Supreme Court reinstates judicial officer discharged during probation: Abhay Jain vs. High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the discharge of a judicial officer during probation was a simple discharge or punitive action. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Abhay Jain vs. The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan and Anr. Judgment […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition on Default Bail Under UAPA Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2022 Citation: Review Petition (Criminal) No. of 2022 (Arising out of Diary No. 1930 of 2022) in Criminal Appeal No. 963 of 2021 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a Magistrate
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in P.S. Patel vs. State Bank of Saurashtra (2022) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 221 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a review petition be entertained if there is no apparent error on record? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
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Supreme Court Upholds Land Ceiling Act: P. Chandrika vs. Commissioner (2022) INSC 195 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition is maintainable when possession of excess urban land was taken over before the Urban Land Ceiling Act, 1978 was repealed. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling Law. Case Name: P. Chandrika vs. The Commissioner, Commissioner of Urban Land
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Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to procedural lapses: Sanjeev vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the Trial Court’s acquittal in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act case CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjeev & Anr. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment
Supreme Court to Revisit Driving Licence Rules for Light Motor Vehicles and Transport Vehicles LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person holding a driving licence for a “light motor vehicle” is also authorized to drive a “transport vehicle of light motor vehicle class” without a specific endorsement on the licence. CASE TYPE: Motor Vehicles Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds MACP Implementation Date, Rejects ACP Claims: DDA vs. Narender Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP) should be applied from 01-01-2006, or 01-09-2008 and whether employees are entitled to benefits under the old Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme after the implementation of MACP. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Supreme Court quashes High Court order mandating ID proofs for OLX ads: OLX India B.V. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can issue interim directions to an online platform to collect ID proofs from advertisers without hearing the platform. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: OLX India B.V. vs. State
Supreme Court orders fresh review of Income Tax Appeals: Principal Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Motisons Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in disposing of the Income Tax Appeal with a one-paragraph order without discussing the issues that arose for consideration. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Case Name: Principal
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Abetment to Suicide Case: Dheeraj Bhadviya vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) Date of the Judgment: March 7, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 216 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can an individual be granted anticipatory bail when accused of abetting suicide? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Forgery Case: Jarnail Singh vs. State of Punjab (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Grant of Anticipatory Bail in cases of forgery and cheating. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jarnail Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr. Judgment Date: 07 March 2022 Date of the Judgment: 07 March 2022 Citation: (2022)
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rape Case: Abhishek Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Grant of Anticipatory Bail in cases of alleged rape. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Abhishek Kumar vs. State of Delhi [Judgment Date]: March 07, 2022 Date of the Judgment: March 07, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 203 Judges:
