Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Imrat Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2019 The […]
Supreme Court Restricts Rebuilding of Illegally Demolished Structures: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs. Sunbeam High Tech Developers (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the reconstruction of a demolished structure if the demolition was carried out by a municipal corporation in violation of the prescribed procedure. CASE TYPE: Municipal Law, Building Regulations
Supreme Court Clarifies Unearned Increase Calculation on Land Transfers: BIADA vs. Amit Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of unearned increase on transfer of land allotted for industrial purposes. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Industrial Development Case Name: Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority & Ors. vs. Amit Kumar & Ors. Judgment Date: 22 October 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to medical evidence discrepancies: Prem Singh vs. Sukhdev Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in acquitting the accused based on discrepancies between eyewitness testimony and medical evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Prem Singh vs. Sukhdev Singh & Others [Judgment Date]: October 17,
Supreme Court: Prior Approval Mandatory for TADA Act Offence Recording Date of the Judgment: October 16, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1148 Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can police record information about an offense under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA Act) without prior approval from the District Superintendent of Police?
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Punjab Agricultural Marketing Rules: Walaiti Ram Charan Dass vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board Rules for allotment of plots to existing licensees in new market yards are valid. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Agricultural Marketing Case Name: Walaiti Ram Charan Dass &
Supreme Court Allows Substitution of Plaintiff in Property Dispute: Pruthvirajsinh Nodhubha Jadeja vs. Jayeshkumar Chhakaddas Shah (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 04, 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a person who buys a property during the pendency of a lawsuit about that property be added as a plaintiff
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Milk Adulteration: Raj Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether marginal deficiencies in milk standards warrant conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Raj Kumar vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: October 04, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Clarifies Disclosure Requirements for Candidates: Satish Ukey vs. Devendra Fadnavis (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of information to be disclosed by a candidate in an election affidavit. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satish Ukey vs. Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis and Anr. [Judgment Date]: October 1, 2019 Date of the Judgment: October 1, 2019 Citation: [2019]
Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to hurt in a case of sudden fight: Guru @ Gurubaran & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can claim the benefit of Exception 4 to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case of sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guru
Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Mahila Roomabai Jatav vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahila Roomabai Jatav vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 26 September 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Protects Judicial Officers from Disciplinary Action for Wrong Orders: Krishna Prasad Verma vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose Can a judicial officer be penalized for making a mistake in a
