Supreme Court Clarifies “Forest Land” Under Punjab Land Preservation Act: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land notified under the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 is to be treated as forest land. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 11 September 2018 […]
Supreme Court Orders Re-Hearing of Land Acquisition Appeals: Mysore Urban Development Authority vs. K.M. Chikkathayamma (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the appeals filed by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) as withdrawn based on a resolution by MUDA. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Civil Case Name: Mysore Urban Development Authority
Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority Rules for Railway Engineers: Prabhat Ranjan Singh vs. R.K. Kushwaha (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Indian Railways is bound by the rules framed by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) regarding seniority, or can it formulate its own rules? And whether the Indian Railway Establishment Manual (IREM) has statutory force?
Supreme Court Upholds Army Postings: ASC Personnel in Operational Roles (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether personnel of the Army Service Corps (ASC) can be posted to operational areas. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Maj. Amod Kumar vs. Union of India & Anr. Judgment Date: September 6, 2018 Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2018 Citation:
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Supreme Court Settles Family Property Dispute Through Mediation: Ravinder Kaur vs. Gagandeep Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of family property disputes through mediation. CASE TYPE: Civil, Family Property Dispute. Case Name: Ravinder Kaur vs. Gagandeep Singh [Judgment Date]: September 06, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 06, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Justice Kurian
LEGAL ISSUE: Constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, specifically concerning consensual same-sex relations between adults. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Constitutional Law Case Name: Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. vs. Union of India [Judgment Date]: 6 September 2018 Date of the Judgment: 6 September 2018 Citation: (2018) 10 SCC 1 Judges: Dipak
Supreme Court modifies conviction in fatal assault case: State of Karnataka vs. Yenkareddy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and acquitting some of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Karnataka vs. Yenkareddy & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court clarifies applicability of MP Act 1976 on prior land transactions: Durjan Singh vs. Vir Singh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 6th September 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a law enacted in 1976 apply to a transaction that occurred in 1953? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court directs Insurance Company to pay compensation with recovery rights in tractor accident case: Shivaraj vs. Rajendra (2018) INSC 771 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable to pay compensation to a claimant injured while travelling in a tractor, which was insured for agricultural purposes only, and not for carrying goods or passengers.
Supreme Court Clarifies Pay Parity for Absorbed Employees: M.P. Poorva Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Co. Ltd. vs. Uma Shankar Dwivedi (2018) Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 786 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can employees absorbed from Rural Electrification Cooperative Societies be denied pay scale benefits enjoyed by other
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence: State of M.P. vs. Ratan Singh & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on inconsistencies in the prosecution’s evidence and suppression of the original First Information Report (FIR). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act: SK Raju vs. State of West Bengal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the search and seizure of narcotics from a bag carried by an individual requires compliance with Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and whether the search was conducted as per procedure. CASE
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