Supreme Court Rejects Belated Date of Birth Change Request in Service Records: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. vs. Shyam Kishore Singh (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 5, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 129 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can an employee seek a change in their date of birth in service records at the […]
Supreme Court Orders Concurrent Sentences for Habitual Offender in Robbery Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sentences for multiple convictions should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vicky @ Vikas vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: 31 January 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the President’s rejection of a mercy petition can be judicially reviewed and what are the grounds for such review. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Mercy Petition Case Name: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India
Supreme Court modifies sentence in dowry death case: Kashmira Devi vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in convicting the accused for dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on the dying declaration of the deceased and the evidence on record. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance, Orders Compensation in Land Sale Dispute: Sukhwinder Singh vs. Jagroop Singh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of a contract for sale of land can be granted when the plaintiff has not proven readiness and willingness to perform their part of the contract, and a third party
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Vice-Principal: Governing Body Swami Shraddhanand College vs. Amar Nath Jha (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the University can reject the appointment of a Vice-Principal by a college’s Governing Body on the grounds of lack of prior approval, especially when such approvals have been granted post-facto in the past. CASE TYPE: Education
Supreme Court Upholds Bengaluru Court’s Jurisdiction in Domestic Violence Case: Shyam Lal Devda vs. Parimala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate Court in Bengaluru has jurisdiction to hear a domestic violence case when the matrimonial home is elsewhere, but the aggrieved person is temporarily residing in Bengaluru. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shyam Lal Devda
Supreme Court Rejects Re-agitation of Juvenility Claim: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a plea of juvenility be re-agitated after it has been rejected by the Trial Court, High Court, and the Supreme Court? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi
Supreme Court Remands Property Dispute Case: Gajaraba Bhikhubha Vadher & Ors. vs. Sumara Umar Amad (D) Thru Legal Heirs & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court appropriately addressed substantial questions of law in a second appeal concerning a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Gajaraba Bhikhubha Vadher & Ors. vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Forgery Case: Padum Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellant for forgery under Sections 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on handwriting expert evidence and circumstantial evidence, is valid. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Padum Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court on Appointment of Arbitrators in Railway Contracts: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an independent arbitrator can be appointed by the High Court when the contract specifies a panel of arbitrators. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV)
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Appeal Due to Delay in University of Delhi vs. Union of India LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing an appeal due to an inordinate delay in filing, despite the appellant claiming public interest. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: University of Delhi vs. Union of
