Supreme Court permits direct sale and export of iron ore from Karnataka: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya vs. State of Karnataka (20 May 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether to allow direct sale and export of iron ore from Karnataka, bypassing the e-auction process. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation related to mining and environmental law. Case Name: Samaj Parivartana […]
CIDCO’s Land Allotment Cancellation Overturned: Supreme Court Upholds Fairness in Tenders (29 November 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government body can cancel a land allotment based on technicalities and a change in policy after the allotment process is complete and payments have been made. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Public Procurement, Land Allotment Case Name: The
Supreme Court allows appeal despite 45-day delay in motor accident claim: Brahampal @ Sammay and Anr vs. National Insurance Company (2020) Date of the Judgment: 07 August 2020 Citation: Brahampal @ Sammay and Anr vs. National Insurance Company (2020) INSC 498 Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J., and Surya Kant, J. Can
Supreme Court overturns conviction in food adulteration case: Prem Chand vs. State of Haryana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the presence of insects in food items automatically constitutes adulteration under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Prem Chand vs. State of Haryana. Judgment Date: July 30, 2020 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Religious Premises Act: Tenants of Religious Institutions Not Entitled to Rent Act Protection (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of religious institutions are entitled to protection under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, or if they can be treated differently under a separate law. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Landlord
Supreme Court Upholds Dargah’s Land Rights: Sopanrao vs. Syed Mehmood (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2019 Citation: Sopanrao & Anr. vs. Syed Mehmood & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4478 of 2007 Judges: N. V. Ramana, Deepak Gupta, and Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a civil court decide on the management rights of a religious
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Convict Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a person with a mental illness be executed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Heinous Child Rape and Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., Deepak Gupta, J., Indira Banerjee, J. (Majority Opinion by Indira Banerjee, J.) Can a death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment even in
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Gruesome Murder Case: Md. Mannan vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment when there are mitigating circumstances and procedural lapses in the sentencing process. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Acquits Two Accused: Farida Begum vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused for murder and rioting. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Farida Begum vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment Date]: December 4, 2018 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Ramji vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was rightly convicted for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or if the conviction should be for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Evidence: State of Rajasthan vs. Madan (2018) INSC 881 LEGAL ISSUE: Assessment of evidence in a criminal appeal against acquittal, particularly when relying on child witnesses and circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Madan @ Madaniya [Judgment Date]: 25 October
