Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against PFI Member in Murder Case: Asim Shariff vs. National Investigation Agency (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the charges framed by the trial court against the accused under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, […]
Supreme Court Revisits Land Acquisition Compensation: Executive Engineer vs. Vitthal Damodar Patil (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly assessed the expert valuation report for compensation in land acquisition cases. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: The Executive Engineer, M.I.W. vs. Vitthal Damodar Patil and Anr. [Judgment Date]: July 01, 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court acquits in-laws in dowry death case due to lack of evidence: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi & Anr. Judgment Date: 13
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Based on Notional Salary in Contempt Case: State of Bihar vs. Meera Tiwary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the calculation of pension based on the notional salary of a higher post in a contempt proceeding, when the employee was promoted to that post but the employer claims
Supreme Court Clarifies Quorum for No-Confidence Motion in Panchayat Samiti: Seema Sarkar vs. Executive Officer (2019) Date of the Judgment: May 01, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 447 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a Member of Parliament (MP), who is an ex-officio member of a Panchayat Samiti, be counted towards the quorum for
Supreme Court Abatement Ruling: Goli Vijayalakshmi vs. Yendru Sathiraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal abates in its entirety when one of the appellants dies and their legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in cases involving joint and indivisible decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Goli Vijayalakshmi & Ors. vs. Yendru
Supreme Court Abatement of Appeal in Property Dispute: Goli Vijayalakshmi vs. Yendru Sathiraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal abates in its entirety if one of the appellants dies and their legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in cases involving joint and indivisible decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Goli Vijayalakshmi
Supreme Court Directs Reconsideration of Premature Release for Life Convict: Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Premature release of a life convict. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Rajan vs. The Home Secretary, Home Department of Tamil Nadu and Ors. Judgment Date: 25 April 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2019
Supreme Court Clarifies Unearned Increase Liability in Property Transfers After Demerger LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transfer of leased property from one public limited company to another, its alter ego, following a demerger order, attracts unearned increase liability. CASE TYPE: Property Law, specifically concerning leasehold rights and transfer of property. Case Name: Delhi Development Authority vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Lok Adalat Award in Property Dispute: Cheriyath Jyothi vs. Sainudeen (2019) Date of the Judgment: 24 April 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 400 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a Lok Adalat award that mandates the demolition of an existing structure be interpreted as a permanent ban on any
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Palakom Abdul Rahiman vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons could be convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for murder, when the charge under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court Upholds Reversionary Rights, Denies Absolute Ownership Under Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act: Ajit Kaur vs. Darshan Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 4, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 325 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a woman, who is in possession of a property without a valid title, claim absolute
