Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Chhattisgarh Murder Case: Chhannu Lal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed on the appellant was justified under the “rarest of rare” doctrine. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chhannu Lal Verma vs. The State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2018 Introduction Date […]
Supreme Court Directs Railways to Absorb Parcel Porters: Ram Bhajan Das & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving parcel and goods porters should be absorbed into regular railway employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ram Bhajan Das & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 28
Supreme Court Upholds Railway’s Discretion in Filling Vacancies from Extra Panel: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap vs. South East Central Railway (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate from the extra panel (20% over and above the vacancies) has a right to appointment if vacancies remain unfilled. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap & Ors.
Supreme Court Clarifies Reserved Vacancy Filling After Resignation in Punjab: Gagandeep Singh Case (27 November 2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 November 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1034 Judges: Kurian Joseph J., S. Abdul Nazeer J. Can a reserved category vacancy, vacated due to resignation, be filled from the existing merit list or does it require
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Lemon and Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases (20 November 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for trees on land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: D. Eswara Naidu & Ors. vs. The Special Deputy Collector (L.A) & Other Connected Matters Judgment
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Lemon and Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for trees on land acquired by the government. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: D. Eswara Naidu & Ors. vs. The Special Deputy Collector (L.A) & Other Connected Matters Judgment Date: 20 November 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Swapan Kumar Jha vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty awarded to one of the accused in a kidnapping and murder case was justified, or if it should be commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Swapan Kumar
Supreme Court mandates minimum pay for daily wage workers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daily wage workers are entitled to the minimum of the pay scales applicable to regular employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sabha Shanker Dube vs. Divisional Forest Officer & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 November
Supreme Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent under Section 10A of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 LEGAL ISSUE: Granting divorce by mutual consent. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: Meera V. Mathew vs. Vivek K. John Judgment Date: November 13, 2018 Date of the Judgment: November 13, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J.,
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment with 20-Year Cap in Babasaheb Maruti Kamble vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty awarded to the accused should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Babasaheb Maruti Kamble vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: November 1, 2018
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Madhya Pradesh Case: Jitendra @ Jeetu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) Date of the Judgment: November 1, 2018 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1441 of 2018 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 111 of 2015) Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a death sentence
Supreme Court Reopens Review Petitions in Death Penalty Case Date of the Judgment: 31 October 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph J., A.M. Khanwilkar J., Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud J. Can a review petition be reopened in a death penalty case after it has been dismissed? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
