Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Caste Certificate: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a forward caste, who marries a person from a Scheduled Caste, is entitled to claim reservation benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das & Ors Judgment Date: May […]
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Caste Certificate Case: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a forward caste can claim reservation benefits by marrying a person from a Scheduled Caste. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das & Ors. [Judgment Date]: May 2,
Supreme Court Upholds IBC Section 53: Workmen Dues Prioritized in Liquidation LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of Section 327(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the waterfall mechanism under Section 53 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 concerning workmen’s dues. CASE TYPE: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Case Name: Moser Baer Karamchari Union Thr. President Mahesh Chand
Supreme Court Clarifies Powers Under Article 142 in Divorce Cases: Shilpa Sailesh vs. Varun Sreenivasan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope and extent of the Supreme Court’s power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant divorce, including waiving the mandatory waiting period for mutual consent divorce and granting divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown
Supreme Court Upholds Pre-Import Condition for IGST Exemption in Advance Authorisation Scheme LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of ‘pre-import condition’ for availing IGST exemption under the Advance Authorisation scheme. CASE TYPE: Taxation Law, Foreign Trade Policy Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Cosmo Films Limited [Judgment Date]: 28 April 2023 Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Upholds Development Charges but Rejects Other Levies Under UP Urban Planning Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether development authorities in Uttar Pradesh can levy charges beyond those explicitly mentioned in Section 15(2-A) of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Urban Development and Planning Case Name: Mathura Vrindavan Development
Supreme Court Upholds Development Charges but Strikes Down Other Levies in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Development Authorities in Uttar Pradesh can levy charges beyond those explicitly specified in the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Development and Urban Planning Case Name: Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority & Another
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh vs. State (2023) INSC 385 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the chain of circumstances to establish the guilt of the accused in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh @ Bhure vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure vs. State (G.N.C.T.) of Delhi Judgment Date: 28 April 2023
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Tenants in Wakf Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of a Wakf property can be deemed “encroachers” under the Wakf Act, 1995, and subjected to criminal prosecution for continuing to occupy the property after the expiry of their lease, especially when their possession began before the relevant amendments to
Supreme Court Clarifies Encroachment Under Wakf Act: P.V. Nidhish vs. Kerala State Wakf Board (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of Wakf properties whose leases have expired can be termed “encroachers” under the Wakf Act, 1995, particularly concerning the retrospective application of the 2013 amendment. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Wakf Law, Criminal Law Case Name: P.V.
Supreme Court Limits State Residency Quota in B.Ed Admissions: Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a state government can reserve seats for residents in B.Ed courses and, if so, what is the permissible extent of such reservation. CASE TYPE: Education Law. Case Name: Veena Vadini Teachers Training
