ABHAY S OKA

The appellants were convicted under Sections 306 and 114 of the IPC for allegedly abetting the suicide of Dashrathbhai Karsanbhai Parmar by blackmailing him with compromising photographs. The prosecution's case hinged on a suicide note, alleged blackmail, and the recovery of money and ornaments, none of which were subs…

The appellant, a civil engineering contractor, entered into a contract with the Karnataka State Public Works Department and later sought arbitration for alleged delays and non‑payment, obtaining an award of Rs.14,68,239 with 18% interest. The Civil Judge, invoking Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, red…

The appellant, M/s Safari Retreats, constructed a shopping mall and accumulated input tax credit (ITC) on the inputs used for construction, but was denied ITC on the GST payable on rental income because Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act blocks credit for construction of immovable property on the taxpayer's own account. …

The appellants were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC for the murder of Sahabuddin Choudhury. They challenged the convictions on the ground that the prosecution witnesses' statements contained material omissions and contradictions, and that the "last seen together" theory and motive were not …

The appellant, Ramu Appa Mahapatar, was convicted for the murder of his live-in partner Manda based primarily on an extra‑judicial confession he allegedly made to the landlord (PW‑1) and the deceased's brother (PW‑3), which was later endorsed by PW‑4 and PW‑6. The Supreme Court examined whether such a confession, coupl…

The appellant was accused of raping and murdering a ten‑year‑old girl in 2009, with the prosecution relying primarily on the testimony of the victim's seven‑year‑old cousin and recovered clothing items. The trial court convicted him under IPC sections 376, 302, 201 and the SC/ST Act, imposing the death penalty, which t…

The dispute concerned a garden lease of a Nazul plot in Lucknow that vested in the State of Uttar Pradesh. City Montessori School (CMS) had the highest bid in a 1995 auction, but the State cancelled its bid and later converted the leasehold to freehold in favour of the alleged lessee for a nominal sum. CMS challenged t…

The State of Gujarat appealed against the Gujarat Value Added Tax Tribunal and the High Court, which had allowed M/s Ambuja Cement Ltd. to exclude Value Added Tax (VAT) and the value of purchases on which no tax credit was claimed from its taxable turnover of purchases under Section 11(3)(b) of the Gujarat Value Added …

Vijay Kumar Handa, a clerk of UCO Bank, was charged with gross misconduct and dismissed from service in 1999. The appellate authority modified the penalty to removal from service with entitlement to terminal benefits, stating that removal would not disqualify future employment. The bank later challenged the award of th…

Anil Kumar was convicted of murder and dowry harassment for setting his wife on fire after she poured kerosene on herself during a quarrel. The prosecution proved that Kumar, under the influence of alcohol, assaulted his wife, after which she drenched herself in kerosene to deter further violence, and Kumar deliberatel…

The National Housing Bank filed a criminal complaint under Section 200 CrPC alleging that Bherudan Dugar Housing Finance Ltd., its Managing Director, and five directors violated Section 29A(i) read with Section 50 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, an offence punishable under Section 49(2A). The High Court quashed…

Coal India Ltd., through its subsidiary Central Coalfields Ltd., imported spare parts for P&H shovels and was required to pay an additional 8% of the FOB value to the Indian agent Voltas Ltd. as engineering and technical service fees. The customs authorities held that these fees were part of the assessable value under …

The respondents owned land that was acquired by the Central Government under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952, with vesting occurring in April 1964. The Government delayed offering compensation for twelve years, and the arbitral process to determine market value took another twenty yea…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired a parcel of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issuing notifications and passing an award, while Anita Singh (Respondent No.1) claimed to have purchased the land. Singh filed a writ petition invoking Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency …

The appellant, Vikas Rathi, owned a tool manufacturing firm where the deceased, Bachchu Prasad, worked. After Prasad's murder, an FIR was lodged against unknown persons, and later the deceased's wife alleged Rathi's involvement, leading to his being listed as a prosecution witness. The complainant filed an application …