Supreme Court Upholds Purchase Tax on Essar Steel: State of Gujarat vs. Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an eligible industrial unit is entitled to tax exemptions when it transfers raw materials to another unit for processing, instead of using them directly. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: State of Gujarat […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Units: State of Gujarat vs. Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a manufacturing unit is eligible for sales tax exemption on raw materials when those materials are not directly used by the unit, but are instead transferred to another entity for processing before
Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 81 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can the compensation awarded for a motor accident be increased when the victim suffers severe injuries and permanent disability? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case where the claimant suffered grievous injuries,
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Grievous Injuries in Motor Accident Case LEGAL ISSUE: Enhancement of compensation for pain, suffering, and loss of amenities in motor accident claims. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: Shivdhar Kumar Vashiya vs. Ranjeet Singh and others Judgment Date: 21 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2022 Citation:
Supreme Court Quashes Bigamy Complaint Based on Family Court Ruling: Musstt Rehana Begum vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal complaint for bigamy can be quashed when a Family Court has already ruled on the validity of a prior marriage. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Matrimonial Disputes. Case Name: Musstt Rehana Begum vs.
Supreme Court Restores Environmental Case: Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can delegate its adjudicatory functions to an administrative expert committee. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust and Others vs. State of Gujarat and
Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation in NEET AIQ Seats; Defers EWS Criteria Decision (20 January 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation and criteria for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in All India Quota (AIQ) seats for medical admissions. CASE TYPE: Education/Reservation Case Name: Neil Aurelio Nunes and Ors. vs. Union of India
Customs Officer’s Jurisdiction: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Suncity Strips Case (2022) Date of the Judgment: 20 January 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No of 2022 [Diary No 7082/2020] Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Bela M Trivedi, J. Can an officer of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) initiate proceedings under the Customs Act,
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Land Acquisition Act to Bangalore Development Authority LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 to acquisitions made by the Bangalore Development Authority. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Bangalore Development Authority &
Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance in Property Sale Dispute: Shenbagam & Ors. vs. KK Rathinavel (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the plaintiff in a suit for specific performance of a contract demonstrated continuous “readiness and willingness” to fulfill their obligations under the contract. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance of Contract Case Name: Shenbagam & Ors.
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of DACP Scheme vs. ESIC Regulations in Promotions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme or the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Recruitment Regulations govern the promotion of Assistant Professors to Associate Professors. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation vs. Union of India
Supreme Court Settles Inheritance Rights of Daughters in Self-Acquired Property: Arunachala Gounder vs. Ponnusamy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Inheritance rights of daughters in the self-acquired property of their father under Hindu Law. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Inheritance Law Case Name: Arunachala Gounder (Dead) By Lrs. vs. Ponnusamy and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 20 January 2022
