Supreme Court Upholds Overtime Wages for Currency Press Employees: Currency Note Press vs. N.N. Sardesai (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the Labour Court’s order and allowing the employees’ claim for overtime wages. CASE TYPE: Labour Law. Case Name: Currency Note Press & Anr. vs. N.N. Sardesai & Ors. […]
Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order on Alimony Withdrawal: Udita Nabha vs. Ranjeet Nabha (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in restricting the withdrawal of the deposited alimony amount during the pendency of appeals. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute/Family Law Case Name: Udita Nabha vs. Ranjeet Nabha [Judgment Date]: July 16, 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court Rules Submarine Pay Must Be Included in Pension Calculations for Naval Veterans LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Submarine Pay should be included in the calculation of service pension for retired naval personnel. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Pension Case Name: N.N. Godfred & Others vs. Union of India & Others Judgment Date: 11 July 2018 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Coparcenary Rights in Ancestral Property: Shyam Narayan Prasad vs. Krishna Prasad (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether property obtained in a partition of ancestral property remains coparcenary property with rights for lineal descendants. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights. Case Name: Shyam Narayan Prasad vs. Krishna Prasad and Ors. Judgment Date: 2 July
Supreme Court Clarifies Preliminary Inquiry Requirements in Corruption Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the absence of entries in the General Diary during a preliminary inquiry is fatal to the prosecution in corruption cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act). Case Name: State by Lokayuktha Police vs. H. Srinivas. Judgment Date: May 18, 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Khurshid Ahmed vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal in a murder case based on the evidence of a sole eyewitness and other corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Khurshid Ahmed vs. State
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 439 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a sudden fight during a land dispute reduce a murder charge to culpable homicide? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question
Supreme Court Clarifies Valuation for Excise Duty: Grasim Industries Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the determination of value for excise duty purposes, specifically the inclusion of various charges in “transaction value.” CASE TYPE: Central Excise Law Case Name: Commissioner of Central Excise, Indore vs. M/s Grasim Industries Ltd. Judgment
Supreme Court on Procedure for Second Appeals under Section 100 of CPC: Vijay Arjun Bhagat vs. Nana Laxman Tapkire (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: What is the correct procedure for a High Court to follow when hearing a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908? CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Case Name: Vijay
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Violent Land Dispute Case: Suresh Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the lower courts regarding the appellants’ guilt in a violent land dispute case were legally and factually sustainable. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh Singh & Anr. vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court clarifies forgery under Section 465 IPC: Sheila Sebastian vs. R. Jawaharaj (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who is not the maker of a forged document can be held liable for forgery under Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sheila Sebastian vs. R. Jawaharaj &
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Culpable Homicide Case: Kumar vs. State (2018) INSC 423 Date of the Judgment: May 11, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 423 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and when there are
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