Supreme Court settles pension eligibility for bank employees on deputation: Narendra Kumar vs. Syndicate Bank (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s past service can be forfeited due to a minor procedural lapse when joining a new post while on deputation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar vs. Chairman and Managing Director, Syndicate Bank […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused acted in private defence and whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar & Anr. vs. State
Supreme Court clarifies sequential application of Customs Valuation Rules in import valuation: Anil Kumar Anand vs. Commissioner of Customs (2019) INSC 352 Date of the Judgment: April 22, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 352 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can customs authorities bypass the prescribed sequence of valuation methods when assessing import duties?
Supreme Court modifies punishment to compulsory retirement for Bank Officer in Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate, warranting modification to compulsory retirement, based on the principle of parity with co-delinquent employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank
Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Documents Despite Official Secrets Act Objections: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can consider documents that were allegedly obtained in violation of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, for the purpose of a review petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs.
Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Application in Daily Wage Regularization Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt application is maintainable when the order of the court has been complied with by considering the case of regularization of a daily wage employee and payment of minimum pay scale, even if the claim for regularization was rejected. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court acquits three accused in a murder case due to lack of evidence: Peer Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were present at the scene of the crime and participated in the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Peer Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: April
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction for Section 498A Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the place where she has taken shelter after leaving her matrimonial home due to cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court on Jurisdiction in 498A Cases: Cruelty Extends to Parental Home Date of the Judgment: 09 April 2019 Citation: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (2019) INSC 299 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, L. Nageswara Rao, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a woman, who has faced cruelty in her marital home
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction for Section 498A Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 9, 2019 Citation: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (2019) INSC 299 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, L. Nageswara Rao, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. (Majority Opinion by Ranjan Gogoi, CJI) Can
Supreme Court expands jurisdiction for Section 498A cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code at her parental home, after leaving her matrimonial home due to cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rupali Devi vs. State
Supreme Court expands jurisdiction in Section 498A cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can file a case of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code at her parental home, after being forced to leave her matrimonial home due to cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
