Supreme Court quashes charges against accused in NDPS case, relying on lack of evidence: Karan Talwar vs State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be charged under Section 27(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 based solely on a co-accused’s confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Karan […]
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 Convicts Accused in Child Murder Case, Reduces Death Sentence to 25 Years Imprisonment Without Remission LEGAL ISSUE: Assessment of circumstantial evidence in cases of murder and sexual assault of a child, and the imposition of the death penalty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically offences against children and murder. Case Name: Sambhubhai Raisangbhai Padhiyar
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Nusrat Parween vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder can be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence, and whether the burden of proof shifts to the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872,
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Political Rivalry Case: Kunhimuhammed vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of stabbing and killing during a scuffle amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu vs. The State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: December 06,
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana (2024) INSC 923 (03 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt in a case based purely on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana
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 Upholds Citizen’s Property Rights Against State’s Adverse Possession Claim Date of the Judgment: 19 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 875 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Prasanna B. Varale, J. Can a state claim ownership of a citizen’s property through adverse possession? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a case
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 Conviction for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide in Matrimonial Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in raising a presumption of abetment of suicide under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, based on the evidence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
