Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were rightly convicted for murder based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 15 June 2023 Date of the Judgment: 15 June 2023 […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the FIR was found to be ante-timed and there was a lack of
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Based on Agreement to Sell and Possessory Rights LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an agreement to sell, along with a memo of possession and receipt of full payment, grants sufficient possessory rights to evict a transferor acting as a licensee. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction and Property Law) Case Name: Ghanshyam vs. Yogendra Rathi
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Based on Possessory Rights from Agreement to Sell: Ghanshyam vs. Yogendra Rathi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an agreement to sell, along with a possession memo and receipt of full payment, confers possessory rights sufficient for eviction of the transferor acting as a licensee. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction and Mesne Profits) Case
Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony in Atrocities Case Date of the Judgment: June 2, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 576 Judges: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Pankaj Mithal Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not
Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights of Settlers Over Wakf Claims in Salem Burial Ground Case Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 488 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a property be declared as Wakf based on historical use alone, even if there’s no formal dedication or recent use?
Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights: Salem Muslim Burial Ground Case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land recorded as a burial ground, but not used as such for a long time, can be considered Wakf property and if a High Court can direct the government to consider claims under Section 19A of the Tamil Nadu Estate (Abolition
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition for Will Copy in Decades-Old Probate Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can order an investigation into the whereabouts of an original Will when the probate records have been destroyed and the Will is untraceable after a long period. CASE TYPE: Probate Law Case Name: A. Wilson Prince vs. The Nazar
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Copy of Destroyed Will: A. Wilson Prince vs. The Nazar & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can direct the supply of a copy of a will when the original has been destroyed as per the Destruction of Records Act, 1917, and its whereabouts are unknown. CASE TYPE: Civil
Supreme Court Clarifies Amenity TDR Entitlement in Land Acquisition Cases: Godrej & Boyce vs. MCGM (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a landowner is entitled to additional Transferable Development Rights (TDR) for developing a recreational ground on surrendered land. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition/Town Planning Case Name: Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited vs. The Municipal Corporation of
Supreme Court Denies Additional TDR for Recreation Ground Development: Godrej & Boyce vs. MCGM (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Entitlement to additional Transferable Development Rights (TDR) for developing a recreation ground. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition/Town Planning Case Name: Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited vs. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. [Judgment Date]: May 08,
Supreme Court Allows Counterclaim Against Carrier Without Mandatory Notice: Essemm Logistics vs. Darcl Logistics (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a counterclaim against a common carrier for losses other than damage to goods requires a mandatory notice under the Carriage by Road Act, 2007. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: ESSEMM LOGISTICS vs. DARCL LOGISTICS LIMITED & ANR.
