Supreme Court on Double Taxation: Sikkim Lottery Income Tax Exemption LEGAL ISSUE: Whether income from Sikkim State Lottery is taxable under the Income Tax Act, 1961, when it has already been taxed under the Sikkim State Income Tax Rules, 1948. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law. Case Name: Mahaveer Kumar Jain vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, […]
Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ rights in ancestral property after Tamil Nadu Amendment Act, 1989: Mangammal vs T.B. Raju (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the rights of daughters in ancestral property after the Hindu Succession (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights, Hindu Succession Case Name: Mangammal @ Thulasi and Anr. vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Heirs as Joint Tenants in Eviction Cases: Suresh Kumar Kohli vs. Rakesh Jain (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 334 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a landlord proceed with eviction against some, but not all, legal heirs of a deceased tenant?
Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Retirement Age Dispute: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. vs. State of Orissa (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a temporary increase in the retirement age of employees constitutes a ‘privilege’ that cannot be withdrawn without prior notice under Section 9A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Paradeep
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Decree: Tenant Loses Benefit of Rent Act Due to Son’s House Ownership LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant can claim protection from eviction under Section 20(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, if their son, a family member, owns a house in the same
Supreme Court Remands Alimony Case for Re-evaluation: Jalendra Padhiary vs. Pragati Chhotray (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the appeal in limine and upholding the order of the Family Court regarding permanent alimony. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute (Family Law) Case Name: Jalendra Padhiary vs. Pragati Chhotray Judgment Date: April 17,
Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Contract in Land Dispute: Shivaji Yallappa Patil vs. Sri Ranajeet Appasaheb Patil (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of a contract for sale of land can be granted when the purchaser is in possession of the land, despite a subsequent sale to a third party. CASE
Supreme Court enhances land acquisition compensation in Manimegalai vs. The Special Tahsildar case (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair market value for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Manimegalai vs. The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition Officer) Adi Dravidar Welfare. Judgment Date: April 16, 2018 Date of the
Supreme Court Clarifies Order 2 Rule 2 CPC in Specific Performance Suits: Sucha Singh Sodhi vs. Baldev Raj Walia (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance of an agreement is barred by Order 2 Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) if a prior suit for permanent injunction was filed
Supreme Court Remands Land Acquisition Case: Hemraj Chandrakar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in dismissing a writ petition based on delay and laches without considering the petitioner’s claim of continued possession of the land. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Hemraj Chandrakar & Anr. vs. State of Chhattisgarh
Supreme Court Remands Partition Suit for Fresh Hearing: Uma Pandey vs. Munna Pandey (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 09, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 289 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a High Court dismiss a second appeal in limine (without a full hearing) if it involves substantial questions of law, especially
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintenance Orders Under Hindu Marriage Act and CrPC: Sanjay Kumar Sinha vs. Asha Kumari (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 9, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 282 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a maintenance order passed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, supersede an earlier maintenance
