Supreme Court Clarifies Cognizance of Offences under MMDR Act and IPC in Mining Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Special Court under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) can take cognizance of offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and whether a Magistrate’s committal is necessary for the Special Court to […]
Supreme Court Allows Disinvestment of Residual Stake in Hindustan Zinc Limited, Orders CBI Probe LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Union Government can disinvest its residual shareholding in Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) without amending the Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, and whether a CBI enquiry is warranted into the disinvestment of 26% of HZL’s
Supreme Court quashes detention under National Security Act due to delay in representation consideration: Sarabjeet Singh Mokha vs. District Magistrate (2021) INSC 735 (29 October 2021) Date of the Judgment: 29 October 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 735 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Vikram Nath, J, B V Nagarathna, J. The judgment was authored by
Supreme Court overturns quashing of abetment to suicide case: Mahendra K C vs. State of Karnataka (2021) Date of the Judgment: 29 October 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 749 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and B V Nagarathna, J. Can a High Court quash a criminal case of abetment to suicide based on its own
Supreme Court Corrects Typographical Errors in Magadh Sugar and Energy Ltd. Judgment (20 October 2021) Date of the Judgment: 20 October 2021 Citation: Miscellaneous Application No 1608 of 2021 in Civil Appeal No 5728 of 2021 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and B V Nagarathna, J Did the Supreme Court make a mistake in
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Murder Case: Prashant Singh Rajput vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly granted anticipatory bail to the accused in a murder case, considering the seriousness of the crime and specific allegations against them. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Prashant Singh Rajput vs. The
Supreme Court Clarifies Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory in Corruption Cases: CBI vs. Vijayalakshmi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Preliminary Inquiry is mandatory before registering an FIR in corruption cases involving public servants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anr. vs. Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T.H. Vijayalakshmi
Supreme Court Rejects Modification Plea in Supertech Demolition Case (2021) Date of the Judgment: 4 October 2021 Citation: Miscellaneous Application No 1572 of 2021 in Civil Appeal No 5041 of 2021 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and B V Nagarathna, J. Can a developer circumvent a Supreme Court order for demolition by proposing a
Supreme Court Allows Stamp Duty Refund Despite Delay: Rajeev Nohwar vs. Chief Controlling Revenue Authority (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a refund of stamp duty can be denied due to a delay in application when the delay was caused by pending litigation and the stamp paper was not used. CASE TYPE: Revenue Law, Stamp Duty Refund
