Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Regulatory Authority in Architectural Education: AICTE vs. Council of Architecture (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the prevailing regulatory body for architectural education in India. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Regulatory Law Case Name: All India Council for Technical Education vs. Shri Prince Shivaji Maratha Boarding House’s College of Architecture & Ors. Judgment Date: 08
Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power to Re-Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings: Hari Niwas Gupta vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can re-initiate disciplinary proceedings against judicial officers after a previous dismissal order was set aside for lack of recorded reasons, and whether the High Court or the Governor is the competent
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Fuel Dealership for Adulteration Date of the Judgment: 07 November 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 942 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a fuel dealership be terminated for failing quality tests, even if there are minor procedural delays in sample testing? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Child Rape and Murder Case: Manoharan vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of death penalty in a case involving rape and murder of children. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manoharan vs. State by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: 7th November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7th November
Supreme Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Dispute Between M/S. Shaf Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. and Doordarshan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Appointment of an arbitrator in an international commercial arbitration. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: M/S. Shaf Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. vs. Doordarshan – A Constituent of Prasar Bharti & Anr. Judgment Date: 7 November 2019 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court interprets Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Hardev Singh vs. Harpreet Kaur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 regarding the punishment of a male adult contracting a child marriage. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Hardev Singh vs. Harpreet Kaur &
Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture of Security Deposit in Contract Dispute: Vijay Trading vs. Central Warehousing (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the forfeiture of a security deposit and detention of equipment by the Central Warehousing Corporation was justified due to a contractor’s failure to perform contractual obligations. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: M/s Vijay Trading and Transport
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Dayaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dayaram & Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 7 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Kalu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death was homicidal or suicidal in nature and the burden of proof in cases of unnatural death within the matrimonial home. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalu alias Laxminarayan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Disability Pension for Navy Personnel: Union of India vs. V.R. Nanukuttan Nair (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Entitlement to service element of disability pension for Navy personnel discharged with a disability after completing their engagement period but before completing the qualifying service for a regular pension. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Armed Forces Tribunal Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1992 Murder Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Assessing the reliability of eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a criminal trial, particularly when inconsistencies arise. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh [Judgment Date]: 7 November 2019 Date of the Judgment:
