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Supreme Court settles applicability of Limitation Act to appeals under Section 30 of the Recovery of Debts Act: Avneesh Chandan Gadgil vs. Oriental Bank of Commerce (24 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation Act Applicability in Debt Recovery Appeals Date of the Judgment: 24 November 2021 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Citation: Avneesh Chandan Gadgil & Anr. vs. Oriental Bank of Commerce & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 6898 of 2021, decided on 24 November 2021 Can the delay in filing an […]

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Supreme Court Overturns Acquittal in Deadly Holi Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash (24 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Overturns Acquittal in Deadly Holi Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction of multiple accused in a case of deadly assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash Judgment

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Supreme Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Lack of Urgency: Hamid Ali Khan vs. State of U.P. (23 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Lack of Urgency: Hamid Ali Khan vs. State of U.P. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the invocation of the urgency clause under Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was justified, thereby dispensing with the inquiry under Section 5A. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Hamid Ali Khan (D)

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Supreme Court alters conviction in fatal assault case: Viram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (23 November 2021)

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Supreme Court alters conviction in fatal assault case: Viram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inconsistencies between oral testimony and medical evidence warrant altering a conviction for murder in a case of group assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Group Assault, Murder, and Voluntarily Causing Hurt. Case Name: Viram @ Virma Versus

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Supreme Court on Urban Land Ceiling Act: Possession Key to Repeal Benefit

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Supreme Court on Urban Land Ceiling Act: Possession Key to Repeal Benefit LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the repeal of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, automatically restores land to owners if compensation was not paid, even if possession was taken by the government. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Acquisition and Urban Land Ceiling

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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Recovery Order Against Employee in Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Case (23 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Partial Recovery of Loss in Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Case Date of the Judgment: 23 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6947 of 2021 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a punishment based on charges not proven by the Enquiry Officer? The Supreme Court recently

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Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Deputy Collector Appointment: State of UP vs. Chunni Lal (2021)

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Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Deputy Collector Appointment: State of UP vs. Chunni Lal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the State to appoint two individuals to a single post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Chunni Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 November 2021 Introduction

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Supreme Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation: Anil Kumar Soti vs. State of U.P. (23 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation: Anil Kumar Soti vs. State of U.P. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair market value for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Anil Kumar Soti & Ors. vs. State of U.P. through Collector Bijnore (U.P.). Judgment Date: 23 November 2021 Introduction

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Supreme Court Upholds Loan Waiver Scheme for Small Farmers: State of Tamil Nadu vs. National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturist Association (23 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Loan Waiver Scheme for Small Farmers: State of Tamil Nadu vs. National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturist Association (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government scheme providing loan waivers exclusively to small and marginal farmers is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Government Policy. Case

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Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Power Corporation’s Stagnation Scheme: Bal Krishan Sharma Case (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Power Corporation’s Stagnation Scheme: Bal Krishan Sharma Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an office order upgrading posts requires publication in the Official Gazette under Section 79 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and whether employees are entitled to a higher pay scale of a promotional post without holding the responsibilities of

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Supreme Court Clarifies NCLT’s Jurisdiction in Contract Termination During CIRP: Tata Consultancy Services vs. SK Wheels (2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies NCLT’s Jurisdiction in Contract Termination During CIRP: Tata Consultancy Services vs. SK Wheels (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) residuary jurisdiction under Section 60(5)(c) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to adjudicate contractual disputes during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law, Contract

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Supreme Court Directs Accommodation for Dysgraphia in NEET: Avni Prakash vs. NTA (23 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Directs Accommodation for Dysgraphia in NEET: Avni Prakash vs. NTA (2021) Date of the Judgment: 23 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 7000 of 2021 (Arising Out of SLP (C) No.18591 of 2021) Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a student with dysgraphia, a specific learning disability, be

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