B.N. Agrawal

Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Order in Ex-Parte Decree Setting Aside Case: Pavan Sachdeva & Anr. vs. S.M.S. Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Anr. (01 September 2008)

/ Appellate Review, B.N. Agrawal, Civil Law, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order IX, Ex-parte Decree, G.S. Singhvi, Judges, Trial Court

Date of the Judgment: 01 September 2008 Judges: B.N. Agrawal, J. and G.S. Singhvi, J. Can a High Court interfere with a Trial Court’s order that doesn’t show jurisdictional errors or material irregularities? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case regarding the setting aside of an ex-parte decree. The Supreme Court allowed the […]

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Supreme Court Remands Consumer Dispute for Fresh Adjudication: Siddharth Construction vs. D.T. Vora (2008)

/ B.N. Agrawal, Consumer Disputes, Consumer Law, G.S. Singhvi, Harjit Singh Bedi, Judges, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Date of the Judgment: July 31, 2008 Judges: Justice B.N. Agrawal, Justice Harjit Singh Bedi, Justice G.S. Singhvi When intricate questions of fact arise in consumer disputes, should the matter be resolved through detailed evidence and evaluation? The Supreme Court of India addressed this issue in a case involving Siddharth Construction and D.T. Vora, focusing

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Supreme Court allows Vruddhashram appeals, directs inclusion in non-grant-aid list: Raja Shri Shivrai Pratishthan vs. State of Maharashtra (28 July 2008)

/ B.N. Agrawal, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Fundamental Rights, G.S. Singhvi, Judges, Social Welfare, Vruddhashram Scheme

Date of the Judgment: 28 July 2008 Judges: B.N. Agrawal, G.S. Singhvi Can a government arbitrarily exclude established old age homes from a list of institutions selected for running Vruddhashrams (old age homes) on a non-grant-aid basis, especially when these homes have been operating satisfactorily? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a

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Supreme Court Directs Regularization of MBBS Admission Under NRI Quota: Kunal Pankaj Kumar Shah vs. Justice R.J. Shah (Retd.) (28 July 2008)

/ Admission, B.N. Agrawal, Complete Justice, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Equity, G.S. Singhvi, Judges, NRI Quota

Can a student, provisionally admitted to an MBBS course under the NRI quota, have their admission regularized if a seat becomes available? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Kunal Pankaj Kumar Shah vs. Justice R.J. Shah (Retd.) Admission Committee and Ors., where an MBBS student sought regularization of his

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Supreme Court recalls order in divorce case due to non-compliance of alimony: Chintala Syamala vs. Chintala Venkata Satyanarayana Rao (28 July 2008)

/ Alimony, B.N. Agrawal, Divorce, Family Law, G.S. Singhvi, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 379, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 448, Judges

Date of the Judgment: 28 July 2008 Judges: Justice B.N. Agrawal, Justice G.S. Singhvi Can a court reverse its decision if one party fails to uphold their promises? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case where a husband failed to pay the agreed-upon alimony to his wife. This led the Court

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Supreme Court grants mutual consent divorce decree despite husband’s initial absence: Sapna Rani vs. Pankaj Singla (2008)

/ B.N. Agrawal, Divorce, Family Law, G.S. Singhvi, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13-B, Judges, Mutual Consent Divorce

Date of the Judgment: July 25, 2008 The Supreme Court addressed a case where a mutual consent divorce petition was initially dismissed due to the husband’s absence at the second motion stage. The core issue revolved around whether the court could grant a divorce decree despite this initial procedural hurdle, especially when both parties later

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in bribery case due to unreliable evidence: Ganga Kumar Srivastava vs. State of Bihar (2005)

/ B.N. Agrawal, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 161, Judges, Prevention of Corruption Act, Prevention of Corruption Act with Section 5(2), Tarun Chatterjee

Date of the Judgment: 20th July 2005 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: B.N. Agrawal & Tarun Chatterjee In a significant ruling concerning corruption charges, the Supreme Court of India addressed the critical issue of evidentiary standards required to convict a public servant in a bribery

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Supreme Court Upholds Amendment Act on Seniority of Orissa Administrative Service Officers: Prafulla Kumar Das vs. State of Orissa (2003)

/ B.N. Agrawal, Dr. A.R. Lakshmanan, Judges, Orissa Administrative Service Rules, Orissa Administrative Service, Class-II (Appointment of Officers Validation) Act, 1987, Orissa Administrative Service, Class-II (Recruitment) Rules, 1959, R.C. Lahoti, Recruitment, S.B. Sinha, Seniority, Service Law, V.N. Khare

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 07/10/2003 Judges: V.N. Khare (CJI), R.C. Lahoti, B.N. Agrawal, S.B. Sinha, Dr. A.R. Lakshmanan. In cases concerning government service, seniority disputes often arise from the complex interplay of recruitment rules, merger of services, and legislative amendments. The Supreme Court of India addressed such a dispute in Prafulla Kumar Das and

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