Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Child Rape and Murder Case: Manoharan vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of death penalty in a case involving rape and murder of children. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manoharan vs. State by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: 7th November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7th November […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Chit Fund Obligations: Debt in Praesenti or Contractual Promise? (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the nature of the relationship between a chit fund entity and its subscribers, specifically whether the obligation to pay future installments is a debt in praesenti or a contractual promise. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Chit Funds) Case Name: M/s
Supreme Court Upholds Temple’s Rights, Emphasizes Due Process in Land Record Corrections Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s).956 of 2010 Judges: Navin Sinha, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can the government unilaterally alter land records pertaining to a religious institution without following due process? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Clarifies: Prosecution Under Both IPC and MV Act Permissible in Road Accident Cases (2019) Date of the Judgment: 4 October 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 974 Judges: Indu Malhotra, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a person be prosecuted under both the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act)
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Satish Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was justified, or if it should be converted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the IPC. CASE
Date of the Judgment: 25 September 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 885 Judges: Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Can a state government regulate admissions to minority educational institutions to prevent misuse of minority status? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning B.Ed. admissions in Andhra Pradesh. The Court
Supreme Court Settles Liability of Managing Director in Factories Act Violation: Subir Bose vs. Inspector of Factories (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Liability of a Managing Director for violations under the Factories Act, 1948. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Shri Subir Bose vs. Inspector of Factories. Judgment Date: 24 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Police Power to Seize Property Under Section 102 CrPC Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 994 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can police seize immovable property during an investigation based on suspicion of an offense? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Gift Deed Validity: Illoth Valappil Ambunhi vs. Kunhambu Karanavan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a gift deed and its subsequent cancellation. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Illoth Valappil Ambunhi (D) By Lrs. vs Kunhambu Karanavan [Judgment Date]: 19 September 2019 Date of the Judgment: 19 September 2019 Citation:
Supreme Court Upholds Kandla Port’s Storage Regulations: Maheshwary Handling Agency vs. Board of Trustees (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Traffic Manager of Kandla Port Trust had the authority to issue a circular imposing a time limit on cargo storage and levying penalty for overstay. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Port Trust Law) Case Name: Maheshwary Handling
Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Parliament to Enact Standalone Law on Custodial Torture: Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct Parliament to enact a specific law. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India and Another Judgment Date: 05
Supreme Court Upholds Admission List for MBBS Sports Quota in Kerala: Jyothir R vs. Sunisha N.S. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in upholding the final list of candidates for admission to MBBS course under the Sports Quota. CASE TYPE: Education/Admission Case Name: Jyothir R vs. Sunisha N.S. & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
