Essar Shipping Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta: Supreme Court Judgment Analysis LEGAL ISSUE: Determining liability for damages to port infrastructure during berthing operations. CASE TYPE: Civil (Shipping and Port Operations) Case Name: Essar Shipping Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta [Judgment Date]: February 15, […]
Supreme Court directs High Court to Reconsider Juvenile Status in Murder Case: Gaurav Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Juvenile Status. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Gaurav Kumar @ Monu vs. The State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: 15 February 2019. Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Conspiracy to Murder Case: Vidyalakshmi vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved a conspiracy to commit murder and the subsequent execution of the crime based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vidyalakshmi @ Vidya vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: 15 February 2019
Supreme Court clarifies concurrent sentencing under Section 31 CrPC in road accident case: Gagan Kumar vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sentences for multiple offences in the same trial should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Road Accident Case Name: Gagan Kumar vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 14
Supreme Court Reinstates Compensation in Motor Accident Case: Sunita & Ors. vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & Anr. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The primary legal issue was whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s finding of negligence against the bus driver, and whether the claimants were entitled to compensation
Supreme Court strikes down Bihar rule for judicial exam selection: Rahul Dutta vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rule that restricts the number of candidates for the final written examination to 10% of those who appeared in the preliminary examination is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rahul Dutta & Ors.
Supreme Court overturns Foreigners Tribunal order: Sirajul Hoque declared Indian Citizen (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of citizenship status based on documentary evidence. CASE TYPE: Citizenship Law, Foreigners Act. Case Name: Sirajul Hoque vs. The State of Assam & Ors. Judgment Date: February 14, 2019 Date of the Judgment: February 14, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Gruesome Murder Case: Md. Mannan vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment when there are mitigating circumstances and procedural lapses in the sentencing process. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Belated Amendment in Partition Suit: M. Revanna vs. Anjanamma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can allow an amendment to a plaint after the trial has commenced, particularly when the amendment introduces a new and inconsistent case that was known to the party earlier. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition Suit) Case
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Teacher: Marwari Balika Vidyalaya vs. Asha Srivastava (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a writ petition against a private school receiving grant-in-aid for dearness allowance. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Marwari Balika Vidyalaya vs. Asha Srivastava & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 February 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 February
Cement Workers’ Mandal vs. Global Cements Ltd: Supreme Court on Territorial Jurisdiction of High Courts Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2019 Citation: Cement Workers’ Mandal vs. Global Cements Ltd (2019) INSC 120 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court entertain a writ petition if part of the cause of
Delhi’s Governance: Supreme Court Clarifies Powers in Services and More (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 14, 2019 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can the Delhi government control its own services, or does that power reside with the Lieutenant Governor? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question, among others, in a recent
