Supreme Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Vedanta University, Orissa (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land can be acquired for a private company under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and the validity of land acquisition proceedings for a proposed university. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Anil Agarwal Foundation Etc. Etc. Versus State of […]
Supreme Court Clarifies When Forgery Complaint Can Be Filed: Ashok Gulabrao Bondre vs. Vilas Madhukarrao Deshmukh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private complaint can be filed for forgery of documents when the documents were allegedly forged before being submitted in court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ashok Gulabrao Bondre vs. Vilas Madhukarrao Deshmukh and
Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Government Employees in UAPA Case: Kekhriesatuo Tep vs. NIA (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether government employees coerced into paying funds to a terrorist organization should be denied bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Case Name: Kekhriesatuo Tep etc. vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Government Employees in UAPA Case: Kekhriesatuo Tep vs. NIA (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether government employees who were coerced into paying money to a terrorist organization can be denied bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Case Name: Kekhriesatuo Tep etc.
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1976 Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of Child Witness Testimony and Identification of Accused in Criminal Cases CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Radhey Shyam & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: April 12, 2023 Date of the Judgment: April 12, 2023 Citation: Not Available
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1976 Murder Case Citing Doubtful Witness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of child witness testimony and identification of accused in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Radhey Shyam & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 12 April 2023 Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Sita Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained when the eyewitness testimonies are inconsistent and unreliable, and when independent eyewitnesses are available but not examined by the prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Sita Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 364 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of eyewitnesses whose statements are inconsistent and who have a prior enmity with the accused can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case, especially when independent
Supreme Court Reverses High Court on Land Acquisition Lapse: HSIIDC vs. Honeywell (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, should be deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, when possession was taken and compensation
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Supreme Court Addresses Land Acquisition Lapses under the 2013 Act: HSIIDC vs. Honeywell (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if possession was taken and compensation
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power to Abolish Temporary Posts: Tamil Nadu Makkal Nala Paniyalargal Case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can abolish temporary posts created under a specific scheme and discontinue the services of those employed under the scheme. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Government of Tamil Nadu and Anr. Etc.
Supreme Court on Abolition of Village Level Worker Posts: Government of Tamil Nadu vs. Tamil Nadu Makkal Nala Paniyalargal (2023) Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 11, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 350 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a state government be compelled to reinstate and regularize employees of a discontinued
