Supreme Court on Demand of Bribe in Corruption Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inferential deduction of culpability of a public servant is permissible in the absence of direct evidence of demand of illegal gratification. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: Mrs. Neeraj Dutta vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: 28 […]
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
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: Whether a government body can privately negotiate the sale of public land after a public auction process has commenced and a change in land use has occurred. CASE TYPE: Civil (Land Auction Dispute) Case Name: Jaykrishna Industries Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra and Others [Judgment Date]: November 13, 2017 Introduction Date of the
LEGAL ISSUE: The reliability and evidentiary value of multiple dying declarations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Shravan Ram & Anr. Judgment Date: May 1, 2013 Date of the Judgment: May 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 317 Judges: K.S. Radhakrishnan, J., Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction be based solely on
Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 17, 2008 Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When an accident occurs involving a vehicle, and the driver’s license has expired, who is responsible for paying the compensation? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs.
