Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers for Scheduled Castes and Tribes: Satyan vs. Deputy Commissioner (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 30, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 440 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can land allotted to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes be transferred without prior government permission, even after the initial […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Prospective Overruling in Teacher Appointments: State of Rajasthan vs. Nemi Chand Mahela (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the application of prospective overruling in service matters related to bonus marks. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Rajasthan vs. Nemi Chand Mahela and Others [Judgment Date]: April 30, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Clarifies Speculative Business Loss Set-Off Rules for NBFCs: Snowtex Investment Ltd. vs. PCIT (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a company’s income from trading in shares should be classified as speculative business income, and whether losses from such trading can be set off against profits from trading in derivatives. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case
Supreme Court Settles Property Dispute Through Amicable Settlement: Piara Singh vs. Kundan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Property dispute resolution through amicable settlement. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Piara Singh (Since Deceased) Through His Lrs. Gurmeet Singh & Ors. vs. Kundan Singh (D) Thr. His Legal Heirs Jagjit Singh & Ors. Judgment Date: April 30, 2019
Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning stove on a person constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April
Supreme Court Clarifies Notice Requirements under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure in Government Contract Disputes Date of the Judgment: 30 April 2019 Citation: CIVIL APPEAL NOS.4495-4496 OF 2019 Judges: R. F. Nariman, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can a government contractor proceed with a civil suit against the State without strictly adhering
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Father-Daughter Chimney Lamp Incident LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning lamp during a sudden quarrel constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Govind Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: 29 April 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of writ petition against Institute of Banking Personnel Selection in recruitment dispute (29 April 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is subject to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajbir Surajbhan Singh v. The Chairman, Institute
Supreme Court on Minimum Wages Act: Haryana Notifications on Worker Classification and Trainee Wages LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the government’s power to fix minimum wages and classify employees under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Hindustan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd. & Others vs. The State of Haryana and Faridabad Industries
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Letters of Administration Under Section 228 of the Indian Succession Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies to applications for Letters of Administration under Section 228 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and when the limitation period begins. CASE TYPE: Civil (Succession Law) Case Name:
Supreme Court directs fresh consideration of sentence suspension in corruption case Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 391 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court deny suspension of sentence by incorrectly calculating the total imprisonment period? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement: Simple Hurt Not Moral Turpitude in SBI Employee Case (26 April 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for simple hurt under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code constitutes an offense involving moral turpitude, warranting dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State Bank of India & Others.
