Supreme Court acquits medical practitioners in Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were practicing medicine without valid qualifications under the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dharmendra & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: February 6, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 6, 2019 […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land compensation: Er. K. Arumugam vs. V. Balakrishnan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can, in contempt proceedings, go beyond the original order to determine compensation. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court/Land Acquisition. Case Name: Er. K. Arumugam vs. V. Balakrishnan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 06
Supreme Court clarifies land acquisition compensation under the 2013 Act: Hori Lal vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, when the award is passed after the repeal of the Act and the enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in
Supreme Court Clarifies Halt Contractor Preference: Union of India vs. Md. Samim Azad (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim preference as an heir of a deceased halt contractor when the original contract had expired and was not renewed. CASE TYPE: Civil Service/Contract Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Md. Samim
Supreme Court on Cancellation of Trust Registration for Bogus Donations: Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Jagannath Gupta Family Trust (2019) Date of the Judgment: 01 February 2019 Citation: [2019] INSC 72 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a single instance of a bogus donation justify the cancellation of a trust’s registration under
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalua @ Koshal Kishore vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Clarifies the Evidentiary Value of Mutation Entries in Land Records Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 49 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can entries in revenue records determine ownership of land? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, clarifying the legal significance of
Supreme Court Allows State’s Appeal Against Acquittal in Assault Case: State of Maharashtra vs. Shankar Ganapati Rahatol (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the State’s application for leave to appeal against an acquittal order in an assault case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Maharashtra vs. Shankar Ganapati Rahatol
Supreme Court Upholds Small Causes Court Jurisdiction in Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Mahadev P Kambekar vs. Shree Krishna Woolen Mills (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a counter-claim for eviction and rent arrears is maintainable in a suit for specific performance of a lease agreement, given the jurisdiction of the Small Causes Court. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Lease
Supreme Court Upholds Insured Value in Total Loss Claim: Sumit Kumar Saha vs. Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 30, 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1299 of 2019 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 27695 of 2018) Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can an
Supreme Court Reinstates Charges Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case: Pallavi vs. State of U.T. Chandigarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 29, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 49 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a lower court overturn a trial court’s decision to frame charges against accused individuals based on a
Supreme Court Directs Custody of Vehicle to Widow in Murder Case: Shanmugavel vs. Eswari (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Custody of a vehicle involved in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: C. Shanmugavel vs. Eswari & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 28 January 2019 Who gets the custody of a vehicle involved in a murder case
