Supreme Court Disposes of Bail Application Pending Since 2018: Motamarri Appanna Veerraju vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2020 Citation: Motamarri Appanna Veerraju @ MAV Raju vs. The State of West Bengal (2020) INSC 138 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court indefinitely delay […]
Supreme Court clarifies Disqualification for Not Filing Election Expenses: Laxmibai vs. The Collector, Nanded (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the disqualification for not submitting election expenses should be for the maximum period of five years. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: Laxmibai vs. The Collector, Nanded & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Sales Tax Exemption Limited to Sales, Not Purchase: High Range Coffee vs. State of Karnataka (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sales tax exemption under the Industrial Policy of 1996 extends to purchase tax. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: M/s High Range Coffee Curing Pvt. Ltd. vs. The State of Karnataka &
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Damages Claim in Wildlife Sanctuary Land Dispute Date of the Judgment: 05 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 77 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a party claim damages from the State for being unable to use land included in a wildlife sanctuary, especially when a subsequent
Supreme Court Enforces Counsel’s Commitment for Tenant Re-induction in Reconstruction Case: Om Prakash vs. Suresh Kumar (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a statement made by a counsel on behalf of a client, regarding re-induction of a tenant, is binding on the client. CASE TYPE: Civil (Rent Control/Eviction). Case Name: Om Prakash vs. Suresh Kumar. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Recount Order in Panchayat Election Dispute: Chandeshwar Saw vs. Brij Bhushan Prasad (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a recount of votes should be ordered in an election dispute based on allegations of irregularities during the initial counting process. CASE TYPE: Election Law, Panchayat Raj Case Name: Chandeshwar Saw vs. Brij Bhushan Prasad &
Airline Not Liable for ‘Gate No Show’ Passengers: Indigo Airlines vs. Kalpana Rani Debbarma (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an airline is liable for deficiency in service when a passenger fails to report at the boarding gate before its closure, resulting in them missing their flight. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: The Branch Manager, Indigo
Supreme Court on Sales Tax for Ship Stores: Nirmal Kumar Parsan vs. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sales of imported goods, stored in a bonded warehouse and sold as ship stores to foreign-bound ships, are subject to state sales tax. CASE TYPE: Sales Tax Law Case Name: Nirmal Kumar Parsan vs. Commissioner
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Duleshwar & Anr. vs. State of M.P. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were part of an unlawful assembly that caused the death of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder, Rioting Case Name: Duleshwar & Anr. vs. The State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh) Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Compensation for Major Sons in Motor Accident Claims: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Birender and Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether major, married, and earning sons are entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: National Insurance Company Limited vs. Birender and Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Purshottam Chopra vs. State (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Purshottam Chopra & Anr. vs. State (Govt. of NCT Delhi). [Judgment Date]: 07 January 2020 Date of the Judgment: 07 January
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on document production in family dispute: Ashi Kumar vs. Aseem Agarwal (2019) Date of the Judgment: 16 December 2019 Citation: Ashi Kumar v. Aseem Agarwal (2019) INSC 971 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court interfere with a Family Court’s order compelling a party
