LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claimant’s failure to produce a driving license automatically implies contributory negligence in a motor accident case. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation. Case Name: Sri Dinesh Kumar. J @ Dinesh J vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd & Ors. Judgment Date: 15 December 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 15 December 2017 Citation: […]
LEGAL ISSUE: The central legal issue is the extent of the power of police officers to seize bank accounts under Section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, particularly when those accounts are suspected to be linked to a crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Teesta Atul Setalvad vs. The State of Gujarat. Judgment
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction over a land dispute when the land’s agricultural character is contested under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Harpal Singh vs. Ashok Kumar & Anr [Judgment Date]: 15 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 15 December 2017 Citation: CIVIL APPEAL NO.
LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring uniform rules and infrastructure for consumer protection forums across India. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to consumer protection. Case Name: State of UP through Principal Secretary & Ors. vs. All U.P. Consumer Protection Bar Association. Judgment Date: 15 December 2017 Can the Supreme Court direct the central government to create
LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the interpretation and implementation of Section 22 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, specifically concerning the prohibition of advertisements related to sex selection on the internet. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Dr. Sabu Mathew George vs. Union of
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of comity of courts and the doctrines of “intimate contact” and “closest concern” should take precedence over the welfare of the child in international child custody disputes. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Child Custody, Habeas Corpus Case Name: Prateek Gupta vs. Shilpi Gupta & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 6 December 2017 Introduction
Can a court interfere with a film’s release before the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) makes a decision? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the film “Padmavati.” The Court dismissed the petition, emphasizing the importance of the CBFC’s role and the freedom of artistic expression.
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of a central statute pending before a High Court should be transferred to the Supreme Court when a similar challenge is already pending before it. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Transfer Petition Case Name: Union of India vs. Akhila Bharathiya Adivasi Vikasa Parishad & Ors. Judgment
LEGAL ISSUE: Authority of the Chief Justice in allocating cases and constituting benches. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Constitutional Law). Case Name: Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms vs. Union of India and Another. Judgment Date: November 10, 2017 Can a two-judge bench direct the Chief Justice of India on how to constitute a bench?
Date of the Judgment: 31 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 950 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.K. Sikri, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, JJ. This was a unanimous decision. How should courts calculate compensation for motor accident victims, especially concerning future income prospects? The Supreme Court of India, in this landmark judgment, addressed the
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prohibition on women of a specific age group from entering the Sabarimala Temple is discriminatory and violates fundamental rights. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law, Religious Law Case Name: Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs. State of Kerala & Ors. Judgment Date: 13 October 2017 Introduction Date of the
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether videoconferencing can be used in matrimonial disputes under the Family Courts Act, 1984. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law. Case Name: Santhini vs. Vijaya Venketesh. Judgment Date: 9 October 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 9 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 847 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar, J. (Majority Opinion), Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud,
