100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 1]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers and.A disclaimer is added here that the judgments included in the list are not necessarily good or the best judgments; some of them are controversial and regarding some others, there are strong counter-views. Yet, these judgments are worthy of being noted and discussed upon, considering their general importance and impact on litigation and general socio-political arena. Hence, the inclusion in this list. The judgments are arranged in the chronological order. The reports about the judgments are hyperlinked at the case description. The list of 100 judgments will be published in three parts and this is the first part. Second part can be read here. Third part can be read here.. Here you go :1. Tribunal Decision Can Be Scrutinized Only By A Jurisdictional High CourtIn this case, a bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar held that the an order passed by a Tribunal can only be challenged before the High Court within whose territorial limits the CAT bench is located. There is also a criticism among legal circles against this decision on the ground that it ignores the principles under Article 226(2) of the Constitution of India.Case Title : Union of India v. Alapan Bandyopadhyay | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 122. 'Merit's Definition Cannot Be Reduced To Performance In Competitive Exams' : Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation In NEET-AIQA bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna allowed 27% OBC quota in NEET-AIQ. The judgment is relevant for its discussion of the principles relating to reservation under Articles 15(4) and 15(5) of the Constitution. "Merit cannot be reduced to narrow definitions of performance in an open competitive examination which only provides formal equality of opportunity", Justice Chandrachud observed in the judgmentCase Title : Neil Aurelio Nunes and others versus Union of India and others|2022 LiveLaw (SC) 733. Suo Motu orders regarding limitation extensionThe Court passed several orders in relation to extension of limitation allowed for the COVID pandemic and lockdown periods. On January 10, 2022, taking note of the surge in COVID cases, the Supreme Court ordered the extension of limitation period for filing of cases and applications in courts and tribunals and excluded the period from 15.03.2020 till 28.02.2022 from limitation(In Re Cognizance For Extension Of Limitation 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 31).In Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. And Anr. v. Stanford Laboratories Pvt. Ltd 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 26, a bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna clarified that the period of limitation which could have been condoned by a Court or a Tribunal is also excluded from the limitation period up to 07.10.2021 in view of the orders passed suo motu by the Top Court to extend limitation period in the wake of COVID-19.In Prakash Corporates vs Dee Vee Projects Limited 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 162, a bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath held that suo motu extension of limitation is applicable to the time for filing written statement in commercial suits.In Babasaheb Raosaheb Kobarne vs Pyrotek India Private Limited | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 520, a bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna held that the suo motu extension of limitation period is applicable to Commercial Courts Act.4. PM Security Lapse : Supreme Court Appoints Former SC Judge Justice Indu Malhotra As Enquiry Committee HeadA bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli constituted a committee headed by former judge Justice Indu Malhotra to enquire into the security lapse which took place during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab in January 2022. Noting that there was a "war of words" and "blame game" between the Union Government and the Punjab Government, the Court said that an independent enquiry was needed. The committee filed its report later finding lapses on the part of the Punjab police. The Court forwarded the report to the Union and the State for further action.Case Title : Lawyers Voice Vs State of Punjab | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 435. Hindu daughter's successionIn an important ruling under the Hindu Succession Act, the Court held that a daughter is capable of inheriting the self-acquired property or share received in the partition of a coparcenary property of her Hindu father dying intestate. The Court also held that inherited property of a female Hindu dying issueless and intestate, goes back to the source. The decision given by a bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari is notable for its interpretation of Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act 1956.Case Title : Arunachala Gounder...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 1]

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