Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Case: State of Gujarat vs. Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the demand and acceptance of a bribe by a public servant is proven beyond reasonable doubt based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act). Case Name: The State of Gujarat vs. Navinbhai Chandrakant […]
Supreme Court Guidelines on Mob Violence and Lynching: Tehseen S. Poonawalla vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Guidelines to prevent and address mob violence and lynching. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Tehseen S. Poonawalla vs. Union of India and others Judgment Date: 17 July 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 July
Supreme Court Settles Long-Standing Property Dispute Through Mediation: Kalpana Majumder & Ors. vs. Lakshmi Priya Shaw & Ors. (2018) Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 657 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a long-standing property dispute, entangled with multiple criminal cases, find resolution through mediation? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order on Alimony Withdrawal: Udita Nabha vs. Ranjeet Nabha (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in restricting the withdrawal of the deposited alimony amount during the pendency of appeals. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute/Family Law Case Name: Udita Nabha vs. Ranjeet Nabha [Judgment Date]: July 16, 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court on Right of First Refusal in Tender Process: National Highways Authority of India vs. Gwalior Jhansi Expressway Limited (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) can be exercised without participating in a tender process. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law, Contract Law Case Name: National Highways Authority of India vs. Gwalior Jhansi
Supreme Court mandates fee regulation for Annamalai University’s medical and engineering courses: M. Aamira Fathima vs. Annamalai University (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Annamalai University can fix its own fee structure for medical and engineering courses without the intervention of the Fee Fixation Committee as per the Tamil Nadu Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Collection of Capitation
Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 643 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a court use its special powers to ensure justice for a deserving candidate when regular channels fail? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a deserted woman from a Scheduled
Supreme Court awards compensation in termination case due to criminal conviction: Ajayapal Singh vs. Associated Cement Companies Ltd (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether termination of employment due to a criminal conviction under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) warrants compensation, especially when the conviction is later reduced to a fine. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service
Supreme Court Allows Use of ‘Malabar’ with ‘Baroma’ for Biryani Rice: Parakh Vanijya Pvt. Ltd. vs. Baroma Agro Product (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party can claim exclusive rights over a descriptive word like ‘MALABAR’ in the sale of Biryani Rice. CASE TYPE: Trademark Infringement and Passing Off Case Name: Parakh Vanijya Private Limited vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Termination, Orders Payment of Dues: M.K. Jain vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of an employee was justified based on the findings of an inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: M.K. Jain (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs. Principal Secretary, State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Allows Continuation of Service Despite Relaxation of Experience: Sunil Shamrao Jadhav vs. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a municipal corporation can relax the educational qualification of experience for direct recruitment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sunil Shamrao Jadhav & Ors. vs. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Ors. Judgment Date: 12 July
Supreme Court Upholds Merit-cum-Seniority for Promotions: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotions based on a merit-cum-seniority system are valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy & Ors. Judgment Date: 12 July 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 607
