Supreme Court Clarifies Back Wages for Suspended Employee Acquitted of Criminal Charges Date of the Judgment: 01 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 264 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can an employee who was suspended due to criminal charges and later acquitted claim full back wages for the entire suspension period? The […]
Supreme Court Stays Inspection Order for Medical College: Board of Governors vs. National Institute of Medical Sciences (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in directing an inspection of a medical college for enhancement of seats without considering the existing bar on admissions and without giving the Medical Council of India a hearing.
Supreme Court upholds robbery conviction, reduces sentence: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for offences of robbery and receiving stolen property was correct. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Acquits in Dowry Death Case, Overturns Conviction for Destruction of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for causing disappearance of evidence of offence, in the absence of any direct evidence? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Om Prakash &
Supreme Court Restores First Appellate Court’s Decision on Will Validity: Gurnam Singh vs. Lehna Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 13, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 221 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court re-evaluate evidence in a second appeal, or is it bound by the findings of the first
Supreme Court Clarifies Married Daughter’s Succession Rights in Lease Premises under Inventory Proceedings Act, 2012 LEGAL ISSUE: Succession rights of a married daughter in lease premises. CASE TYPE: Civil, Inheritance, Inventory Proceedings. Case Name: Uma Mahesh Bandekar and Another vs. Vivek Sadanand Marathe and Others [Judgment Date]: 13 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation in Haryana Acquisition Case Date of the Judgment: 11 March 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 207 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can the High Court rely solely on a previous judgment to determine land compensation without considering specific evidence related to the acquired land? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court clarifies “consequential benefits” in superannuation cases: K. Ananda Rao vs. Sri S.S. Rawat (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 7, 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Citation: Not Available What exactly do “consequential benefits” mean when a government employee’s retirement age is increased? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Clarifies Preferential Rights on Agricultural Land Under Hindu Succession Act Date of the Judgment: 7 March 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 176 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a person’s right to buy family property be prioritized over an outsider when the property is agricultural land? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court overturns conviction under Forest Act due to lack of evidence: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 6, 2019 Citation: Pawan Kumar & Ors. vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) INSC 187 Judges: Justice Navin Sinha and Justice M.R. Shah Can a conviction under the Indian
Supreme Court overturns conviction in brutal multiple murder case: Ankush Maruti Shinde vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused based solely on the identification by eye-witnesses is sustainable, especially when there are doubts about the reliability of the witnesses and the fairness of the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Quashing of FIRs in Serious Offences Based on Compromise: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Laxmi Narayan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings for serious, non-compoundable offenses like attempted murder (Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code) solely based on a compromise between the complainant and the accused? CASE
