Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance to Vendee for Non-Payment of Rent: Surinder Kaur vs. Bahadur Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a vendee who fails to fulfill a promise in a contract can be granted specific performance of that contract. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: Surinder Kaur (D) Thr. Lr. Jasinderjit Singh (D) […]
Supreme Court Clarifies “Built-Up Area” Under EIA Notification: Goel Ganga Developers vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “built-up area” under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: M/S. GOEL GANGA DEVELOPERS INDIA PVT. LTD. vs. UNION OF INDIA [Judgment Date]: September 11, 2019 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to doubts on dying declarations: Hari Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 937 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose. This was a unanimous decision by a two-judge bench, with the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Axe Murder Case: Laxminath vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Laxminath vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 05 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2019
Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be sustained solely based on the confession of the accused and a co-accused without any corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS
Supreme Court Clarifies Probation Period for Delhi School Teachers: Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Sr. Sec. School vs. J.A.J Vasu Sena (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, limit the maximum probation period for teachers to two years and whether continuation of service beyond this period results in automatic confirmation. CASE TYPE: Education Law,
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Encroachment: Pradeep Singh Bisht vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) The Supreme Court of India, on July 19, 2019, addressed a case regarding alleged encroachments and unauthorized constructions. The core issue was whether the High Court could order eviction based solely on an Advocate-Commissioner’s report, without the Municipal
