Supreme Court Decides on Property Rights of Distant Relatives in Intestate Succession: B.C. Singh vs. J.M. Utarid (2018) INSC 388 Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 388 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. (authored the judgment) Can a distant relative inherit property when a closer relative exists? The Supreme […]
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case: Bhaskarrao & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the trial court’s acquittal in a case of culpable homicide amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bhaskarrao & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 26 April 2018
Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Amending Partition Decrees: Subhash Chandra Sen vs. Nabin Sain (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can amend a partition decree to include a sketch map that was submitted during the proceedings but not formally made part of the decree. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Partition of Property Case Name: Subhash
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Witness Statements LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused can be sustained when there are material contradictions in the statements of the key prosecution witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Shanker vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April 18, 2018 Date of
Supreme Court Appoints Arbitrator in IBI Consultancy vs. DSC Limited Dispute (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: IBI Consultancy India Private Limited vs. DSC Limited [Judgment Date]: April 16, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2018 Citation:
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Supreme Court Upholds Land Compensation: Mohammad Yusuf vs. State of Haryana (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 337 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can the government acquire land for public purposes without providing adequate compensation to the landowners? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
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Supreme Court Upholds Retrenchment Rules: Mohd. Ali vs. State of H.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a casual laborer is entitled to retrenchment benefits under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 if they have not worked for 240 days in the 12 calendar months preceding their termination. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Mohd.
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Pedestrian Accident: Suvarnamma vs. United India Insurance (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company can be absolved of liability in a motor accident claim when the victim was a pedestrian and not a passenger in the insured vehicle. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claim Case Name: Smt. Suvarnamma & Anr. vs.
Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance of Sale Agreement in Property Dispute: Baxis Singh vs. Sukhdev Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sale agreement can be specifically enforced when the seller’s title to the property is disputed and another party is found to be the owner by a competent court. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case
Supreme Court Sets Aside Quashing of FIR in Abetment to Suicide Case: Munshiram vs. State of Rajasthan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in quashing the FIR for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the threshold stage without allowing the police to investigate the matter.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Ganapathi vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of evidence from related witnesses and a child witness in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ganapathi & Anr. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 27 March 2018 Date of the Judgment: 27
University of Mysore vs. Rajaiah: Supreme Court Upholds University’s Land Rights Date of the Judgment: 23 March 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 239 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a University be deprived of its land based on claims of occupancy rights by individuals? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in
