Supreme Court Upholds Reopening of IL&FS Accounts: Hari Sankaran vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) can order the reopening of a company’s accounts under Section 130 of the Companies Act, 2013, based on allegations of fraud or mismanagement. CASE TYPE: Corporate Law Case Name: Hari Sankaran vs. […]
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order: Kumud Salunke vs. Pandurang Gandhewar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with the findings of the Appellate Authority under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Re-development) Act, 1971, when the Appellate Authority has considered the requirements of Section 22(4) of the Act. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal
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Supreme Court Clarifies Promotion Rights After Cadre Restructuring in Orissa Administrative Service Case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates have a vested right to promotion based on recommendations when the cadre is restructured and the original posts are abolished. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Orissa & Anr. vs. Dhirendra Sundar Das & Ors.
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of revision petition in execution proceedings under Consumer Protection Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a revision petition is maintainable before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against an order passed by the State Commission in an appeal arising out of execution proceedings. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Karnataka Housing Board vs.
Supreme Court Allows Additional Evidence in Consumer Dispute: Jiten K. Ajmera vs. Tejas Co-operative Housing Society (2019) Date of the Judgment: May 6, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 448 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can new evidence be introduced at the appellate stage in a consumer dispute? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court Reinstates Compulsory Retirement Review: State of Jammu and Kashmir vs. Farid Ahmad Tak (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in setting aside the order of compulsory retirement of the respondent. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. vs. Farid Ahmad Tak [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation in Rupnagar Acquisition Case LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquired under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Sardara Singh & Ors. vs. Land Acquisition Collector, Improvement Trust, Rupnagar & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 April 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 24
Supreme Court Holds Finance Company Liable for Delay in Insurance Policy Issuance: Ashatai vs. Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a finance company is liable for deficiency of service for delaying the issuance of an insurance policy linked to a loan, resulting in non-payment of the loan amount upon the borrower’s death.
Supreme Court quashes regularization obtained by fraud: Punjab Urban Planning vs. Karamjit Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who fraudulently obtains regularization is entitled to a disciplinary inquiry before termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority & Anr. vs. Karamjit Singh [Judgment Date]: April 15, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Retrial for Witness Examination in Criminal Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial is vitiated if witness testimony is recorded without the accused being present, and if so, whether a partial retrial can be ordered to rectify the error. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Atma Ram & Ors. vs. State of
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Supreme Court Upholds Res Judicata in Industrial Dispute: FACT Employees Association vs. FACT Ltd (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of res judicata applies to industrial disputes, preventing re-litigation of previously decided issues. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Chairman and Managing Director, The Fertilizers And Chemicals Tranvancore Ltd. & Anr. vs. General Secretary FACT
Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ inheritance rights after family partition: Shailndra Kumar Jain vs. Maya Prakash Jain (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daughters are necessary parties in a suit concerning the partition of ancestral property, particularly when a prior partition had occurred among male family members. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Inheritance Law. Case Name: Shailndra
