KANWALJIT SINGH V. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.

SC-In a case relating to the extent of the liability of the Insurance Company with regard to individual claim under Family Mediclaim Policy, the Hon’ble SC affirmed that the maximum claim which could be payable in the present case would be 50% of the sum insured under the Policy for the medical treatment of one member of the family, which was Master Jasnoor Singh. The claim could not have been repudiated by the Insurance Company as there was no pre-existing disease when the initial individual Mediclaim Policy was taken in the year 2007-2008 and it was regularly renewed up to the year 2014-2015.-Hon'ble Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran[14-08-2019]
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WAINGANGA BAHUDDESHIYA VIKAS SANSTHA THR. PRESIDENT B.B. KARANJEKAR V. KU. JAYA

SC-Setting aside the Bombay HC order,the Hon’ble SC observed that the appointment of respondent no. 1 is categorically on ad-hoc basis till such time full time Lecturer is appointed. The appointment of respondent No. 1 was not on probation but, it was purely ad-hoc appointment and the Management has kept right to terminate the services during ad-hoc period on account of unsatisfactory work.- Hon'ble Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta [09-08-2019]
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THE DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE V. PRAVAT KUMAR DASH

SC-In a case relating to appointment to the post of gardeners, the Hon’ble SC stated that selection of the candidates for training as Gardeners was not by way of transparent procedure nor there was any commitment to appoint candidates who have completed training, therefore, even if a candidate has completed training, he cannot seek right of employment unless such posts are advertised and filled up by giving opportunity to all similarly situated candidates .The order of the Tribunal and the HC, directing the State to appoint the applicants as Gardeners is beyond their jurisdiction vested in the HC as there cannot be any direction for making appointment to the public post in such a manner.- Hon'ble Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta [09-08-2019]
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CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION V. HARI RAM

SC-Setting aside the order of the Punjab and Haryana HC, in an appeal filed by the Chandigarh Administration, the Hon’ble SC observed that the slump in the business cannot be the reason for default in payment of the lease rent and the ground rent. It directed that the Administration shall confirm the allotment if the amount ordered is paid within six months but failure to do so will entitle the Administration to proceed with eviction in accordance with law.- Hon'ble Justices R.Banumathi and A.S. Bopanna [06-08-2019]
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R.JAYAPAL V. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU

SC-Altering the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC to the one under Part-I of Sec. 304 IPC, the Hon’ble SC held that the act of the appellant leading to the death was with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death. It extended the benefit of Exception 4 of Sec. 300 IPC to the appellant as the incident in question took place without any premeditation, in a sudden fight in the heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel, when the deceased attempted entry into his house; and the appellant did neither take any undue advantage nor acted in a cruel or unusual manner.-Hon'ble Justices Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari [09-08-2019]
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M/S SHAHI AND ASSOCIATES V. STATE OF U.P.

SC-Restoring the interest awarded by the Arbitrator in accordance with Sec. 31(7)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996, the Hon’ble SC held that though the agreement was earlier to the date of coming into force of the Act of 1996, the proceedings admittedly commenced in the year 1999 and were conducted in accordance with the Act of 1996. If that be so, para 7-A of Sec. 24 of the U.P. Amendment Act has no application to the case at hand and so both the HC and the District Judge were not justified in reducing the rate of interest by following the U.P. Amendment Act.-Hon'ble Justices Arun Mishra, S. Abdul Nazeer and M.R. Shah[08-08-2019]
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MALLIKARJUN V. STATE OF KARNATAKA

SC-The Hon’ble SC while confirming the conviction of the accused No.1 and 2,observed  that there was no inordinate delay in the receipt of FIR in the court and the findings of the trial court and HC that the delay in lodging the complaint and receipt of FIR in the court have been properly explained, do not suffer from infirmity. It stated that the conviction is based upon proper appreciation of evidence and the reasonings are well balanced.-Hon'ble Justices R.Banumathi and A.S. Bopanna [08-08-2019]
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MAHESH KUMAR V. STATE OF HARYANA

SC-While setting aside the conviction of the appellant in an appeal against the Punjab & Haraya HC decision, the Hon’ble SC observed that the prosecution failed to prove either the demand of dowry or that any such demand was raised soon before the death of the deceased. Hence, the essential ingredients of offence under Sec. 304-B of IPC were not proved by the prosecution. It even failed to prove the initial presumption under Sec. 113-B of the Evidence Act and the allegations levelled against the appellant beyond reasonable doubt.-Hon'ble Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta [07-08-2019]
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KATHI DAVID RAJU V. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR.

SC-While allowing the appeal in a case with regard to obtaining false caste certificate, the Hon’ble SC opined that it was too early to request for conduct of DNA test without carrying out substantial investigation by the police authorities. The Additional Junior Civil Judge also failed to notice that in the investigation conducted by the Investigating Authority no such materials have been brought on the basis of which it could have been opined that conducting DNA test is necessary for the appellant on his mother and two brothers.-Hon'ble Justices Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha[05-08-2019]
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DR. SRIDIP CHATTERJEE V. DR. GOPA CHAKRABORTY

SC-In a case relating to selection and appointment of appellant to the post of Assistant Professor in Yoga Therapy of the Jadavpur University, the Hon’ble SC reinstated the appellant in service  and observed that both the Selection and Equivalence Committee has found the appellant’s  Diploma as the one satisfying the requirement of the advertisement. Once the Experts have taken a decision that the appellant meets the eligibility conditions of the advertisement, the Court could not have interfered with and set aside the appointment of the appellant.-Hon'ble Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta [06-08-2019]
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