Supreme Court Rejects Plaint in Property Dispute Due to Limitation: Ramisetty Venkatanna vs. Nasyam Jamal Saheb (28 April 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit can be maintained when it indirectly challenges a partition deed that is time-barred under the law of limitation. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Ramisetty Venkatanna & Anr. vs. Nasyam […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit for Clever Drafting: Ramisetty Venkatanna vs Nasyam Jamal Saheb (2023) INSC 458 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit can be dismissed for being barred by limitation and for having an illusory cause of action when the plaintiff cleverly drafts the plaint to avoid mentioning the circumstances that would make the suit time-barred.
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating and Forgery Charges Against Shiromani Akali Dal Leaders: Sukhbir Singh Badal vs. Balwant Singh Khera (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) committed cheating and forgery by submitting a false declaration of secularism to the Election Commission of India while registering the party. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court quashes forgery and cheating charges against Shiromani Akali Dal leaders: Sukhbir Singh Badal vs. Balwant Singh Khera (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) committed forgery and cheating by submitting a false declaration of secularism to the Election Commission of India (ECI). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shri
Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2023 Citation: INSC 368 of 2023 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., Ajay Rastogi, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J., and C.T. Ravikumar, J. (Majority opinion by K.M. Joseph, J. with a concurring opinion by C.T. Ravikumar, J. and dissenting opinions by Ajay Rastogi, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J.) Can
Supreme Court Reverses High Court on Land Acquisition Lapse: HSIIDC vs. Honeywell (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, should be deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, when possession was taken and compensation
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Supreme Court Addresses Land Acquisition Lapses under the 2013 Act: HSIIDC vs. Honeywell (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if possession was taken and compensation
Supreme Court Rules on Annual Increment for Retiring Employees: KPTCL vs. C.P. Mundinamani (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to an annual increment earned on the last day of service, despite retiring the following day. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. vs. C.P. Mundinamani &
Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction Under Section 302/149 IPC in Unlawful Assembly Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for an offense committed by another member of an unlawful assembly, even if they did not inflict the fatal blow. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302/149 IPC in Unlawful Assembly Case Date of the Judgment: 11 April 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 354 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person be convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) with the aid of Section 149 IPC,
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation for IT Park Acquisition: Rajalakshmi vs. Special Tahsildar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Fair Compensation for Land Acquisition CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Rajalakshmi vs. The Special Tahsildar (LA) Koyilandy & Another Judgment Date: 10 April 2023 Date of the Judgment: 10 April 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2363
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation for IT Park Project: Rajalakshmi vs. Special Tahsildar (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 333 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a court enhance land compensation when landowners are not satisfied with the negotiated price? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
