Supreme Court Upholds Revenue Records, Rejects Oral Tenancy Claim: Partap Singh vs. Shiv Ram (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether oral evidence can rebut the presumption of truth attached to revenue records regarding land ownership and tenancy. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Dispute Case Name: Shri Partap Singh (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs. Shiv Ram […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Nawab vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) Date of the Judgment: 22 January 2020 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 884 of 2013 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a person be convicted for murder based on circumstantial evidence and the failure to provide a plausible explanation when
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Gruesome Child Sacrifice Case: Ishwari Lal Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty should be upheld in cases of gruesome murder of children for human sacrifice. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ishwari Lal Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 03 October 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Gift Deed Validity: Govindbhai Chhotabhai Patel vs. Patel Ramanbhai Mathurbhai (2019) Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 938 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a gift deed be challenged if the donor’s sons claim the property is ancestral? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Burden of Proof in Property Dispute: Ali Hussain vs. Rabiya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the burden of proof in cases involving alleged fraudulent property transactions, particularly when the transferor claims to be an illiterate woman. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Ali Hussain (D) Through Lrs
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed, Undue Influence Not Proven: Raja Ram vs. Jai Prakash Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale deed executed by an elderly person was obtained under undue influence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Transfer of Property Case Name: Raja Ram vs. Jai Prakash Singh and Others Judgment Date: 11 September 2019
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunita vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: July 30, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of Sikkim (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the death of the deceased based on circumstantial evidence and the application of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of
Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Cheque Dishonor Case: Basalingappa vs. Mudibasappa (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused successfully rebutted the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, regarding a cheque issued for a legally enforceable debt or liability. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Cheque Dishonor) Case Name: Basalingappa vs. Mudibasappa [Judgment Date]: April
Supreme Court acquits medical practitioners in Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were practicing medicine without valid qualifications under the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dharmendra & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: February 6, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 6, 2019
Supreme Court Reverses High Court Decision on Temple Property Dispute: Chairman, Board of Trustee vs. S. Rajyalaxmi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Dispute over the ownership of property claimed by both a temple trust and private individuals. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Chairman, Board of Trustee, Sri Ram Mandir Jagtial vs. S. Rajyalaxmi (Dead) &
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Specific Performance Suit: Lakshmi Sreenivasa Cooperative Building Society vs. Puvvada Rama (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance can be decreed when the execution of the underlying agreement is not proven. CASE TYPE: Civil (Specific Performance) Case Name: Lakshmi Sreenivasa Cooperative Building Society vs. Puvvada Rama (Dead) by
