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2024 INSC753Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition (C) No.1404 of 2023 Sukanya Shantha Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors. Respondents 1 JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI Contents I. The Writ Petition .................................................................................................. 4 II. Submissions ........................................................................................................ 4 III. Constitutional Interpretation ................................................................................. 6 IV. The Constitution of Emancipation, Equality, and Dignity ...................................... 9 V. The Contours of Article 14 ................................................................................. 17 VI. Non-Discrimination under Article 15 ............................................................... 23 VII. The Ban on Untouchability in Article 17 ...................................
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2024 INSC746REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.OF2024(@ SLP Criminal No.4360 of 2022) K. Vadivel Appellant (s) Versus K. Shanthi & Ors. ...Respondent(s) JUDGMENT K.V. Viswanathan, J.1. Leave granted.2. The present appeal mounts a challenge to the judgment and order dated 30.04.2021 of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in Criminal R.C. (MD) No.533 of 2020. By the said judgment, the High Court has, by a cryptic order, and long after final arguments had been concluded on 19.10.2019 in the trial court, ordered further investigation in the matter. The aggrieved accused is before this Court with a 1 grievance that the direction was not justified in law particularly when already an attempt by the wife of the deceased to summon certain witnesses under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) had been rebuffed by the Trial Court and the High Court as early as in December 2019.3. The question that arises for cons...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC748IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 8617 OF2013V. VINCENT VELANKANNI .APPELLANT(S) VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENT(S) WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 010944-010946 OF2024(Arising out of SLP(Civil) No(s). 023121-023123 of 2024) CC No.3704-3706/2012 JUDGMENT Mehta, J.Civil Appeal No(s). 8617 of 2013 1. The instant appeal by special leave takes exception to the judgment dated 10th October, 2011 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Writ Petition1, whereby the Division 1 Writ Petition No.583 of 2011 1 Bench of the High Court accepted the writ petition2 preferred by the private respondents herein3 and reversed the judgment dated 24th December, 2010 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench4 in Original Application5 preferred by the private respondents herein. The CAT had rejected the Original Application6, challenging the proposed action of revision and fixation of their seniority in t...
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WPC6092024 2024 INSC749Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition (Civil) No 609 of 2024 Atul Kumar Petitioner Versus The Chairman (Joint Seat Allocation Respondents Authority) and Others ORDER1The petitioner is a meritorious student. He belongs to the Scheduled Caste category. He appeared for the JEE (Advanced) 2024 Examination and secured a rank of 1455 in his category. He was allotted a seat at the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad for a four year Bachelor of Technology course in Electrical Engineering. This was the second attempt and, therefore, the last chance for the petitioner to secure admission since only two attempts are permissible. The petitioner has disclosed that his father is a daily wager. The petitioner completed his higher secondary education from Khatauli, District Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The family income is below the poverty line. 1 WPC6092024 2 The time frame for the completion of online reporting, including the p...
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NON-REPORTABLE2024INSC741IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.8343 OF2024[Arising out of SLP(C) No.16901 OF2024 THE AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LTD. APPELLANT VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT DIPANKAR DATTA, J.THE CHALLENGE1 Ahmednagar District Central Cooperative Bank Limited1 is in appeal, challenging the judgment and order dated 23rd November, 20172 of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad3 dismissing 1 appellant, hereafter 2 impugned judgment, hereafter 3 High Court, hereafter Page 1 of 16 its writ petition4. Under challenge in the writ petition was an auction sale pertaining to the immovable property of Mula Sahakari Soot Girni Ltd., Rahuri5. The challenge was primarily based on twin grounds: (i) that valuation of the property of the society (under liquidation) and the upset price were fixed on the lower side; and (ii) that three bidders had not participated in the auction sa...
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NON-REPORTABLE2024INSC745IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF2024(Arising out of SLP(Civil) No(s). 12891 of 2022) SUB INSPECTOR SANJAY KUMAR ..APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. .RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT Mehta, J.1. Heard.2. Leave granted.3. The appellant herein, while being posted as Sub-Inspector at Police Station Hanumanganj, District Khushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, was condemned for gross negligence, indifference and selfishness in discharge of duties vide office order dated 16th November, 20211 issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Police). As a consequence, he was handed down a penalty of censure vide letter 1 In short impugned order. 1 dated 7th March, 2022 issued by the Superintendent of Police, District Khushinagar.4. The relevant part of the impugned order is reproduced hereinbelow for the sake of ready reference: - Uttar Pradesh Government Home (Police) Section-1 Number: U.O.-74(23)/6-P-1-21-107/2021 Lucknow: Da...
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2024 INSC742NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.OF2024(ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) No.27699 OF2018 PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR. APPELLANT(S) VERSUS M/S SANMAN RICE MILLS & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT PANKAJ MITHAL, J.1. Leave granted.2. The challenge in this Civil Appeal is to the judgment and order dated 10.01.2017 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in exercise of powers under 1 Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961 setting aside the order dated 07.04.2015 passed under Section 34 of the Act and also the arbitral order dated 08.11.2012. FACTS:3. The appellant - Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.2 entered into an agreement dated 06.10.2008 with M/s Sanman Rice Mills3 whereunder the Corporation was to supply paddy to the Rice Mill for the purpose of milling that had to supply back the resultant rice to the Corporation.4. A total of 2,02,850 bags of Grade A vari...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC744IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF2024(Arising out of SLP(Civil) No(s). 30250 of 2018) LAKHA SINGH .APPELLANT(S) VERSUS BALWINDER SINGH & ANR. .RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT Mehta, J.1. Heard.2. Leave granted.3. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment dated 25th April, 2018 rendered by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, whereby the second appeal1 preferred by the appellant-defendant was dismissed, and the judgment dated 20th March, 2017 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, 1 RSA No.4577 of 2017(O&M). 1 Tarn Taran2 in Civil Appeal3 was affirmed. The First Appellate Court dismissed the Civil Appeal preferred by the appellant- defendant and upheld the judgment and decree dated 18th February, 2013 passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Patti, Tarn Taran4 in Civil Suit5 filed by the respondent-plaintiff. The trial Court allowed the suit partly, directing t...
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2024 INSC739Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4011 OF2024(Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.3986 of 2024) V. Senthil Balaji Appellant versus The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement ... Respondent JUDGMENT ABHAY S. OKA, J.FACTUAL ASPECTS1 Leave granted.2. This appeal takes exception to the judgment and order dated 28th February 2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras by which a bail application preferred by the appellant under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been rejected. The bail application was filed in connection with an alleged offence under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Criminal Appeal @ SLP (Crl) No.3986 of 2024 Page 1 of 25 2002 (for short, the PMLA), which is punishable under Section 4 of the PMLA.3. Between 2011 and 2016, the appellant was holding the post of Transport Minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu. B...
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2024 INSC735REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1031 OF2015VIJAY SINGH@VIJAY KR. SHARMA ...APPELLANT(S) VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR ...RESPONDENT(S) WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1578 OF2017CRIMINAL APPEAL No.765 OF2017CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1579 OF2017JUDGMENT SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, J.1. On 30.08.1985, Neelam breathed her last in Simaltalla, PS Sikandra, District Munger, Bihar. The factum of her death was discovered in furtherance of the written report lodged by the Criminal Appeal No.1031/2015 and others Page 1 of 26 informant and brother-in-law of the deceased, namely, Ramanand Singh (examined as PW18 before the Trial Court ) wherein he alleged that Neelam was abducted by seven persons from their house in an incident which occurred at around 10:00 PM on the said day. On the basis of this information, an FIR bearing No.127 of 1985 was lodged at PS Sikandra and investigation was commenced which led to the filing of a chargesheet against the ...
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