Supreme Court rules on property rights of children from void marriages in partition suits: Raja Gounder vs. M. Sengodan (2024) INSC 47 (19 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether children born from void or voidable marriages are entitled to a share in their parents’ property during a partition suit. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition Suit) 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
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Perumal Raja vs. State (2024) INSC 13 Date of the Judgment: January 3, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 13 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld solely on circumstantial evidence, even when there are no eyewitnesses? The Supreme
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on oral partition in property dispute: Rajendhiran vs. Muthaiammal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an oral partition of property was sufficiently proven. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Rajendhiran vs. Muthaiammal @ Muthayee & Ors. [Judgment Date]: January 03, 2024 Date of the Judgment: January 03, 2024 Citation: 2024
Supreme Court Clarifies Document Production During Cross-Examination in Civil Suits Date of the Judgment: 14 December 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 1075 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. Can a party to a civil suit be treated differently from a witness when it comes to producing documents during cross-examination? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Will, Rejects Suspicious Circumstances: Derek A C Lobo vs. Ulric M A Lobo (2023) INSC 1093 (07 December 2023) Date of the Judgment: 07 December 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 1093 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a will be invalidated based on perceived “suspicious circumstances,” even when the testator’s
Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Act Applicability on Agreements to Sell: Vijay vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 on unstamped agreements to sell executed before the 1989 amendment and admissibility of secondary evidence for such documents. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Stamp Duty Case
Supreme Court quashes FIR due to lack of expert report in fuel adulteration case: Suresh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) INSC 1021 (24 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an FIR can be sustained without an expert report confirming the nature of the seized substance in cases of alleged fuel adulteration. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court scrutinizes adoption and will validity in property dispute: Moturu Nalini Kanth vs. Gainedi Kaliprasad (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of adoption and will in property disputes CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Moturu Nalini Kanth vs. Gainedi Kaliprasad (dead, through LRs.) Judgment Date: 20 November 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20 November 2023 Citation:
Supreme Court Remands Property Dispute Case: Sabir Hussain vs. Syed Mohammad Hassan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in reversing the Trial Court’s judgment without proper consideration of evidence in a property dispute case. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Sabir Hussain (Dead) Thr. Lrs. And Ors. vs. Syed Mohammad Hassan (Dead)
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Birbal Nath vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) Date of the Judgment: October 30, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 957 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (authored the judgment) Can discrepancies in a witness’s statement completely discredit their testimony, especially when the witness is injured and
Supreme Court acquits accused in rape case due to insufficient evidence of prosecutrix’s age: Manak Chand vs. State of Haryana (2023) INSC 959 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved that the prosecutrix was a minor at the time of the alleged offense, thus making her consent immaterial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically rape under
