Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Impleadment in Recovery Suit: IL&FS Engineering vs. Bhargavarama Constructions (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can set aside a trial court’s decree solely on the basis of allowing an impleadment application in a first appeal, without considering the merits of the case. CASE TYPE: Civil Recovery […]
Supreme Court Upholds Requirement for Document Submission with Application: State of Bihar vs. Madhu Kant Ranjan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate is entitled to additional marks for a certificate not submitted with the original application. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Bihar & Ors. vs. Madhu Kant Ranjan & Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Addresses Fake Motor Accident Claims: Safiq Ahmad vs. ICICI Lombard (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Examination of fraudulent claims under the Motor Vehicles Act and the Workmen Compensation Act. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) and Workmen Compensation Case Name: Safiq Ahmad vs. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Others Judgment Date: 16
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Supreme Court Clarifies One Time Settlement (OTS) Eligibility for Loan Defaulters: Bijnor Urban Cooperative Bank vs. Meenal Agarwal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a borrower can claim One Time Settlement (OTS) as a matter of right and whether High Courts can issue a writ of mandamus to direct banks to grant OTS benefits. CASE TYPE: Banking
Supreme Court Upholds Karta’s Authority in Joint Hindu Family Property Sale: Beereddy Dasaratharami Reddy vs. V. Manjunath (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Authority of a Karta to sell joint Hindu family property, and the requirement of legal necessity. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Case Name: Beereddy Dasaratharami Reddy vs. V. Manjunath and Another [Judgment Date]: 13
Supreme Court overturns High Court’s quashing of criminal proceedings in Odisha land scam case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by quashing criminal proceedings based on a detailed scrutiny of evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Case Name:
Supreme Court Judgement on Additional Surcharge for Captive Power Users LEGAL ISSUE: Whether captive power consumers are liable to pay additional surcharge under Section 42(4) of the Electricity Act, 2003. CASE TYPE: Electricity Law Case Name: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. vs. M/s. JSW Steel Limited & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 December 2021 Introduction
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Review of Caste Certificates in Rushikesh Bharat Garud Case LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of caste certificates. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction. Case Name: Rushikesh Bharat Garud vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. [Judgment Date]: 10 December 2021. Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 December 2021 Citation: Not Available Judges: M.R. Shah,
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Supreme Court Revives Criminal Case Against Accused in Cooperative Bank Fraud LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case can be quashed against one accused solely because other potential co-accused were not included in the charge sheet. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: M/S Suvarna Cooperative Bank Ltd vs State of Karnataka and Anr. Judgment Date: 9 December
Supreme Court Upholds Consecutive Sentences in NDPS Act Cases: Mohd Zahid vs State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sentences imposed in separate trials for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotics) Case Name: Mohd Zahid vs State through NCB Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Deposit Requirements for Appeals under Consumer Protection Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) can order a deposit exceeding 50% of the decretal amount while granting a stay in appeals under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Manohar Infrastructure and Constructions Private Limited
Supreme Court Clarifies Rights of Bangalore Development Authority in Property Disputes Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 727 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a development authority’s claim to land acquired decades ago be ignored in a property dispute between private parties? The Supreme Court addressed this critical
