Supreme Court Overturns Immunity for Bribery in Legislature: Sita Soren vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 161 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether parliamentary privilege protects legislators from prosecution for bribery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Sita Soren v. Union of India Judgment Date: 4 March 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 4 March 2024 […]
Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings: Anil Mishra vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash criminal proceedings based on a settlement agreement when the original complainant and injured victim is not a party to the agreement. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Anil Mishra vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
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Supreme Court Clarifies Liability of Legal Heirs in Development Agreements: Vinayak Dube Case (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Liability of legal representatives for obligations under a development agreement. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Vinayak Purshottam Dube (Deceased) Through LRs vs. Jayashree Padamkar Bhat & Others [Judgment Date]: 01 March 2024 Date of the Judgment: 01 March
Specific Performance Denied: Supreme Court Upholds Decision in Property Sale Dispute (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether specific performance can be granted for a property sale agreement when the plaintiff’s conduct involves misrepresentation and suppression of facts. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Specific Performance) Case Name: Major Gen. Darshan Singh (D) By Lrs. & Anr. vs. Brij
Supreme Court quashes conviction in NDPS case due to flawed procedure: Mohammed Khalid vs State of Telangana (2024) INSC 158 (01 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the charges against the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a case involving the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law,
Supreme Court acquits accused in abetment to suicide case: Kumar @ Shiva Kumar vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused abetted the suicide of the deceased under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kumar @ Shiva Kumar vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 01
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Arbitrator Appointments in Arif Azim Co. Ltd. vs. Aptech Ltd. (2024) Date of the Judgment: 1st March 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 155 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJI, J.B. Pardiwala, J., Manoj Misra, J. When does the clock start ticking for filing an application for the appointment of an arbitrator?
Supreme Court Overrules Automatic Stay Vacation in Civil and Criminal Cases Date of the Judgment: 29 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 150 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJI, Abhay S. Oka, J., J. B. Pardiwala, J., Manoj Misra, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. (Concurring) Can a High Court’s interim stay order in civil or criminal proceedings
Supreme Court on Amendment of Pleadings: Basavaraj vs. Indira (2024) INSC 151 Date of the Judgment: February 29, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 151 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a party amend their pleadings at the fag end of a trial to introduce a new claim, especially when a previous compromise decree exists?
Supreme Court Upholds Will, Rejects Sale Deed in Property Dispute: Savitri Bai vs. Savitri Bai (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Will versus a subsequent Sale Deed in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Savitri Bai and another vs. Savitri Bai [Judgment Date]: 29 February 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Vedanta’s Copper Plant for Environmental Violations Date of the Judgment: 29 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 175 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J B Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J. Can a company continue to operate a polluting industrial plant despite repeated violations of environmental norms? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Clarifies Tax Deduction on Telecom Services: Bharti Cellular vs. ACIT (2024) Date of the Judgment: February 28, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 148 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can telecom companies be required to deduct tax at source on income earned by their distributors? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
