Supreme Court Orders Fresh Probe in Law Student’s Death Case: Neetu Kumar Nagaich vs. State of Rajasthan (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a constitutional court can order a de novo investigation by an independent agency when the initial investigation is deemed unsatisfactory. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Petition Case Name: Neetu Kumar Nagaich vs. The State of […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Enforcing Foreign Awards: Government of India vs. Vedanta Limited (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Limitation period for enforcing foreign arbitral awards in India. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Government of India vs. Vedanta Limited [Judgment Date]: 16 September 2020 Date of the Judgment: 16 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 728 Judges:
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintenance Rights of Unmarried Hindu Daughters LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unmarried Hindu daughter can claim maintenance from her father under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), even if she is not suffering from any physical or mental abnormality, and whether her right to maintenance extends till her marriage. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case, Modifies Sentence: Jeet Ram vs. Narcotics Control Bureau (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal order of the Trial Court in a case involving possession of narcotics. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotics Case Name: Jeet Ram vs. The Narcotics Control Bureau, Chandigarh
Supreme Court Clarifies Tax Deductibility of Grants by National Cooperative Development Corporation Date of the Judgment: 11 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 649 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can a government entity deduct grants given for its business purposes from its taxable income? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act: Rizwan Khan vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) is valid when based on the testimony of police officers, and whether procedural lapses vitiate the trial. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Officer for Corruption: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Judicial Review in Service Matters and Disciplinary Proceedings CASE TYPE: Service Law, Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: 10 September 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10
Supreme Court Revises Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Single Blow Case Date of the Judgment: 9 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 395 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M. R. Shah, J. Can a single stab wound during a sudden fight lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights for Absorbed Employees: Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Goverdhan Lal Soni (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees absorbed from one state public enterprise to another are entitled to pension benefits, even if their previous employer did not have a pension scheme, and the modalities of transfer of funds between the
Supreme Court Upholds NCLT Order in Insolvency Case: SREI Equipment Finance Ltd. vs. Rajeev Anand & Ors. (2020) Date of the Judgment: September 08, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 647 Judges: R.F. Nariman, J., Navin Sinha, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can an admission made by a corporate debtor in a previous, withdrawn proceeding be used as
Supreme Court clarifies Wealth Tax on Clubs: Bangalore Club vs. Commissioner of Wealth Tax (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a members’ club is liable to pay wealth tax as an association of persons when the shares of its members are not indeterminate. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: M/S BANGALORE CLUB vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Charges Based on CVC Report in SIDBI Fraud Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed based on the findings of a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report exonerating an individual on the same charges in departmental proceedings. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ashoo Surendranath Tewari vs. The Deputy Superintendent
