Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Vijay Nathalal Gohil vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code can be upheld solely based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vijay Nathalal Gohil vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 3 […]
Supreme Court Modifies Compensation in Motor Accident Claim: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Satish Kumar Verma (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 823 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a fellowship be considered as part of the income while calculating compensation in a motor accident claim? The
Supreme Court Upholds Autonomy of JBIMS for 2019-20 Admissions: Rohan Virani vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) should be considered an autonomous or non-autonomous department of the University of Mumbai for the 2019-2020 academic year, impacting admission criteria. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically concerning admissions to
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Family Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in cases of sudden fight without
Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of
Rajasthan Housing Board vs. Roshan Lal Saini: Supreme Court on Double Dismissal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can be subjected to multiple dismissal orders for the same misconduct. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan Housing Board vs. Roshan Lal Saini and Others Judgment Date: 29 July 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29 July
Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance Decree Despite Lack of Vakalatnama: Shree Chaitanya Constructions vs. Sudhir Poonamchand Parakh & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance can be set aside solely on the ground that the advocate who appeared on behalf of a party did not have a written Vakalatnama, especially when the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Munawwar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of “last seen” was correctly applied in a case where the victim was last seen with the accused, and subsequent events implicated the accused in the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Munawwar
Supreme Court clarifies reservation policy for ship recycling plots: R.K. Industries vs. S.C./S.T. Shipbreakers Association (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 16, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 717 Judges: R. F. Nariman, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Surya Kant, J. Can the reservation of plots for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for ship recycling be
Supreme Court Clarifies Treatment of Subscription Receipts: Peerless General Finance vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether subscription receipts of a finance company should be treated as income or capital receipts for tax purposes. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law. Case Name: The Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Income
Supreme Court Clarifies Sales Tax Exemption Post Madhya Pradesh Bifurcation Date of the Judgment: 09 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 707 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can the benefit of sales tax exemption granted to industrial units in the erstwhile state of Madhya Pradesh continue to be availed in
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 24 May 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 May 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Indira
