Supreme Court Directs Anonymity for Victims in Sexual Assault Cases: Lalit Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Anonymity of victims in sexual assault cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Lalit Yadav vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: July 5, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2018 Citation: S.L.P.(Criminal) No.5631 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Coparcenary Rights in Ancestral Property: Shyam Narayan Prasad vs. Krishna Prasad (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether property obtained in a partition of ancestral property remains coparcenary property with rights for lineal descendants. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights. Case Name: Shyam Narayan Prasad vs. Krishna Prasad and Ors. Judgment Date: 2 July
Supreme Court on Procedure for Second Appeals under Section 100 of CPC: Vijay Arjun Bhagat vs. Nana Laxman Tapkire (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: What is the correct procedure for a High Court to follow when hearing a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908? CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Case Name: Vijay
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Violent Land Dispute Case: Suresh Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the lower courts regarding the appellants’ guilt in a violent land dispute case were legally and factually sustainable. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh Singh & Anr. vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court Upholds Ownership Rights in Land Dispute: Eureka Builders vs. Gulabchand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of ownership rights in a land dispute involving prior sales, re-grants, and limitation. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: M/s Eureka Builders & Ors. vs. Gulabchand s/o Veljee Dand Since Deceased by L.Rs. & Ors. Judgment Date: May
Supreme Court Allows Use of Survey Evidence in Block Assessment: Commissioner of Income Tax vs. S. Ajit Kumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether evidence found during a survey at the premises of a third party can be used in the block assessment of an assessee. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case Name: Commissioner of Income Tax,
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Murugan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld based on circumstantial evidence when the main accused dies before the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Murugan vs. State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 2 May 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Chandra Bhawan Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the murder of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Chandra Bhawan Singh vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 01 May 2018 Date of the Judgment: 01
Supreme Court refers the issue of “seat” vs “venue” in international commercial arbitration to a larger bench LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the “seat” of arbitration when the agreement specifies the “venue” but not the “seat” in international commercial arbitration. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Union of India vs. Hardy Exploration and Production (India) INC
Chennai Port Trust Canteen Workers: Supreme Court Rules on Employee Status (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether canteen workers of Chennai Port Trust are to be treated as regular employees of the Port Trust. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Chennai Port Trust vs. The Chennai Port Trust Industrial Employees Canteen Workers Welfare Association and Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance of Section 50: Arif Khan vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the search and seizure of contraband was conducted as per the mandatory procedure under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs and
Supreme Court refers Section 80HHC deduction for supporting manufacturers to larger bench: Commissioner of Income Tax vs. M/s Carpet India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether supporting manufacturers are entitled to the same tax deductions as direct exporters under Section 80HHC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, particularly concerning export incentives like duty drawbacks. CASE TYPE: Income
