Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Section 362 CrPC in correcting errors: Mohammed Zakir vs. Shabana & Ors. (23 July 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) in correcting errors in court orders. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mohammed Zakir vs. Shabana & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Experience Requirement for Reader Post: University of Kerala vs. Saiful Islam (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the experience required for appointment to the post of Reader should be pre-Ph.D. or post-Ph.D., where Ph.D. is an essential qualification. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: University of Kerala & Anr. vs. Saiful Islam.A. & Ors.
Supreme Court Disposes of Land Acquisition Appeals: Sarup Singh vs. State of Haryana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Land acquisition compensation and related matters. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeals related to land acquisition. Case Name: Sarup Singh ETC. VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. ETC. Judgment Date: 18 July 2018 Date of the Judgment: 18 July 2018 Citation:
Supreme Court Settles Long-Standing Property Dispute Through Mediation: Kalpana Majumder & Ors. vs. Lakshmi Priya Shaw & Ors. (2018) Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 657 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a long-standing property dispute, entangled with multiple criminal cases, find resolution through mediation? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Discharge Application in Criminal Appeal: Vishwambarrao Shankarrao Mane vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) Date of the Judgment: July 12, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can an accused person get a discharge before charges are framed? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a recent
Supreme Court Upholds Merit-cum-Seniority for Promotions: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotions based on a merit-cum-seniority system are valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy & Ors. Judgment Date: 12 July 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 607
Supreme Court Allows Continuation of Service Despite Relaxation of Experience: Sunil Shamrao Jadhav vs. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a municipal corporation can relax the educational qualification of experience for direct recruitment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sunil Shamrao Jadhav & Ors. vs. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Ors. Judgment Date: 12 July
Supreme Court Upholds Termination, Orders Payment of Dues: M.K. Jain vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of an employee was justified based on the findings of an inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: M.K. Jain (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs. Principal Secretary, State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court awards compensation in termination case due to criminal conviction: Ajayapal Singh vs. Associated Cement Companies Ltd (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether termination of employment due to a criminal conviction under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) warrants compensation, especially when the conviction is later reduced to a fine. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service
Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 643 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a court use its special powers to ensure justice for a deserving candidate when regular channels fail? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a deserted woman from a Scheduled
Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings on Possession: Ram Raj vs. Badri (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Legality and continuity of possession in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Ram Raj & Ors. vs. Badri (Dead) Through LRs & Ors. Judgment Date: 11 July 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 11 July 2018 Citation: [Not Available
Supreme Court Upholds Findings on Oral Gift in Property Dispute: Sheikh Yakub vs. Sakinabi (2018) Date of the Judgment: July 11, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul. Can an oral gift of property be considered valid without sufficient evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question
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