Supreme Court Orders Return of Land After Unlawful Possession: B.K. Ravichandra vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Union of India can continue to possess land requisitioned under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 after the requisition period has ended and without acquiring the land through due process. CASE TYPE: […]
Supreme Court Orders Interest on Refund for Unusable Shipbreaking Plot: Gujarat Maritime Board vs. Asiatic Steel Industries Ltd. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party is entitled to interest on a refund of contract consideration when a contract is not fulfilled due to the other party’s inaction. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Chief
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Assault Case: Omanakkuttan vs. State of Kerala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence in a criminal case involving multiple offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Omanakkuttan & Ors. vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: 20 November 2020 Date of the Judgment: 20 November 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 884 Judges:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Matrimonial Homicide Case: Jayantilal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence and the lack of explanation from the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, are sufficient to uphold a conviction for murder in a domestic setting. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Jayantilal
Supreme Court clarifies SEBI’s power to pass ex-parte orders in insider trading cases: SEBI vs. Udayant Malhoutra (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) can pass an ex-parte interim order directing the deposit of funds during an investigation for insider trading. CASE TYPE: Securities Law, Insider Trading Case Name: Securities
Supreme Court Upholds 65-60% Cut-off for Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam: Ram Sharan Maurya vs. State of UP (2020) Date of the Judgment: 18 November 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 859 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a state government increase the minimum qualifying marks for a recruitment exam after the exam has
Supreme Court Upholds CBI Investigation Despite Lack of Prior State Consent in Corruption Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prior consent of the State Government is mandatory for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, involving public servants under the State’s control. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of 1990 Power of Attorney and Sale Deeds: Rattan Singh vs. Nirmal Gill (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a General Power of Attorney (GPA) and subsequent sale deeds, challenged on grounds of fraud, are valid. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Rattan Singh & Ors. vs. Nirmal Gill &
Supreme Court Quashes Blacklisting Order: UMC Technologies vs. Food Corporation of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a blacklisting order is valid if the show cause notice does not explicitly mention the intention to blacklist. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Administrative Law Case Name: UMC Technologies Private Limited vs. Food Corporation of India and Anr. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings in Land Dispute: Kirpa Ram vs. Surendra Deo Gaur (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction over a land dispute when a party claims the land is part of a different revenue estate. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Kirpa Ram (Deceased) Through Legal Representatives & Ors. vs. Surendra
NTPC Ltd. vs. Rajiv Chakraborty: Supreme Court Clarifies Treatment of Claims in Information Memorandum LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim pending adjudication can be classified as an ‘Operational Creditor’ claim in the Information Memorandum under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case Name: NTPC Ltd. (Simhadri Project) vs. Rajiv Chakraborty Judgment Date: 16
Supreme Court directs speedy trial in matrimonial dispute case: T.S.K. Ashwin Kumar vs. Tubati Srivalli & Ors. (2020) INSC 497 (06 November 2020) Date of the Judgment: 06 November 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 497 Judges: S.A. Bobde, CJI, A.S. Bopanna, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a High Court stay a trial when the Supreme Court
