Supreme Court acquits in abetment to suicide case, upholds cruelty conviction: Kashibai vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 157 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a person be convicted for abetment of suicide merely because the deceased faced […]
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cruelty, Overturns Abetment of Suicide: Kashibai & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused abetted the suicide of the deceased under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether they subjected her to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Supreme Court Sets Aside Kerala High Court Order for Fresh Trial in Sale Deed Cancellation Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in remanding a case for a fresh trial when the Trial Court had already made a decision based on the available evidence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name:
Supreme Court Sets Aside Kerala High Court Order for Fresh Trial in Sale Deed Dispute: Sirajudheen vs. Zeenath (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in remanding a case for a fresh trial when the existing evidence was sufficient for a decision. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Sirajudheen vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Child Murder Case: Vahitha vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: Not Available in the provided text. Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a mother be convicted for the murder of her own child based on circumstantial evidence? The
Supreme Court Restricts DNA Tests for Proving Adultery in Matrimonial Disputes LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can direct a DNA test of a child to determine adultery in divorce proceedings. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial/Family Law Case Name: Aparna Ajinkya Firodia vs. Ajinkya Arun Firodia Judgment Date: 20 February 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20 February
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Supreme Court Restricts DNA Tests for Proving Adultery in Matrimonial Cases: Aparna Ajinkya Firodia vs. Ajinkya Arun Firodia (2023) INSC 146 (20 February 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can direct a DNA test of a child to determine adultery in a divorce case, and the interplay between Section 112 and Section 114 of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Last Seen Theory in Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 17 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 129 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the case rests primarily on circumstantial evidence and the “last seen
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right to Possession in Encroachment Case: Baini Prasad vs. Durga Devi (2023) Date of the Judgment: February 2, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No.6182-6183 of 2009 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person who encroaches on another’s land claim protection against eviction by citing improvements made on the
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right to Possession in Encroachment Case Date of the Judgment: 02 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 95 Judges: Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice C.T. Ravikumar Can a person who builds on someone else’s land claim protection from eviction based on the belief that the land was their own? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Boby vs. State of Kerala (2023) Date of the Judgment: 12th January 2023 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh. This was a unanimous decision by a two-judge bench, with the judgment authored
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Property Title in Smriti Debbarma vs. Prabha Ranjan Deb Barma Date of the Judgment: January 4, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 12 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a claimant succeed in a property dispute based solely on the weakness of the defendant’s case? The Supreme
