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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Cruelty: Meera vs. State (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 306, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, M.R. Shah, Offences Against Women

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Cruelty: Meera vs. State (2022) Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 33 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a mother-in-law be held liable for cruelty towards her daughter-in-law? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this issue, upholding the conviction of […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Retired Cooperative Bank Employees: Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. vs. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies and Others (2022) INSC 29

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952, Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 with Section 17(1C), Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Pension, Service Law, Vested Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Retired Cooperative Bank Employees Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 29 Judges: Hon’ble Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka Can a cooperative bank unilaterally withdraw a pension scheme that its retired employees had been contributing to and benefiting from for decades? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 327, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 354, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Surya Kant, Trials and Inquiries

Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers Across India LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 11 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and

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Supreme Court Upholds 26-Year Sentence for Drug Offender Repatriated from Mauritius: Union of India vs. Shaikh Istiyaq Ahmed (2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, Comity of Nations, International Law, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1994, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1994 with Section 21, Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003, Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 with Section 12, Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 with Section 13, Transfer of Prisoners

Supreme Court Upholds 26-Year Sentence for Drug Offender Repatriated from Mauritius: Union of India vs. Shaikh Istiyaq Ahmed (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Indian government is obligated to reduce the sentence of a prisoner repatriated from a foreign country to match the maximum sentence for a similar offense under Indian law, or if the sentence

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Supreme Court Upholds Allotment of Commercial Plot: Velagacharla Jayaram Reddy vs. M.Venkata Ramana (2022)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Allotment of Plots, Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964, Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 with Section 61, Cooperative Society Law, Disputes in Cooperative Societies, Hima Kohli, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Society Rules

Supreme Court Upholds Allotment of Commercial Plot: Velagacharla Jayaram Reddy vs. M.Venkata Ramana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a plot of land within a cooperative society layout, designated as a commercial area, can be reclassified as a parking area based on assumptions and without clear demarcation in the layout plan. CASE TYPE: Cooperative Society Dispute Case

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal in Dowry Death Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jogendra & Anr. (2022)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 with Section 2, Hima Kohli, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Offences Relating to Marriage

Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal in Dowry Death Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jogendra & Anr. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “dowry” under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Death Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jogendra & Anr. Judgment

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs. State of Rajasthan (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 437, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 300, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, M.R. Shah, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s grant of bail was justified in a case of murder, considering the gravity of the offense and the manner in which it was committed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs.

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Continuing Cause of Action in Consumer Disputes: Supreme Court rules in favor of Homebuyers in Samruddhi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. vs. Mumbai Mahalaxmi Construction Pvt. Ltd. (2022)

/ AS Bopanna, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 with Section 24A, Consumer Rights, Continuing Cause of Action, Deficiency in Service, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, Limitation Act 1963, Limitation Act 1963 with Section 22, Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act 1963, Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act 1963 with Section 6, Promoter's Obligations

Supreme Court on Continuing Cause of Action in Consumer Disputes: Samruddhi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. vs. Mumbai Mahalaxmi Construction Pvt. Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the failure to obtain an occupancy certificate constitutes a continuing cause of action in a consumer dispute, allowing for claims beyond the standard limitation period. CASE TYPE: Consumer Dispute Case

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Supreme Court Restores Arbitrator’s Award: Haryana Tourism Wins Against Kandhari Beverages in Contract Dispute (January 11, 2022)

/ Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 34, B.V. Nagarathna, Judges, M.R. Shah, Section 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Supreme Court Restores Arbitrator’s Award in Haryana Tourism vs. Kandhari Beverages Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law. Case Name: Haryana Tourism Limited vs. M/s Kandhari Beverages Limited. Judgment Date: January 11, 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2022.

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Supreme Court Expands Definition of Vulnerable Witnesses and Mandates Deposition Centers

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 327, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 118, Judges, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Expands Definition of Vulnerable Witnesses and Mandates Deposition Centers LEGAL ISSUE: Defining “vulnerable witness” and ensuring a safe environment for their testimony. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 11 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 392

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Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers: Smruti Tukaram Badade vs. State of Maharashtra (2022)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 273, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 327, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Criminal Procedure, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Gita Mittal, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 354, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 377, Judges, Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 with Section 2(s), Offences Against Human Body, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers Across India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring a safe and barrier-free environment for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: January 11, 2022 Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2022 Citation:

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Supreme Court Upholds Sentence of Transferred Prisoner: Union of India vs. Shaikh Istiyaq Ahmed (2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1994, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1994 with Section 21, Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003, Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 with Section 12, Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 with Section 13

Supreme Court Upholds Sentence of Transferred Prisoner: Union of India vs. Shaikh Istiyaq Ahmed (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the receiving state is bound by the sentence of the transferring state in cases of prisoner transfer, and the scope of adaptation of sentences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Repatriation of Prisoners Case Name: Union of India &

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