Supreme Court Recalls Judgment on Benami Law: Union of India vs. Ganpati Dealcom LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, as amended in 2016, can be applied retroactively. CASE TYPE: Benami Property Law Case Name: Union of India & Anr vs. M/s Ganpati Dealcom Pvt Ltd [Judgment Date]: 18 October 2024 […]
Supreme Court clarifies penalty rules for excise violations: Pernod Ricard India vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of amended penalty rules in excise violations. CASE TYPE: Excise Law Case Name: Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April 19, 2024 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence for Misbranded Food: A.K. Sarkar & Co. vs. State of West Bengal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be given the benefit of a new law that provides for a lesser punishment for an offense committed under a previous law. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Food Adulteration) Case Name: M/S A.K. SARKAR
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Tenants in Wakf Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of a Wakf property can be deemed “encroachers” under the Wakf Act, 1995, and subjected to criminal prosecution for continuing to occupy the property after the expiry of their lease, especially when their possession began before the relevant amendments to
Supreme Court Clarifies Encroachment Under Wakf Act: P.V. Nidhish vs. Kerala State Wakf Board (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of Wakf properties whose leases have expired can be termed “encroachers” under the Wakf Act, 1995, particularly concerning the retrospective application of the 2013 amendment. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Wakf Law, Criminal Law Case Name: P.V.
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father in Daughter’s Rape Case, Sets Minimum 20-Year Term LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a minimum term of imprisonment beyond 14 years for life sentences in cases not involving the death penalty? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh vs. The State Govt. of NCT of
Supreme Court Clarifies “Continuing Unlawful Activity” under Gujarat Control of Terrorism Act Date of the Judgment: 15 December 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1437 Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J.B. Pardiwala Can prior offenses be the basis for charges under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015, even if no new offenses are committed
Supreme Court Declares Benami Act Amendment Prospective Date of the Judgment: 23 August 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: N.V. Ramana, CJI, Krishna Murari, J., Hima Kohli, J. Can a law that punishes benami transactions apply to those that occurred before the law was even in effect? The Supreme Court of India recently tackled
