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CURATIVE PET(C) No. 345-347/2010 In R.P.(C) No. 229/1989 & 623-624/1989 In C.A. No. 3187-3188/1988 and SLP (C) No. 13080/1988

UNION OF INDIA . VS M/S. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

The Supreme Court passed a unanimous judgment rejecting the curative petition filed by the Union of India. The Supreme Court held there was no legal principle that justified an increase in compensation. The Supreme Court also refused to increase the settlement amount using its discretionary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. The decision of the Court was authored by Justice Kaul.

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November 6 1964

Civil Appeal/833/1962

Hon'ble Justice P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR C.J, K. N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, RAGllUBAR DAYAL AND J. R. MUDHOLKAR

KAPUR CHAND .JAIN Vs. B. S. GREWAL & OTHERS


November 6 1964

Civil Appeal/833/1962

Honourable Judge P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR C.J, K. N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, RAGllUBAR DAYAL AND J. R. MUDHOLKAR

KAPUR CHAND .JAIN Vs. B. S. GREWAL & OTHERS


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August 20 2020

WP/13055/2020

Hon'ble Justice G. SHYAM PRASAD

Banala Naghabhushana Rao, Vs. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRASTE


August 20 2020

WP/13055/2020

Honourable Judge G . SHYAM PRASAD

Banala Naghabhushana Rao, Vs. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRASTE


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Hon'ble Sri Justice J.K. Maheshwari

Hon'ble Sri Justice J.K. Maheshwari

The First Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati

Justice J.K. Maheshwari was born on June 29, 1961 in a small town Joura, District Morena (M.P.). He graduated in Arts in 1982 and passed LL.B. in 1985 and completed LL.M in 1991. He was enrolled as an Advocate with the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh on November 22, 1985 and practiced in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Service and Tax matters. He was the elected member of the M.P. State Bar Council.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on November 25, 2005 and on November 25, 2008, appointed as permanent Judge of the Hon’ble Court.
He was a part of various committees, pertaining to betterment of administration of High court of Madhya Pradesh and continued his good offices till October 06 ,2019. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and assumed office on October 07, 2019. He was the First Chief Justice of the newly established Andhra Pradesh High Court.He was transferred as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Sikkim on January 06, 2021.
He has taken oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 31, 2021.