Supreme Court Denies Freehold Conversion for Leased Land: Bhasin Infotech vs. State of UP (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lessee of industrial land is entitled to convert the leasehold to freehold based on a subsequent policy for tourism promotion. CASE TYPE: Land Law/Property Law Case Name: Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Ltd. vs. State of […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeals Against Cardinal in Church Property Case LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of criminal complaints against a religious head for alleged fraudulent sale of church properties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 17 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 March 2023
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Supreme Court Upholds Summons Against Cardinal in Church Property Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second criminal complaint is maintainable on the same facts after a previous complaint was dismissed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs. State of Kerala & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 17 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 March
Supreme Court Reviews Land Acquisition Judgments Post Indore Development Authority LEGAL ISSUE: Review of judgments related to land acquisition following the overruling of Pune Municipal Corporation by Indore Development Authority. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Civil Case Name: Govt. of NCT of Delhi Through the Secretary, Land and Building Department & Another vs. M/s. K.L. Rathi
Supreme Court Clarifies Review of Land Acquisition Judgments Post Indore Development Authority LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of review of judgments concerning land acquisition after a key precedent is overruled. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Civil Review Case Name: Govt. of NCT of Delhi Through the Secretary, Land and Building Department & Another vs. M/s. K.L. Rathi Steels
Supreme Court Clarifies Rights of Unsecured Creditors Under SICA: Modi Rubber Ltd. vs. Continental Carbon India Ltd. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unsecured creditor can opt out of a rehabilitation scheme approved under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) and recover their full dues later. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case Name: Modi
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Rape Case: Ms. X vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in granting anticipatory bail to the accused despite the gravity of the offense and the victim’s allegations of rape. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ms. X vs. The State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: State of Gujarat vs. Jayantibhai Ishwarbhai Patel (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 17, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 239 Judges: M. R. Shah, J., Manoj Misra, J. Can a land acquisition be deemed to have lapsed if the landowner refuses compensation after a consent award? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: State of Gujarat vs. Jayantibhai Patel (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 17, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 253 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and Manoj Misra, J. Can a land owner refuse compensation after a consent award and then claim the acquisition has lapsed? The Supreme Court of India addressed
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Supreme Court Clarifies Fee Regulation for Minority Institutions in Madhya Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether minority educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh are required to have their fee structures regulated by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: Icon Education Society vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others Judgment Date: 17 March
Supreme Court Upholds CLAT Scribe Restrictions for Exam Integrity (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether restrictions on scribes for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) are valid for candidates with disabilities. CASE TYPE: Disability Rights Law, Education Law Case Name: Arnab Roy vs. Consortium of National Law Universities & Anr. Judgment Date: 17 March 2023 Date of
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Supreme Court Clarifies Fee Regulation for Minority Institutions in Madhya Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether minority educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh are required to have their fees fixed by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC). CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: Icon Education Society vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others Judgment Date: 17 March
