Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case: Bhaskarrao & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the trial court’s acquittal in a case of culpable homicide amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bhaskarrao & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 26 April 2018 […]
Supreme Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Non-Compliance with Section 15(2) of the 2013 Act: Shiv Singh & Ors. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. (2018) Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2018 Citation: Shiv Singh & Ors. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. (2018) INSC 341 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre,
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition, Dismisses Title Suit: Y.P. Sudhanva Reddy vs. Karnataka Milk Federation (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction is maintainable when the land has already been acquired by the government under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Acquisition Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Framing of Charges in Corruption Case, Directs Trial Court to Proceed Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed an appeal against the framing of charges in a corruption case. The core issue was
Supreme Court Modifies Conviction in Assault Case: Naresh & Ors. vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the order of acquittal passed by the Additional Sessions Judge and convicting the appellants for offences under Sections 307/34, 323/34, 324/34 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE
Supreme Court Settles Tenant Eviction Dispute with Settlement: Rajesh Chugh & Anr. vs. Batuk Prasad Jaitly (2018) Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2018 Citation: Rajesh Chugh & Anr. vs. Batuk Prasad Jaitly, Civil Appeal No(s). 4419 of 2018 (Arising from SLP (C) No(s).21429/2017) Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Navin Sinha, J.
Supreme Court Upholds Reduced Pot Kharab Land in Maharashtra Ceiling Act Case LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Pot Kharab Land under the Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling Law Case Name: Vishwasrao Satwarao Naik & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: April 25, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
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Supreme Court Clarifies Food Adulteration Laws: Delhi Administration vs. Vidya Gupta (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether storing adulterated food for use as an ingredient is an offense under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Food Adulteration Case Name: Delhi Administration vs. Vidya Gupta Judgment Date: 24 April 2018 Date of the
Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Section 366 IPC in Abduction Cases: Kavita Chandrakant Lakhani vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of forcibly taking a woman to a place constitutes abduction with the intent to compel marriage or illicit intercourse under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 28A of Land Acquisition Act: Ramsingbhai vs. State of Gujarat (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application for redetermination of compensation under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 can be filed based on a High Court or Supreme Court judgment passed in appeal. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Retrospective Application of Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act in Tax Deduction Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the amendment to Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by the Finance Act, 2010, has retrospective application. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case Name: Commissioner of Income Tax Kolkata XII vs. M/s Calcutta
Supreme Court Allows Lease Equalization Charges Deduction: Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Virtual Soft Systems Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether lease equalization charges can be deducted from lease rental income under the Income Tax Act, 1961, based on a Guidance Note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). CASE TYPE: Income Tax
