Supreme Court overturns Specific Performance Decree due to lack of Readiness and Willingness: Mohinder Kaur vs. Sant Paul Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 1, 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Navin Sinha, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a suit for specific performance be decreed if the plaintiff fails to demonstrate their readiness and […]
Supreme Court Reverses Adverse Possession Claim: Brijesh Kumar vs. Shardabai (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the plaintiff had perfected title by adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Brijesh Kumar and Another vs. Shardabai (Dead) By Lrs. and Others [Judgment Date]: October 1, 2019 Date of the Judgment: October 1, 2019 Citation:
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Supreme Court Decides on Mortgage by Conditional Sale: Ganpati Babji Alamwar vs. Digambarrao Venkatrao Bhadke (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transaction constitutes a mortgage by conditional sale or a sale with an option to repurchase. CASE TYPE: Property Law Case Name: Ganpati Babji Alamwar (D) By LRs. Ramlu And Others vs. Digambarrao Venkatrao Bhadke And
Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed, Undue Influence Not Proven: Raja Ram vs. Jai Prakash Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale deed executed by an elderly person was obtained under undue influence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Transfer of Property Case Name: Raja Ram vs. Jai Prakash Singh and Others Judgment Date: 11 September 2019
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide: Anand Ramachandra vs Sidarai Laxman LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Anand Ramachandra Chougle vs Sidarai Laxman Chougala & Ors. Judgment Date: 6 August 2019
Central Bank of India vs. Tara Chand: Supreme Court Denies Pro-Rata Pension Under Voluntary Retirement Scheme LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who opts for voluntary retirement under a specific scheme is automatically entitled to pro-rata pension if they meet the age or service criteria for applying to the scheme, or if they must also meet
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to lack of sample correlation in NDPS Act case: Vijay Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution must conclusively establish the link between the seized sample and the sample tested in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of Order XXI Rule 101 CPC in Property Possession Disputes Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: Shamsher Singh & Anr. vs. Lt. Col. Nahar Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. (2019) INSC 740 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a person who was dispossessed from a
Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Voluntary Retirement in Rathin Ghosh vs. WBSEDCL Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a disciplinary proceeding result in the dismissal of an employee for a minor lapse, especially when the employee has a long and unblemished
Supreme Court Upholds Nomination of Sajjadah Nashin: Peer Gulam Jilani vs. Peer Gulam Naseer (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of family and succession in religious trusts. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Peer Gulam Jilani vs. Peer Gulam Naseer and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 July 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 July 2019. Citation: 2019 INSC 729.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code can be sustained in the absence of the recovery of the victim’s body (corpus delicti). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Rajak
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case: Ram Gopal vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of criminal conspiracy, forgery, and fraud in a bank embezzlement case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ram Gopal vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, Dehradun Judgment Date: 22 July 2019 Date of the Judgment: 22 July
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