March 22
Vijay Singhal vs. Govt of NCT (Delhi HC on media reporting of gangrape case)
March 14
State of Maharashtra v. Kamal Ahmed (2006 Mumbai train blasts case)
What are relevant facts? Admissibility of confessions.
Bombay HC judg. in the same case.
March 13
P.P.Rao: a relief which was not even prayed for by the writ petitioners could not be granted by the
Court whatever may have been the compulsion of equity, justice and
good conscience. Court rejected this contention, saying the Court has the power to mould relief. Rajesh Kumar v. State of Bihar. HC order directing holding of reexamination set aside, and reevaluation of answer scripts on the basis of the correct key ordered.
March 11
GAMBHIRSINH R. DEKARE … APPELLANT
VERSUS
FALGUNBHAI CHIMANBHAI PATEL. Criminal Appeal. Defamation. HC order overruled. Editor liable for defamation matter.
Goudappa v. State of Karnataka. Criminal appeal dismissed. Life imprisonment. Section 34 IPC. Joint liability.
State of Rajasthan v. Hindustan Zinc. Civil Appeal. Mines and Minerals Act. Appeal filed by company allowed, but one by the State dismissed.
March 6
P.Radhakrishna Murthy v. NBCC. Civil Appeal. Arbitration case. Appeal dismissed.
Ayurveda shastra seva mandal v. UOI. SLP. CJI. GOI's refusal to permit colleges to admit students upheld.
State of Orissa & Ors. v.M/s Mesco Steels Ltd. & Anr. Civil Appeal. HC had directed State to issue mining lease to the company. SCallowed the appeal, directed the company to respond to the State's show-cause notice, and the State to issue a reasoned order.
Rajamani v. state of Kerala. Crim. appeal. Accused sentenced for carrying contraband. SC said he was not the kingpin, and reduced the sentence.
State of U.P. V. Mahesh Narain. Civil appeal. Held:If the delay in promotion takes place at the instance of the employer, an employee cannot be made to suffer on account of intervening events. Appeal dismissed.
March 4
Voluntary Health Assn. of India v. UOI: issues a set of orders to ensure effective ban on medical tests to reveal the sex of the unborn child. (WP(C). CONTINUING MANDAMUS -EXTRAORDINARY CIVIL RIGHT JURISDICTION )
March 1
Mahalaxmi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. & Etc. ..
V. Ashabhai Atmaram Patel (D) Th.Lrs. SLP - Civil Appeal from Guj. HC. Order XXIII, Rule 3 of
the CPC. Trial court order upheld.
K.S.Panduranga v. State of Karnataka. SLP (Crml) PCA
Feb 28:
Esha Ekta Apartments Co-operative
Housing Society Limited and others …versus
Municipal Corporation of Mumbai and others. Justice G.S.Singhvi holds that unauthorised constructions cannot be condoned in violation of municipal laws. (SLP)
State of Orissa v. Panda
Disagrees with the HC view that ex-cadre posts must be regularised. SLP
State of A.P. v. State of Maharashtra (Original suit)
on sharing of Godavari river water
Jan.28
E.Edwig v. T.N.Legislative Assembly (Justice Chandru on whether an accused before the Privileges Committee is entitled to be represented by an advocate)
OCT 3
Environ. Consumer Protection Foundation v. Delhi Admn (School Toilets)
30
Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha v Kuldip Bishnoi
27:
Presidential ref. in 2G
Sep.26
Maoists are political prisoners: Calcutta HC
Sep.13
Namit Sharma v Union of India (Information Commissioner case)
Sep.11
Supreme Court judgment in the Media Guidelines case
August 31
Mohd. Hussain @ Julfikar Ali vs The State (Govt. Of Nct) Delhi
August 29
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Kasab
Saluluddin Ahmed v. Samta Andoloan (holds Rajasthan Govt not guilty of contempt for delaying action on reservations)
August 26
Supreme court's clean chit to Chidambaram
July 30, 2012
Supreme Court's order in the ship breaking case
July 12
Delhi High Court judgment in Union of India v. CIC (petition seeking disclosure of correspondence between President and PM dismissed)
June 14
Delhi HC Judgment in President's Secretariat v. Nitish Kumar Tripathi (RTI matter - court held that President's secretariat
May 10
SC asks Centre to examine allegations against EX CJI
May 7
SC's no to toxic US ship's entry into Indian ports
SC gives Sanyal Bail, suspends his life term
Bombay HC allows man to go for sex change
May 1
General Officer Commanding vs. CBI
L.K.Venkat v. Union of India (Transfer of mercy petition case of RG convicts from Madras High Court) Case details: TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) NOS. 462-464 OF 2011
Javid Iqbal & others Vs.V. Sriharan @ Murugan and others order available on the SC's website.
April 29
U.P.Power Corporation Ltd. v.Rajesh Kumar.
(on Reservation in promotions for SCs and STs)
April 28
CBI vs. Bangaru Laxman CC No.1/2011. Conviction and sentencing judgments by Kanwaljeet Arora
Sessions Case. Available on delhidistrictcourts.nic.in judgments dated April 27 and 28. India's first sting case has resulted in conviction and sentencing of the accused. Laxman has been sentenced to four years imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1 lakh for "accepting" the bribe from fictitious arms dealers for a fictitious supply, and therefore committing an offence under section 9 of PCA.
April 27
Delhi HC (Division Bench) judgment in N.D.Tiwari paternity case
February
Vodofone International v UOI
February 9, 2012
IRCG vs. State of Gujarat
February 1, 2012
*State of Punjab v. Dalbir Singh
January 29, 2012
Social Jurist vs. Govt.NCT of Delhi (Delhi High Court judgment holding schools can admit kids under 4)
January 18, 2012
Justice Sahai's judgment on Gujarat Lokayukta
November
Times Global Broadcasting Co.Ltd. v. Parshuram Babaram Sawant
Delhi High Court's order granting bail to Kanimozhi
October 7
Anuj Sharma v University of Delhi (Delhi HC judgment directing diversion of unfilled OBC seats to general category)
Sep.20
Haresh Mohandas Rajput v State of Maharashtra (Not a rarest of rare case - death penalty reversed)
Sep.12:
Jakia Nasim Ahesan v State of Gujarat
Sep.4:
Mayilswamy v. President's secretariat (CIC decision on mercy pleas)
August 30:
Gujarat HC judgment in Haren Pandya murder case
August 26:
Justice P.D.Dinakaran v. Judges Inquiry Committee
August 23
Devender Kumar Tyagi v State of UP (land acquisition)
August 19
*M/s Prakash Jha Productions v UOI (Aarakshan case)
August 18
SUPREME COURT
*P.V.Indiresan v Union of India
*Rajender Singh Pathania v. Delhi (Preventive Detention)
August 17
*State of Uttaranchal v Sunil Kumar Vaish
AUGUST 10
BOMBAY HIGH COURT
*Gajanan P.Lasure v Central Board of Film (Petition challenging the legality of film certificaton to Aarakshan rejected)
SUPREME COURT
*Mohd. Arif v State of NCT of Delhi
*Constitution Bench on Roerich case
AUGUST 9
*Supreme Court:
State of Tamil Nadu v. K.Shyam Sundar
*Students can use RTI to see answer sheets
*Central Board of Secondary Education v. Aditya Bandopadhyay
*CBSE v Aditya Bandopadhyay
Bombay HC:
Denying money to wife is abuse
AUGUST 3
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
* Commodore Lokesh K. Batra v CPIO, Supreme Court
* Subhash Chandra Agrawal v CPIO, Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT
*State of M.P. v. Medha Patkar
*Budhadev Karmaskar v State of West Bengal
JULY 26
NBA v Stat of Delhi
JULY 24
*A.Subash Babu v State of A.P. The judgment says SC has sky-high powers in chasing injustice.
JULY 15, 2011
*Delhi Jal Board v. National Campaign for Dignity and Rights of Sewerage and Allied Workers. This judgment has been widely covered in today's papers as suggesting the Court's anguish over the criticism that the Judiciary is overreaching.
JULY 9, 2011
*Nandini Sundar vs. State of Chhattisgarh
* Ram Jethmalani vs. Union of India
*Justice P.D.Dinakaran vs. Hon'ble Judges Inquiry Committee
JULY 4:
* Ramrameshwari Devi v Nirmala Devi. In this case, Supreme Court laments frivolous litigation.
In Re: Destruction of Public and Private Properties v. State of A.P. & Ors., WP(Crl.) No. 77 of 2007
This case has been disposed of now by this judgment. It was a suo moto proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court taking note of the frequent incidents where in the name of bandhs, protests and hartals and the like, large scale damage was caused to public and private properties. Two high level committees were appointed by the Court which gave various recommendations on this issue. Substantial number of these recoomendations was accepted by the Court and the Court declared them to be operative immediately. It held these guidelines shall cease to be operative as and when they are replaced by effective legislation not inconsistent with the said guidelines. The case being a classic example of judicial legislation, the Court also revisited the law on its own powers to give binding directions/guidelines.
Previous post on LOAT is here.
* Indian Medical Association v. Union of India delivered on May 12, 2011.
*Dr.K.Krishnamurthy v. Union of India
*Bhim Singh v. UOI
*Selvi v. State of Karnataka
*RNRL v. RIL
*B.P.Singhal v. Union of India
*State of Uttaranchal v.Balwant Singh Chaufal (PIL Guidelines)
*In Re Destruction of Public and Private Property vs. State of A.P.
*Subhash Chandra v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board
*Union of India v. Ramesh Ram
HIGH COURTS
JUNE 21, 2011
*Shanti Bhushan v. Commissioner of Income Tax For the news report on this judgment, read this story
in Mail Today.
JUNE 16, 2011
*Indian Harm Reduction Network vs. Union of India. (Please refer to Court News for details)
From the Archives
**A Raja v. P.Srinivasan (Madras HC free speech judg)
***Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment holding encounters as murders
***Gujarat High Court judgment in Godhra case 12.2.09
***Judges assets case
**Delhi High Court makes marriage under SMA easy
*A.P.High Court quashing quota for Muslims
*Gujarat High Court order on compensation for carnage victims
*Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
JULY 2, 2011:
* CIC slams government for including CBI under the exempted organisations under RTI Act. Text of the decision by Information Commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi.
JUNE 20, 2011:
* Why was Anderson not questioned, CIC to CBI
*CIC orders disclosure of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign visits.
The order of the CIC can be accessed here.
Vijay Singhal vs. Govt of NCT (Delhi HC on media reporting of gangrape case)
March 14
State of Maharashtra v. Kamal Ahmed (2006 Mumbai train blasts case)
What are relevant facts? Admissibility of confessions.
Bombay HC judg. in the same case.
March 13
P.P.Rao: a relief which was not even prayed for by the writ petitioners could not be granted by the
Court whatever may have been the compulsion of equity, justice and
good conscience. Court rejected this contention, saying the Court has the power to mould relief. Rajesh Kumar v. State of Bihar. HC order directing holding of reexamination set aside, and reevaluation of answer scripts on the basis of the correct key ordered.
March 11
GAMBHIRSINH R. DEKARE … APPELLANT
VERSUS
FALGUNBHAI CHIMANBHAI PATEL. Criminal Appeal. Defamation. HC order overruled. Editor liable for defamation matter.
Goudappa v. State of Karnataka. Criminal appeal dismissed. Life imprisonment. Section 34 IPC. Joint liability.
State of Rajasthan v. Hindustan Zinc. Civil Appeal. Mines and Minerals Act. Appeal filed by company allowed, but one by the State dismissed.
March 6
P.Radhakrishna Murthy v. NBCC. Civil Appeal. Arbitration case. Appeal dismissed.
Ayurveda shastra seva mandal v. UOI. SLP. CJI. GOI's refusal to permit colleges to admit students upheld.
State of Orissa & Ors. v.M/s Mesco Steels Ltd. & Anr. Civil Appeal. HC had directed State to issue mining lease to the company. SCallowed the appeal, directed the company to respond to the State's show-cause notice, and the State to issue a reasoned order.
Rajamani v. state of Kerala. Crim. appeal. Accused sentenced for carrying contraband. SC said he was not the kingpin, and reduced the sentence.
State of U.P. V. Mahesh Narain. Civil appeal. Held:If the delay in promotion takes place at the instance of the employer, an employee cannot be made to suffer on account of intervening events. Appeal dismissed.
March 4
Voluntary Health Assn. of India v. UOI: issues a set of orders to ensure effective ban on medical tests to reveal the sex of the unborn child. (WP(C). CONTINUING MANDAMUS -EXTRAORDINARY CIVIL RIGHT JURISDICTION )
March 1
Mahalaxmi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. & Etc. ..
V. Ashabhai Atmaram Patel (D) Th.Lrs. SLP - Civil Appeal from Guj. HC. Order XXIII, Rule 3 of
the CPC. Trial court order upheld.
K.S.Panduranga v. State of Karnataka. SLP (Crml) PCA
Feb 28:
Esha Ekta Apartments Co-operative
Housing Society Limited and others …versus
Municipal Corporation of Mumbai and others. Justice G.S.Singhvi holds that unauthorised constructions cannot be condoned in violation of municipal laws. (SLP)
State of Orissa v. Panda
Disagrees with the HC view that ex-cadre posts must be regularised. SLP
State of A.P. v. State of Maharashtra (Original suit)
on sharing of Godavari river water
Jan.28
E.Edwig v. T.N.Legislative Assembly (Justice Chandru on whether an accused before the Privileges Committee is entitled to be represented by an advocate)
OCT 3
Environ. Consumer Protection Foundation v. Delhi Admn (School Toilets)
30
Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha v Kuldip Bishnoi
27:
Presidential ref. in 2G
Sep.26
Maoists are political prisoners: Calcutta HC
Sep.13
Namit Sharma v Union of India (Information Commissioner case)
Sep.11
Supreme Court judgment in the Media Guidelines case
August 31
Mohd. Hussain @ Julfikar Ali vs The State (Govt. Of Nct) Delhi
August 29
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Kasab
Saluluddin Ahmed v. Samta Andoloan (holds Rajasthan Govt not guilty of contempt for delaying action on reservations)
August 26
Supreme court's clean chit to Chidambaram
July 30, 2012
Supreme Court's order in the ship breaking case
July 12
Delhi High Court judgment in Union of India v. CIC (petition seeking disclosure of correspondence between President and PM dismissed)
June 14
Delhi HC Judgment in President's Secretariat v. Nitish Kumar Tripathi (RTI matter - court held that President's secretariat
May 10
SC asks Centre to examine allegations against EX CJI
May 7
SC's no to toxic US ship's entry into Indian ports
SC gives Sanyal Bail, suspends his life term
Bombay HC allows man to go for sex change
May 1
General Officer Commanding vs. CBI
L.K.Venkat v. Union of India (Transfer of mercy petition case of RG convicts from Madras High Court) Case details: TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) NOS. 462-464 OF 2011
Javid Iqbal & others Vs.V. Sriharan @ Murugan and others order available on the SC's website.
U.P.Power Corporation Ltd. v.Rajesh Kumar.
(on Reservation in promotions for SCs and STs)
April 28
CBI vs. Bangaru Laxman CC No.1/2011. Conviction and sentencing judgments by Kanwaljeet Arora
Sessions Case. Available on delhidistrictcourts.nic.in judgments dated April 27 and 28. India's first sting case has resulted in conviction and sentencing of the accused. Laxman has been sentenced to four years imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1 lakh for "accepting" the bribe from fictitious arms dealers for a fictitious supply, and therefore committing an offence under section 9 of PCA.
April 27
Delhi HC (Division Bench) judgment in N.D.Tiwari paternity case
February
Vodofone International v UOI
February 9, 2012
IRCG vs. State of Gujarat
February 1, 2012
*State of Punjab v. Dalbir Singh
January 29, 2012
Social Jurist vs. Govt.NCT of Delhi (Delhi High Court judgment holding schools can admit kids under 4)
January 18, 2012
Justice Sahai's judgment on Gujarat Lokayukta
November
Times Global Broadcasting Co.Ltd. v. Parshuram Babaram Sawant
Delhi High Court's order granting bail to Kanimozhi
October 7
Anuj Sharma v University of Delhi (Delhi HC judgment directing diversion of unfilled OBC seats to general category)
Sep.20
Haresh Mohandas Rajput v State of Maharashtra (Not a rarest of rare case - death penalty reversed)
Sep.12:
Jakia Nasim Ahesan v State of Gujarat
Sep.4:
Mayilswamy v. President's secretariat (CIC decision on mercy pleas)
August 30:
Gujarat HC judgment in Haren Pandya murder case
August 26:
Justice P.D.Dinakaran v. Judges Inquiry Committee
August 23
Devender Kumar Tyagi v State of UP (land acquisition)
August 19
*M/s Prakash Jha Productions v UOI (Aarakshan case)
August 18
SUPREME COURT
*P.V.Indiresan v Union of India
*Rajender Singh Pathania v. Delhi (Preventive Detention)
August 17
*State of Uttaranchal v Sunil Kumar Vaish
AUGUST 10
BOMBAY HIGH COURT
*Gajanan P.Lasure v Central Board of Film (Petition challenging the legality of film certificaton to Aarakshan rejected)
SUPREME COURT
*Mohd. Arif v State of NCT of Delhi
*Constitution Bench on Roerich case
AUGUST 9
*Supreme Court:
State of Tamil Nadu v. K.Shyam Sundar
*Students can use RTI to see answer sheets
*Central Board of Secondary Education v. Aditya Bandopadhyay
*CBSE v Aditya Bandopadhyay
Bombay HC:
Denying money to wife is abuse
AUGUST 3
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
* Commodore Lokesh K. Batra v CPIO, Supreme Court
* Subhash Chandra Agrawal v CPIO, Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT
*State of M.P. v. Medha Patkar
*Budhadev Karmaskar v State of West Bengal
JULY 26
NBA v Stat of Delhi
JULY 24
*A.Subash Babu v State of A.P. The judgment says SC has sky-high powers in chasing injustice.
JULY 15, 2011
*Delhi Jal Board v. National Campaign for Dignity and Rights of Sewerage and Allied Workers. This judgment has been widely covered in today's papers as suggesting the Court's anguish over the criticism that the Judiciary is overreaching.
JULY 9, 2011
*Nandini Sundar vs. State of Chhattisgarh
* Ram Jethmalani vs. Union of India
*Justice P.D.Dinakaran vs. Hon'ble Judges Inquiry Committee
JULY 4:
* Ramrameshwari Devi v Nirmala Devi. In this case, Supreme Court laments frivolous litigation.
In Re: Destruction of Public and Private Properties v. State of A.P. & Ors., WP(Crl.) No. 77 of 2007
This case has been disposed of now by this judgment. It was a suo moto proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court taking note of the frequent incidents where in the name of bandhs, protests and hartals and the like, large scale damage was caused to public and private properties. Two high level committees were appointed by the Court which gave various recommendations on this issue. Substantial number of these recoomendations was accepted by the Court and the Court declared them to be operative immediately. It held these guidelines shall cease to be operative as and when they are replaced by effective legislation not inconsistent with the said guidelines. The case being a classic example of judicial legislation, the Court also revisited the law on its own powers to give binding directions/guidelines.
Previous post on LOAT is here.
* Indian Medical Association v. Union of India delivered on May 12, 2011.
*Dr.K.Krishnamurthy v. Union of India
*Bhim Singh v. UOI
*Selvi v. State of Karnataka
*RNRL v. RIL
*B.P.Singhal v. Union of India
*State of Uttaranchal v.Balwant Singh Chaufal (PIL Guidelines)
*In Re Destruction of Public and Private Property vs. State of A.P.
*Subhash Chandra v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board
*Union of India v. Ramesh Ram
HIGH COURTS
JUNE 21, 2011
*Shanti Bhushan v. Commissioner of Income Tax For the news report on this judgment, read this story
in Mail Today.
JUNE 16, 2011
*Indian Harm Reduction Network vs. Union of India. (Please refer to Court News for details)
From the Archives
**A Raja v. P.Srinivasan (Madras HC free speech judg)
***Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment holding encounters as murders
***Gujarat High Court judgment in Godhra case 12.2.09
***Judges assets case
**Delhi High Court makes marriage under SMA easy
*A.P.High Court quashing quota for Muslims
*Gujarat High Court order on compensation for carnage victims
*Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
JULY 2, 2011:
* CIC slams government for including CBI under the exempted organisations under RTI Act. Text of the decision by Information Commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi.
JUNE 20, 2011:
* Why was Anderson not questioned, CIC to CBI
*CIC orders disclosure of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign visits.
The order of the CIC can be accessed here.
