Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Tenant Under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) landlord can evict a tenant under the summary procedure of Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, when the landlord’s family members own other shops in […]
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Tenant Under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act: Shanta Rani vs. Nasib Kaur (2023) INSC 874 (October 5, 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) landlord can seek eviction of a tenant under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 for
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rioting Case Citing Lack of Reliable Evidence: Javed Shaukat Ali Qureshi vs. State of Gujarat (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained based on the sole testimony of a witness who identifies the accused for the first time in court, after a significant time lapse,
Supreme Court Directs Petitioner to High Court in Insurance Claim Dispute: Universal Sompo vs. Suresh Chand Jain (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution is maintainable directly against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) passed in appellate jurisdiction. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in suspending the sentence of life imprisonment and granting bail to the accused convicted of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder and Robbery Case: Dakkata Balaram Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a case of double murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dakkata Balaram Reddy
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Dakkata Balaram Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder, robbery, and house trespass. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dakkata Balaram Reddy & Anr. vs. State of Andhra Pradesh &
Supreme Court Upholds Division Bench Order in AIADMK Leadership Dispute Date of the Judgment: 23 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1562 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a political party’s internal disputes be resolved by the courts? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case concerning the All India Anna
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right to Possession in Encroachment Case: Baini Prasad vs. Durga Devi (2023) Date of the Judgment: February 2, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No.6182-6183 of 2009 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person who encroaches on another’s land claim protection against eviction by citing improvements made on the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Unlawful Assembly Case: Gurmail Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: October 17, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 902 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., and Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a member of an unlawful assembly be convicted of murder even if they did not directly inflict
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Concealing Criminal Cases in CRPF Recruitment (26 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether concealing information about pending criminal cases during recruitment justifies dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Central Armed Police Forces) Case Name: Satish Chandra Yadav vs. Union of India & Ors. and Pushpendra Kumar Yadav vs. Union of
Supreme Court directs early disposal of seniority dispute: Arjun Murmu vs. State of Odisha (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Seniority dispute between Assistant Section Officers recruited under special and general quotas. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Arjun Murmu vs. The State of Odisha & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 23 September
