Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 485 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. Can a person be held liable for a cheque bounce if they did not sign the cheque, even if it’s from a joint account? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case […]
Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 463 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., M.Y. Eqbal, J. Can police refuse to register a First Information Report (FIR) when a serious allegation, such as rape in police custody, is made? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case involving an American
Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 478 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. Can a court where a cheque is deposited for collection have jurisdiction in a cheque bounce case? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a dispute between Nishant Aggarwal and Kailash Kumar Sharma. The core issue
Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 469 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. (authored the judgment) Can an employee receive an out-of-turn promotion that bypasses established service rules? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case, focusing on the conflict between general and special service
Date of the Judgment: June 27, 2013Citation: (2013) INSC 499Judges: A.K. Patnaik, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a municipal corporation declare an election void if a candidate submits a false caste certificate? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the Pune Municipal Corporation. The court upheld the disqualification of
Date of the Judgment: 25 June 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 467 Judges: A.K. Patnaik, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a municipal corporation deny pension benefits to its employees by delaying the implementation of pension rules? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning the Bihar Municipal Officers and Servants
Date of the Judgment: 29 May 2013 Citation: Bhadragiri Venkata Ravi vs. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, Criminal Appeal No.248 of 2007 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained when the primary evidence, the dying declarations of the deceased, are inconsistent? The Supreme Court
Date of the Judgment: May 21, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 378 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction be upheld when some co-accused are acquitted based on the same evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a violent land dispute. The Court upheld the
Date of the Judgment: May 16, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 371 Judges: K. S. Radhakrishnan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a state cooperative authority supersede a cooperative bank’s board of directors without consulting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning the District
Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 352 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, J. Is a ‘Jugaad’ a motor vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988? The Supreme Court of India addressed this important question. This judgment clarifies the legal status of ‘Jugaad’ vehicles. The court determined
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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Company Law Board can compound offences punishable under Section 211(7) of the Companies Act, 1956 without the permission of the court when prosecution is pending. CASE TYPE: Company Law Case Name: V.L.S. Finance Ltd. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: May 10, 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May
Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI and Surinder Singh Nijjar, J. Citation: (2013) INSC 341 Can an arbitration agreement remain valid even if the main contract containing it is declared void? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question in a case involving a real estate development project. The
