Supreme Court clarifies the applicability of Section 5 of the Limitation Act to revisions under the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005

/ Arun Mishra, B.R. Gavai, Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005, Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 with Section 48, Judges, Limitation Act, 1963, Limitation Act, 1963 with Section 29, Limitation Act, 1963 with Section 5, M.R. Shah

Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Limitation Act in Himachal Pradesh VAT Revisions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can condone delays in filing revisions under Section 48 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: Superintending Engineer/ Dehar Power House Circle Bhakra Beas Management Board (PW) Slapper & […]

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Supreme Court Orders Further Investigation in Rape Case: Miss XYZ vs. State of Gujarat (25 October 2019)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 114-A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 499, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 506(2), Indu Malhotra, Judges, R. Subhash Reddy, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Orders Further Investigation in Rape Case: Miss XYZ vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court should quash a First Information Report (FIR) in a rape case based on a settlement agreement between the parties, especially when the complainant alleges coercion. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Miss XYZ vs. State

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Supreme Court settles eligibility for Ex-Servicemen Category in State Services: Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Shikun Ram Firoda (25 October 2019)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Eligibility Criteria, Ex-Servicemen, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Rajasthan Civil Services (Absorption of Ex-servicemen) Rules, 1988, Rajasthan Civil Services (Absorption of Ex-servicemen) Rules, 1988 with Rule 6B, Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 1999, Recruitment Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Ex-Servicemen Category: Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Shikun Ram Firoda (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who was not an ex-serviceman on the last date of application can claim eligibility under the ex-servicemen category based on a subsequent press note allowing category changes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan

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Supreme Court Upholds Temple’s Rights, Emphasizes Due Process in Land Record Corrections: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Murti Shri Chaturbhujnath (25 October 2019)

/ Judges, Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 with Section 115, Navin Sinha, Religious Institutions, Sanjiv Khanna, Temple Land Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Temple’s Rights, Emphasizes Due Process in Land Record Corrections Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s).956 of 2010 Judges: Navin Sinha, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can the government unilaterally alter land records pertaining to a religious institution without following due process? The Supreme Court of India addressed this

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Supreme Court Restricts Rebuilding of Illegally Demolished Structures: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs. Sunbeam High Tech Developers (2019)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Bombay High Court Judgments, Bombay High Court Judgments with AIR 1996 Bom 304, Bombay High Court Judgments with Sopan Maruti Thopte, Building Regulations, Deepak Gupta, Judges, Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, Municipal Law, Municipal Law with Section 351

Supreme Court Restricts Rebuilding of Illegally Demolished Structures: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs. Sunbeam High Tech Developers (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the reconstruction of a demolished structure if the demolition was carried out by a municipal corporation in violation of the prescribed procedure. CASE TYPE: Municipal Law, Building Regulations

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Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), Eligibility Criteria, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, R. Banumathi, Recruitment Rules, Relaxation in Qualifying Marks, Reservation Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates who obtained the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) qualification with relaxed pass marks for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from states other than Delhi, can be considered for employment as Special Education

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision on Forest Land Classification in Uttarakhand: Chandra Prakash Budakoti vs. Union of India (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision on Forest Land Classification in Uttarakhand LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land recorded as ‘banjar’ (barren) in revenue records can be classified as a ‘deemed forest’ under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Chandra Prakash Budakoti vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October 2019

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Supreme Court Orders Joint Trial in Property Dispute: Dhillon vs. Ghuman (24 October 2019)

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Supreme Court Orders Joint Trial in Property Dispute: Dhillon vs. Ghuman (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether suits related to the same property filed in different courts by siblings, both legal heirs, should be clubbed together for a joint trial. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition) Case Name: Lt. Col. Paramjit Singh Dhillon vs. Harinder Singh Ghuman Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Councillor Murder Case: Rajender vs. State (2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Law, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 65-B, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 120-B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Murder

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Councillor Murder Case: Rajender vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajender @ Rajesh @ Raju vs. State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Criminal Appeal, Criminal Law, Deepak Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 148, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Imrat Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2019 The

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Housing Scheme: Jagjiwan Coop. Group Housing Society Ltd. vs. Lt. Governor, NCT of Delhi (24 October 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Housing Scheme: Jagjiwan Coop. Group Housing Society Ltd. vs. Lt. Governor, NCT of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the government for a housing scheme were valid, and whether the land should be de-notified and released to a cooperative society. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition.

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Supreme Court Modifies NGT Order on Environmental Compensation: Tata Power Delhi vs. Manoj Misra (2019)

/ Delhi Electricity Reforms Act, 2000, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Law, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 14, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 15, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 18(1)

Supreme Court Modifies NGT Order on Environmental Compensation: Tata Power Delhi vs. Manoj Misra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an electricity distribution company can be directed to collect environmental compensation through electricity bills. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, National Green Tribunal Case Name: Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. vs. Manoj Misra and Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October

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