Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Rights: Insurance Claim Valid Despite Lack of Forcible Entry LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company can reject a claim for theft when the policy excludes coverage for losses without forcible entry, but the policy’s exclusionary terms were not communicated to the insured. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Bharat Watch Company […]
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Convict Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a person with a mental illness be executed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent
Supreme Court Protects Free Speech in Film Exhibition: Indibily Creative Pvt Ltd vs. West Bengal (2019) **LEGAL ISSUE:** Whether a State government can obstruct the public exhibition of a film that has been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). **CASE TYPE:** Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech and Expression **Case Name:** Indibily Creative
Supreme Court Settles the Need for Notice Under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act in Lease Disputes: Sevoke Properties Ltd. vs. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 11, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 377 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Hemant Gupta, J. Can a suit for
Supreme Court Upholds Res Judicata in Industrial Dispute: FACT Employees Association vs. FACT Ltd (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of res judicata applies to industrial disputes, preventing re-litigation of previously decided issues. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Chairman and Managing Director, The Fertilizers And Chemicals Tranvancore Ltd. & Anr. vs. General Secretary FACT
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Retrial for Witness Examination in Criminal Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial is vitiated if witness testimony is recorded without the accused being present, and if so, whether a partial retrial can be ordered to rectify the error. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Atma Ram & Ors. vs. State of
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Supreme Court Closes Inquiry into Dabhol Power Project: Center of Indian Trade Unions vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Accountability of the State and continuation of a judicial inquiry. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Center of Indian Trade Unions vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: April 11, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Application in Daily Wage Regularization Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt application is maintainable when the order of the court has been complied with by considering the case of regularization of a daily wage employee and payment of minimum pay scale, even if the claim for regularization was rejected. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies the Effect of Unstamped Arbitration Agreements: Garware Wall Ropes Ltd. vs. Coastal Marine Constructions & Engineering Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The enforceability of an arbitration agreement contained in an unstamped contract. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Garware Wall Ropes Ltd. vs. Coastal Marine Constructions & Engineering Ltd. [Judgment Date]: April 10,
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Vijay Mohan Singh vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s acquittal in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Vijay Mohan Singh vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 10 April 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Axe Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Kanhaiya Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a single blow with a deadly weapon on a vital part of the body constitutes murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: The State of Rajasthan vs. Kanhaiya
Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Documents Despite Official Secrets Act Objections: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can consider documents that were allegedly obtained in violation of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, for the purpose of a review petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs.
