Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Audit for Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple and Trust LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the special audit of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple should also include the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust (SPSTT). CASE TYPE: Religious and Charitable Endowments. Case Name: Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Th. Lrs. & Ors. vs. State of Kerala & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Value, Rejects “Terrorism” Cut: Madan Lal vs State of Punjab (2021) Date of the Judgment: 20 September 2021 Citation: Madan Lal & Ors. Etc. vs State of Punjab Etc., Civil Appeal Nos.5784-5798 of 2021 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos.21168-21182 of 2018) Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and S. Ravindra
Supreme Court Remands Land Dispute Case for Detailed Review: Sulochanabai Swaropchand Chawre vs. The Additional Commissioner, Amravati LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can dismiss a writ petition challenging an order directing the creation of a road through private land without considering essential issues such as easement rights. CASE TYPE: Civil Dispute, Land Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Regular Employee’s Return Over Contractual Claim: State of Rajasthan vs. Shiv Charan Meena (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Priority of regular government employees over contractual employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: State of Rajasthan & Others vs. Shiv Charan Meena. [Judgment Date]: September 17, 2021 Date of the Judgment: September 17, 2021. Citation:
Supreme Court Upholds Delay as Ground for Dismissal in Service Matter: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Krishna Bahadur Singh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a challenge to a departmental penalty can be dismissed solely on the grounds of an unexplained delay in filing the challenge. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh &
Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order on Eligibility for Assistant General Manager (Legal) Post LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can issue interim directions to re-evaluate candidates’ eligibility after the selection process is complete. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Chairman, Food Corporation of India & Anr. ETC. vs. Manoj Kumar Srivastava & Ors.
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Mohd. Rafiq vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) Date of the Judgment: 15 September 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 615 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. (authored the judgment) Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide if the act was not premeditated and
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Decision on Land Sale Dispute: K.N. Nagarajappa vs. H. Narasimha Reddy (2021) Date of the Judgment: 09 September 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 616 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a High Court interfere with the factual findings of a lower appellate court in a second appeal?
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Award in Delhi Metro Dispute: DAMEPL Wins Against DMRC (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interference with Arbitral Awards under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Judgment Date: September 09, 2021 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Clarifies Adjustment of Departmental Management Fees in Liquor License Cancellation Cases Date of the Judgment: 06 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 528 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a state government forfeit the departmental management fees collected after cancelling a liquor license, while also recovering dues from the original
Supreme Court on Rights of Subsequent Purchasers in Delayed Housing Projects Date of the Judgment: 22 July 2021 Citation: M/S LAUREATE BUILDWELL PVT. LTD. vs CHARANJEET SINGH, CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7042 of 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Hemant Gupta, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. (authored the judgment). Can a subsequent purchaser of a flat
Supreme Court Upholds Notification on Personal Guarantors under IBC LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a notification extending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 to personal guarantors of corporate debtors. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case Name: Lalit Kumar Jain vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 21 May 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 21,
