Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Stemming from Abduction: Pattu Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second First Information Report (FIR) is permissible for a murder that occurs during the investigation of an earlier abduction case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pattu Rajan vs. The State of Tamil […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Abduction Case: P. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 March 2019 Citation: Criminal Appeal Nos. 820-821 of 2009 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction for abduction be upheld when some of the accused are acquitted?
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to inconsistent witness statements: Amrika Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was part of an unlawful assembly with the common objective of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amrika Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Classification of Tank Land Under Andhra Pradesh Inams Act: Sarvepalli Ramaiah vs. District Collector (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether ryotwari patta can be granted for land classified as a tank poramboke under the Andhra Pradesh Inams (Abolition & Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Inams Abolition Case Name: Sarvepalli Ramaiah
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to 25-Year Non-Remissible Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Appropriateness of Death Penalty in cases of rape and murder of a minor. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sachin Kumar Singhraha vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: March 12, 2019 Date of the Judgment: March
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Right to Deny Voluntary Retirement in Public Interest: State of West Bengal vs. Dr. Tonmoy Mondal (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 12, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 178 Judges: Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha, Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a government employee’s request for voluntary retirement be denied if it goes against public
Supreme Court Settles Status of Teachers in Self-Financing Institutions: Abdul Hakeem vs. Mahatma Gandhi University (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers appointed in self-financing institutions affiliated with a university are considered regular employees of the university and entitled to the same benefits as regular university teachers. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Abdul Hakeem M.A. &
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Mercy Petition Delay: Jagdish vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inordinate delay in deciding a mercy petition warrants commutation of a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jagdish vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 21 February 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Heinous Child Rape and Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., Deepak Gupta, J., Indira Banerjee, J. (Majority Opinion by Indira Banerjee, J.) Can a death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment even in
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Gruesome Murder Case: Md. Mannan vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment when there are mitigating circumstances and procedural lapses in the sentencing process. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Sewerage Cess on Industries Discharging Effluents via Common Treatment Plant (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether industries discharging treated effluents into a common effluent treatment plant are liable to pay sewerage cess. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Water and Sewerage Cess Case Name: Vasant Chemicals Limited vs. The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply
Supreme Court Upholds TNEB’s Dearness Allowance Policy: TNEB vs. TNEB-Thozhilalar Aykkiya Sangam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is obligated to pay Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees at the same rate as Central Government employees, or if it can follow the State Government’s rates as per a settlement agreement. CASE
