Supreme Court Upholds Summons Against Cardinal in Church Property Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second criminal complaint is maintainable on the same facts after a previous complaint was dismissed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 17 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 March […]
Supreme Court Upholds Police Decision on Criminal Background: Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a police department can deny employment to an individual based on their criminal background, even after an acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla vs. The State of Jammu and Kashmir
Supreme Court Upholds Police Decision on Criminal Antecedents in Recruitment: Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a police department can deny employment to an individual based on a past criminal case, even if the individual was later acquitted. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically relating to police recruitment. Case
Supreme Court acquits in abetment to suicide case, upholds cruelty conviction: Kashibai vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 157 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a person be convicted for abetment of suicide merely because the deceased faced
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cruelty, Overturns Abetment of Suicide: Kashibai & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused abetted the suicide of the deceased under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether they subjected her to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Supreme Court Rejects Recall of Order on Noida/Greater Noida Builders’ Interest Rates LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court should recall its previous order that had recalled interim orders granting interest rate reductions to builders in Noida and Greater Noida. CASE TYPE: Real Estate/Civil Case Name: Bikram Chatterji & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Lokayukta’s Power to Order Preliminary Inquiry: Office of the Odisha Lokayukta vs. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi (23 February 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Odisha Lokayukta can direct the Directorate of Vigilance to conduct a preliminary inquiry under Section 20(1) of the Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014. CASE TYPE: Corruption/Public Servant Case Name: Office
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Fast Track Court Service for High Court Elevation: C. Yamini vs. High Court of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether service as a District & Sessions Judge in a Fast Track Court can be considered as judicial service for elevation to the High Court under Article 217(2)(a) of the Constitution
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Child Murder Case: Vahitha vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: Not Available in the provided text. Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a mother be convicted for the murder of her own child based on circumstantial evidence? The
Supreme Court Upholds Pay Disparity Between Junior Design Officers and Civilian Technical Officers: Union of India vs. Indian Navy Civilian Design Officers Association (2023) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 8329 of 2011 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can the judiciary interfere
Supreme Court Upholds Differential Pay Scales for Junior Design Officers and Civilian Technical Officers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the courts can interfere with the pay scales fixed by expert bodies like the Pay Commission. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India vs. Indian Navy Civilian Design Officers Association and Anr. Judgment Date: 22 February
Supreme Court Upholds Grant-in-Aid Rules for Minority Institutions: State of Gujarat vs. H.B. Kapadia Education Trust (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether minority educational institutions receiving government aid are exempt from the standard retirement age rules stipulated in the Grant-in-Aid Code. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Grant-in-Aid Case Name: The State of Gujarat & Ors. vs. H. B.
