Supreme Court Settles Land Dispute in Mortgage Case: Digamber vs. Kachru (2019) Date of the Judgment: 2 December 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1234 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a long-standing land dispute be resolved through amicable settlement? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a […]
Supreme Court Clarifies “Document” Definition to Include Electronic Records in Rape Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether electronic records like memory cards/pen drives qualify as “documents” under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether an accused is entitled to a copy of such records. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Rape and related
Supreme Court Clarifies Wage Rates for Contract Laborers: Food Corporation of India vs. Pratap Kundu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of wage rates for contract laborers and the applicability of a percentage above schedule of rates (ASOR) in a contract. CASE TYPE: Contractual Dispute/Labor Law Case Name: Food Corporation of India vs. Pratap Kundu [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court: Past Juvenile Offence Not a Bar to Employment Date of the Judgment: 29 November 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can a past criminal case registered against a person as a juvenile, which resulted in acquittal, be a bar to employment? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court acquits Jodhraj and Jagdish Prasad in murder case, upholding Bhanwar Lal’s acquittal (29 November 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases and the principle of parity in acquittals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Jodhraj & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 29 November 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds APERC’s Power to Determine Wheeling and Grid Support Charges: Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited vs. M/S Rain Calcining Limited & Others (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has the authority to determine wheeling charges and grid support charges under the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reforms Act, 1998.
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Jai Prakash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 996 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction of the accused in a murder case, based on inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lapses in the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jai Prakash vs.
Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Rules for Ongoing Recruitment: APSC vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether new recruitment rules apply to ongoing selection processes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Assam Public Service Commission & Ors. vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma & Ors. Judgment Date: 28 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Upholds Permissive Possession, Rejects Adverse Possession Claim in Property Dispute: Jit Ram vs. Satnam Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who has been in permissive possession of a property can claim adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Jit Ram (deceased) through LRs. vs. Satnam Singh [Judgment Date]: 28 November
Supreme Court Limits High Court Intervention in Arbitration Matters: Deep Industries vs. ONGC (2019) Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R.F. Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a High Court interfere with an order passed in an arbitration proceeding, especially when the Arbitration and Conciliation
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Single Posts: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reservation policies apply to single posts within a cadre. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2019
Supreme Court Directs Fresh Review of Tamil Nadu Pay Scales: Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers vs. Government of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can reduce the pay scales of its employees after initially granting them higher pay based on the recommendations of a pay commission. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
