Supreme Court Grants Pensionary Benefits to Women Air Force Officers: Wg Cdr A U Tayyaba (Retd) vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether women Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) of the Indian Air Force (IAF), who were not part of the original litigation, are entitled to the same benefits as those who were, specifically […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Disclosure of Documents in Criminal Trials: P. Ponnusamy vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2022) Date of the Judgment: 7 November 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 1004 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can an accused demand documents not relied upon by the prosecution at the appellate stage? The Supreme
Supreme Court Directs Compensation for 1992-93 Mumbai Riots Victims: Shakeel Ahmed vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State is obligated to provide compensation to victims of communal violence and implement recommendations of an inquiry commission. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Shakeel Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors.
Supreme Court Clarifies “Local Area” Definition for Entry Tax in Industrial Townships LEGAL ISSUE: Whether industrial townships, excluded from municipal areas, qualify as “local areas” for entry tax under Entry 52 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Tax Law (Entry Tax) Case Name: M/s. OCL INDIA LTD. vs. STATE
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Solitary Confinement and Delay: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prolonged solitary confinement and delays in processing a mercy petition can be grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India & Ors.
Supreme Court quashes detention order for illegible documents in preventive detention case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the supply of illegible documents to a detenu violates their fundamental right to make an effective representation under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: The State of Manipur & Ors. vs. Buyamayum
Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Witness Testimony: Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. vs. State of Assam (2022) Date of the Judgment: 17th October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 913 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice B.V. Nagarathna. The judgment was authored by Justice B.V. Nagarathna. Can inconsistencies in witness testimonies lead
Date of the Judgment: 13 October 2022 Citation: Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors. (2022) INSC 900 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Divergent Opinion) Can a state government enforce a uniform in schools that effectively bans religious attire like the hijab? The Supreme Court of India grappled with this
Supreme Court allows Banks’ challenge to RBI’s disclosure of information under RTI Act: HDFC Bank Ltd. vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 30 September 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 838 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a previous judgment of the Supreme Court be challenged through a writ petition? The Supreme
Supreme Court Denies Compassionate Appointment to Married Daughter: State of Maharashtra vs. Madhuri Maruti Vidhate (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a married daughter is entitled to compassionate appointment after the death of her mother, who was previously appointed on compassionate grounds after the death of her father. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of
Supreme Court expands abortion access to unmarried women Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 827 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, A S Bopanna, J, and J B Pardiwala, J. Can unmarried women be denied the right to terminate a pregnancy? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question,
Supreme Court allows withdrawal of plea challenging Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Act: Munilal & Ors. vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Anr. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a petition challenging the validity of a law
