Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for False Evidence Complaints: Narendra Kumar Srivastava vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can take cognizance of an offense under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on a private complaint, or if a complaint from the court is required. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: […]
Supreme Court Upholds Haj Policy: Federation Haj PTOs vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Examining the validity of the Government’s Haj Policy concerning the eligibility criteria for Private Tour Operators (PTOs). CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Regulatory Policy. Case Name: Federation Haj PTOs of India vs. Union of India [Judgment Date]: 04 February 2019
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Supreme Court clarifies absorption criteria for Ad-hoc Fast Track Court Judges: High Court of Hyderabad vs. P. Murali Mohana Reddy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether minimum qualifying marks are required in the viva voce (interview) for absorption of ad-hoc Fast Track Court Judges into the regular cadre. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: High Court of
Supreme Court recalls order of property sale in execution of decree: Yatinder Kumar Aggarwal & Ors. vs. Mukund Swarup & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a property sale in execution of a decree should be set aside if the judgment debtor demonstrates that the decree amount has been satisfied. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Yatinder
Supreme Court Exempts Land from Kerala Private Forests Act Vesting Based on Land Reforms Act Certificate LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land for which a certificate of purchase has been issued under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 can be considered as a private forest vested with the government under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment)
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Kerala Private Forest Act: State of Kerala vs. Padalodiyil Mary Antony (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a property is a “private forest” as defined under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, and thus vests with the State Government. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Forest Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Limits Witness Summons Under Section 311 CrPC in CBI Case: Swapan Kumar Chatterjee vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can repeatedly allow the prosecution to summon a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when the prosecution has repeatedly failed to produce the witness despite multiple
Supreme Court Upholds Tax Benefit Scheme for Disabled Dependents: Ravi Agrawal vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Jeevan Aadhar policy under Section 80DD of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which provides benefits to disabled dependents only after the death of the parent/guardian, is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the Constitution. CASE
Rights of Death Row Prisoners: Supreme Court Clarifies Entitlements (2018) Date of the Judgment: December 13, 2018 Citation: I.A. NO. 26542 OF 2018 in WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 406 OF 2013 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J, S. Abdul Nazeer, J, Deepak Gupta, J Can a prisoner sentenced to death be treated differently from other convicts?
Socio-Economic Factors and Reformation: Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Kerala Multiple Murder Case (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether socio-economic factors and the possibility of reformation should be considered when deciding between a life sentence and a death sentence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: M.A. Antony @ Antappan vs. State of Kerala Judgment Date: 12 December
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence should be upheld in a case based on circumstantial evidence, and what factors should be considered in determining if a convict can be reformed and rehabilitated. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law.
Supreme Court Upholds Transaction Value for Imported Aluminum Scrap: Commissioner of Central Excise vs. Sanjivani Non-Ferrous Trading (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the declared transaction value of imported goods can be rejected without proper justification and evidence of comparable imports. CASE TYPE: Customs Law Case Name: Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Noida vs. M/s.
