Supreme Court Dismisses Election Petition for Lack of Material Facts: Senthilbalaji vs. A.P. Geetha (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an election petition can be dismissed for failing to provide material facts regarding allegations of corrupt practices. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: Senthilbalaji V. versus A.P. Geetha & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 May 2023 Date of […]
Supreme Court on Locus Standi of Subsequent Purchasers in Land Acquisition Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a subsequent purchaser of land can invoke Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 to claim that the acquisition has lapsed. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Government of
Supreme Court overturns Bombay High Court’s order discharging accused in murder case: Captain Manjit Singh Virdi (Retd.) vs. Hussain Mohammed Shattaf & Ors. (2023) INSC 555 (18 May 2023) Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 555 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a High Court interfere with a
Supreme Court overturns Bombay High Court order in murder case: Captain Manjit Singh Virdi vs. Hussain Mohammed Shattaf (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 18, 2023 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1399 of 2023 Judges: Justices Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal. The judgment was authored by Justice Rajesh Bindal. Case Background On May 14, 2006,
Supreme Court settles the Locus Standi of Subsequent Purchasers under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act: Government of NCT of Delhi vs. Ravinder Kumar Jain & Ors. (2023) INSC 475 (18 May 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a subsequent purchaser of land can invoke Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: Gian Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Gian Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Culpable Homicide Case: Gian Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 18, 2023 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 282 of 2011 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can inconsistencies in witness statements be grounds for acquittal in a criminal case? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 17, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 3663 of 2023 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a High Court, in an intra-court appeal, re-evaluate evidence in a disciplinary proceeding that has
Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of judicial review in disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Indian Oil Corporation & Ors. vs. Ajit Kumar Singh & Anr. Judgment Date: 17 May 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 May
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Kallu vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kallu vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: May 15, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May
Supreme Court grants probation in gambling case under Karnataka Police Act: Soori vs. State (2023) INSC 535 (15 May 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person convicted under Section 80 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 for gambling can be granted probation instead of imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Soori @ T.V. Suresh vs.
Supreme Court grants probation in gambling case: Soori vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person convicted under Section 80 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 for gambling can be granted probation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Soori @ T.V. Suresh v. The State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]: May 15, 2023 Date of
