Digest Of Supreme Court Cases

Service Law – Antecedents/Character for Appointment of Police and Involvement in offence(s) involving moral turpitude/violent activities:

Determination of entitlement to appointment in case of offences involving moral turpitude, violent activities would depend on nature of offence charged with and result of same.  Mere acquittal not sufficient but rather entitlement would depend on whether it was clean acquittal based on total absence of evidence. If acquittal is recorded in a case involving […]

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Ss. 238-A and 7: S. 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 i.e. for exclusion of time in proceeding bona fide wrong court or forum

Held, is applicable to applications preferred under S. 7 IBC once it is shown that all conditions for application of S. 14 of the Limitation Act are satisfied in the facts of the case. The conditions for exclusion of time under S.14 of the Limitation Act are that the earlier proceedings should have been for

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Matrimonial Dispute-Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 25 — Transfer of cases

In this case, prayer for transfer of case, declined. However, directions on manner of conducting of proceedings were issued. Trial court was directed to conduct proceedings online for effective participation of parties, if facility available. In the event, the petitioner’s presence is necessary; the court shall fix such successive/ consecutive date(s) as may be convenient

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Income Tax — Mutuality Doctrine: Applicability and basis of Mutuality Doctrine, explained in detail

Held, there are three conditions/tests to prove the existence of mutuality: Identity of the contributors to the fund and the recipients from the fund; Treatment of the company, though incorporated as a mere entity for the convenience of the members and policy holders, in other words, as an instrument obedient to their mandate, and; Impossibility

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 —— When can the Residuary power of NCLT under S. 60(5) be exercised

Held, Considering the text of S. 60(5)(c) and the interpretation of similar provisions in other insolvency related statutes, NCLT has jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes, which arise solely from or which relate to the insolvency of the corporate debtor. However, in doing do, NCLT and NCLAT have to ensure that they do not usurp the legitimate

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— Right to identity under Arts. 21 and 19 – Sanctity of identity and protection of identity of individual is guaranteed under the Constitution

One is entitled to correction and / or modification of name recorded in the examination certificate  and other changes to information contained therein. CBSE examination bye lawsrestricting scope of permissible corrections/ changes in certificates issued by it is unreasonable. Jigya Yadav v. CBSE, (2021) 7 SCC 535

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Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Limitation period for filing of reply/response to complaint by respondent/opposite party under Ss. 13(2)(a) and (b)

Law laid down by five-Judge Bench in Hilli, (2020) 5 SCC 757 that limitation mandatorily cannot be extended beyond prescribed period of 45 days (i.e. period of 30 days along with discretionary extension of time up to 15 days), held, operates prospectively. Because the said judgment was to operate prospectively and the written statement as

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S. 254(2-A) (as amended by the Finance Act, 2008 w.e.f. 1-10-2008): Third proviso to S. 254(2-A), limiting extension of stay order to a maximum period of 365 days.

Held, unequals are being treated equally in that  no differentiation is made by the third proviso between the assessees who are responsible for delaying the proceedings and assessees who are not so responsible- since the objective was automatic vacation of stay granted on the completion of 365 days whether or not the assessee is responsible

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Constitution of India — Arts. 16(4), 15(4) and 15(5) — Extent to which Reservation is permissible

Maximum upper limit of 50% reservation as laid down in Indra Sawhney, 1992 Supp (3) SCC 217, binding under Art. 141 and has to be implemented. As there were no grounds to refer Indra Sawhney case to a larger Bench, prayer for the same, rejected. S. 2(j) of the MSEBC Act, 2018 insofar as it declares

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