Compassionate Appointment vs. Ex-Gratia Payment: Supreme Court Refers Conflict to Larger Bench Date of the Judgment: February 8, 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Indu Malhotra, J. Can a bank deny compassionate appointment to a dependent of a deceased employee if a new scheme providing ex-gratia payment comes into effect after the employee’s death […]
Supreme Court on Mortgage Redemption: Gowramma vs. Kalingappa (2019) Date of the Judgment: 08 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M. R. Shah, J. Can a mortgage be considered extinguished if the mortgagee receives the mortgage amount and possession is handed over, even without a formal endorsement on the
Supreme Court Remands Land Compensation Case for Fresh Review of Deduction Percentage: Mahanti Devi vs. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 8, 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No.1572 of 2019 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 29623 of 2016) Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. When determining compensation for land
Supreme Court Upholds Minimum Sentence Under SC/ST Act: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Vikram Das (2019) Date of the Judgment: 8 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 100 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court reduce a sentence below the minimum prescribed by law? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds User Charges for Wastewater Discharge: Municipal Corporation of Faridabad vs. Modern School LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a municipal corporation can levy user charges for the discharge of wastewater into its sewer lines by private entities that extract groundwater through their own tubewells. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Municipal Law. Case Name: The Municipal
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of FIR in Landlord-Tenant Dispute: Satish Sharma vs. State (2019) Date of the Judgment: 8th February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 123 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a criminal case arising from a property dispute be quashed if the parties reach a compromise? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Directs Election Commission to Reconsider Symbol Allocation for TTV Dhinakaran Group Date of the Judgment: 7 February 2019 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a political faction that is currently in dispute over the legitimate use of a party’s name and symbol be granted an interim common symbol for elections?
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction of Wakf Tribunal in Property Disputes: Punjab Wakf Board vs. Sham Singh Harike & Teja Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 07 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 79 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a Wakf Tribunal decide on cases where the core issue is whether a property
Supreme Court Upholds Landlord’s Right to Evict Tenant for Business Needs: Deepak Tandon vs. Rajesh Kumar Gupta (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a landlord can seek eviction of a tenant from a property under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 for their business needs, even if the
Supreme Court Upholds Contractual Bar on Interest in Arbitration: Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. vs. THDC (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitrator can award interest when the contract between parties explicitly prohibits it. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. vs. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Ltd. Judgment Date: 07 February 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Madan Mohan Mahto vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the lower courts regarding the commission of murder were perverse or based on misreading of evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Madan Mohan Mahto vs. State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 07 February 2019
Supreme Court Upholds No Re-evaluation Rule in Tripura Judicial Service Exam: High Court of Tripura vs. Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can order re-evaluation of answer sheets when the rules governing the examination do not provide for it. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: High Court of Tripura Through The
