Supreme Court Clarifies Default Bail Rights: Ritu Chhabaria vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a chargesheet filed without completing the investigation extinguishes the right to default bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically relating to default bail. Case Name: Ritu Chhabaria vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 26 April 2023 Date of […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Duty on Sale of Industrial Assets: Sub Registrar vs. Dankuni Steels Ltd. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether stamp duty is applicable to plant and machinery, along with land and buildings, in the sale of industrial assets. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Stamp Duty, Property Law Case Name: The Sub Registrar, Amudalavalasa & Anr.
Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Duty on Sale of Industrial Assets: Sub Registrar vs. Dankuni Steels Ltd. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of stamp duty on the sale of industrial assets, specifically whether plant and machinery should be included in the valuation of immovable property. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: The Sub Registrar, Amudalavalasa &
Supreme Court Upholds Differential Pay Scales Based on Qualifications: State of Gujarat vs. Dr. P.A. Bhatt (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether different pay scales can be fixed for officers of the same cadre based on their educational qualifications, and whether Allopathic and AYUSH doctors are entitled to equal pay. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State
Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Clarification on Civil Court Findings Impact on Criminal Proceedings LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party not involved in the original proceedings can seek clarification of a Supreme Court order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mukul Agarwal & Ors vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 April 2023 Date of
Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Clarification on Civil Court Findings Impacting Criminal Cases: Mukesh Maganlal Doshi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party not originally part of a Supreme Court judgment can seek clarification of that judgment through intervention, and whether a civil court’s findings automatically quash related criminal proceedings for that
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Prior Ruling on Customs Act Prosecutions: Amit Jalan vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 378 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior Supreme Court judgment on the Customs Act should automatically apply to all similar pending cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Amit Jalan vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Prior Judgment in Customs Act Cases (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 26, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 438 Judges: Krishna Murari, J. and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a judgment of the Supreme Court be automatically applied to all similar cases, or does each case need to be evaluated on its
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit Despite Acquittal in Dowry Death Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Railway Protection Force (RPF) recruit can be discharged from service due to involvement in a criminal case, despite subsequent acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Santosh Kumar Singh. [Judgment Date]: 26
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit: Union of India vs. Santosh Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 435 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., and Aravind Kumar, J. Can an individual be denied employment in the Railway Protection Force (RPF) due to pending criminal charges, even if later acquitted?
Supreme Court Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty from Irretrievable Breakdown: Rakesh Raman vs. Kavita (26 April 2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2012 of 2013 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., J. B. Pardiwala, J. (authored by Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Can a marriage be dissolved if it has irretrievably broken down, even
Supreme Court Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty in Irretrievably Broken Marriage: Rakesh Raman vs. Kavita (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a marriage can be dissolved on the grounds of cruelty when the relationship has irretrievably broken down, marked by long separation and multiple litigations. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: Shri Rakesh Raman vs. Smt. Kavita [Judgment
