Supreme Court overturns acquittal in murder case: Guru Dutt Pathak vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in overturning a trial court’s acquittal in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Guru Dutt Pathak vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]: May 6, 2021 Date of the […]
Supreme Court overturns discharge order in bribery case: State of Rajasthan vs. Ashok Kumar Kashyap (2021) Date of the Judgment: April 13, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 208 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court quash charges framed by a lower court in a corruption case, based on its own
Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on High Court Interim Orders in Criminal Cases Date of the Judgment: 13 April 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 203 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna, JJ. Can a High Court issue a blanket order preventing police from taking any coercive action against an accused during an investigation? The
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Dowry Death Case: Sonu vs. Sonu Yadav (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail in a dowry death case without providing adequate reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Death Case Name: Sonu vs. Sonu Yadav and Another Judgment Date: 5 April 2021 Date of
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Dowry Death Case: Sonu vs. Sonu Yadav (2021) Read Post »
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Restraining Arrest in Forgery Case: Salimbhai Hamidbhai Memon vs. Niteshkumar Maganbhai Patel & Anr (2021) INSC 585 Date of the Judgment: August 31, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 585 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court issue an oral order restraining the
Supreme Court Upholds Preliminary Inquiry in Corruption Cases: Charansingh vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a preliminary inquiry is permissible before registering a First Information Report (FIR) in cases of alleged corruption by a public servant. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: Charansingh vs. State of Maharashtra and others
Supreme Court on Interest During Moratorium: Small Scale Industrial Manufactures Association vs. Union of India (2021) Date of the Judgment: 23 March 2021 Citation: Small Scale Industrial Manufactures Association (Regd.) vs. Union of India and others (2021) INSC 158 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can banks charge interest on
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Consumer Cases After 2019 Act: Neena Aneja vs. Jai Prakash Associates LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue is whether consumer complaints filed under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, before the enforcement of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, should be adjudicated under the old law or the new law, particularly concerning
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Brutal Murder Case: Aminuddin vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused in a murder case by solely relying on Article 21 of the Constitution, without considering the seriousness of the offense and other relevant factors. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction of NCLT in Determining Fees of Registered Valuers Post CIRP Set Aside Date of the Judgment: 15 March 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 143 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and M.R. Shah, J. Can a registered valuer, appointed during a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), claim their fees if the CIRP
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Nagabhushan vs. State of Karnataka (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations in dowry death cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Dowry Death) Case Name: Nagabhushan vs. The State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]: March 8, 2021 Date of the Judgment: March 8, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC
Supreme Court Sets Aside Blanket Arrest Protection in Criminal Case: Ravuri Krishna Murthy vs. State of Telangana (2021) Date of the Judgment: March 5, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 142 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ. Can a High Court grant blanket protection from arrest to an accused while refusing to quash criminal
