Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Corruption Case: CBI vs. Santosh Karnani (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to a public servant accused of corruption, especially when there is evidence of demand and acceptance of a bribe and attempts to evade arrest. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: Central […]
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Corruption Case: CBI vs. Santosh Karnani (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case of alleged corruption involving a public servant. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act) Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Santosh Karnani & Anr. [Judgment Date]: April 17, 2023 Introduction
Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 17, 2023 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a company demand conversion of leasehold land to freehold based on a later government policy? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Transfers Criminal Trial for Fair Justice: Afjal Ali Sha vs. State of West Bengal (2023) Date of the Judgment: 17 March 2023 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Surya Kant, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a criminal trial be transferred to ensure a fair trial when there are serious concerns about witness
Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of UP (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lessee of industrial land is entitled to convert the leasehold to freehold based on a subsequent policy for tourism promotion. CASE TYPE: Land Law/Property Law Case Name: Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Ltd. vs. State of
Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition in Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case: Union of India vs. Union Carbide Corporation (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can re-examine a settlement reached in a case of mass disaster, specifically concerning the adequacy of compensation, after a lapse of several years and multiple reviews. CASE TYPE: Civil (Curative Petition)
Supreme Court Upholds Bhopal Gas Tragedy Settlement, Dismisses Curative Petition: Union of India vs. Union Carbide Corporation (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 228 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Abhay S. Oka, J., Vikram Nath, J., and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a decades-old settlement, reached to provide
Supreme Court to Reconsider Excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra Community: Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) **Date of the Judgment:** February 10, 2023 **Citation:** 2023 INSC 1152 **Judges:** Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Abhay S. Oka, J., Vikram Nath, J., and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can the practice of excommunication
Supreme Court to Reconsider Excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra Community: Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 108 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Abhay S. Oka, J., Vikram Nath, J., and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a religious community’s practice
Supreme Court Upholds Bar Council’s Power to Set Pre-Enrollment Standards: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Bar Council of India can prescribe pre-enrollment training or examinations for advocates. CASE TYPE: Legal Profession Regulation Case Name: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Bar Council’s Power to Set Pre-Enrolment Standards: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Bar Council of India can prescribe pre-enrolment training or examinations for law graduates seeking to practice law. CASE TYPE: Legal Profession Regulation Case Name: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Property Title in Smriti Debbarma vs. Prabha Ranjan Deb Barma Date of the Judgment: January 4, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 12 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a claimant succeed in a property dispute based solely on the weakness of the defendant’s case? The Supreme
