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 Revives Land Acquisition Challenge: J.N. Puri vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: 29 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 64 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a decades-old land acquisition case be revived after multiple dismissals? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Revision Petition against Order IX Rule 13 CPC: The Koushik Mutually Aided Cooperative Housing Society vs. Ameena Begum (2023) INSC 1065 Date of the Judgment: 01 December 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1065 Judges: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can a revision petition be filed before the High Court
Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order in Property Partition Dispute: M/s Multicon Builders vs. Sumandevi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a non-family member can challenge a preliminary decree in a property partition suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Partition Case Name: M/s Multicon Builders vs. Sumandevi and Others Judgment Date: November 6, 2023 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Clarifies Rejection of Plaints Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Geetha vs. Nanjundaswamy (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: The correct application of Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, regarding the rejection of plaints, and whether a plaint can be rejected partially. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, specifically concerning property partition. Case
Supreme Court acquits accused in rape case due to insufficient evidence of prosecutrix’s age: Manak Chand vs. State of Haryana (2023) INSC 959 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved that the prosecutrix was a minor at the time of the alleged offense, thus making her consent immaterial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically rape under
Supreme Court clarifies scope of ‘future disputes’ in power purchase agreements: Nabha Power Ltd vs. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (2023) Date of the Judgment: October 09, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 883 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a party repeatedly raise the same issues under the guise of
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to lack of evidence: Naresh vs State of Haryana (2023) INSC 889 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Naresh @ Nehru
Supreme Court Allows Delayed Written Statements in Commercial Suit: Aditya Khaitan vs. IL&FS (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court’s orders extending limitation during the COVID-19 pandemic apply to the period for filing written statements in commercial suits, even when the initial period had expired before the extension orders. CASE TYPE: Commercial Suit, Civil Procedure
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1987 Murder Case: CBI vs. Shyam Bihari & Others (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in rejecting the appeal against acquittal in a case where the trial court found the prosecution’s evidence insufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Clarifies District Magistrate’s Role in Land Acquisition Compensation Apportionment Date of the Judgment: 07 July 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 606 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a District Magistrate, acting as an arbitrator, decide on how compensation for acquired land should be split between claimants? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Security Deposit for Setting Aside Ex-Parte Decrees in Small Causes Court Cases Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 478 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can an application to set aside an ex-parte decree be entertained if the applicant fails to deposit the decretal amount or
