Supreme Court Resolves Ayodhya Dispute: Title Granted to Deity, Land to Waqf Board (2019) Date of the Judgment: 09 November 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1086 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, S.A. Bobde, Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer (Majority Bench) Can a dispute over a piece of land, steeped in centuries of history, be […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Waqf Board’s Petition Due to Extreme Delay Date of the Judgment: 09 November 2019 Citation: SLP (Civil) Diary No.22744/2017 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, S A Bobde, J, Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Ashok Bhushan, J, S Abdul Nazeer, J Can a legal appeal be dismissed solely based on an unexplained, inordinate delay?
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement but Denies Specific Performance: Tilak Raj Bakshi vs. Avinash Chand Sharma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family settlement agreement containing a clause requiring written consent from all brothers before the sale of property and granting a right of first preference to the brothers is valid and enforceable, and whether specific
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide: Anand Ramachandra vs Sidarai Laxman LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Anand Ramachandra Chougle vs Sidarai Laxman Chougala & Ors. Judgment Date: 6 August 2019
Central Bank of India vs. Tara Chand: Supreme Court Denies Pro-Rata Pension Under Voluntary Retirement Scheme LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who opts for voluntary retirement under a specific scheme is automatically entitled to pro-rata pension if they meet the age or service criteria for applying to the scheme, or if they must also meet
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to lack of sample correlation in NDPS Act case: Vijay Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution must conclusively establish the link between the seized sample and the sample tested in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Order XXI Rule 101 CPC in Property Possession Disputes Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: Shamsher Singh & Anr. vs. Lt. Col. Nahar Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. (2019) INSC 740 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a person who was dispossessed from a
Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Voluntary Retirement in Rathin Ghosh vs. WBSEDCL Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a disciplinary proceeding result in the dismissal of an employee for a minor lapse, especially when the employee has a long and unblemished
Supreme Court Upholds Nomination of Sajjadah Nashin: Peer Gulam Jilani vs. Peer Gulam Naseer (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of family and succession in religious trusts. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Peer Gulam Jilani vs. Peer Gulam Naseer and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 July 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 July 2019. Citation: 2019 INSC 729.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code can be sustained in the absence of the recovery of the victim’s body (corpus delicti). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Rajak
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case: Ram Gopal vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of criminal conspiracy, forgery, and fraud in a bank embezzlement case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ram Gopal vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, Dehradun Judgment Date: 22 July 2019 Date of the Judgment: 22 July
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Dispute Case: Rajesh vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appeal should be dismissed based on the reasons provided in a related case. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Rajesh s/o Shrirambapu Fate vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Judgment Date: 19 July 2019 Introduction Date of the
