Supreme Court Orders 6% Interest on Auction Amount Refund: Salil R. Uchil vs. Vishu Kumar & Ors. (2024) Date of the Judgment: 18 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 793 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can an auction purchaser be compensated for the delay in refund of their deposit when an auction […]
Supreme Court Strengthens Measures Against Child Marriage: Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Measures to prevent and address child marriage in India. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 18 October 2024
Supreme Court Recalls Judgment on Benami Law: Union of India vs. Ganpati Dealcom LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, as amended in 2016, can be applied retroactively. CASE TYPE: Benami Property Law Case Name: Union of India & Anr vs. M/s Ganpati Dealcom Pvt Ltd [Judgment Date]: 18 October 2024
Supreme Court clarifies the procedure for Section 319 CrPC applications: Asim Akhtar vs. State of West Bengal (2024) INSC 794 (18 October 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) must be decided before the cross-examination of witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Asim Akhtar vs.
Supreme Court Upholds AERA’s Right to Appeal Tariff Orders: Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India vs. Delhi International Airport Ltd. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) has the right to appeal orders related to tariff determination for aeronautical services. CASE TYPE: Regulatory/Civil Case Name: Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling in Motor Accident Claim: Sajeena Ikhbal & Ors. vs. Mini Babu George & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in dismissing the claim petition by holding that the car was not involved in the accident CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claim Case Name: Sajeena Ikhbal & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Section 6A of the Citizenship Act: A Detailed Analysis of 2024 INSC 789 LEGAL ISSUE: Constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 concerning citizenship for migrants from Bangladesh to Assam. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Citizenship. Case Name: IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court clarifies execution of partition decrees: Joginder Singh vs. Dr. Virinderjit Singh Gill (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of objections to execution of a partition decree by a co-sharer. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Joginder Singh (Dead) Thr. LRs vs. Dr. Virinderjit Singh Gill (Dead) Thr. LRs & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 17 October 2024 Date
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed for the murder of a daughter by her father in an alleged honor killing case should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar
Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in Consensual Relationship Case: Lalu Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship between two individuals who lived together as husband and wife, initiated under a promise of marriage, can be considered rape if the promise is later broken. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Dismisses CBI Appeal in Loan Sanction Case: Srinivas D. Sridhar Cleared (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was sufficient evidence to frame charges against the respondent for offences related to corruption and cheating in the sanctioning of loan facilities. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Srinivas D. Sridhar Judgment Date:
Supreme Court clarifies service tax on Merchant Discount Rate in credit card transactions: Commissioner of GST vs. Citibank N.A. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether service tax is separately payable on the interchange fee in credit card transactions, in addition to the service tax on the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR). CASE TYPE: Tax Law (Service Tax) Case
