Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Judicial Member’s Extension: Union of India vs. Navneet Kumar (2022) Date of the Judgment: May 5, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 422 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and B.R. Gavai, J. Can a competent authority reject a recommendation for extension of term of a Judicial Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal, […]
Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Due to Lack of Evidence: J. Sekar vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a money laundering case can proceed when the predicate offense is not proven and the source of funds is explained. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Case Name: J. Sekar
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Land Possession Under Urban Land Act: Gopalbhai vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State’s possession of land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, can be challenged after the prescribed procedures have been followed and compensation has been paid. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Acquisition
Supreme Court Affirms +2 Lecturers as Part of Bihar Subordinate Education Service: State of Bihar vs. Shyama Nandan Mishra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether +2 lecturers appointed in government and nationalized secondary schools pursuant to Advertisement No. 1/87 are part of the Bihar Subordinate Education Service (BSES) and entitled to be merged with the Bihar Education
Supreme Court Reverses Pre-emption Order Due to Non-Compliance with Deposit Rules: Abdul Matin Mallick vs. Subrata Bhattacharjee (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the deposit of the entire sale consideration along with an additional 10% is a mandatory pre-condition for a pre-emption application to be maintainable under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955. CASE TYPE: Land
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Compensation: Bhag Singh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair market value for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Bhag Singh vs. Union of India. [Judgment Date]: May 5, 2022 Date of the Judgment: May 5, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 428 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J.,
Supreme Court Clarifies Termination of Arbitrator Mandate Under Section 14 of the Arbitration Act: Swadesh Kumar Agarwal vs. Dinesh Kumar Agarwal (2022) Date of the Judgment: May 5, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 427 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a High Court, in an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration
Supreme Court clarifies rights of applicants under discontinued schemes: Ritu Maheshwari vs. Promotional Club (2022) INSC 447 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an applicant has a right to allotment under a discontinued scheme. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Allotment Case Name: Ritu Maheshwari vs. M/s. Promotional Club Judgment Date: May 5, 2022 Date of the Judgment: May
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Insolvency Case: Vishal Vijay Kalantri vs. Shailen Shah (2022) INSC 429 Date of the Judgment: May 04, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 429 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a review petition be entertained if it does not present any new grounds for reconsideration? The Supreme
Supreme Court clarifies reassessment notice procedure under Income Tax Act LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for issuing reassessment notices under the Income Tax Act, 1961 CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ashish Agarwal Judgment Date: May 4, 2022 Date of the Judgment: May 4, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 426 Judges: M.R.
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Criminal Case: Indra Deo Tiwari vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in affirming the Trial Court’s decision of acquittal in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Indra Deo Tiwari vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: May 04, 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Senior Advocate Designation Criteria: Marks for Years of Practice (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the allocation of marks for years of practice for designation as Senior Advocate. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law – Writ Petition Case Name: Amar Vivek Aggarwal & Ors. v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana & Ors. Judgment Date:
