Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order in Property Partition Dispute: M/s Multicon Builders vs. Sumandevi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a non-family member can challenge a preliminary decree in a property partition suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Partition Case Name: M/s Multicon Builders vs. Sumandevi and Others Judgment Date: November 6, 2023 Date of the Judgment: […]
Supreme Court Orders Consideration of Rehabilitation or Compensation for Occupants Under Town Planning Scheme LEGAL ISSUE: Whether occupants of land are entitled to rehabilitation or compensation under a Town Planning Scheme. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Town Planning Case Name: Jaffar Ali Nawab Ali Chaudhari and Others vs. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Remands Property Dispute Case: Sabir Hussain vs. Syed Mohammad Hassan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in reversing the Trial Court’s judgment without proper consideration of evidence in a property dispute case. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Sabir Hussain (Dead) Thr. Lrs. And Ors. vs. Syed Mohammad Hassan (Dead)
Supreme Court directs fresh review for women officers’ promotions: Nitisha vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of Permanent Commission for women officers and their subsequent promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Nitisha and Others vs. Union of India and Others. [Judgment Date]: 3 November 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 3 November
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Due to Grave and Sudden Provocation: Markash Jajara vs. State of Assam (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of the accused falls under the ambit of culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to grave and sudden provocation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Markash Jajara vs.
Supreme Court reduces conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide: Parshuram vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 973 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for murder is sustainable when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and the common intention of the unlawful assembly to
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Shambhubhai Kalabhai Raval vs. State of Gujarat (2023) INSC 977 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for abetment of suicide and cruelty can be sustained based solely on a dying declaration of questionable reliability. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Dowry Death, Abetment of Suicide) Case Name: Shambhubhai Kalabhai Raval
Supreme Court: Unregistered Sale Agreements Cannot Confer Ownership Rights LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unregistered agreement to sell or a general power of attorney can transfer ownership of immovable property. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Shakeel Ahmed vs. Syed Akhlaq Hussain Judgment Date: 01 November 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 01 November 2023
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Uxoricide Case: Anil Kumar vs. State of Kerala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of setting a wife on fire after she poured kerosene on herself amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Anil Kumar vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Reduces Penalty for Expired E-way Bill: Vardan Associates vs. State Tax (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a penalty imposed for transporting goods with an expired e-way bill should be reduced when the goods are owned by the transporter and not intended for sale. CASE TYPE: Goods and Services Tax (GST) Case Name: Vardan Associates
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Secured Creditor Status under GVAT Act in IBC Proceedings: Sanjay Kumar Agarwal vs. State Tax Officer (2023) INSC 963 (31 October 2023) Date of the Judgment: 31 October 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 963 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J. and Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a State’s claim under the Gujarat Value Added
Supreme Court Clarifies Rejection of Plaints Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Geetha vs. Nanjundaswamy (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: The correct application of Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, regarding the rejection of plaints, and whether a plaint can be rejected partially. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, specifically concerning property partition. Case
