Supreme Court clarifies the use of RTI Act for obtaining High Court documents: Chief Information Commissioner vs. High Court of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Right to Information (RTI) Act can be used to obtain certified copies of documents from High Courts, bypassing the specific rules framed by the High Courts for this purpose. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Rules: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the norms applicable for compassionate appointment are those existing on the date of death of the government employee or on the date of consideration of the application. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka
Supreme Court Restores Conjugal Rights, Overturns Divorce in Mangayakarasi vs. M. Yuvaraj LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree of divorce can be granted based on unsubstantiated allegations of cruelty and a subsequent criminal complaint of dowry harassment that ended in acquittal. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Case Name: Mangayakarasi vs. M. Yuvaraj [Judgment Date]: March 3, 2020
Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers by Scheduled Tribes: Additional Commissioner Revenue vs. Akhalaq Hussain (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an exchange of land by a member of a Scheduled Tribe to a non-Scheduled Tribe member is valid under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. CASE TYPE: Land Law Case Name: Additional
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Chandrakumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence awarded by the Trial Court in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chandrakumar @ Kali vs. The State of Madhya
Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Ex-Parte Decree in Property Damage Suit: Aviation Travels Pvt. Ltd. vs. Bhavesha Suresh Goradia (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ex-parte decree passed against a defendant should be set aside to allow them to contest the suit on merits. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Damage) Case Name: Aviation Travels Pvt. Ltd. vs.
Supreme Court Restores Remand in Property Dispute: Jose vs. Johnson (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for a bare injunction requires the court to only consider possession or also the title of the property when the right to the property is challenged. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Jose vs. Johnson Judgment Date: 02 March 2020
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Supreme Court Reduces Damages in Tenant Dispute: The Periyar District Consumer Co-operative Wholesale Stores Ltd. vs. B.Balagopal (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair damages for a tenant holding over after the termination of a lease agreement. CASE TYPE: Civil (Landlord-Tenant Dispute) Case Name: The Periyar District Consumer Co-operative Wholesale Stores Ltd. No. AA467 vs. B.Balagopal
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Judicial review of the President’s decision on a mercy petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India and Others. Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020
Supreme Court Modifies Arbitral Award on Construction Contract: Chandigarh Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Punjab (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitrator’s award can be sustained if it does not provide reasons for its conclusions, especially when the contract requires it. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Chandigarh Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd. vs. State
Supreme Court Modifies Arbitral Award in Family Property Dispute: Balwant Singh vs. Dungar Singh (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 12, 2020 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a court modify an arbitral award based on a subsequent settlement between the parties? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Upholds Cheque Dishonor Case, Quashes Forgery FIR: Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 123 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a criminal case for forgery be allowed to proceed when the genuineness of the documents is already under scrutiny
