Supreme Court quashes FIR due to lack of expert report in fuel adulteration case: Suresh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) INSC 1021 (24 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an FIR can be sustained without an expert report confirming the nature of the seized substance in cases of alleged fuel adulteration. CASE TYPE: […]
Supreme Court Grants Probation in Essential Commodities Act Case After 37 Years LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 can be granted probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, despite a minimum sentence prescribed in the Essential Commodities Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Tarak Nath Keshari vs.
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Supreme Court grants probation in Essential Commodities Act case: Tarak Nath Keshari vs. State of West Bengal (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 513 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a person convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 be released on probation? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Allows Sugar Factory Extension, Prioritizes Farmer Benefits Date of the Judgment: 13 July 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 604 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a sugar factory’s operational timeline be extended despite delays caused by litigation? This was the core question before the Supreme Court, which recently ruled in favor of
Supreme Court Clarifies State Power to Fix Sugarcane Prices Above Central Minimum Date of the Judgment: 22 April 2020 Judges: Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah, Aniruddha Bose Can a state government fix sugarcane prices that are higher than the minimum price set by the central government? This was the core legal question
Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim Repudiation Due to Lack of Hexane Storage License Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 142 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can an insurance company reject a claim if the insured party did not have the required license to store hazardous materials?
Supreme Court Upholds Sugar Pricing Policy: Oudh Sugar Mills vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Central Government’s decision to classify a sugar mill in a specific zone for levy sugar pricing was discriminatory and arbitrary. CASE TYPE: Civil law, specifically concerning the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and pricing of levy sugar. Case
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Supreme Court Upholds Differential Pricing for Coal: S.K.J. Coke Industries vs. Coal India Ltd. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a coal consumer is entitled to preferential “linked price” or must pay the higher “Liberalised Sales Scheme” (LSS) price for coal. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Regulatory Law Case Name: M/s. S.K.J. Coke Industries Ltd.& Anr. vs. Coal
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Fuel Dealership for Adulteration Date of the Judgment: 07 November 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 942 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a fuel dealership be terminated for failing quality tests, even if there are minor procedural delays in sample testing? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Date of the Judgment: 4 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 804 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can first-time offenders convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 be granted probation instead of imprisonment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, focusing on whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act,
Date of the Judgment: July 4, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 477 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Can the government regulate the price of a drug that is not explicitly listed as a “bulk drug” but is a derivative of one? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case
Can individuals in charge of a company be prosecuted separately if the company violates the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, even if the company itself isn’t prosecuted? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal concerning alleged violations of the Act related to misdeclaration of fiber compositions in textiles. Justices Arijit Pasayat and
