Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide in political clash case: Mani vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mani vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: April 1, 2019 Date […]
Supreme Court orders fresh consideration of canteen workers’ regularization: Tuticorin Port Trust Case (2019) Date of the Judgment: 01 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can canteen workers in a Port Trust claim to be regular employees of the trust? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Clarifies Back Wages for Suspended Employee Acquitted of Criminal Charges Date of the Judgment: 01 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 264 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can an employee who was suspended due to criminal charges and later acquitted claim full back wages for the entire suspension period? The
Supreme Court Upholds Contractual Arbitration Clauses, Limits Interference: Union of India vs. Parmar Construction Company (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can appoint an independent arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when the parties have already agreed to a specific procedure for arbitrator appointment in their contract, and whether
Supreme Court suspends Environmental Clearance for Goa Airport Project: Hanuman Laxman Aroskar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted for the development of a greenfield international airport at Mopa, Goa was valid, considering the alleged concealment of material facts and procedural lapses. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Public Interest Litigation
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to inconsistent witness statements: Amrika Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was part of an unlawful assembly with the common objective of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amrika Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Abduction Case: P. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 March 2019 Citation: Criminal Appeal Nos. 820-821 of 2009 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction for abduction be upheld when some of the accused are acquitted?
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Stemming from Abduction: Pattu Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second First Information Report (FIR) is permissible for a murder that occurs during the investigation of an earlier abduction case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pattu Rajan vs. The State of Tamil
Supreme Court directs contract workers to approach Industrial Tribunal for regularization: Sunil Kumar Biswas vs. Ordinance Factory Board (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contract workers can seek regularization of their services through the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) or if they must approach the Industrial Tribunal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case
Supreme Court Acquits in Dowry Death Case, Overturns Conviction for Destruction of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for causing disappearance of evidence of offence, in the absence of any direct evidence? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Om Prakash &
Supreme Court upholds robbery conviction, reduces sentence: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for offences of robbery and receiving stolen property was correct. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge Voucher in Insurance Claim Dispute: United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Antique Art Exports Pvt. Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a discharge voucher issued by an insured party, after accepting a settlement amount, bars them from later raising a dispute and invoking arbitration. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: United India
