R.K. Agrawal

Supreme Court Sets Aside Confiscation of Sandalwood Oil Under Kerala Forest Act: M/s. Standard Essential Oil Industries vs. Forest Range Officer (2018)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Confiscation of Sandalwood Oil Under Kerala Forest Act: M/s. Standard Essential Oil Industries vs. Forest Range Officer (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sandalwood oil can be confiscated under Section 61A or Section 69 of the Kerala Forest Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Forest Law Case Name: M/s. Standard Essential Oil Industries & Anr. […]

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Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ rights in ancestral property after Tamil Nadu Amendment Act, 1989: Mangammal vs T.B. Raju (2018)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Ancestral Property, Civil Law, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 29-A, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 8, Judges, Partition Suit, Property Law, R.K. Agrawal

Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ rights in ancestral property after Tamil Nadu Amendment Act, 1989: Mangammal vs T.B. Raju (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the rights of daughters in ancestral property after the Hindu Succession (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights, Hindu Succession Case Name: Mangammal @ Thulasi and Anr. vs.

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Supreme Court settles the status of legal heirs as joint tenants in eviction cases: Suresh Kumar Kohli vs. Rakesh Jain (2018)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Heirs as Joint Tenants in Eviction Cases: Suresh Kumar Kohli vs. Rakesh Jain (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 334 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a landlord proceed with eviction against some, but not all, legal heirs of a deceased tenant?

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Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Retirement Age Dispute: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. vs. State of Orissa (2018)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Employee Rights, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Fourth Schedule, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 9A, Judges, Labour Law, R.K. Agrawal, Service Conditions

Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Retirement Age Dispute: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. vs. State of Orissa (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a temporary increase in the retirement age of employees constitutes a ‘privilege’ that cannot be withdrawn without prior notice under Section 9A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Paradeep

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Supreme Court Upholds Contractual Bar on Wage Escalation: Union of India vs. Varindera Constructions Ltd. (2018)

/ Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 5, Ashok Bhushan, Contract Law, Government Contracts, Interpretation of Contracts, Judges, R.K. Agrawal

Supreme Court Upholds Contractual Bar on Wage Escalation: Union of India vs. Varindera Constructions Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contractor can claim additional costs for increased labor wages due to statutory hikes, despite a contractual clause prohibiting such claims. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Union of India vs. M/s. Varindera Constructions Ltd. [Judgment

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Supreme Court Refuses Anti-Suit Injunction in Matrimonial Dispute: Dinesh Singh Thakur vs. Sonal Thakur (17 April 2018)

/ Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 26, Injunctions, Judges, R. Banumathi, R.K. Agrawal, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Specific Relief Act, 1963 with Section 41

Supreme Court Refuses Anti-Suit Injunction in Matrimonial Dispute: Dinesh Singh Thakur vs. Sonal Thakur LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Indian court can grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain a party from pursuing a divorce petition in a foreign court when a divorce petition is already pending in India. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute, Civil Case Name: Dinesh

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Supreme Court Remands Alimony Case for Re-evaluation: Jalendra Padhiary vs. Pragati Chhotray (2018)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Hindu Marriage Act, 1954, Hindu Marriage Act, 1954 with Section 13, Judges, Matrimonial Disputes, R.K. Agrawal

Supreme Court Remands Alimony Case for Re-evaluation: Jalendra Padhiary vs. Pragati Chhotray (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the appeal in limine and upholding the order of the Family Court regarding permanent alimony. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute (Family Law) Case Name: Jalendra Padhiary vs. Pragati Chhotray Judgment Date: April 17,

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Contract in Land Dispute: Shivaji Yallappa Patil vs. Sri Ranajeet Appasaheb Patil (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Contract in Land Dispute: Shivaji Yallappa Patil vs. Sri Ranajeet Appasaheb Patil (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of a contract for sale of land can be granted when the purchaser is in possession of the land, despite a subsequent sale to a third party. CASE

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Supreme Court Appoints Arbitrator in IBI Consultancy vs. DSC Limited Dispute (2018)

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Supreme Court Appoints Arbitrator in IBI Consultancy vs. DSC Limited Dispute (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: IBI Consultancy India Private Limited vs. DSC Limited [Judgment Date]: April 16, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2018 Citation:

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Compensation: Mohammad Yusuf vs. State of Haryana (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Compensation: Mohammad Yusuf vs. State of Haryana (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 337 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can the government acquire land for public purposes without providing adequate compensation to the landowners? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this

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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Double Murder Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Navaneethakrishnan vs. State (2018) INSC 330 (16 April 2018)

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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Double Murder Case Citing Lack of Evidence Date of the Judgment: 16 April 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 330 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and R.K. Agrawal, J. Can a conviction be upheld when based primarily on circumstantial evidence and a retracted confession? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical

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Supreme Court Upholds Retrenchment Rules: Mohd. Ali vs. State of H.P. (2018)

/ Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 25B, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 25F, Judges, R.K. Agrawal, S. Abdul Nazeer

Supreme Court Upholds Retrenchment Rules: Mohd. Ali vs. State of H.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a casual laborer is entitled to retrenchment benefits under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 if they have not worked for 240 days in the 12 calendar months preceding their termination. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Mohd.

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