Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Step-Mother’s Drowning Death: Ratnu Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution has proven beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder of his stepmother. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ratnu Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: July 09, 2024. Introduction Date of the Judgment: […]
Supreme Court acquits police officers in custodial death case: Vinod Jaswantray Vyas vs. State of Gujarat (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 09, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 490 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction for custodial death stand when eyewitness accounts contradict medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Partition Suit: Ram @ Ramdas Sheshrao Neharkar vs. Sheshrao Baburao Neharkar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court in a suit for partition and separate possession based on the claim of the plaintiff
Supreme Court dismisses arbitration petition due to limitation: Elfit Arabia vs. Concept Hotel BARONS (2024) INSC 536 (09 July 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can reject an arbitration petition at the referral stage if the claim is ex-facie barred by limitation. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Elfit Arabia & Anr vs. Concept Hotel
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement Despite Distant Heir: Naseem Kahnam vs. Zaheda Begum (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family settlement agreement can be enforced when it includes a distant heir not entitled to inherit under Mohammedan Law. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition). Case Name: Naseem Kahnam and Others vs. Zaheda Begum (Dead) By Lr. and Others.
Supreme Court Clarifies Partition of Ancestral Property: Shashidhar vs. Ashwini Uma Mathad (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether properties acquired through inheritance or transfer can be considered part of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) coparcenary for partition. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Shashidhar and Others vs. Ashwini Uma Mathad and Another [Judgment Date]: July 8,
Supreme Court quashes rape charges in consensual relationship case: Shiv Pratap Singh Rana vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 481 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can a sexual relationship between two adults be considered rape if it was initially consensual but
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Thatireddigari Maheswara Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 495 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can the testimony of eyewitnesses who are related to the victim be considered reliable in a murder case? The
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Vishwanatha vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused could be convicted of murder based on the testimony of eyewitnesses, despite inconsistencies with the post-mortem report and the lack of a Test Identification Parade (TIP). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dharmendra Kumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for murder, based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dharmendra
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Refund in Property Sale Dispute: R. Radhakrishna Prasad vs. Swaminathan & Anr. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying the Trial Court’s decree regarding the refund of the advance sale consideration in a suit for specific performance. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: R. Radhakrishna Prasad vs. Swaminathan
Supreme Court on Remand in Arbitration Appeals: Bombay Slum Redevelopment vs. Samir Narain Bhojwani (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of appellate court’s power to remand a case under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Bombay Slum Redevelopment Corporation Private Limited vs. Samir Narain Bhojwani [Judgment Date]: July
