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
Supreme Court Allows Child to Study in School of His Choice: Nutan Gautam vs. Prakash Gautam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a child can be compelled to study in a specific school against their wishes. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Nutan Gautam vs. Prakash Gautam Judgment Date: April 5, 2019 Date of the Judgment: April
Supreme Court Restores Stay on Eviction Order: Laxmi Chaudhary vs. Sahib Singh Chaudhary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant’s stay on an eviction order should be vacated for non-compliance of a conditional order, and the determination of fair compensation for use and occupation of premises. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction and Rent) Case Name: Laxmi Chaudhary
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Nandlal vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder when the act was committed in a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nandlal vs. The
Supreme Court Allows Additional Documents in Eviction Suit: Marwari Relief Society vs. Amulya Kumar Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can allow additional documents to be submitted in an ongoing eviction suit when those documents were initially filed but went missing during court transfers. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction Suit) Case Name: Marwari Relief Society
Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Deputy Tahsildar Posts in Tamil Nadu Revenue Service: A. Rajagopalan vs. The District Collector (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of amended service rules and seniority for promotions to Deputy Tahsildar posts. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning promotions within the Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service. Case Name: A. Rajagopalan ETC. vs.
