Supreme Court Overturns Quashing of Abetment to Suicide Charges: Narayan Malhari Thorat vs. Vinayak Deorao Bhagat (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can quash an FIR for abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, at an initial stage of investigation by assessing the mental element of the accused. CASE […]
Supreme Court Convicts Accused in Child Rape Case, Overturning High Court Acquittal: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Manga Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a child victim of sexual assault requires corroboration for conviction, and the significance of medical evidence in such cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Himachal Pradesh vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ashwani Kumar vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused persons for murder based on the evidence presented by the prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashwani Kumar & Anr. vs. The State of Punjab Judgment
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Chhattisgarh Murder Case: Chhannu Lal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed on the appellant was justified under the “rarest of rare” doctrine. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chhannu Lal Verma vs. The State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Revisits Textile Nationalization Act: Union of India vs. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995 and its amendments regarding vesting of leasehold rights. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate (Review Petition) Case Name: Union of India vs. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors. Judgment Date: 28 November 2018 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Wills in Property Dispute: Sunkara Lakshminarasamma vs. Sagi Subba Raju (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of Wills and property rights. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition and Specific Performance) Case Name: Sunkara Lakshminarasamma (D) By LRs. vs. Sagi Subba Raju & Others Judgment Date: 28 November 2018 Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Clarifies Vesting of Leasehold Rights in Textile Undertakings Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1048 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a review petition be filed by a third party? The Supreme Court addressed this question while also considering the impact of a subsequent amendment to the
Supreme Court Revisits Textile Nationalisation Act: Union of India vs. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether leasehold rights of textile undertakings continue to vest with the Central Government after nationalization, and the impact of the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2014 on prior court orders. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Nationalisation, Property
Supreme Court Clarifies Reserved Vacancy Filling After Resignation in Punjab: Gagandeep Singh Case (27 November 2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 November 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1034 Judges: Kurian Joseph J., S. Abdul Nazeer J. Can a reserved category vacancy, vacated due to resignation, be filled from the existing merit list or does it require
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Ramji vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was rightly convicted for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or if the conviction should be for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court Upholds Railway’s Discretion in Filling Vacancies from Extra Panel: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap vs. South East Central Railway (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate from the extra panel (20% over and above the vacancies) has a right to appointment if vacancies remain unfilled. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a single eyewitness, corroborated by medical evidence, is sufficient to uphold a conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu [Judgment Date]: 27 November 2018 Introduction
