City Union Bank Not Liable for Miscredited Drafts: Supreme Court Rules in Consumer Case Date of the Judgment: 27 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 300 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a bank be held liable for deficiency in service when a demand draft is credited to an account with a […]
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu. Judgment Date: 21 March 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21 March 2023 Citation: Not
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence in a culpable homicide case not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu [Judgment Date]: 21 March 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21 March 2023
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shankar vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 15 March 2023 Date
Supreme Court Mandates Independent Panel for Election Commissioner Appointments LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the process of appointing members to the Election Commission of India, specifically whether the current procedure ensures the independence and impartiality of the commission. CASE TYPE: This case falls under Public Interest Litigation concerning constitutional law, specifically regarding
Supreme Court Upholds Police Decision on Criminal Background: Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a police department can deny employment to an individual based on their criminal background, even after an acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla vs. The State of Jammu and Kashmir
Supreme Court Upholds Police Decision on Criminal Antecedents in Recruitment: Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a police department can deny employment to an individual based on a past criminal case, even if the individual was later acquitted. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically relating to police recruitment. Case
Supreme Court acquits in abetment to suicide case, upholds cruelty conviction: Kashibai vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 157 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a person be convicted for abetment of suicide merely because the deceased faced
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cruelty, Overturns Abetment of Suicide: Kashibai & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused abetted the suicide of the deceased under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether they subjected her to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Supreme Court Rejects Recall of Order on Noida/Greater Noida Builders’ Interest Rates LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court should recall its previous order that had recalled interim orders granting interest rate reductions to builders in Noida and Greater Noida. CASE TYPE: Real Estate/Civil Case Name: Bikram Chatterji & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Lokayukta’s Power to Order Preliminary Inquiry: Office of the Odisha Lokayukta vs. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi (23 February 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Odisha Lokayukta can direct the Directorate of Vigilance to conduct a preliminary inquiry under Section 20(1) of the Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014. CASE TYPE: Corruption/Public Servant Case Name: Office
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Fast Track Court Service for High Court Elevation: C. Yamini vs. High Court of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether service as a District & Sessions Judge in a Fast Track Court can be considered as judicial service for elevation to the High Court under Article 217(2)(a) of the Constitution
