Supreme Court Directs Expeditious Trial of Criminal Cases Against MPs and MLAs (2023) INSC 991 LEGAL ISSUE: Monitoring and expediting criminal trials against sitting and former Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs). CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Criminal) Case Name: Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs. Union of India & Anr. [Judgment Date]: […]
Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of POSH Act: Initiatives for Inclusion Foundation vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Initiatives for Inclusion Foundation & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 October
Supreme Court Modifies Senior Advocate Designation Guidelines: Indira Jaising vs. Supreme Court of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of guidelines for designation of Senior Advocates. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Advocates Act, 1961 Case Name: Ms. Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India, Through Secretary General Judgment Date: 12 May 2023 Date of the Judgment: 12
Supreme Court Fine-Tunes Senior Advocate Designation Process: Indira Jaising vs. Supreme Court of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of guidelines for designation of Senior Advocates. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Advocates Act Case Name: Ms. Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India Judgment Date: 12 May 2023 Date of the Judgment: 12 May 2023 Citation: 2023
Supreme Court Stays Promotions of District Judges Based on Seniority-cum-Merit: Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta vs. High Court of Gujarat (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotions to the cadre of District Judge should be based on merit-cum-seniority or seniority-cum-merit. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. vs. High Court of Gujarat and Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Settlement for Customs Act Violations: Yamal Manojbhai vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether settlement under Section 127B of the Customs Act, 1962 is available for goods specified under Section 123 of the same Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Customs Law Case Name: Yamal Manojbhai vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court clarifies settlement process under Customs Act for smuggled goods: Yamal vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an accused under the Customs Act, 1962 can seek settlement under Section 127B for goods specified under Section 123 of the same Act, when seized within the customs area. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Customs Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Deferment of Mercy Petition in Bomb Blast Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct the commutation of a death sentence to life imprisonment due to a delay in deciding a mercy petition, and whether the pendency of appeals by co-accused should halt the consideration of a mercy petition. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory E-Filing in Debt Recovery Tribunals: M P High Court Bar Association vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mandatory e-filing in Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) is valid, considering the digital divide in the country. CASE TYPE: Civil, focused on procedural aspects of debt recovery
Supreme Court Clarifies: Parole Period Not Counted Towards Sentence in Haryana Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 274 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a convict’s time spent on parole be counted towards their total sentence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this important question in a
Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Allotment for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can issue a writ of mandamus to direct the Union Ministry of Urban Development to allot land for the construction of lawyers’ chambers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Supreme Court Bar
Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Conversion for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Ministry of Urban Development (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct the Union Ministry of Urban Development to convert land allotted for Supreme Court archives into a chamber block for lawyers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Land Use, Administrative Law. Case
