Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Land Acquisition: Ravinder Kumar Goel vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: February 15, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1173 of 2023 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 3585 of 2022) Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J. and Hima Kohli, J. Can land acquisition compensation be fairly determined when agricultural […]
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Land Acquisition: Ravinder Kumar Goel vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 129 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J. and Hima Kohli, J. Can land losers receive fair compensation when their land is acquired for public projects? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Rights of OCI Cardholders in NEET Admissions: Anushka Rengunthwar vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders should be treated on par with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) for admissions to educational institutions, specifically for seats not exclusively reserved for Indian citizens. CASE TYPE: Education/Citizenship Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Protects OCI Cardholders’ Educational Rights: Anushka Rengunthwar vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders can be restricted to only NRI quota seats for medical admissions, impacting their previously held rights. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Education, Citizenship Case Name: Anushka Rengunthwar & Ors. vs. Union of India
Supreme Court Allows Purse Seine Fishing Beyond Tamil Nadu’s Territorial Waters: Fisherman Care Association vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Tamil Nadu can restrict Purse Seine Fishing beyond its territorial waters. CASE TYPE: Fisheries Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Fisherman Care, Registered Association vs. The Government of India, Department of
Supreme Court allows Purse Seine Fishing beyond Tamil Nadu’s territorial waters: Fisherman Care Association vs. Union of India (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 82 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J. and Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a State government restrict fishing activities beyond its territorial waters? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Clarifies Rectification Jurisdiction under Section 59 of Companies Act, 2013 Date of the Judgment: January 4, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 12 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J. and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can a company approach the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to rectify its register of members for violations of SEBI regulations? The Supreme
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Section 59 of the Companies Act, 2013 in share transfer disputes: IFB Agro vs. SICGIL India (2023) Date of the Judgment: January 4, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 9 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) use its power to rectify the
Supreme Court Clarifies Proof of Corruption in Absence of Complainant: Neeraj Dutta vs. State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a public servant be convicted of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, if the complainant’s direct evidence is unavailable? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Neeraj Dutta vs. State (Govt. of
Supreme Court Clarifies Power to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC Date of the Judgment: 5 December 2022 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 885 of 2019 Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, B.V. Nagarathna Bench Composition: The judgment was delivered by a five-judge bench, with Justice A.S. Bopanna authoring the opinion.
Supreme Court Grants Bail in GST Evasion Case: Ratnambar Kaushik vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused charged with offenses under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, considering the duration of incarceration, nature of evidence, and stage of proceedings. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Bail Application) Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of “Charges” in FCI Contracts: Food Corporation of India vs. Abhijit Paul (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of contractual terms, specifically the meaning of “charges” in the context of liability for demurrages. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, specifically concerning government contracts. Case Name: Food Corporation of India & Ors. vs. Abhijit Paul [Judgment
