Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction due to lack of evidence: Sandeep Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal of the accused in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Sandeep Kumar and Others vs. State of Uttarakhand and […]
Supreme Court clarifies limitation for pre-emption rights under Rajasthan Act: Raghunath vs. Radha Mohan (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the limitation period for exercising the right of pre-emption under the Rajasthan Pre-Emption Act, 1966, commences from the first sale after the Act came into force or from each subsequent sale. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property
Supreme Court Clarifies M.Ed. Degree Eligibility for Assistant Professor in Education Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 581 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., and Krishna Murari, J. Can a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree be considered equivalent to a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Education for the purpose
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to unreliable eyewitness testimony: Amar Singh vs. State (2020) INSC 469 LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of a single eyewitness testimony in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amar Singh vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 12 October 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court on Right to Protest and Public Spaces: Amit Sahni vs. Commissioner of Police (2020) Date of the Judgment: 07 October 2020 Citation: Amit Sahni vs. Commissioner of Police & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 3282 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can citizens occupy public spaces indefinitely
Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court clarifies rights of work-charged employees’ dependents (29 September 2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether dependents of work-charged employees are entitled to compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs. Amit Shrivas Judgment Date: 29 September 2020 Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability in Expired Driving License Cases Under Workmen’s Compensation Act Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2020 Citation: Beli Ram v. Rajinder Kumar & Anr. (2020) INSC 692 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., and Krishna Murari, J. (authored by Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J.) Can an employer be held liable
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Road Accident Victim with 100% Disability LEGAL ISSUE: Determining just compensation in motor accident claims, particularly for victims with severe disabilities. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation. Case Name: Lalan D. @ Lal & Anr. vs. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 17 September 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Enforcing Foreign Awards: Government of India vs. Vedanta Limited (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Limitation period for enforcing foreign arbitral awards in India. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Government of India vs. Vedanta Limited [Judgment Date]: 16 September 2020 Date of the Judgment: 16 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 728 Judges:
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pension Benefits for Former CLR Worker: V. Sukumaran vs. State of Kerala (2020) Date of the Judgment: 26 August 2020 Citation: V. Sukumaran v. State of Kerala & Anr., Civil Appeal No. 3984 of 2010, 2020 INSC 637 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Ajay Rastogi, J., Aniruddha Bose, J.
Supreme Court Transfers Haryana Reservation Case to Itself: Sunil Rathee vs. State of Haryana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a case involving a challenge to a state notification providing reservation for economically backward persons should be transferred to the Supreme Court when a similar issue is pending before it in another case. CASE TYPE: Service Law,
Supreme Court clarifies compensation for death of Indian worker abroad in motor accident: United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Satinder Kaur (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of compensation in motor accident death cases involving an Indian citizen working abroad. CASE TYPE: Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Case Name: United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Satinder Kaur @
