Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Act: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 October 2019 Introduction […]
Supreme Court Allows CENVAT Credit Counterclaim in Arbitration: Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. vs. Go Airlines (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitrator has the jurisdiction to consider a counterclaim relating to CENVAT (Central Value Added Tax) credit in an arbitration proceeding. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited vs. Go Airlines (India) Limited [Judgment
Supreme Court Grants Bail in INX Media Case: P. Chidambaram vs. CBI (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1103 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a court deny bail based on a mere apprehension that a person might influence witnesses, even when there’s no concrete
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Supreme Court Upholds Strict Timelines for Rent Arrears Under West Bengal Tenancy Act: Bijay Kumar Singh vs. Amit Kumar Chamariya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Limitation Act, 1963 applies to applications for determination of rent arrears under Section 7(2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997. CASE TYPE: Tenancy Law Case Name: Bijay Kumar
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on impounding unstamped agreement: Terai Tea Company vs. Kumkum Mittal (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1170 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a court order the impounding of a document for insufficient stamp duty even after a decree based
Supreme Court Denies Pension Claim for Delhi Transport Corporation Employee Due to Insufficient Qualifying Service Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 Citation: Karan Singh vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr., Civil Appeal No(s). 12743 of 2017 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can an employee of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
Supreme Court upholds State’s Authority over Evacuee Land Allotment: Ramesh Parsram Malani vs. State of Telangana (2019) Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1234 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao J., Hemant Gupta J. Can a displaced person claim additional land decades after the initial allotment, especially when the land has been transferred
Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Assault and Trespass: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Udham and Others (2019) Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, examined whether the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was correct in reducing the sentence of the accused in a case involving assault and
Supreme Court Clarifies Unearned Increase Calculation on Land Transfers: BIADA vs. Amit Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of unearned increase on transfer of land allotted for industrial purposes. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Industrial Development Case Name: Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority & Ors. vs. Amit Kumar & Ors. Judgment Date: 22 October 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Possession Despite Irregular Police Assistance in Execution: Om Parkash vs. Amar Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delivery of possession of a property to a decree holder with police assistance is invalid if the court did not specifically order such police assistance. CASE TYPE: Civil Execution Case Name: Om Parkash and Another vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Lessor’s Right to Forfeit Lease in Liquidation Case: Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund vs. West Bengal Small Ind. Development Corporation Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mortgagee of leasehold rights can claim superior rights over the lessor when the lease has been validly terminated due to the lessee’s breach of lease conditions. CASE
Supreme Court Clarifies Notice Requirements under Section 143(2) of the Income Tax Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a notice issued under Section 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is valid if sent to the address available in the PAN database, even if the assessee has changed their address and not updated it with the Income
