LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused, who assaulted the deceased with lathis, should be convicted for murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Badal Murmu and Ors. vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 5th February 2014 Date of the Judgment: 5th February 2014 Citation: (2014) INSC 75 Judges: […]
Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2013 Citation: C.V. Francis vs. Union of India & Ors., Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 31250 of 2011 Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI, Anil R. Dave, J., Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can an employee claim automatic voluntary retirement if the employer does not respond to their application within a specific
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Medical Board’s opinion on a soldier’s mental health condition, specifically Schizophrenia, is final and binding, or if it can be reviewed, especially when there is evidence suggesting the condition might be related to military service. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disability Pension) Case Name: Veer Pal Singh vs. Secretary, Ministry of Defence
Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 477 Judges: T.S. Thakur, J., Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can a trial court automatically add a murder charge (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code) in every dowry death case (Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code)? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in
Date of the Judgment: July 2, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 476 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde. Is a High Court judgment valid if it does not properly analyze the evidence in a criminal appeal? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case where a man
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Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 354 Judges: G.S. Singhvi, J. and Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can a High Court reduce a rape sentence below the statutory minimum without providing specific reasons? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent case. The court emphasized that rape is
Date of the Judgment: 9th May 2013 Citation: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (U.T.) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Criminal Appeal No. 747 of 2013, 2013 INSC 326 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Can a case of molestation be resolved through a compromise? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question
