Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a compromise between parties be a factor in reducing the sentence for a non-compoundable offense like attempt to murder? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Haryana vs. Sunder Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether possession of land was legally taken by the State after the award was passed in land acquisition proceedings. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: State of Haryana & Ors. vs. Sunder Lal [Judgment Date]: July 22, 2019 Date of the Judgment: July
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code can be sustained in the absence of the recovery of the victim’s body (corpus delicti). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Rajak
Supreme Court overturns contempt order in trademark case: U.C. Surendranath vs. Mambally’s Bakery (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was willful disobedience of an interim injunction order warranting punishment under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Contempt Case Name: U.C. Surendranath vs. Mambally’s Bakery Judgment Date: 22 July
Supreme Court clarifies private temple ownership: Ramesh Das vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of ownership of a temple and its associated land. CASE TYPE: Civil Law Case Name: Ramesh Das (Dead) Thr.Lrs. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: July 22, 2019 Date of the Judgment: July 22, 2019
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on employee transfer after retirement: State of Bihar vs. Dr. Chaitraya Kumar Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can be transferred to another state after reaching superannuation in the original state, based on a prior transfer order. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: State of Bihar & Ors
Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Process for Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspectors: Vishal Ashok Thorat vs. Rajesh Shrirambapu Fate (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with a select list of candidates when the challenge to the advertisement is not allowed. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vishal Ashok Thorat & Ors. vs. Rajesh Shrirambapu
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Dispute Case: Rajesh vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appeal should be dismissed based on the reasons provided in a related case. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Rajesh s/o Shrirambapu Fate vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Judgment Date: 19 July 2019 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Policy on Tripura Medical College: Dr. Ashok Sinha vs. State of Tripura (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State government can be directed to take over the administration of a medical college or if the State can retain administrative oversight through a society. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Education Law Case Name: Dr.
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Encroachment: Pradeep Singh Bisht vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) The Supreme Court of India, on July 19, 2019, addressed a case regarding alleged encroachments and unauthorized constructions. The core issue was whether the High Court could order eviction based solely on an Advocate-Commissioner’s report, without the Municipal
Supreme Court Clarifies Service of Documents in COFEPOSA Detentions: Union of India vs. Dimple Happy Dhakad (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the relied upon documents must be served simultaneously with the detention order and grounds of detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA). CASE TYPE: Preventive Detention Law
Supreme Court overturns High Court’s Dowry Harassment Conviction in Suicide Case Date of the Judgment: 18 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 712 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a conviction for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 stand if it is based on dowry demand, when the
