Supreme Court mandates minimum pay for daily wage workers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daily wage workers are entitled to the minimum of the pay scales applicable to regular employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sabha Shanker Dube vs. Divisional Forest Officer & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 November […]
Supreme Court Reduces Death Penalty in Child Murder Case: Prahlad vs. State of Rajasthan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder and penetrative sexual assault of a minor, and whether the death penalty was warranted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Prahlad vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 14 November 2018 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Enforcement of Foreign Award Despite Initial Document Deficiency: PEC Ltd. vs. Austbulk Shipping (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award can be dismissed for not including the original arbitration agreement at the time of filing. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: P.E.C. Limited vs. Austbulk Shipping
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Brutal Murder Case: Manoj Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Cancellation of bail granted by the High Court in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manoj Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another [Judgment Date]: November 13, 2018 Date of the Judgment: November 13,
Supreme Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent under Section 10A of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 LEGAL ISSUE: Granting divorce by mutual consent. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: Meera V. Mathew vs. Vivek K. John Judgment Date: November 13, 2018 Date of the Judgment: November 13, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J.,
Supreme Court Remands Eviction Case for Fresh Consideration: V. Govindasamy vs. T.V.R.C. Kannan (2018) Date of the Judgment: November 13, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a case be sent back to the lower court for a fresh hearing even after an order has been passed under Section
Supreme Court Clarifies Environmental Clearance Scope in Mining: Common Cause vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Environmental Clearance in mining operations, specifically regarding the distinction between iron ore and iron ore (lump). CASE TYPE: Mining and Environmental Law Case Name: Common Cause vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 12 November
Supreme Court Settles Criminal Dispute Through Mediation: Shobha Devi vs. State of Bihar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of criminal disputes through mediation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Shobha Devi vs. The State of Bihar & Anr. Judgment Date: November 2, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: November 2, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 956 Judges:
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association: HPCA vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings initiated against the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) and its members for alleged irregularities in land leases and conversion from a society to a company were justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Interprets Will, Grants 1/3rd Share in Property: Sivasankar V.K. vs. V.K. Sivan (2018) Date of the Judgment: November 2, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1005 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a will be interpreted to grant a specific share of property to the legal representatives of a group of
Supreme Court Clarifies Interest Calculation on Compensation under Workmen’s Compensation Act: North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation vs. Smt. Sujatha (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of interest on compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Workmen’s Compensation Case Name: North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation vs. Smt. Sujatha [Judgment Date]: November 2,
Supreme Court Restricts Employer’s Power to Add “Break in Service” as Punishment: Sri Ramnarayan Mills Ltd. vs. Coimbatore District Textile Workers Union (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer can add “break in service” as a form of punishment in the certified standing orders. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: The Management of Sri Ramnarayan Mills
