Supreme Court Clarifies Time Limit for Land Acquisition Awards Under the 2013 Act: Executive Engineer vs. Mahesh Date of the Judgment: 10 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. of 2021 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 13093-13094 of 2018) Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. When does the clock start ticking for land acquisition […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Complaint Filing in Cheque Dishonor Cases: Bhupesh Rathod vs. Dayashankar Prasad Chaurasia (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a complaint filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, by the Managing Director of a company, is valid if the company is not explicitly named as the complainant in the cause title. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Setting Aside of Arbitral Award in Business Dispute: Ratnam Sudesh Iyer vs. Jackie Kakubhai Shroff (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral award can be set aside for being in conflict with the fundamental policy of Indian law. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: Ratnam Sudesh Iyer vs. Jackie Kakubhai Shroff [Judgment Date]: November
Supreme Court Modifies NGT Order on Sand Mining: State of Bihar vs. Pawan Kumar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the procedure for preparing District Survey Reports (DSRs) for sand mining and the authority to grant environmental clearances. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Mining Law Case Name: The State of Bihar and Others
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Supreme Court Clarifies Stridhana Rights in Family Property Dispute: Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju vs. Pusapati Madhuri Gajapathi Raju (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Stridhana property rights in the context of a family partition dispute. CASE TYPE: Arbitration/Family Law Case Name: Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju & Anr. vs. Pusapati Madhuri Gajapathi Raju & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court acquits accused in robbery case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Bijender @ Mandar vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on a disclosure statement and recovery of material without corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bijender @ Mandar vs. State of Haryana Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Levy of Supervision Charges in Sal Seed Supply Contract: State of Chhattisgarh vs. M/S Sal Udyog Private Limited (2021) INSC 745 (08 November 2021) Date of the Judgment: 08 November 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 745 Judges: N.V. Ramana, CJI, Surya Kant, J., Hima Kohli, J. Can a State Government levy supervision charges
Supreme Court commutes death sentence in child rape and murder case: Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar vs. State of Karnataka (2021) INSC 714 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty should be upheld in a case involving the rape and murder of a minor. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar vs. State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Dismisses Complaint Against Advocates for Deficiency in Service: Nandlal Lohariya vs. Jagdish Chand Purohit (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether advocates can be held liable for deficiency in service if their client loses a case on merits. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Nandlal Lohariya vs. Jagdish Chand Purohit and others [Judgment Date]: November 8,
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land allotment to war veteran’s family: State of Orissa vs. Premalata Mohapatra (2021) Date of the Judgment: October 29, 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 6534-6535 of 2021 Judges: Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice V. Ramasubramanian Can a family claim land promised to war veterans if the veteran did
Supreme Court Reinstates Professor Illegally Terminated: Dr. Sushil Kumar Tripathi vs. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University (2021) Date of the Judgment: 29th October, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 750 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud J., Vikram Nath J., B.V. Nagarathna J. Can a university terminate a professor’s services merely because the funding plan under which they were
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to non-compliance with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Narayana Prasad Sahu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) Date of the Judgment: 29 October 2021 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 be upheld if
