Supreme Court Addresses Fraudulent Filings: Bhagwan Singh vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Addressing the misuse of the legal process through fraudulent filings and fabricated documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bhagwan Singh vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 September 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20 September 2024 Citation: 2024 […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Late Payment Surcharge in Power Purchase Agreement Dispute Date of the Judgment: 18 March 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 213 Judges: Aniruddha Bose, J., Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a party seek additional payments after a final judgment has been passed in a case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Curative Petitions After Open Court Review Dismissal LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for filing curative petitions when the review petition has been dismissed after an open court hearing. CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure Case Name: M/S Brahmaputra Concrete Pipe Industries Etc. Etc. vs. The Assam State Electricity Board and Others Judgment Date: 26
Supreme Court Modifies Senior Advocate Designation Guidelines: Indira Jaising vs. Supreme Court of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of guidelines for designation of Senior Advocates. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Advocates Act, 1961 Case Name: Ms. Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India, Through Secretary General Judgment Date: 12 May 2023 Date of the Judgment: 12
Supreme Court Clarifies Advocate’s Duty in Vakalatnama Verification: Suresh Chandra & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Advocate-on-Record (AOR) must verify the identity of a client signing a Vakalatnama, and what are the implications of not doing so. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh Chandra & Ors. vs. State of
Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions in Goa Mining Case: Vedanta Ltd. vs. Goa Foundation (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a judgment concerning mining leases in Goa. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Mining Law. Case Name: Vedanta Ltd. vs. The Goa Foundation & Ors. [Judgment Date]: July 9, 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2021
Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Applications in RBI Information Disclosure Case Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2021 Citation: M.A. No.2342 of 2019 in Transferred Case (Civil) No.91 of 2015 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao J. and Vineet Saran J. Can a judgment of the Supreme Court be recalled if affected parties were not heard? The Supreme
Supreme Court Revives Transfer Petition, Cites Error in Initial Order Date of the Judgment: 28 January 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 23 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and Indu Malhotra, J. Can an order of the Supreme Court be reviewed if a party was not heard? The Supreme Court of India, in this case, addressed this crucial
Supreme Court clarifies implementation of Reservation Act 2018 in Karnataka: B K Pavithra vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can entertain applications for directions that challenge subsequent government orders implementing a previously upheld act. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: B K Pavithra and Ors. vs. Union of India and
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Delhi Gang Rape Case: Akshay Kumar Singh’s Review Petition Dismissed (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a judgment confirming conviction and death penalty in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Akshay Kumar Singh v. State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 18 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 18
