.53539 of 2023, respectively 2 High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Page 1 of 7 Abdullah, Nasir and Muzammil were granted bail by the High Court. The challenge has been made by the informant.3. The private Respondents herein are accused in FIR No.0359 d...
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2024 INSC278REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). 1565-1567 OF2024[Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No(s). 8829-8831 of 2016]. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH APPELLANT(S) VERSUS SHILPA JAIN & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, J.Introduction 1. The present appeals arise out of a common order dated 14.01.2016 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh (the High Court) in Miscellaneous Criminal Case bearing numbers (i) 6972 of 2015; (ii) 6981 of 2015; and (iii) 7663 of 2015, whereunder the High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) quashed (i) a First Information Report bearing number 551 of 2015 dated 25.07.2015 registered at PS Khategaon, Dewas (the CRL. APPEAL NOS.1565-67 of 2024 Page 1 of 14 FIR) under Section(s) 420, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the IPC); and (ii) the criminal proceedings emanating thereof (the Impugned Order). Fac...
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2024 INSC273Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.8336 OF2009M/s. Jaiprakash Industries Ltd. (Presently known as M/s. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.) Appellant versus Delhi Development Authority Respondent JUDGMENT ABHAY S. OKA, J.FACTUAL ASPECTS1 The Honble President of India executed four separate perpetual lease deeds on 12th August 1983 in favour of M/s. Jaiprakash Associates Pvt Ltd in respect of the plots more particularly described in Schedule-I to the lease deeds (for short, the said plots). In July 1986, a joint application was made by M/s. Jaiprakash Associates Pvt Ltd and M/s. Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, praying for amalgamation of M/s. Jaiprakash Associates Pvt Ltd with M/s. Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd. By the order dated 30th July 1986, the High Court sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation. The said plots were included in the Schedule of the properties to the scheme of Civil Appeal no.8336...
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NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION2024INSC305CRIMINAL APPEAL No.871/2022 YOGESH @ SONU THARU APPELLANT(s) VERSUS THE STATE RESPONDENT(s) WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL No.872/2022 WRIT PETITION (Crl.) No.321/2022 JUDGMENT Criminal Appeal No.872/2022 is filed by accused No.1 Pradeep Dabas while Criminal Appeal No.871/2022 has been filed by accused No.2 Yogesh @ Sonu Tharu. In both these appeals, the appellants have challenged the judgment of the High Court in confirming the conviction and sentence imposed against them for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short IPC) along with Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959. The case of the prosecution in a nutshell is that both the appellants and the deceased were called for a party hosted in celebration of the birthday of PW-24. There was an altercation between A2 and the deceased, pursuant to which A1 took the gun and fired at the deceased. The shot a...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC252IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.4806 OF2011KRISHNADATT AWASTHY ..APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. ..RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPEAL No.4807 OF2011SUMER SINGH ..APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. ..RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL No.4808 OF2011SMT. RAMRANI SINGH ..APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. ..RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL No.4809 OF2011SMT. SHYAMA DEWEDI & ORS. ..APPELLANT(S) VERSUS1STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. ..RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT J.K. MAHESHWARI J.1. After perusal of the judgment and view expressed by esteemed brother Justice K.V. Viswanathan, in the facts of this case, I am not in a position to agree with the reasoning and conclusions as drawn by him, for which detailed reasons supporting my view is in succeeding paragraphs.2. As per the facts of the case, the controversy in the present case revolves around selection and appointment for the post of Shiksha Karmi GradeIII in...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA2024INSC266CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 27412743 OF2024Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles ..Appellant @ Navneet Kaur Ravi Rana VERSUS State of Maharashtra and Others. ..Respondents JUDGMENT J.K. Maheshwari J.1. The present appeals arise out of impugned common judgment and final order dated 08.06.2021 passed by Division Bench of High Court of Judicature at Bombay in three Writ Petitions. Out of the said three petitions, Writ Petition No.3370 of 2018 and Writ Petition No.2675 of 2019 were preferred by Anandra Vithoba Adsul and Raju Shamrao Mankar (Respondents herein), interalia seeking identical reliefs, i.e., issuance of writ of certiorari for quashing and setting aside order dated 03.11.2017 passed by District Caste Scrutiny Committee, Mumbai Suburban (hereinafter referred to as Scrutiny Committee) which validated the caste claim of Appellant herein as Mochi 1 Scheduled Caste in Maharashtra. Conversely, Writ Petition (Lodging...
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