Supreme Court overturns contempt conviction for false affidavit: R.S. Sehrawat vs. Rajeev Malhotra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt conviction for filing a false affidavit can be sustained when the affidavit is supported by contemporaneous official records and without a specific charge being framed. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court/Criminal Case Name: R.S. Sehrawat vs. Rajeev […]
Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Custodial Torture: Yashwant vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the actions of police officers amounted to murder and whether the defense of superior orders is applicable in cases of custodial torture. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Yashwant etc. vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 04 September
Supreme Court Limits Insurer Liability in Owner-Driver Accident Cases Date of the Judgment: 31 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 733 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can an insurance company be held liable when the owner-driver of a vehicle is solely responsible for an accident resulting in their own death? This was
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Inconsistent Dying Declarations Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 724 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can inconsistencies in dying declarations lead to the acquittal of an accused in a murder case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Employees Between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees appointed by the State of Uttar Pradesh can be transferred to the State of Uttarakhand based on mutual consent, even if their appointments occurred after the cut-off date for automatic allocation under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court on Revisional Powers and Evidence Appraisal in Criminal Cases Date of the Judgment: 28 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 742 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a High Court, in its revisional jurisdiction, overturn an acquittal by a lower court when material evidence was overlooked? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court reduces sentence in culpable homicide case: Lakshmi Chand vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) INSC 703 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and whether the sentence imposed was excessive. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Lakshmi Chand and
Date of the Judgment: 21 August 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: N. V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a conviction be upheld when based solely on circumstantial evidence that doesn’t form a complete chain? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a criminal appeal, ultimately overturning
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Accident Victim with 75% Disability: Anant vs. Pratap (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of just compensation in motor accident claims involving permanent disability. CASE TYPE: Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Case Name: Anant Son of Sidheshwar Dukre v. Pratap Son of Zhamnnappa Lamzane & Another Judgment Date: 21 August 2018 Date of
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: State of Karnataka vs. P. Ravikumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on the lack of substantial evidence and weakness of extra-judicial confessions. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Karnataka vs. P. Ravikumar
Supreme Court modifies conviction in double murder case: Manphool Singh & Ors. vs. State of Haryana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused acted in self-defense and if the prosecution failed to explain the injuries on the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manphool Singh & Ors. vs. State of Haryana Judgment Date: 16 August 2018
Supreme Court clarifies insurer liability in cases of fake driving licenses: Ram Chandra Singh vs. Rajaram (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company can be absolved of liability in a motor accident claim if the driver of the offending vehicle had a fake driving license. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claim Case Name: Ram Chandra Singh
