Madan B. Lokur

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Lathi Attack Case: Badal Murmu vs. State of West Bengal (2014)

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused, who assaulted the deceased with lathis, should be convicted for murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Badal Murmu and Ors. vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 5th February 2014 Date of the Judgment: 5th February 2014 Citation: (2014) INSC 75 Judges: […]

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Supreme Court Modifies Reinstatement in Industrial Dispute Due to Delay: Assistant Engineer vs. Mohan Lal (2013)

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delay in raising an industrial dispute affects the relief granted to a workman whose termination is found illegal. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Assistant Engineer, Rajasthan State Agriculture Marketing Board, Sub-Division, Kota vs. Mohan Lal Judgment Date: 16 August 2013 Date of the Judgment: 16 August 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 595

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Supreme Court Clarifies Life Imprisonment: Lazer vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2013)

Date of the Judgment: July 15, 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: H.L. Gokhale, J and Madan B. Lokur, J. Can a convict who has served over 26 years in prison be released? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case where the petitioner sought release based on the length of his imprisonment. The court

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