Supreme Court Quashes BSF Commandant’s Conviction in Acetic Anhydride Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a BSF Commandant can be convicted based solely on the statement of a subordinate, and whether the punishment was proportionate to the alleged offense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: B.S. Hari Commandant vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 13 […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Inter-State Transfer Powers of Common High Courts: Shah Newaz Khan vs. State of Nagaland (2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 145 Judges: Hrishikesh Roy, J., Dipankar Datta, J. Can a High Court that serves as a common court for multiple states transfer a civil case from one
CISF vs. Santosh Kumar Pandey: Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Misconduct Date of the Judgment: December 16, 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 8671 of 2015 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee be overturned by a High Court based on a re-evaluation of evidence? The
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Bank Loan Recovery Cases: Bank of Rajasthan vs. VCK Shares (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a borrower can file an independent suit against a bank in a civil court when the bank has already initiated recovery proceedings at the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT). CASE TYPE: Banking Law, Debt Recovery Case Name:
Supreme Court clarifies abatement of suit and its effect on appeals: Maringmei Acham vs. M Maringmei Khuripou (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Effect of abatement of a suit on pending appeals arising from interlocutory orders in the suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Maringmei Acham vs. M Maringmei Khuripou Judgment Date: 03 November 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Cooperative Society’s Right to Redevelop Property: Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank vs. Aloke Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cooperative society can engage a third-party developer for property redevelopment. CASE TYPE: Cooperative Law, Property Law Case Name: The Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank and Housing Society Ltd. vs. Sri Aloke
Supreme Court Upholds SBI’s Dismissal of Employee in Fraud Case Date of the Judgment: 20 May 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 3490 of 2022 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a High Court interfere with a disciplinary authority’s decision when there is sufficient evidence of misconduct? The Supreme Court addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds National Green Tribunal’s Validity and Jurisdiction Date of the Judgment: May 18, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 488 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. (authored the judgment) Can the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act, 2010, bypass the High Court’s powers under the Constitution? The Supreme Court recently addressed this crucial question regarding
Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Jurisdiction Under Article 227 in Consumer Disputes LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can entertain a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in an appeal under Section 58(1)(a)(iii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for preliminary issues in civil suits: Sathyanath vs. Sarojamani (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for framing preliminary issues in civil suits CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure Case Name: Sathyanath & Anr. vs. Sarojamani [Judgment Date]: 6 May 2022 Date of the Judgment: 6 May 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 445 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J.,
Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Remedy in Arbitration Dispute: M/s. Kelkar & Kelkar vs. M/s. Hotel Pride Executive Pvt. Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can entertain a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India against an arbitral award when a statutory remedy of appeal is available under the
Supreme Court Clarifies Sub-Letting Under Delhi Rent Control Act: Puri Investments vs. Young Friends & Co. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 23 February 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1609 of 2022 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 6516/2019) Judges: Vineet Saran, J, Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a tenant be evicted for allowing medical
