Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Central Law over State Law in Property Disputes: Naeem Bano vs. Mohammad Rahees (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a state amendment to a central law is valid when the Parliament has subsequently amended the same law. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law) Case Name: Naeem Bano Alias Gaindo vs. Mohammad Rahees & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 9, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 510 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Sanjay Kumar, J. Can State laws for land acquisition, which are different from the central law, be valid? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court clarifies contract labour absorption under CLRA Act: Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. vs. Ramcharan (2022) Date of the Judgment: 05 December 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1065 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Hima Kohli, J. Can contract laborers automatically become employees of the principal employer? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a
Supreme Court Quashes Vice Chancellor Appointment for Violating UGC Norms Date of the Judgment: 21 October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 923 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a University appoint a Vice-Chancellor without adhering to the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in
Kerala Arbitration Act Overruled: Supreme Court Upholds Judicial Power (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Legislative competence of a State to enact laws impacting arbitration and encroachment on judicial power. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: The Secretary to Govt. of Kerala, Irrigation Department and Others vs. James Varghese and Others Judgment Date: 04 May 2022 Introduction
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Supreme Court Declares West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 Unconstitutional LEGAL ISSUE: Repugnancy between State and Central laws on the Concurrent List CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Real Estate Regulation Case Name: Forum for People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE) & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. Judgment Date: 4 May 2021 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Mortgage by Conditional Sale Despite Separate Agreement: Atul Chandra Das vs. Rabindra Nath Bhattacharya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transaction can be deemed a mortgage by conditional sale when the condition for re-transfer is in a separate document, despite Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. CASE TYPE: Property Law/Mortgage
Supreme Court Upholds Kerala’s Takeover of Aided Schools: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can take over a school under Section 15 of the Kerala Education Act, 1958, after the school has initiated closure procedures. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. The State of Kerala
