Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act: Supreme Court Invalidates Direct Appeals (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a State legislature can enact a law providing for direct appeals to the Supreme Court from a Rent Control Tribunal. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Rent Control Case Name: Rajendra Diwan vs. Pradeep Kumar Ranibala & Anr. Judgment Date: 10 December 2019 Introduction […]
Supreme Court Allows Uttar Pradesh to Rejoin Tehri Hydro Dispute: State of Uttarakhand vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Uttar Pradesh should be allowed to rejoin a suit after being set down ex parte. CASE TYPE: Original Suit Jurisdiction under Article 131 of the Constitution of India. Case Name: State
Supreme Court Upholds Drug Price Control: T.C. Healthcare vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the price of drug formulations using sustained or continuous release technology can be fixed under the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 (DPCO) when specific price norms for such technologies are not explicitly mentioned in the DPCO. CASE TYPE: Drug
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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Rights in Insolvency Cases: MCGM vs. Abhilash Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) overrides the statutory rights of a municipal corporation to control its properties. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case Name: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) vs. Abhilash Lal & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 15
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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Resolution Plan, Rejects NCLAT Modification in Corporate Insolvency Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was justified in modifying a resolution plan approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on grounds of discrimination among financial creditors. CASE TYPE: Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) Case Name: Rahul Jain
Supreme Court Directs Reforms for Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri (2019) Date of the Judgment: 4 November 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., M.R. Shah, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a temple’s administration be improved to better serve devotees while preserving its traditions? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Housing Scheme: Jagjiwan Coop. Group Housing Society Ltd. vs. Lt. Governor, NCT of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the government for a housing scheme were valid, and whether the land should be de-notified and released to a cooperative society. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition.
Supreme Court Clarifies Land Acquisition Act: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Indore Development Authority vs. Manohar Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 October 2019 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Lessor’s Right to Forfeit Lease in Liquidation Case: Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund vs. West Bengal Small Ind. Development Corporation Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mortgagee of leasehold rights can claim superior rights over the lessor when the lease has been validly terminated due to the lessee’s breach of lease conditions. CASE
Supreme Court Sets Limitation for Revocation of Letters of Administration: Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat vs. Dr. Surendra Manohar Parakhe (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the limitation period for filing an application for revocation of letters of administration. CASE TYPE: Succession Law Case Name: Ramesh Nivrutti Bhagwat vs. Dr. Surendra Manohar Parakhe [Judgment Date]: October 4, 2019
