Supreme Court Orders Fresh Trial Due to Procedural Errors in Specific Performance Suit Date of the Judgment: 25 January 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 73 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a court set aside an ex-parte decree against all defendants when only some of them applied for it? The Supreme Court of […]
Supreme Court Remands Land Acquisition Case for Fresh Determination of Compensation Date of the Judgment: January 25, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 25 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. When land is acquired for public purposes, how should the compensation be determined? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this crucial question in a
Supreme Court Upholds Will of 1980, Declares Compromise Decree Non-Binding: H.V. Nirmala vs R. Sharmila (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a registered will and its precedence over a subsequent compromise decree. CASE TYPE: Civil – Property Dispute. Case Name: H.V. Nirmala & Anr. vs R. Sharmila & Anr. Judgment Date: 25 January 2018 Date of
Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Pleadings and Filing of Documents in Civil Suit: N.C. Bansal vs. Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a plaintiff should be allowed to amend their pleadings and file additional documents at an initial stage of a civil suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: N.C. Bansal vs. Uttar Pradesh
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Co-operative Society Employee Disputes: Annamma vs. Cochin Co-operative Hospital Society (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether service disputes between a Co-operative Society and its employees are triable under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 or the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Co-operative Law Case Name: Smt. K.A. Annamma vs.
Supreme Court Upholds FIR, Rejects Quashing in Land Fraud Case: Dineshbhai Chandubhai Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 5, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 12 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a High Court quash an entire FIR after partially quashing it? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Worker Count in Factory Closure Case: National Kamgar Union vs. Kran Rader Pvt. Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the applicability of Chapter VB of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, based on the number of workers employed. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: National Kamgar Union vs. Kran
Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Magistrate’s Order in Atrocities Case: Leena Vivek Masal vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court should interfere with an interim order of a Magistrate issuing process in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case
LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of mining production caps. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to environmental and mining regulation. Case Name: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 December 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 December 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 1037 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., Abhay Manohar
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral tribunal can award interest on claims when the contract contains a clause prohibiting interest, and whether such an issue can be raised for the first time in appeal. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Union of India vs. M/s. Susaka Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. Judgment Date: 08 December 2017 Date
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contracts for the collection of “Tehbazari” and parking fees are considered leases under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, and therefore subject to stamp duty as leases. CASE TYPE: Stamp Duty, Contract Law Case Name: Nasiruddin & Anr. Etc. vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh through Secretary & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 06 December
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an agreement to sell land can be specifically enforced despite challenges related to land fragmentation and cooperative society regulations. CASE TYPE: Civil (Specific Performance) Case Name: Balwant Vithal Kadam vs. Sunil Baburao Kadam Judgment Date: 05 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 05 December 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 1034 Judges: Abhay Manohar
