Supreme Court Directs States and High Courts on Implementation of Bail Guidelines: Satender Kumar Antil Case (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of directions regarding bail and arrest procedures. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure Case Name: Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Judgment Date: 13 February 2024 Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2024 Citation: 2024 […]
Supreme Court Quashes Defamation Case After Unconditional Withdrawal of Statements: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav vs. Hareshbhai Pranshankar Mehta (2024) INSC 108 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a defamation case can be quashed when the accused unconditionally withdraws the allegedly defamatory statements. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav vs. Hareshbhai Pranshankar Mehta [Judgment Date]: 13 February
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Mallappa vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 104 (12 February 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of appellate review in cases of acquittal by trial courts. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mallappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]: 12 February 2024 Date of the Judgment: 12
Supreme Court overturns acquittal in murder case, upholds conviction of main accused: State of Punjab vs. Gurpreet Singh (2024) INSC 154 (06 February 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in acquitting the accused by setting aside the well-reasoned findings of the Trial Court in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State
Supreme Court Institutionalizes Central Empowered Committee for Environmental Protection Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 78 Judges: B.R. Gavai, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. How can environmental governance be made more effective and accountable? The Supreme Court of India, in a significant step, has addressed the long-standing issue
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Candidate Due to State’s Error in Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate should be penalized for the State’s failure to properly implement reservation policies. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 31 January
Supreme Court quashes defamation proceedings against newspaper owner: Sanjay Upadhya vs. Anand Dubey (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a news article published in good faith, exercising the right to freedom of speech and expression, warrants prosecution for criminal defamation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: Sanjay Upadhya vs. Anand Dubey [Judgment Date]: January 29, 2024 Date
Supreme Court Grants Divorce on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: Prakashchandra Joshi vs. Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a marriage can be dissolved on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Prakashchandra Joshi vs. Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi [Judgment Date]: 24
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Transferring DGP in Himachal Pradesh Case (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can order the transfer of a Director General of Police (DGP) without a proper hearing. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Sanjay Kundu vs. Registrar General, High Court of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power in Town Planning, Overturns NGT Orders: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can direct a state government on how to exercise its legislative powers in town planning. CASE TYPE: Town and Country Planning Law, Environmental Law Case Name: State
Supreme Court Upholds Auction Policy for Land Allotment, Denies Relief to Educational Society: Delhi Development Authority vs. Hello Home Education Society (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an in-principle approval for land allotment creates a vested right, and whether a subsequent change in policy mandating auctions can apply to pending allotment requests. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Administrative Law
Supreme Court quashes High Court order, reinstates Anganwadi worker: Anjum Ara vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 40 (08 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Anganwadi worker’s appointment can be cancelled based on a guideline that was later struck down by the High Court. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Anjum Ara vs. The State
