Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in 1985 Abduction and Murder Case: Vijay Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal of the accused in a case of abduction and murder, based primarily on circumstantial evidence and witness testimonies. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: […]
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Land Dispute: HMT Ltd. vs. Rukmini (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition can be entertained after a significant delay and with suppression of material facts in a land dispute case. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition and Property Law Case Name: HMT Ltd. vs. Smt. Rukmini and others [Judgment
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Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Pleadings to Challenge Will in Property Dispute: Dinesh Goyal vs. Suman Agarwal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can allow the amendment of pleadings to challenge the genuineness of a will after the trial has commenced in a property dispute case. CASE TYPE: Civil, Property Dispute, Succession Case Name: Dinesh
Supreme Court on Sealed Cover Procedure: Doly Loyi Case Analysis LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mere grant of prosecution sanction is sufficient to initiate the sealed cover procedure for promotions. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India and Ors. vs. Doly Loyi Judgment Date: 24 September 2024 Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2024
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024) Date of the Judgment: September 24, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 727 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to
Supreme Court Upholds Stamp Duty on Agreements to Sell with Possession Transfer Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 730 Judges: Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice R. Mahadevan Can an agreement to sell an immovable property, which includes a clause for transferring possession to the purchaser, be considered a conveyance and thus
Supreme Court Acquits Accused Based on Juvenility Claim: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ramji Lal Sharma (2024) INSC 747 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of criminal proceedings, even after a final conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ramji Lal Sharma & An
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Passport Fraud Case: Yogarani vs. State (2024) Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 721 Judges: Sanjay Kumar, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can an individual be convicted for abetting a passport fraud when the primary accused and other accomplices have been acquitted? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Modifies Order on FIR Quashing: Gagan Banga vs. State of West Bengal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of an order passed by the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Gagan Banga and another vs. The State of West Bengal and others Judgment Date: September 23, 2024 Date of the Judgment: September
Supreme Court Clarifies Sanction Validity and Timelines under UAPA LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of Sanction Order under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) and adherence to statutory timelines. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Case Name: Fuleshwar Gope vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 September 2024 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide in Matrimonial Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in raising a presumption of abetment of suicide under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, based on the evidence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Award Due to Non-Impleadment of Employer: Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Saroj Kumar Panda (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ex-parte award by an Industrial Tribunal is valid when the employer company was not impleaded as a party, and only its officers were named in the claim petition. CASE
