Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Date of the Judgment: 27 July 2022 Citation: Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors., 2022 INSC 615 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) a […]
Supreme Court Upholds Service Tax on Haj Tour Operators: All India Haj Umrah Tour Organizer Association Mumbai vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Haj Group Organizers (HGOs) or Private Tour Operators (PTOs) are liable to pay service tax on services rendered to Haj pilgrims. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: All India Haj
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Candidature for Using Different Languages in Application and OMR Sheet: Union of India vs. Mahendra Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 25, 2022 Citation: Not Available in the source Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can a candidate’s application be rejected for using different languages in the
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on Post Office Agent License in Anticipatory Bail Case LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court, while considering an application for anticipatory bail, issue directions that affect the rights and livelihood of a third party who is not involved in the case? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kanchan Kumari vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Distinction Between Junior Residents and In-Service Doctors in ESIC: Hemant Kumar Verma vs. ESIC (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Junior Resident Doctors are equivalent to ‘in-service’ doctors for availing reservation in Post Graduate medical courses. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Education Law Case Name: Hemant Kumar Verma & Ors vs. Employees State Insurance Corporation
Supreme Court Directs States to Expedite Registration of Unorganized Workers: In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers (21 July 2022) Date of the Judgment: 21 July 2022 Citation: IN RE: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers, Miscellaneous Application No. 94 of 2022 in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 6 of 2020 Judges: M.R.
Supreme Court expands abortion rights to unmarried women: X vs. The Principal Secretary (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether unmarried women are eligible for abortion between 20 and 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. CASE TYPE: Medical Termination of Pregnancy Law Case Name: X vs. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family
Supreme Court Orders Transfer of Multiple FIRs Against Mohammed Zubair to Delhi Police LEGAL ISSUE: Whether multiple FIRs for similar offenses based on the same set of facts (tweets) can be registered against an individual, and whether the investigation can be transferred to a single agency. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mohammed Zubair vs. State
Supreme Court Directs GST Council to Implement Digital Document Identification System: Pradeep Goyal vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the GST Council should recommend the implementation of a Document Identification Number (DIN) system for all state tax communications. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation related to Tax Administration. Case Name: Pradeep Goyal vs. Union
Supreme Court Refuses CBI Probe into Chhattisgarh Killings, Imposes Costs: Himanshu Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the investigation of alleged killings of tribals in Chhattisgarh should be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Petition Case Name: Himanshu Kumar and Others vs. State of Chhattisgarh and
Supreme Court Orders Return of Children to USA in Custody Battle LEGAL ISSUE: International Child Custody and Habeas Corpus CASE TYPE: Family Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Rajeswari Chandrasekar Ganesh vs. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 July 2022 Date of the Judgment: 14 July 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source]
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Supreme Court Upholds Search Warrant in Income Tax Case: Principal Director of Income Tax vs. Laljibhai Kanjibhai Mandalia (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in quashing a search warrant issued under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Income Tax/Search and Seizure Case Name: Principal Director of Income Tax
