Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Free Fight Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kalicharan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of one of the accused from culpable homicide amounting to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, given the nature of the injury and […]
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Arbitration Award on Coal Price Escalation: Parsa Kente Collieries vs. Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the arbitral award passed by the learned Arbitrator, confirmed by the learned Commercial Court, in an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 24 May 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 May 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Indira
Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Khairlanji Killings: CBI vs. Sakru Mahagu Binjewar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment with a condition that the respondents–accused shall have to undergo actual sentence of not less than 25 years, and whether the case falls under the
Supreme Court on Customs Valuation: Upholding Transaction Value in Aluminum Scrap Imports Can customs authorities reject the declared transaction value of imported goods without proper justification? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case involving the import of aluminum scrap. The Court clarified the procedure for customs valuation, emphasizing the importance
Supreme Court Clarifies Citizenship Determination Process in Assam: Abdul Kuddus vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: May 17, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 512 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a person declared a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal still claim citizenship under the National Register of Citizens
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Narad Patel vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 448 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a person be convicted under Section 3(1)(x)
Supreme Court Settles Back Wages for Temporary Workers: Superintending Engineer vs. M. Natesan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether temporary workers are entitled to back wages upon reinstatement. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: The Superintending Engineer, TWAD Board & Another vs. M. Natesan ETC. Judgment Date: 10 May 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 May
Supreme Court Sets Compensation for Delayed Possession in DLF Homes Panchkula Project (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Compensation for delayed possession of flats. CASE TYPE: Consumer. Case Name: DLF Homes Panchkula Pvt. Ltd vs. D.S. Dhanda, ETC.ETC. [Judgment Date]: May 10, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 450 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya
Supreme Court Upholds Reservation Act 2018: B.K. Pavitra II LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority Act, 2018. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Reservation in Promotions. Case Name: B.K. Pavitra and Ors. vs. The Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: May 10, 2019 Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2019 Citation: Not
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Supreme Court clarifies the need for framing substantial questions of law in second appeals in Punjab: Kirodi vs. Ram Parkash (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second appeal in the state of Punjab requires the framing of a substantial question of law. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Kirodi (Since Deceased) Through His Lr. vs Ram Parkash
Supreme Court Upholds Reimbursement of Sales Tax on Coal Used to Make Coke for Inter-State Sale Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 458 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can a state deny a refund of sales tax on raw materials when those materials are transformed
