Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Rash Driving Causing Death: State of Punjab vs. Dil Bahadur (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence for rash and negligent driving causing death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: State of Punjab vs. Dil Bahadur. [Judgment Date]: 28 March 2023 Introduction Date of […]
Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for contractual employees: Doordarshan vs. Magi H Desai (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contractual service can be counted as temporary service for pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Director General, Doordarshan Prasar Bharti Corporation of India & Anr. vs. Smt. Magi H Desai [Judgment Date]: 24 March 2023 Date
Supreme Court: Contractual Service Not Equal to Temporary Service for Pension – Doordarshan vs. Magi H Desai (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 290 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can prior contractual service be counted as temporary service for pension benefits? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Clarifies: Parole Period Not Counted Towards Sentence in Haryana Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 274 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a convict’s time spent on parole be counted towards their total sentence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this important question in a
Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Sentence for Prisoners Released on Parole: Anil Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 296 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a prisoner’s time spent on parole be counted towards their total sentence? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Block Assessments in Search Cases Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 238 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can the limitation period for block assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 be determined from the date of the last authorization for search, or from
Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Block Assessments in Search Cases: Anil Minda vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the starting point for calculating the limitation period for block assessments following a search under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law, Block Assessment. Case Name: Anil
Supreme Court Upholds Acquisition: Subsequent Purchasers Lack Locus Standi (24 March 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether subsequent purchasers of land have the right to challenge land acquisition proceedings. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Government of NCT of Delhi vs. Vijay Gupta & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023
Supreme Court Rules on Locus Standi of Subsequent Purchasers in Land Acquisition Cases Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 297 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person who buys land after the government has already started the process of acquiring it challenge that acquisition? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Orders Surrender of Prisoners Released on Emergency Parole During COVID-19 LEGAL ISSUE: Surrender of prisoners released on emergency parole or interim bail due to COVID-19 normalization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: In Re: Contagion of Covid-19 Virus in Prisons Judgment Date: March 24, 2023 Date of the Judgment: March 24, 2023 Citation: [Not
Supreme Court Orders Surrender of Prisoners Released on Emergency Parole During COVID-19 Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 294 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether prisoners released on emergency parole or interim bail during the COVID-19 pandemic should
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shankar vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 15 March 2023 Date
