Supreme Court Upholds Society’s Right to be Heard in Land Dispute Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 849 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a court set aside a decree passed without giving a party a fair chance to present its case? The Supreme Court of India addressed […]
Supreme Court settles the inclusion of contract employees in Indian Broadcasting Service: Union of India vs. E. Krishna Rao (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contract employees of Doordarshan, later declared government servants, are entitled to be included in the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service and receive associated benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Subhash Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be upheld when the overt act attributed to them is that they held the deceased while others committed the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Subhash Mahto vs. The State of
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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cheating, Overturns Miscarriage Charge: Prabhu vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a false promise of marriage leading to sexual intercourse constitutes cheating under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and whether a miscarriage induced with the woman’s consent can be considered an offense under
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS and Excise Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Hansraj (2018) Date of the Judgment: 12th September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 792 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction be upheld when there is a significant delay in sending samples
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Death Case: Sangita @ Rekha Sambhaji Malode vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence in dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sangita @ Rekha Sambhaji Malode vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 12 September 2018 Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Case: Kannan vs. State (2018) Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2018 Citation: Criminal Appeal No(s). 1580 OF 2011 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a public servant be convicted for accepting a bribe even if the money is not directly received by them? The Supreme
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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on property dispute: Kalyan Singh vs. Ravinder Kaur (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the judgment of the First Appellate Court based on a question of fact, when no substantial question of law was involved. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Kalyan Singh
Supreme Court clarifies applicability of MP Act 1976 on prior land transactions: Durjan Singh vs. Vir Singh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 6th September 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a law enacted in 1976 apply to a transaction that occurred in 1953? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court modifies conviction in fatal assault case: State of Karnataka vs. Yenkareddy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and acquitting some of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Karnataka vs. Yenkareddy & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act: SK Raju vs. State of West Bengal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the search and seizure of narcotics from a bag carried by an individual requires compliance with Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and whether the search was conducted as per procedure. CASE
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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Employees Between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees appointed by the State of Uttar Pradesh can be transferred to the State of Uttarakhand based on mutual consent, even if their appointments occurred after the cut-off date for automatic allocation under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. CASE TYPE:
