Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 178 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. In a case hinging on circumstantial evidence, the Supreme Court of India recently addressed the critical standards required to convict an accused. The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) […]
Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 176 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Was the recruitment process for Class IV employees in Palamu, Jharkhand, fair and transparent? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this question in a case involving appointments made based on an advertisement from 2010. The
Introduction Date of the Judgment: January 22, 2025 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can an accused person in jail be granted interim bail to campaign for an election? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in the case of Mohd. Tahir Hussain vs. State of NCT of Delhi. This judgment explores
Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Transaction Value’ under Central Excise Act: Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of ‘transaction value’ for excise duty under Section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, when goods are sold at different prices to different buyers. CASE TYPE: Central Excise Law Case Name: Bharat
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 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 Overturns Convictions in BHEL Desalination Plant Case: A. Srinivasulu vs. State (2023) INSC 971 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption in awarding a contract for desalination plants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption. Case Name: A. Srinivasulu vs. The State rep. by the Inspector
Supreme Court Overturns Convictions in BHEL Corruption Case Date of the Judgment: 15 June 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 577 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a public servant be convicted of corruption charges without proper evidence and procedure? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case involving officials from Bharat Heavy
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?
