Public interest
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Pernod Ricard India Private Limited & Another v. Karanveer Singh Chhabra
Appellants, engaged in the manufacture and distribution of wines, liquors, and spirits, sell whisky under the brand names ‘BLENDERS PRIDE’ and ‘IMPERIAL BLUE’, both of which are registered trademarks. The appellants also hold a…
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Operation Asha v. Shelly Batra & Ors.
Issue arose as to whether the appellant Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 can be said to have fulfilled all the requirements stipulated u/s.92 CPC for the purpose of instituting a suit under the said…
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Vishu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
Issue arose whether the impugned order having merged with this Court’s order in Reddy Veerana’s case, as claimed by R, renders the present appeal which lays a collateral challenge to an order of this Court itself not…
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Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Rep. by Its Managing Director and Ors. v. S. Ganesan
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court was justified in directing the sale deed of the plot to be executed in favour of the respondent subject to the fulfilment of the condition stated.
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Torrent Power Limited v. U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors.
i) Whether any individual can invoke the jurisdiction of a State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERC) on the plea of public interest. In other words, whether an ERC has the jurisdiction to consider matters in public interest;…
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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. v. Pankaj Babulal Kotecha & Ors.
Whether a recreational park developed on an alleged historical water body ought to be demolished and the water body restored or alternatively, whether the development warrants preservation given its current utility and the…
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Bindu Kapurea v. Subhashish Panda & Ors.
Whether unauthorised tree felling and construction in the Delhi Ridge Forest without requisite permissions as directed by the Supreme Court in its orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India constitute wilful disobedience. Whether the…
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Ravinder Singh Sidhu v. The State of Punjab & Ors.
Whether multiple FIRs registered across different States can be clubbed and consolidated in one jurisdiction, or at least within one district per State, under the Court’s power u/Arts.32 and 142 of the Constitution.
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I.K. Merchants Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. The State of Rajasthan & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the appropriate rate of interest to be awarded on the enhanced valuation of shares sold by the appellants to the Respondent No.1-State in 1973 as determined by the High Court and affirmed by Supreme Court.
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Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners of the ‘Patta Land’.
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Siddharth Dalmia & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
In the instant Writ petition, purportedly filed in Public Interest, the Petitioner sought a direction to the private hospitals not to compel the patients to buy the medicines, etc. from the pharmacies recommended by them. The…
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Puja Ferro Alloys P Ltd. v. State of Goa and Ors.
Whether the appellant-companies are covered by the notification issued by the State dated 30.09.1991 for the purpose of availing 25% rebate on the tariff chargeable for availing power supply.
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M/S S.R.S. Travels by Its Proprietor K.T. Rajashekar v. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Workers & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2003 repealing the Karnataka Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act, 1976 particularly given that…
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Geetha V.M. & Ors. v. Rethnasenan K. & Ors.
Whether the option exercised by Directorate of Health Services (DHS) employees to join Directorate of Medical Education (DME) pursuant to a policy decision of the State of Kerala ought to be considered as an option for absorption…
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M/s Bhagwati Medical Hall & Anr. v. Central Drugs Standard
Whether District Magistrate’s order prohibiting sale of 'aromatic tincture of cardamom' on the ground of it containing a high level of alcohol was correct and in accordance with the statutory framework of Drugs & Cosmetics Act,…
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Kali Charan and Others v. State of U.P. and Others
Whether the present acquisition is a part of the integrated development plan of ‘Yamuna Expressway” undertaken by respondent No.3-Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA); Whether the application of Sections…
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State of Andhra Pradesh and Others v. Dr. Rao, V.B.J. Chelikani and Others
Issue arose that whether the Government, like any private individual, have the absolute discretion to frame policy, distribute resources and enter into a contract with whomsoever it pleases, on any terms and conditions it so…
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Haryana Urban Development Authority v. Abhishek Gupta etc.
(i) Whether the mandatory procedure under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was followed while considering objections against the acquisition; (ii) Whether the acquisition proceedings were vitiated on grounds of…
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Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. v. Jhabua Power Limited and Others
Whether the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) was right in passing the impugned judgment holding that the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) was not bound by the directives of the State Government…
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Bhavya Height Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Mumbai
National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi disposed of the OA preferred by the Sus Road Baner Vikas Manch, respondent No. 1 herein, by directing the Pune Municipal Corporation to close the Garbage Processing Plant (GPP)…
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New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Darshan Lal Bohra & Ors.
(i) Whether the respondents-landowners forestalled their right to challenge the acquisition proceeding on the ground of non-compliance of Section 5A, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 because they have not filed objections; or they were…
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Subodh Kumar Singh Rathour v. The Chief Executive Officer & Ors.
Scope of judicial review of the actions of the State in the matters relating to contract/tender disputes under writ jurisdiction; whether the action on the part of the respondent in cancelling the tender was amenable to the writ…
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Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr. v. M/s BSK Realtors LLP & Anr.
a) Whether the dismissal of a civil appeal preferred by one appellant in the first round operates as res judicata against the other appellant in the second round before this Court; b) Whether suppression of the first round of…
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Shaji Poulose v. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & Others
Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, if competent to impose, by way of Guidelines, a numerical restriction on the maximum number of tax audits that could be accepted by a Chartered Accountant, u/s. 44AB of…
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Department & Another v. M/s K.L. Rathi Steels Limited and Others
Issue arose to resolve as to which of the two views on maintainability of the Review petitions-Hon’ble Judge presiding over the Bench ruling in favour of maintainability of the review petitions whereas the Hon’ble companion Judge…
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Delhi Development Authority v. Hello Home Education Society
Mere notings and in-principle approvals, if confers a vested right; in view of the change in policy decision and the amended 1981 Rules that the allotment of land would be made through auction and also included those cases where…