Supreme Court overturns rape conviction in consensual relationship case: Naim Ahamed vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage, which is later broken, amounts to rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Naim Ahamed vs. State […]
Supreme Court Modifies Advance Medical Directive Guidelines: Common Cause vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification and modification of guidelines for Advance Medical Directives. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Constitutional Law Case Name: Common Cause (A Regd. Society) vs. Union of India Judgment Date: 24 January 2023 Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2023 Citation:
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Suppressing Criminal Case in CISF Recruitment Date of the Judgment: 16 January 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 30 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi. This was a division bench. The judgment was authored by Justice Bela M. Trivedi. Can a member of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation and Pre-Existing Dispute in Insolvency Cases: Sabarmati Gas vs. Shah Alloys (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the period of suspension of legal proceedings under the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA) can be excluded when calculating the limitation period for applications under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), and whether
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Family Members in Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings can be initiated against family members who are not directly involved in a property sale transaction based on allegations of dispossession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Chandra Gupta vs. State of U.P. Judgment Date: 28 November 2022
Supreme Court Determines Juvenile Status in Kathua Rape Case: State of Jammu & Kashmir vs. Shubam Sangra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenile status in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Jammu & Kashmir (now U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir) & Ors. vs. Shubam Sangra [Judgment Date]: 16 November
Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale Despite Minor Property Description Error: Varimadugu Obi Reddy vs. B. Sreenivasulu & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a minor error in the description of a mortgaged property in an auction notice invalidates the sale under the SARFAESI Act, 2002. CASE TYPE: Securitisation and Debt Recovery Case Name: Varimadugu Obi Reddy
Supreme Court Clarifies Incentive Eligibility for Industrial Units: Kerala State Electricity Board vs. Rubfila International LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the date of commencement of commercial production or the date of energization should be considered for granting electricity tariff incentives to industrial units. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Electricity Tariff Incentive Dispute) Case Name: Kerala State Electricity Board
Supreme Court Recalls Order on Interest Rates for Noida and Greater Noida Builders: Bikram Chatterji vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can modify contractual interest rates between development authorities and builders. CASE TYPE: Real Estate/Civil Case Name: Bikram Chatterji & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November
LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the validity of the methodology adopted by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for calculating property tax based on the capital value of lands and buildings, and the extent of the rule-making power of the Municipal Commissioner in this regard. CASE TYPE: This case falls under the
Date of the Judgment: 7 November 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 963 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice B.V. Nagarathna Can a candidate’s election be invalidated if they are found to be under the minimum age requirement? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent election dispute, ultimately setting aside the election
Supreme Court Upholds Reporting Duty Under POCSO Act: State of Maharashtra vs. Dr. Maroti Pimpalkar (2022) Date of the Judgment: November 2, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 1004 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi, Justice C.T. Ravikumar Can a medical practitioner be held liable for not reporting sexual abuse of minor girls, even if they were not the
