Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh @ Bhure vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure vs. State (G.N.C.T.) of Delhi Judgment Date: 28 April 2023 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Power Purchase Agreements in Renewable Energy Sector: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs. Renew Wind Energy (Rajkot) Private Limited (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a change in regulations regarding the pricing of renewable energy certificates (RECs) can retroactively alter the terms of existing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). CASE TYPE: Electricity Law, Contract Law
Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of Diploma in Civil Engineering for Promotion: Unnikrishnan vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Diploma in Draughtsman Estimating and Design is equivalent to a Diploma in Civil Engineering for promotion to the post of Superintendent BR Grade-I. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Unnikrishnan CV and Others vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of Diploma in Civil Engineering for Promotion: Unnikrishnan vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Diploma in Draughtsman Estimating and Design (DED) is equivalent to a Diploma in Civil Engineering for promotion to the post of Superintendent BR Grade-I. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Unnikrishnan CV and Others
Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Conversion for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Ministry of Urban Development (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct the Union Ministry of Urban Development to convert land allotted for Supreme Court archives into a chamber block for lawyers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Land Use, Administrative Law. Case
Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Allotment for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can issue a writ of mandamus to direct the Union Ministry of Urban Development to allot land for the construction of lawyers’ chambers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Supreme Court Bar
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability Under Section 138 NI Act Post IBC Resolution Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 218 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and Abhay S. Oka, J. (Majority Opinion by Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Concurring Opinion by J.B. Pardiwala, J.) Can a director of a company be held liable
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability of Directors in Cheque Dishonor Cases Post IBC Resolution Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 232 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and Abhay S. Oka, J. (authored by Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J.) and J.B. Pardiwala, J. (Concurring Opinion) Can a director of a company be held liable
Supreme Court Upholds Bhopal Gas Tragedy Settlement, Dismisses Curative Petition: Union of India vs. Union Carbide Corporation (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 228 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Abhay S. Oka, J., Vikram Nath, J., and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a decades-old settlement, reached to provide
Supreme Court Dismisses Curative Petition in Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case: Union of India vs. Union Carbide Corporation (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can re-examine a settlement reached in a case of mass disaster, specifically concerning the adequacy of compensation, after a lapse of several years and multiple reviews. CASE TYPE: Civil (Curative Petition)
Supreme Court clarifies pension scheme applicability for contract employees: National Institute of Rural Development vs. Shyam Sunder Prasad Sharma & Ors. (2023) INSC 148 LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of old pension scheme versus new pension scheme for employees initially appointed on contract basis and later regularized. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: National Institute of Rural
Supreme Court Upholds Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 112 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Abhay S. Oka, J. Can the Union Government constitute a Delimitation Commission for the newly formed Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
