Judgments of 2000

The appellant, Oberai Forwarding Agency, was hired to transport a consignment of broken rice, which was lost in transit. The consignee (second respondent) claimed the loss from New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (first respondent), which paid compensation and obtained a "Letter of Subrogation" and a Special Power of Attorney…

Bachna filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell a property but did not initially plead that she was ready and willing to perform her part of the contract; this plea was later added by amendment. The defendants were the legal representatives of a subsequent purchaser of the property, who sought to r…

C.G. Velkar, a private forest land holder, challenged the vesting of his 20‑hectare land in Versave village in the State of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The dispute centered on whether the word "issue" in Section 2(f)(iii) of the Act required actual service of a notice unde…

The State of Madhya Pradesh filed criminal appeals against Ram Singh and two other public servants who were charged under Sections 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. The investigations were authorised by the Superintenden…