Supreme Court restricts sale of BS-IV vehicles post 31st March 2020: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sale of Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) compliant vehicles should be permitted after March 31, 2020. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law. Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October […]
Supreme Court Regulates Firecracker Sales to Curb Pollution: Arjun Gopal vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Balancing the right to a healthy environment with the right to trade and religious practices during festivals, specifically concerning the use of firecrackers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Environmental Law) Case Name: Arjun Gopal and Others vs. Union
Supreme Court quashes promotion of Executive Engineer: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan vs. Debajit Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the promotion of a government employee to an ex-cadre post and subsequent encadrement was illegal and whether delay and laches should prevent a challenge to such a promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan and
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Directs Consideration of Remission: Rajendra Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the acquittal order of the Sessions Judge and convicting the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajendra Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds University’s Right to Evict Retired Employees from Housing: Ranchi University vs. Jharkhand State Housing Board (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired employees of a university can claim a right to continue occupying university-allotted housing after their retirement, based on a cancelled allotment and subsequent payment to the housing board. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court Upholds Partition Rights: Govindammal vs. Vaidiyanathan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court auction sale of a property can transfer a title greater than what the judgment debtor possessed and whether the principle of res judicata applies to co-defendants. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Govindammal (Dead) By Lrs. and Ors. vs. Vaidiyanathan
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Supreme Court Remands Eviction Case Due to High Court’s Error on Quit Notice: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can decide on the validity of a quit notice when it was not a framed issue in the second appeal. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction) Case Name: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (Dead)
TVS Motor Company Ltd. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court on Input Tax Credit LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 19(5)(c) of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 and Rule 10(9)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Rules, 2007 are unconstitutional and violate the Central Sales Tax Act. CASE TYPE: Tax Law
Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction in Small Causes Court cases after UP Civil Laws Amendment Act, 2015 Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 892 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a court’s decision be overturned on a technicality after a full trial? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement, Orders Back Wages for Deceased LIC Employee: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Sri Kalappa M. Sankad (2018) INSC 886 Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 886 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can an employer’s termination order be set aside even if the employee
Victim’s Right to Appeal: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 372 CrPC LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a victim has a right to appeal against an acquittal order and whether leave to appeal is required. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mallikarjun Kodagali (Dead) represented through Legal Representatives vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 12
Supreme Court Grants Leave to Appeal in Housing Society Case: Dahisar Saraswati Co-op. Housing Society Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in declining to grant leave to file an appeal against the order of the Metropolitan Magistrate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dahisar Saraswati Co-op. Housing Society
