Supreme Court Restrains Interference in Church Dispute: Fr. Issac Mattammel vs. St. Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 859 Judges: Hon’ble Justices Arun Mishra and M.R. Shah Can lower courts disregard Supreme Court decisions? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a […]
Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Parliament to Enact Standalone Law on Custodial Torture: Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct Parliament to enact a specific law. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India and Another Judgment Date: 05
Supreme Court Modifies Compensation in Motor Accident Claim: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Satish Kumar Verma (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 823 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a fellowship be considered as part of the income while calculating compensation in a motor accident claim? The
Supreme Court Issues Directions on Parking Policy in Residential Areas LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of a comprehensive parking policy in residential and other areas. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 2 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 2 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 785
Supreme Court Rules Work-Charged Service Counts Towards Pension LEGAL ISSUE: Whether work-charged service should be counted as qualifying service for pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Prem Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 2nd September 2019 Date of the Judgment: 2nd September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 851 Judges: Arun
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Supreme Court Upholds Autonomy of JBIMS for 2019-20 Admissions: Rohan Virani vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) should be considered an autonomous or non-autonomous department of the University of Mumbai for the 2019-2020 academic year, impacting admission criteria. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically concerning admissions to
Supreme Court Addresses Escheat Law in Rajasthan: State of Rajasthan vs. Lord Northbrook (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Rajasthan rightfully invoked the Escheats Act, 1956 to take over properties of a deceased person who died intestate and without legal heirs. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Escheat, Property Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan
Supreme Court Clarifies Probation Period for Delhi School Teachers: Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Sr. Sec. School vs. J.A.J Vasu Sena (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, limit the maximum probation period for teachers to two years and whether continuation of service beyond this period results in automatic confirmation. CASE TYPE: Education Law,
Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Rules Private Agreements Cannot Oust Writ Jurisdiction: Maharashtra Chess Association vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: [Not Available in the source] Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J Can a private agreement between parties restrict the constitutional power of a High Court to
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Custodial Death Case: Union of India vs. Junu Gayary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a CBI investigation should be ordered in a case of alleged custodial death following an inquiry by the District & Sessions Judge. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Union of India and others vs. Junu Gayary Judgment
Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility based on conflicting age records. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr Judgment Date: 25 July 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
