Supreme Court Clarifies “Local Area” Definition for Entry Tax in Industrial Townships LEGAL ISSUE: Whether industrial townships, excluded from municipal areas, qualify as “local areas” for entry tax under Entry 52 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Tax Law (Entry Tax) Case Name: M/s. OCL INDIA LTD. vs. STATE […]
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in POCSO Case: Sumitha Pradeep vs. Arun Kumar C.K. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in cases involving serious allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), especially when the victim is a minor and there is a prima facie case against
Supreme Court overturns murder conviction due to weak circumstantial evidence: Subramanya vs. State of Karnataka (2022) INSC 487 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a murder conviction can be sustained based on weak circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Subramanya vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 13 October 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Cooperative Society’s Right to Redevelop Property: Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank vs. Sri Aloke Kumar (2022) Date of the Judgment: October 13, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1234 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, S. Ravindra Bhat, J., J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a single member of a cooperative society stall a redevelopment project
Supreme Court Upholds Cooperative Society’s Right to Redevelop Property: Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank vs. Aloke Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cooperative society can engage a third-party developer for property redevelopment. CASE TYPE: Cooperative Law, Property Law Case Name: The Bengal Secretariat Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank and Housing Society Ltd. vs. Sri Aloke
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Lack of Evidence: N.S. Madhanagopal vs. K. Lalitha (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the use of unparliamentary words and alleged obstruction constitute offenses under Sections 294(b) and 341 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: N. S. Madhanagopal & Anr. vs. K. Lalitha Judgment Date: 10
Supreme Court quashes detention order under PIT NDPS Act due to delay and suppression of facts: Sushanta Kumar Banik vs. State of Tripura (2022) INSC 771 (30 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a detention order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) can be quashed
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Order to Summon Witness in Rape Case: Ritu Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 29, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 887 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a trial court summon a witness to verify a document crucial to the case,
Supreme Court Limits Speaker’s Power on Disqualification: Gyanendra Kumar vs Bihar Legislative Assembly (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the Speaker’s powers under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution regarding disqualification of members of a legislative assembly. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law – Disqualification of Legislators Case Name: Gyanendra Kumar & Ors. vs. Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna
Supreme Court allows withdrawal of plea challenging Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Act: Munilal & Ors. vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Anr. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a petition challenging the validity of a law
Supreme Court disposes of Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka River Water Dispute Suit Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 823 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, S. Ravindra Bhat, J., J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a decades-old water dispute be resolved without a formal adjudication? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Concealing Criminal Cases in CRPF Recruitment (26 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether concealing information about pending criminal cases during recruitment justifies dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Central Armed Police Forces) Case Name: Satish Chandra Yadav vs. Union of India & Ors. and Pushpendra Kumar Yadav vs. Union of
