Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Application to Summon Records in Adoption Dispute: Biraji vs. Surya Pratap (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can reject an application to summon records filed at a belated stage after the closure of evidence, especially when the issue was known to the applicant from the beginning. CASE TYPE: Civil […]
Supreme Court on Default Bail: No Deposit Condition Permitted LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can impose a condition of deposit of money while granting default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Bail Case Name: Saravanan vs. State represented by the Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: October
Supreme Court Cancels Interim Bail for U.P. Minister in Sexual Assault Case: State of U.P. vs. Gayatri Prasad Prajapati (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting interim bail on medical grounds without considering all the medical reports on record. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Gayatri Prasad
Supreme Court Clarifies “Shared Household” Definition Under the Domestic Violence Act LEGAL ISSUE: Definition and scope of “shared household” under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. CASE TYPE: Civil – Domestic Violence Case Name: Satish Chander Ahuja vs. Sneha Ahuja Judgment Date: October 15, 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: October 15,
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on contractual appointments: Rajasthan State Road Development vs. Piyush Kant Sharma (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can restrain an employer from hiring new contractual employees when there is a dispute about the employer-employee relationship with the existing contractual employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Rajasthan State
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Act Case Based on Sole Testimony of Victim LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) be based solely on the testimony of the victim? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically cases under the POCSO Act. Case Name: Ganesan vs. State
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Review Order in Service Dispute: T.K. David vs. Kuruppampady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a special leave petition against an order rejecting a review petition when the main order is not challenged. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: T.K. David vs. Kuruppampady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd.
Supreme Court quashes NLSIU’s separate entrance test, mandates CLAT for admissions: Rakesh Kumar Agarwalla vs. NLSIU (2020) INSC 476 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) could conduct a separate admission test instead of using the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). CASE TYPE: Education Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Rakesh
Supreme Court Modifies Penalty on Stamp Duty, Addresses Subsequent Purchaser Liability: M/S. MSD Real Estate LLP vs. The Collector of Stamps (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a subsequent purchaser of a property is liable for the penalty imposed on the previous owner for stamp duty deficiency, and the validity of cancelling building permissions due to outstanding
Supreme Court Reduces Penalty in Stamp Duty Case: Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Collector of Stamps was justified in imposing a penalty of ten times the deficient stamp duty on a Deed of Assent. CASE TYPE: Stamp Duty Case Name: Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case, Modifies Sentence: Jeet Ram vs. Narcotics Control Bureau (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal order of the Trial Court in a case involving possession of narcotics. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotics Case Name: Jeet Ram vs. The Narcotics Control Bureau, Chandigarh
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintenance Rights of Unmarried Hindu Daughters LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unmarried Hindu daughter can claim maintenance from her father under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), even if she is not suffering from any physical or mental abnormality, and whether her right to maintenance extends till her marriage. CASE
