Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit: Union of India vs. Santosh Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 435 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., and Aravind Kumar, J. Can an individual be denied employment in the Railway Protection Force (RPF) due to pending criminal charges, even if later acquitted? […]
Supreme Court Sets Aside Order for Additional Evidence in Asharam Case Date of the Judgment: 17 April 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 338 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a High Court order additional evidence based on a book’s claims when the trial court has already considered the facts? The Supreme Court addressed
Supreme Court Restricts High Court Interference in SARFAESI Act Cases: South Indian Bank Ltd. vs. Naveen Mathew Philip (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can interfere in matters under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) when an effective alternative remedy is available. CASE TYPE: Banking/Financial
Supreme Court Restricts High Court Interference in SARFAESI Act Cases: South Indian Bank Ltd. vs. Naveen Mathew Philip (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can interfere in matters related to the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) when an effective alternative remedy is available. CASE TYPE:
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 Revises Conviction in Murder and Robbery Case: Jagdish vs. State (2023) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was justified in a case of murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder but Alters Robbery Charge: Jagdish vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of murder and armed robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish Etc. vs. The State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 22 February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1532
Supreme Court Upholds Bar Council’s Power to Set Pre-Enrollment Standards: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Bar Council of India can prescribe pre-enrollment training or examinations for advocates. CASE TYPE: Legal Profession Regulation Case Name: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Bar Council’s Power to Set Pre-Enrolment Standards: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Bar Council of India can prescribe pre-enrolment training or examinations for law graduates seeking to practice law. CASE TYPE: Legal Profession Regulation Case Name: Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi
Supreme Court to Reconsider Excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra Community: Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 108 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Abhay S. Oka, J., Vikram Nath, J., and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a religious community’s practice
Supreme Court to Reconsider Excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra Community: Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) **Date of the Judgment:** February 10, 2023 **Citation:** 2023 INSC 1152 **Judges:** Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Abhay S. Oka, J., Vikram Nath, J., and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can the practice of excommunication
