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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 16. Appeal filed by claimants before the Court seeking further enhancement of compensation from L 21,53,000/- awarded by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam. By the impugned judgment, the High Court enhanced the compensation from L 11,83,000/- to L 21,53,000/-. The Appeal disposed of.

N.V. Ramana and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, JJ.

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THE STATE OF BIHAR Vs. KIRTI NARAYAN PRASAD

Constitution of India, Article 226. Appeal filed filed by the State of Bihar challenging the order of the High Court of Judicature at Patna, whereby the Division Bench has confirmed the order of the learned Single Judge directing reinstatement of the writ petitioners therein on their respective posts with all consequential benefits in terms of the order in CWJC and analogous cases. The Civil Appeals filed by the writ petitioners in the aforesaid batch of appeals dismissed. The Civil Appeals filed by the State of Bihar allowed and the writ petitions filed before the High Court of Patna in the said cases dismissed. .

Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, JJ.

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UNION OF INDIA Vs. NARESHKUMAR BADRIKUMAR JAGAD

Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2014 - Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 - Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Review petition filed by Union of India seeking review of the judgment and order passed by this Court in Civil Appeal. The Review petition disposed of.

Kurian Joseph and A.M. Khanwilkar, JJ.

28/11/2018 View judgement PDF

NARAYAN MALHARI THORAT Vs. VINAYAK DEORAO BHAGAT

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 482 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 306 Abetment to suicide - Quashing of FIR - Allegations aginst respondent that he keep on calling wife of victim on her mobile and keep harassing her which allegations supported by statements of mother and wife of victim recorded during investigation - Record shows that 3-4 days prior to suicide there was altercation between victim and t respondent - Suicide note made definite allegation against respondent - Investigation yet to be completed and charge-sheet, if any, yet to be filed - Therefore, quashing of FIR set aside.

Uday Umesh Lalit and Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, JJ.

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CHHANNU LAL VERMA Vs.THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

Indian Penal Code, Section 302 - Criminal Procedure Code, Section 354(3). Appeals filed against the order of the High Court of Chhattisgarh confirming the death sentence awarded to the appellant by the Sessions Judge, Durg vide its judgment in Sessions Trial . The appellant has challenged both the conviction and the sentence. The Appeal partly allowed.

Deepak Gupta, Hemant Gupta and Kurian Joseph, JJ.

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TARVINDER SINGH Vs. GURUPREET KAUR

Civil Procedure Code, Order VI Rule 17 - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13-B. Appeal filed against the order passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore in Writ Petition . As per the impugned order, the High Court declined to interfere with the order passed by the Trial Court on an application filed under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC for amendment in the pleadings in the divorce petition filed by the appellant. The appeal disposed of.

Kurian Joseph and Hemant Gupta, JJ.

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BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AREA PLANNING AUTHORITY Vs. BIRLA SUPRER BULK TERMINAL(NOW A UNIT OF ULTRA TECH CEMENT LIMITED

Karnataka Town and Country Planning (KTCP) Act, 1961, Section 4-A. Appeal filed against the judgment passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore in Writ Appeal and by which the High Court has set aside the order passed by the Single Judge thereby setting aside the betterment fee levied by the KTCP by holding that the very acquisition under the Industrial Area Development Act involve change of land use and development by KIADB and while so, further levy of betterment fee under Section 18 of the KTCP is not sustainable. The Appeal allowed.

R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ.

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PALANI Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU

Indian Penal Code, Section 148. Appeal filed against the judgment passed by the High Court of Madras at Madurai Bench in S.B. Criminal Appeal and by which the High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant herein thereby confirming his conviction under Section 148 IPC, Section 435 read with Section 149 IPC and Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC and the sentence of imprisonment imposed upon him by the trial court. The Appeal dismissed.

R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ.

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RAM JI Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB

Indian Penal Code, Section 304. Appeals filed against judgment and order passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Criminal Appeal whereby the High Court set aside the judgment passed by the trial Court and altered the conviction and sentence against the appellant-accused from an offence under Section 304 Part II, IPC to that of under Section 302, IPC. The Appeals dismissed.

N. V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and M.R. Shah, JJ.

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ALOK KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P .

Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Physically Handicapped, Dependents of Freedom Fighters and Ex-Servicemen) Act, 1993 - Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2018. Appeal filed against the selection undertaken pursuant to advertisement for recruiting 4010 posts namely 3698 posts of Sub-Inspectors (Civil Police) and 312 posts of Platoon Commander (Provincial Armed Constabulary or PAC) in State of Uttar Pradesh. Since the issues raised in these matters arise from the same selection, they are dealt with together. The Appeals disposed of.

Kurian Joseph and Uday Umesh Lalit, JJ.

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