Supreme Court Upholds MACT Award in Motor Accident Claim Case: Geeta Dubey & Ors vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors. (2024) INSC 998 (18 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in overturning the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) award based on the evidence presented regarding the involvement of the […]
Supreme Court Upholds Consolidation Officer’s Order on Paternity Dispute: Shambhu Chauhan vs. Ram Kirpal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court rightly interfered with the revisional authority’s order in a land consolidation dispute regarding the determination of paternity and succession rights. CASE TYPE: Land Consolidation Dispute, Civil Law Case Name: Shambhu Chauhan vs. Ram Kirpal
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs. State of Kerala (2024) INSC 838 (5 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Karakkattu Muhammed
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Uma & Anr. vs. State (2024) INSC 809 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal and convicting the accused based on circumstantial evidence in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Uma & Anr. vs. State. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court on Custodial Death: Manik & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused police officers were guilty of custodial death and related offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically relating to custodial death and police misconduct. Case Name: Manik & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 25 September 2024
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Possession of Land Donated for Veterinary Hospital: State of Punjab vs. Bhagwantpal Singh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for possession of land is maintainable when the land was donated to the State for a public purpose and the suit is filed after a long period of possession by the State.
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Partition Suit: Ram @ Ramdas Sheshrao Neharkar vs. Sheshrao Baburao Neharkar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court in a suit for partition and separate possession based on the claim of the plaintiff
Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim: Failure to Prove Material Suppression Leads to Victory for Complainant LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company can repudiate a claim based on the insured’s alleged suppression of information about existing insurance policies with other insurers. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Mahakali Sujatha vs. The Branch Manager, Future General I
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonor Case: Rajco Steel Enterprises vs. Kavita Saraff (2024) INSC 288 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused successfully rebutted the presumption of guilt in a cheque dishonor case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, when the complainant failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt.
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Raghunatha vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established a chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Raghunatha and Another vs. The State of Karnataka. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of conclusive evidence: Raja Naykar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) INSC 56 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and recovery of a weapon without establishing a clear link to the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in poisoning case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Darshan Singh vs. State of Punjab (2024) Date of the Judgment: January 04, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 19 Judges: B. R. Gavai, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction be upheld when the prosecution’s case relies heavily on circumstantial
