Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Appellate Officer under Public Premises Act: LIC vs. Nandini J. Shah (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Appellate Officer under Section 9 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 acts as a Civil Court or as a persona designata. CASE TYPE: Public Premises Eviction Law Case Name: Life […]
Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of Industrial Plot: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. vs. Pitabasa Mishra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation can regularize unauthorized occupation of land without specific regulations and through methods other than public auction. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Industrial Law Case Name: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Matrimonial Dispute: Wasim Anwar vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Quashing of FIR based on settlement in matrimonial disputes. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Wasim Anwar vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. Judgment Date: 19 February 2018 Date of the Judgment: 19 February 2018 Citation:
Supreme Court Clarifies Service Tax on Construction: Free Materials Not Included (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the value of goods/materials supplied free of cost by a service recipient should be included in the gross amount charged by the service provider for calculating service tax. CASE TYPE: Service Tax, Construction Law Case Name: Commissioner of Service Tax
Supreme Court Orders Rehearing in Compensation Case Due to Lack of Opportunity to be Heard: Mohd. Anwar vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can set aside an order of the Employees’ Compensation Commissioner without providing the affected party an opportunity to be heard. CASE TYPE: Employees’ Compensation Law Case
Supreme Court directs expeditious disposal of pension case: Indira Gandhi National Open University vs. Dr. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the service of an employee under the Indira Gandhi National Open University can be counted towards pensionary benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Pension) Case Name: Indira Gandhi National Open University vs. Dr. V.N.
Supreme Court Remands Second Appeal Due to Procedural Errors: Surat Singh vs. Siri Bhagwan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedural compliance in second appeals under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Surat Singh (Dead) vs. Siri Bhagwan & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 February 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Mandates Disclosure of Income Sources for Candidates: Lok Prahari vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates contesting elections should be required to disclose their sources of income and that of their associates, and whether non-disclosure would constitute a corrupt practice. CASE TYPE: Election Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Lok Prahari vs.
Supreme Court Settles Insurance Contract Acceptance in Home Loan Case Date of the Judgment: 16 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 121 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can an insurance company deny a claim after accepting the premium for a life insurance policy linked to a home loan, even if a medical
Supreme Court Upholds Section 21A of Banking Regulation Act, but Carves Out Exception for State Debt Relief Acts in Agricultural Indebtedness Cases (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: The constitutional validity of Section 21A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, which restricts courts from reviewing interest rates charged by banks. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Banking Law, Debt Relief
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Act Case: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Pardeep Kumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the absence of independent witnesses during a drug seizure is fatal to the prosecution’s case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Supreme Court Reduces Life Sentence to 10 Years in Dacoity-Murder Case Date of the Judgment: February 16, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 123 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a sentence of life imprisonment for dacoity with murder be reduced based on the facts and circumstances of the case? The Supreme Court of India
