Tenant’s Right to Appeal Ownership: Supreme Court Decision in Mohan Chandra Tamta vs. Ali Ahmad (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a tenant appeal a court’s finding on property ownership when the claimed owner (mortgagee) has not challenged that finding? CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Mohan Chandra Tamta (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs. Ali […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony: Prabhash Kumar Singh vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder can be upheld based on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence, even if the weapon is not recovered and there’s no charring on the body from a close-range gunshot. CASE
Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance to Vendee for Non-Payment of Rent: Surinder Kaur vs. Bahadur Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a vendee who fails to fulfill a promise in a contract can be granted specific performance of that contract. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: Surinder Kaur (D) Thr. Lr. Jasinderjit Singh (D)
Supreme Court Clarifies “Built-Up Area” Under EIA Notification: Goel Ganga Developers vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “built-up area” under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: M/S. GOEL GANGA DEVELOPERS INDIA PVT. LTD. vs. UNION OF INDIA [Judgment Date]: September 11, 2019 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to doubts on dying declarations: Hari Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 937 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose. This was a unanimous decision by a two-judge bench, with the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Axe Murder Case: Laxminath vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Laxminath vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 05 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2019
Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be sustained solely based on the confession of the accused and a co-accused without any corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS
Supreme Court Issues Directions on Parking Policy in Residential Areas LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of a comprehensive parking policy in residential and other areas. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 2 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 2 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 785
Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Encroachment: Pradeep Singh Bisht vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) The Supreme Court of India, on July 19, 2019, addressed a case regarding alleged encroachments and unauthorized constructions. The core issue was whether the High Court could order eviction based solely on an Advocate-Commissioner’s report, without the Municipal
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder & Robbery Case: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan and Another vs. The State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: 04 July
Supreme Court Upholds Dargah’s Land Rights: Sopanrao vs. Syed Mehmood (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2019 Citation: Sopanrao & Anr. vs. Syed Mehmood & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4478 of 2007 Judges: N. V. Ramana, Deepak Gupta, and Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a civil court decide on the management rights of a religious
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