Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Brutal Murder Case: Jayaben vs. Tejas Kanubhai Zala & Anr. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the accused in a case involving a brutal murder, despite strong evidence and eyewitness testimonies. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Jayaben vs. Tejas Kanubhai Zala & Anr. [Judgment […]
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Brutal Murder Case: Jayaben vs. Tejas Kanubhai Zala & Anr. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a case involving a brutal murder, despite strong evidence and eyewitness testimony. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jayaben vs. Tejas Kanubhai Zala & Anr.
Supreme Court overturns reinstatement order in MSRTC driver dismissal case Date of the Judgment: 03 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 5 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B. V. Nagarathna, J. Can an Industrial Court interfere with a disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee, especially when the employee’s misconduct led to a fatal accident?
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in MSRTC Accident Case: Dilip Uttam Jayabhay vs. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Industrial Court was justified in interfering with the order of dismissal of a driver involved in a fatal accident, and whether the punishment of dismissal was disproportionate to the misconduct proved. CASE TYPE: Labour
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Conding Delay of 1011 Days in Second Appeal: Majji Sannemma vs Reddy Sridevi (2021) INSC 726 Date of the Judgment: December 16, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 726 Judges: M. R. Shah, J., B. V. Nagarathna, J. Can a High Court condone an extensive delay in filing a second
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to 30 Years in Gruesome Family Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment, considering the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of the convicts. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mofil Khan & Anr. vs. The State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 26 November
Supreme Court alters conviction in fatal assault case: Viram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inconsistencies between oral testimony and medical evidence warrant altering a conviction for murder in a case of group assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Group Assault, Murder, and Voluntarily Causing Hurt. Case Name: Viram @ Virma Versus
Supreme Court Upholds Admission of Insolvency Application Based on Acknowledgment of Debt: Rajendra Narottamdas Sheth vs. Chandra Prakash Jain (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is maintainable when filed by a power of attorney holder and whether such application is barred by limitation. CASE TYPE:
