Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Suresh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 132 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court reduce a sentence awarded by a Trial Court without sufficient justification? The Supreme Court of […]
Supreme Court Reduces Compensation for Minimum Wage Violations: Union of India vs. Avtar Chand (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 19, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 137 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a High Court award different compensation rates to similarly situated workers for the same violation of the Minimum Wages
Supreme Court Reduces Compensation in Motor Accident Case: S. Kumar vs. United India Insurance (2019) Date of the Judgment: 18 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 142 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court reduce the compensation awarded by a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal? The Supreme Court addressed this question in
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings after settlement in CBI case: CBI vs. B.B. Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when a settlement has been reached in related civil suits. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: C.B.I. vs. B.B. Agarwal & Ors. Judgment
Essar Shipping Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta: Supreme Court Judgment Analysis LEGAL ISSUE: Determining liability for damages to port infrastructure during berthing operations. CASE TYPE: Civil (Shipping and Port Operations) Case Name: Essar Shipping Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta [Judgment Date]: February 15,
Supreme Court Clarifies Use of Mediator and Counselor Reports in Child Custody Cases: Perry Kansagra vs. Smriti Madan Kansagra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of mediator and counselor reports in child custody cases. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Child Custody Case Name: Perry Kansagra vs. Smriti Madan Kansagra Judgment Date: 15 February 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Cement Workers’ Mandal vs. Global Cements Ltd: Supreme Court on Territorial Jurisdiction of High Courts Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2019 Citation: Cement Workers’ Mandal vs. Global Cements Ltd (2019) INSC 120 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court entertain a writ petition if part of the cause of
Supreme Court clarifies concurrent sentencing under Section 31 CrPC in road accident case: Gagan Kumar vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sentences for multiple offences in the same trial should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Road Accident Case Name: Gagan Kumar vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 14
Supreme Court Remands Industrial Dispute for Fresh Hearing: Bundi Zila Petrol Pump Dealers Association vs. Sanyojak Bundi Zila Petrol Pump Mazdoor Sangh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ex-parte award by the Industrial Tribunal should be set aside and the matter remanded for a fresh hearing when the affected party was not given an opportunity to
Supreme Court alters conviction from Section 302/34 to 324 IPC: Mala Singh vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can alter a charge from Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and convict
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of FIR in Landlord-Tenant Dispute: Satish Sharma vs. State (2019) Date of the Judgment: 8th February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 123 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a criminal case arising from a property dispute be quashed if the parties reach a compromise? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Madan Mohan Mahto vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the lower courts regarding the commission of murder were perverse or based on misreading of evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Madan Mohan Mahto vs. State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 07 February 2019
