Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage by Mutual Consent Under Article 142: Praveen Singh vs. Neelam Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can dissolve a marriage by mutual consent by exercising its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, even after lower courts have declined to grant a divorce. CASE TYPE: Family Law, […]
Supreme Court Settles Property Dispute Through Amicable Settlement: Piara Singh vs. Kundan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Property dispute resolution through amicable settlement. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Piara Singh (Since Deceased) Through His Lrs. Gurmeet Singh & Ors. vs. Kundan Singh (D) Thr. His Legal Heirs Jagjit Singh & Ors. Judgment Date: April 30, 2019
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Gang Rape Case Due to Lack of Specific Charge: Thongam Tarun Singh vs. State of Manipur (2019) Date of the Judgment: 30th April, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 408 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for gang rape under Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Nazir Malita vs. State of West Bengal (2019) Date of the Judgment: 30 April 2019 Citation: NAZIR MALITA & ORS. vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL, Criminal Appeal No(s). 807 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl) No(s).8526 of 2018) Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer,
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Father-Daughter Chimney Lamp Incident LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning lamp during a sudden quarrel constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Govind Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: 29 April 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Rejects Judgment on Admissions in Property Dispute: Hari Steel vs. Daljit Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a judgment on admissions can be granted based on disputed facts and allegations of forgery in a specific performance suit. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance of Contract Case Name: Hari Steel and General Industries Ltd. &
Supreme Court clarifies distinction between mortgage by conditional sale and sale with repurchase option LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transaction is a mortgage by conditional sale or a sale with a condition to repurchase when the sale and agreement to repurchase are in the same document. CASE TYPE: Property Law Case Name: Dharmaji Shankar Shinde and
Cantonment Board’s Demolition Notices Quashed: Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision Date of the Judgment: 23 April 2019 Citation: Not Available in the source. Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a local authority issue demolition notices without properly considering objections? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a batch
Supreme Court Upholds Non-Impleadment of Parent Company in Industrial Dispute: Globe Ground India Employees Union vs. Lufthansa German Airlines (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 23, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 414 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a parent company be impleaded in an industrial dispute involving its subsidiary? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in NDPS Case: Shyam Prashad vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 based on mitigating circumstances. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotics) Case Name: Shyam Prashad vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment Date: 23 April 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Patta Grant, Dismisses Title Suit: Jagdish Prasad Patel vs. Shivnath (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a patta (lease) granted to the forefathers of the defendants/appellants can be deemed valid in the absence of any formal order of abandonment or revocation of a prior patta granted to the plaintiffs/respondents’ forefathers. CASE TYPE: Civil Property
Supreme Court Restrains High Court Order to Vacate Premises: Pradeepkumar Gordhandas Patel vs. Chandrakant Jivanlal Patel (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 9, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 341 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a High Court direct a party to vacate premises when the lower court has not passed any
