Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case: K. Ramya & Ors. vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 30 September 2022 Citation: K. Ramya & Ors. vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr., Civil Appeal No. 7046 of 2022 Judges: Surya Kant, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a High Court […]
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged
Supreme Court on Insider Trading: SEBI vs. Abhijit Rajan (2022) – Key Judgement LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “price-sensitive information” and its impact on insider trading regulations. CASE TYPE: Securities Law/Insider Trading Case Name: Securities and Exchange Board of India vs. Abhijit Rajan [Judgment Date]: 19 September 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19 September 2022
Supreme Court Upholds Telangana Employee Allocation: B. Subba Rayudu Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Employee allocation upon state reorganization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Telangana & Anr. vs. B. Subba Rayudu and Others Judgment Date: 14 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 14 September 2022 Citation: [2022] INSC 791 Judges: Indira Banerjee
Supreme Court Rejects Specific Performance of Sale Agreement Dependent on Third-Party Action: Raman vs. Natarajan (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 13, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 778 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a court compel specific performance of a sale agreement when the agreement’s execution depends on a third party’s actions?
Supreme Court Upholds Financial Criteria for Compassionate Appointment: Central Bank of India vs. Nitin (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether financial criteria can be a ground for rejecting a claim for compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Central Bank of India vs. Nitin Judgment Date: 3 August 2022 Date of the Judgment: 3 August 2022
Supreme Court Denies Disability Pension to Soldier Discharged on Administrative Grounds: Union of India vs. Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a soldier discharged on administrative grounds, not medical grounds, is entitled to disability pension. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Pension Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy
Supreme Court Clarifies Pre-Existing Dispute Under IBC: M/S S.S. Engineers vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a pre-existing dispute between an operational creditor and a corporate debtor bars the initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). CASE TYPE: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Case Name: M/S S.S. Engineers vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Land Consolidation Order: Sarju Mishra vs. Jangi (2022) INSC 629 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether consolidation authorities can determine the shares of parties based on the sequence of deaths of family members, when the civil court decree did not specify it. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Consolidation Case Name: Sarju Mishra (D) Thr. Lrs.
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Supreme Court Upholds Search Warrant in Income Tax Case: Principal Director of Income Tax vs. Laljibhai Kanjibhai Mandalia (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in quashing a search warrant issued under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Income Tax/Search and Seizure Case Name: Principal Director of Income Tax
Supreme Court Allows Sugar Factory Extension, Prioritizes Farmer Benefits Date of the Judgment: 13 July 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 604 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a sugar factory’s operational timeline be extended despite delays caused by litigation? This was the core question before the Supreme Court, which recently ruled in favor of
Supreme Court overturns NCDRC order in Marine Insurance Claim: New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs. Shashikala J. Ayachi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was correct in allowing a claim for a sunken vessel based on the evidence provided. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law, Marine Insurance Case Name: M/s The New
