Supreme Court Upholds Adult Trial for Accused in 2011 Robbery Case: Manoj @ Monu vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in criminal cases based on conflicting evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Manoj @ Monu @ Vishal Chaudhary vs. State of Haryana & Anr. Judgment Date: 15 February 2022 Can […]
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Bank Employee’s Fraud and Misconduct: Indian Overseas Bank vs. Om Prakash Lal Srivastava (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a bank employee’s dismissal for fraud and misconduct was justified. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings. Case Name: Indian Overseas Bank & Ors. vs. Om Prakash Lal Srivastava. [Judgment Date]: 19 January 2022 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Abetment of Suicide in Dowry Harassment Case: Gumansinh vs. State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 when the death of the married woman occurs within seven years of marriage and there is evidence of
Supreme Court orders fresh consideration of property dispute: Narayan Sitaramji Badwaik vs. Bisaram (2021) INSC 71 LEGAL ISSUE: The proper procedure for a High Court to follow when dealing with a second appeal where the first appellate court has erred in its assessment of facts and law. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Narayan Sitaramji Badwaik
Supreme Court Upholds MACT Award, Emphasizes Witness Reliability in Accident Claims: Anita Sharma vs. New India Assurance (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining liability in motor accident claims based on witness testimony and FIR discrepancies. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) Case Name: Anita Sharma & Ors. vs. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to unreliable eyewitness testimony: Amar Singh vs. State (2020) INSC 469 LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of a single eyewitness testimony in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amar Singh vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 12 October 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Primogeniture in Princely State Property Dispute: Trijugi Narain vs. Sankoo (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether perpetual leasehold rights of a property, part of a former princely state, should be considered coparcenary property or an impartible estate governed by primogeniture. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Trijugi Narain (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and
Supreme Court Allows Summons of Husband in Dowry Death Case: Saeeda Khatoon Arshi vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon a person as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Decision: Marriage Not Proven in Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a marriage is valid when not performed with proper ceremonies and customs, and if the parties are within prohibited degrees of relationship. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Rathnamma & Ors. vs. Sujathamma & Ors. Judgment Date: 15 November
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Supreme Court Upholds Patta Grant, Dismisses Title Suit: Jagdish Prasad Patel vs. Shivnath (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a patta (lease) granted to the forefathers of the defendants/appellants can be deemed valid in the absence of any formal order of abandonment or revocation of a prior patta granted to the plaintiffs/respondents’ forefathers. CASE TYPE: Civil Property
Supreme Court overturns Foreigners Tribunal order: Sirajul Hoque declared Indian Citizen (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of citizenship status based on documentary evidence. CASE TYPE: Citizenship Law, Foreigners Act. Case Name: Sirajul Hoque vs. The State of Assam & Ors. Judgment Date: February 14, 2019 Date of the Judgment: February 14, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123
Supreme Court Clarifies Admissibility of Electronic Evidence and Use of Videography in Crime Scenes LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of electronic evidence and the use of videography in crime scene investigations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Evidence Law Case Name: Shafhi Mohammad v. The State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment Date: 30 January 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
