Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory E-filing at DRTs and DRATs, Addresses Digital Divide Concerns (29 March 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mandatory e-filing of pleadings at Debt Recovery Tribunals and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals is justified, considering the digital divide in India. CASE TYPE: Writ Petition (Civil) – Service Law, Technology Law, and Procedural Law Case Name: […]
Supreme Court Upholds Striking Off Defence for Non-Payment of Rent: Asha Rani Gupta vs. Vineet Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant’s defense can be struck off for failing to deposit rent as per Order XV Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, even if the tenant denies the landlord-tenant relationship. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Restores Review Petition in Income Tax Exemption Case: Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Subros Educational Society (20 September 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review petition should be restored after a delay. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Exemption. Case Name: Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption) vs. Subros Educational Society. [Judgment Date]: 20 September 2021 Date
Supreme Court Dismisses Waqf Board’s Petition Due to Extreme Delay Date of the Judgment: 09 November 2019 Citation: SLP (Civil) Diary No.22744/2017 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, S A Bobde, J, Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J, Ashok Bhushan, J, S Abdul Nazeer, J Can a legal appeal be dismissed solely based on an unexplained, inordinate delay?
Supreme Court Upholds Minimum Wage Claims: Ragini Sinha vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 7, 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 7224-7225 of 2012 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can an employer avoid paying minimum wages to workers by claiming they were not afforded sufficient opportunity to defend themselves?
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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases (2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 879 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can claimants receive enhanced compensation for acquired land even after a delay in approaching the court? The Supreme Court addressed this question while
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC Order on Delay in Filing Written Statement: ATCOM Technologies Ltd. vs. Y.A. Chunawala & Co. (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 7, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 403 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a court condone a 15-year delay in filing a written statement simply because
Supreme Court Clarifies Application Date for Electricity Connection: D. Saravanan vs. TANGEDCO (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the effective date of an application for an agricultural electricity service connection when there are defects in the initial submission and subsequent resubmission. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Electricity Service Connection) Case Name: D. Saravanan vs. Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO TNEB
Supreme Court Allows Review Petition After Delay: Pralhad Shankarrao Tajale vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a delay in curing defects in a review application should lead to its dismissal. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Pralhad Shankarrao Tajale & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra through its Secretary (Revenue) & Anr. [Judgment Date]: March
