Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Property Dispute: N. Tahera & Anr. vs. Seema Begum & Anr. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a dismissed Special Leave Petition in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: N. Tahera & Anr. vs. Seema Begum & Anr. Judgment Date: 30 November 2021 Date of the Judgment: 30 […]
CIDCO’s Land Allotment Cancellation Overturned: Supreme Court Upholds Fairness in Tenders (29 November 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government body can cancel a land allotment based on technicalities and a change in policy after the allotment process is complete and payments have been made. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Public Procurement, Land Allotment Case Name: The
Supreme Court Allows Delayed Claim in Insolvency Case: GPR Power Solutions vs. Supriyo Chaudhuri (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the delay in filing a claim by a creditor in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) can be condoned, considering the Supreme Court’s orders on extending limitation periods during the COVID-19 pandemic. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Appeal in Railway Protection Force Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether disciplinary proceedings can be initiated without a formal inquiry under Rule 161 of the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ram Bahadur Yadav Judgment Date: 26 November 2021 Date of
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to 30 Years in Gruesome Family Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment, considering the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of the convicts. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mofil Khan & Anr. vs. The State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 26 November
Supreme Court Overturns Acquittal in Deadly Holi Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction of multiple accused in a case of deadly assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash Judgment
Supreme Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Lack of Urgency: Hamid Ali Khan vs. State of U.P. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the invocation of the urgency clause under Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was justified, thereby dispensing with the inquiry under Section 5A. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Hamid Ali Khan (D)
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Deputy Collector Appointment: State of UP vs. Chunni Lal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the State to appoint two individuals to a single post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Chunni Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 November 2021 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Loan Waiver Scheme for Small Farmers: State of Tamil Nadu vs. National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturist Association (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government scheme providing loan waivers exclusively to small and marginal farmers is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Government Policy. Case
Supreme Court Directs Accommodation for Dysgraphia in NEET: Avni Prakash vs. NTA (2021) Date of the Judgment: 23 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 7000 of 2021 (Arising Out of SLP (C) No.18591 of 2021) Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a student with dysgraphia, a specific learning disability, be
Supreme Court Denies Compassionate Appointment After 18-Year Delay: Steel Authority of India vs. Gouri Devi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second application for compassionate appointment can be considered after a significant delay, especially when a prior application by another family member was rejected. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Steel Authority of India Limited vs.
Supreme Court Interprets “Sexual Assault” Under POCSO Act: Skin-to-Skin Contact Not Mandatory (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “sexual assault” under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Child Protection Case Name: Attorney General for India v. Satish and Another & Other connected matters [Judgment
