Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order Due to Improper Bench Composition: Talli Gram Panchayat vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 11 July 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 600 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a single member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) validly decide a case when […]
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Major Singh vs. State of Punjab (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of the accused constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Major Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr. Judgment Date: 16 June 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail in Political Vendetta Case Date of the Judgment: May 19, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 513 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai, and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. Can a court intervene when it appears that a person is being repeatedly implicated in criminal cases to deny them their personal liberty? The Supreme
Supreme Court Orders Release of Rajiv Gandhi Assassin, A.G. Perarivalan LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the Governor’s power under Article 161 of the Constitution regarding remission of sentences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: A.G. Perarivalan v. State, Through Superintendent of Police CBI/SIT/MMDA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Anr. Judgment Date: 18 May 2022 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Restoration of Forfeited Land: State of Karnataka vs. G. Ramanarayana Joshi (2022) Date of the Judgment: May 17, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 468 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a forfeited land be restored to its original owner even after it has been transferred to the Forest Department? The
Supreme Court Upholds AFT Order on Promotion Despite Medical Classification: Union of India vs. Brigadier Javed Iqbal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an officer’s promotion can be denied based on medical classification despite a recommendation from the Selection Board and approval by higher authorities. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces) Case Name: Union of India &
Group of Companies Doctrine: Supreme Court refers to Larger Bench (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Group of Companies Doctrine in Arbitration Law CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: Cox and Kings Limited vs. SAP India Private Limited & Another [Judgment Date]: 6 May 2022 Can a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement be bound by it
Supreme Court Allows Redevelopment of Building Near Refinery: Satwaratna Co-op Housing Society Ltd. vs. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a building’s redevelopment can be denied due to its proximity to a refinery, despite no specific law prohibiting such construction. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Satwaratna Co-op Housing Society Ltd. & Anr. vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Death Conviction of Husband, Acquits In-Laws: Devender Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the accused for offences related to dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry
Supreme Court Upholds Cognizance of Offence Under Atrocities Act Despite Political Rivalry: Ramveer Upadhyay vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, has exclusive jurisdiction to take cognizance of offences under the Act, or if a Magistrate can also take
Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction in arbitration cases: Ravi Ranjan Developers vs. Aditya Kumar Chatterjee (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the appropriate court for initiating arbitration proceedings under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, particularly when the arbitration agreement specifies a venue for sittings but not a seat. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Private Land Ownership in Maharashtra Land Dispute: Esteem Properties vs. Chetan Kamble (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is maintainable in a dispute regarding the title of a property between a private party and the State. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Esteem Properties Pvt. Ltd.
