Supreme Court Upholds Tenant Rights: Reversal of Eviction Order in Kerala Rent Control Case (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of revisional jurisdiction of High Court under the Kerala Rent Control Act and the interpretation of “additional accommodation” for landlords. CASE TYPE: Rent Control/Eviction Case Name: Addissery Raghavan vs. Cheruvalath Krishnadasan Judgment Date: 08 June 2020 Date […]
Supreme Court Upholds Execution of Decree by Legal Representative Based on Will: Varadarajan vs. Kanakavalli & Ors. (2020) INSC 27 Date of the Judgment: 22 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 27 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a person who is not a direct heir, but is named in a will,
Supreme Court Upholds Charges of Abetment of Suicide: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Deepak (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 13, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 238 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court discharge an accused of abetment of suicide charges when there is sufficient evidence to suggest
Supreme Court overturns discharge of police officers in corruption case: State of Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the discharge of the accused under Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Case Name: State Represented by
Supreme Court Restores Status Quo in Property Dispute: Tek Singh vs. Shashi Verma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with concurrent findings of fact in a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) when the order is interlocutory in nature. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Tek Singh
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Supreme Court Reinstates Charges Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case: Pallavi vs. State of U.T. Chandigarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 29, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 49 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a lower court overturn a trial court’s decision to frame charges against accused individuals based on a
Supreme Court on Revisional Powers and Evidence Appraisal in Criminal Cases Date of the Judgment: 28 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 742 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a High Court, in its revisional jurisdiction, overturn an acquittal by a lower court when material evidence was overlooked? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 138 of NI Act: Kishan Rao vs. Shankargouda (2018) Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 603 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a High Court overturn a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, simply by re-evaluating the evidence? The
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Revisional Powers under Section 398 CrPC: Rajendra Rajoriya vs. Jagat Narain Thapak (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of revisional powers under Section 398 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajendra Rajoriya vs. Jagat Narain Thapak and Another Judgment Date: 23 February 2018 Introduction Date of
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in reversing the Trial Court’s finding on the rate of rent and the eviction order. CASE TYPE: Civil (Landlord-Tenant Dispute) Case Name: Trilok Singh Chauhan vs. Ram Lal (Dead) Thr. Lrs [Judgment Date]: December 11, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: December 11, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 992
LEGAL ISSUE: The scope of revisional jurisdiction of the High Court under Rent Control Acts concerning findings of fact by lower courts. CASE TYPE: Rent Control/Eviction Case Name: Gandhe Vijay Kumar vs. Mulji @ Mulchand [Judgment Date]: 27 July 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 July 2017 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J.,
