Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Judicial review of the President’s decision on a mercy petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India and Others. Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020 […]
Supreme Court Modifies Arbitral Award on Construction Contract: Chandigarh Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Punjab (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitrator’s award can be sustained if it does not provide reasons for its conclusions, especially when the contract requires it. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Chandigarh Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd. vs. State
Supreme Court Modifies Arbitral Award in Family Property Dispute: Balwant Singh vs. Dungar Singh (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 12, 2020 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a court modify an arbitral award based on a subsequent settlement between the parties? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Upholds Cheque Dishonor Case, Quashes Forgery FIR: Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 123 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a criminal case for forgery be allowed to proceed when the genuineness of the documents is already under scrutiny
Supreme Court Rejects Belated Date of Birth Change Request in Service Records: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. vs. Shyam Kishore Singh (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 5, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 129 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can an employee seek a change in their date of birth in service records at the
Supreme Court overturns conviction in double murder case: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction based on circumstantial evidence in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 January
Supreme Court Orders Concurrent Sentences for Habitual Offender in Robbery Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sentences for multiple convictions should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vicky @ Vikas vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: 31 January 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the President’s rejection of a mercy petition can be judicially reviewed and what are the grounds for such review. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Mercy Petition Case Name: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India
Supreme Court modifies sentence in dowry death case: Kashmira Devi vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in convicting the accused for dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on the dying declaration of the deceased and the evidence on record. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance, Orders Compensation in Land Sale Dispute: Sukhwinder Singh vs. Jagroop Singh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of a contract for sale of land can be granted when the plaintiff has not proven readiness and willingness to perform their part of the contract, and a third party
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Vice-Principal: Governing Body Swami Shraddhanand College vs. Amar Nath Jha (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the University can reject the appointment of a Vice-Principal by a college’s Governing Body on the grounds of lack of prior approval, especially when such approvals have been granted post-facto in the past. CASE TYPE: Education
Supreme Court Upholds Bengaluru Court’s Jurisdiction in Domestic Violence Case: Shyam Lal Devda vs. Parimala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate Court in Bengaluru has jurisdiction to hear a domestic violence case when the matrimonial home is elsewhere, but the aggrieved person is temporarily residing in Bengaluru. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shyam Lal Devda
