Supreme Court Upholds Increased Compensation in Motor Accident Case: Roopwati & Ors. vs. Ram Kishan & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation in motor accident claims, including the correct application of multipliers and consideration of future prospects. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: Roopwati & Ors. vs. Ram Kishan & Ors. [Judgment […]
Date of the Judgment: 13 October 2022 Citation: Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors. (2022) INSC 900 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Divergent Opinion) Can a state government enforce a uniform in schools that effectively bans religious attire like the hijab? The Supreme Court of India grappled with this
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Industrial Development in Karnataka Date of the Judgment: 11 October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 903 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., Vikram Nath, J. Can the government acquire land for industrial development, even if it benefits a private company? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case by Applying Future Prospects: Narayan & Ors. vs. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether future prospects should be considered while calculating compensation in motor accident claims. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: Narayan & Ors. vs. Manager Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co.
Supreme Court enhances compensation in motor accident case: K. Priyadarshini vs. Gammon India Limited (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in not awarding future prospects while calculating compensation in a motor accident claim. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: K. Priyadarshini & Ors. vs. M/s Gammon India Limited & Anr. [Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Land Reforms Act Succession Rules: Har Naraini Devi vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, which prioritizes male lineal descendants in matters of succession to agricultural land, is unconstitutional. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Reform, Succession. Case Name: Har Naraini Devi
Supreme Court Upholds Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Act, Settles Inter-State Body Corporate Issue LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Haryana State Legislature has the legislative competence to enact the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, or if it falls under the exclusive domain of the Parliament as an inter-state body corporate. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Religious Institutions Case
Supreme Court Remands Forest Land Dispute: State of Karnataka vs. M.A. Mohamad Sanaulla (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State was given adequate opportunity to present its case regarding a disputed land claimed as forest land. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute concerning land ownership and forest laws. Case Name: The State of Karnataka & Anr. vs. M.A.
Supreme Court Clarifies Taxability of Pan Masala under State Laws Date of the Judgment: 19 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 751 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J., Surya Kant, J., M.M. Sundresh, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Hemant Gupta, J. (Concurring) Can states levy sales tax on ‘Pan Masala’ and ‘gutka’ when these products are already subject to
Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Cancellation of Leases for Agricultural Land Belonging to Religious Institutions: Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. State of Telangana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether leases of agricultural land belonging to religious institutions are statutorily canceled under Section 82 of the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. CASE TYPE: Endowment
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Candidature for Using Different Languages in Application and OMR Sheet: Union of India vs. Mahendra Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 25, 2022 Citation: Not Available in the source Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can a candidate’s application be rejected for using different languages in the
Supreme Court Upholds Land Consolidation Order: Sarju Mishra vs. Jangi (2022) INSC 629 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether consolidation authorities can determine the shares of parties based on the sequence of deaths of family members, when the civil court decree did not specify it. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Consolidation Case Name: Sarju Mishra (D) Thr. Lrs.
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