Constitutional Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Royalty vs. Tax in Patna Municipal Corporation Case: Patna Municipal Corporation & Ors. vs. M/S Tribro Ad Bureau & Ors. (2024)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Royalty vs. Tax in Patna Municipal Corporation Case (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the charges levied by the Patna Municipal Corporation on advertising agencies for displaying hoardings were a tax or royalty. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Municipal Law, Taxation Law. Case Name: Patna Municipal Corporation & Ors. vs. M/S Tribro Ad Bureau & […]

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Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in Consensual Relationship Case: Lalu Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024)

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Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in Consensual Relationship Case: Lalu Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship between two individuals who lived together as husband and wife, initiated under a promise of marriage, can be considered rape if the promise is later broken. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024)

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed for the murder of a daughter by her father in an alleged honor killing case should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar

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Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024)

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Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate with a benchmark disability exceeding 40% can be denied admission to a medical course solely based on the percentage of disability. CASE TYPE: Disability Law, Education Law Case Name: Omkar Ramchandra

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Supreme Court Orders Fresh Selection List for Junior Engineers, Bihar: Upholds Candidate Rights (04 October 2024)

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Supreme Court Orders Fresh Selection List for Junior Engineers, Bihar LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can cancel a completed selection process after a select list has been prepared. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Recruitment Case Name: Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh vs. The State of Bihar and Others [Judgment Date]: 04 October 2024 Date of the Judgment: 04

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Input Tax Credit on Immovable Property: Supreme Court Interprets Section 17(5) of CGST Act (2024)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Input Tax Credit on Immovable Property Under CGST Act LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Input Tax Credit (ITC) restrictions on immovable property under Section 17(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. CASE TYPE: Tax Law, specifically Goods and Services Tax (GST). Case Name: Chief Commissioner of Central Goods and Service

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Supreme Court Quashes Khalsa University Repeal Act: A Case of Arbitrary Legislation (3 October 2024)

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Supreme Court Quashes Khalsa University Repeal Act: A Case of Arbitrary Legislation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a law singling out a single university for repeal is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Education Law Case Name: Khalsa University and Another vs. The State of Punjab and Another Judgment Date: 3 October 2024 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste Discrimination in Prisons: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India (2024)

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Supreme Court Abolishes Caste-Based Discrimination in Prisons: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Constitutional validity of discriminatory practices in prisons based on caste. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law. Case Name: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 October 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 03 October

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Supreme Court Orders IIT Admission for Marginalized Student After Technical Glitch: Atul Kumar vs. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (2024) INSC 749 (30 September 2024)

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Supreme Court Orders IIT Admission for Marginalized Student After Technical Glitch LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a meritorious student from a marginalized community should be denied admission to an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) due to a technical glitch in online payment processing, despite fulfilling all other requirements. CASE TYPE: Education Law; Writ Petition Case Name: Atul

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Supreme Court Directs Payment to Cooperative Bank in Auction Dispute: Ahmednagar District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 741 (27 September 2024)

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Supreme Court Directs Payment to Cooperative Bank in Auction Dispute Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 741 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J. and Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can a cooperative bank be left without recourse when a property auction, meant to recover its dues, is allegedly undervalued? The Supreme Court of India

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Supreme Court overturns concurrent findings on loan disguised as sale agreement: Lakha Singh vs. Balwinder Singh (2024) INSC 744 (27 September 2024)

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Supreme Court overturns concurrent findings on loan disguised as sale agreement: Lakha Singh vs. Balwinder Singh (2024) INSC 744 (27 September 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transaction documented as an agreement to sell was actually a loan transaction. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Lakha Singh vs. Balwinder Singh & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 27 September 2024

Supreme Court overturns concurrent findings on loan disguised as sale agreement: Lakha Singh vs. Balwinder Singh (2024) INSC 744 (27 September 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case Citing Delay: V. Senthil Balaji vs. Directorate of Enforcement (26 September 2024)

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case Citing Delay: V. Senthil Balaji vs. Directorate of Enforcement (26 September 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prolonged incarceration of an accused, without the likelihood of a speedy trial, violates their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution, especially when stringent bail conditions are imposed by statutes like

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