Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Private School Management Committees Under Article 12: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a management committee of a private school is considered “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar & […]
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1014 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s).9396 of 2018) Judges: Justice R. Banumathi
Supreme Court Directs Payment of Damages in Public Premises Eviction Case: Bengal Chemicals vs. Ajit Nain (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 692 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a tenant, whose lease has expired, continue to occupy a public premise without paying rent? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Settles Back Wages for Temporary Workers: Superintending Engineer vs. M. Natesan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether temporary workers are entitled to back wages upon reinstatement. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: The Superintending Engineer, TWAD Board & Another vs. M. Natesan ETC. Judgment Date: 10 May 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 May
Supreme Court Clarifies Theft Definition in Document Misappropriation Case: Birla Corporation vs. Adventz Investments (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the temporary removal and use of confidential documents in ongoing litigation constitutes theft under the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Birla Corporation Limited vs. Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited & Others [Judgment
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Ashoksinh Jayendrasinh vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder and attempted murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashoksinh Jayendrasinh vs. State of Gujarat Judgment Date: 07 May 2019
Supreme Court Quashes Forgery Charges in Vakalatnama Case: Sasikala Pushpa vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mistake in the date of a vakalatnama (a document authorizing a lawyer to represent a party) constitutes forgery and warrants criminal prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sasikala Pushpa and Others vs. State of
Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Ex-Parte Decree After Dismissal of Order IX Rule 13 Application: Bhivchandra Shankar More vs. Balu Gangaram More (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether time spent pursuing an application to set aside an ex-parte decree constitutes sufficient cause for condoning delay in filing a first appeal against that decree. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case
Supreme Court Rules on Absorption of District Minority Welfare Officers Appointed Before 2001 Service Rules LEGAL ISSUE: Whether District Minority Welfare Officers appointed before the implementation of the 2001 Service Rules are entitled to absorption into the Minority Welfare Department. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Raja Singh & Anr. vs. State of U.P. &
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Rambir vs. State of NCT, Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of strangulation with a ‘saria’ during a sudden fight falls under the exception of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rambir vs. State of NCT, Delhi [Judgment Date]: May
Supreme Court grants custody to father in child custody battle: Tejaswini Gaud vs. Shekhar Jagdish Prasad Tewari (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in ordering that the custody of a minor child be handed over to the father in a writ of habeas corpus. CASE TYPE: Child Custody/Habeas Corpus Case Name: Tejaswini
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Identification Date of the Judgment: 02 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 417 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a person be convicted of a crime if their identification is doubtful? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
