Indira Banerjee

Supreme Court Clarifies Gift Deed Requirements: Sarojini Amma vs. Sreekumar (2018)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Gift Deed Requirements: Sarojini Amma vs. Sreekumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a document styled as a gift deed, but executed for consideration, can be treated as a valid gift, and whether a gift deed reserving the donor’s rights is actually a will. CASE TYPE: Property Law Case Name: S. Sarojini Amma vs. […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Resumption of Industrial Plot Due to Non-Commencement of Production: Dalip Singh vs. State of Haryana (25 October 2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Resumption of Industrial Plot Due to Non-Commencement of Production: Dalip Singh vs. State of Haryana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the authorities were justified in resuming an industrial plot due to the allottee’s failure to commence production within the stipulated time. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Dalip Singh and Others vs. State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Maintenance Rights for Woman in Live-in Relationship: Kamala vs. M.R. Mohan Kumar (2018) INSC 884

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Supreme Court Upholds Maintenance Rights for Woman in Live-in Relationship: Kamala vs. M.R. Mohan Kumar (2018) INSC 884 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a woman in a live-in relationship is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Maintenance Case Name: Kamala and Others vs. M.R. Mohan Kumar

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Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of ‘Public Trust’ Doctrine in Land Disputes: Ram Avatar Soni vs. Mahanta Laxmidhar Das (2018)

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Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of ‘Public Trust’ Doctrine in Land Disputes: Ram Avatar Soni vs. Mahanta Laxmidhar Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the ‘Public Trust’ doctrine in disputes concerning the management of temple properties. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Ram Avatar Soni vs. Mahanta Laxmidhar Das and Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October

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Supreme Court Remands Eviction Case Due to High Court’s Error on Quit Notice: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (2018)

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Supreme Court Remands Eviction Case Due to High Court’s Error on Quit Notice: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can decide on the validity of a quit notice when it was not a framed issue in the second appeal. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction) Case Name: Shrikant vs. Narayan Singh (Dead)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Conclusive Circumstantial Evidence: Uppala Bixam vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2018) INSC 894 (11 October 2018)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Conclusive Circumstantial Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Uppala Bixam @ Bixmaiah vs. The State

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Arson Case After Compensation: Surender Singh vs. State of Haryana (2018)

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Arson Case After Compensation: Surender Singh vs. State of Haryana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sentence for arson can be reduced based on subsequent compensation paid to the victim. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Surender Singh vs. The State of Haryana & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 11 October 2018 Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Delay Condonation in Property Dispute: Mohd. Sahid vs. Raziya Khanam (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Delay Condonation in Property Dispute: Mohd. Sahid vs. Raziya Khanam (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 10, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 910 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a party who was aware of court proceedings claim ignorance to justify a delay in filing an appeal? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Rakesh & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2018)

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Rakesh & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (attempt to murder) was justified and whether the sentence imposed was appropriate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rakesh & Anr. vs. State of Haryana Judgment

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction Under Arms Act: Samir Ahmed Rafiqahmed Ansari vs. State of Gujarat (2018)

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction Under Arms Act: Samir Ahmed Rafiqahmed Ansari vs. State of Gujarat (2018) Date of the Judgment: 4th October, 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction under Section 25(1AA) of the Arms Act, 1959 be sustained without evidence of manufacturing prohibited arms?

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Supreme Court Upholds Abetment to Suicide Conviction: Kanailal Sarkar vs. State of West Bengal (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Abetment to Suicide Conviction: Kanailal Sarkar vs. State of West Bengal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the father-in-law abetted the suicide of his daughter-in-law. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Kanailal Sarkar vs. State of West Bengal. [Judgment Date]: 4th October 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 4th October 2018 Judges: Justice R.

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Supreme Court modifies conviction in fatal Holika Dahan brawl: Sunny Khanna vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018)

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Supreme Court modifies conviction in fatal Holika Dahan brawl: Sunny Khanna vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused should be convicted of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder when a death occurs during a sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sunny Khanna vs. State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment Date]:

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