Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Parliament to Enact Standalone Law on Custodial Torture: Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct Parliament to enact a specific law. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India and Another Judgment Date: 05 […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 11(6A) of Arbitration Act: Mayavti Trading vs. Pradyuat Deb Burman (2019) Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2019 Citation: M/S Mayavti Trading Pvt. Ltd. vs. Pradyuat Deb Burman, Civil Appeal No.7023 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 8519 of 2019) Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J., R. Subhash
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Axe Murder Case: Laxminath vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Laxminath vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 05 September 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2019
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to doubts on dying declarations: Hari Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 937 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose. This was a unanimous decision by a two-judge bench, with the
Supreme Court Clarifies Overlap Between Legal Metrology Act and IPC in Fuel Dispensing Fraud Cases Date of the Judgment: 04 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 762 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can an individual be prosecuted under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 for the same
Supreme Court condones delay in filing appeal against school termination: Balkrishna Waman Zambare vs. Siddheshwar Shikshan Sanstha (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a delay in filing an appeal before the School Tribunal can be condoned if the appellant provides a satisfactory explanation for the delay. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Education Law Case Name: Balkrishna Waman Zambare vs.
Supreme Court clarifies land acquisition timelines: State of Maharashtra vs. Moti Ratan Estate (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a stay on land acquisition proceedings for some landowners extends to others under the same scheme, affecting the timeline for awards. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: The State of Maharashtra and others vs. M/s Moti Ratan Estate
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case Based on Dying Declaration LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a dying declaration in a criminal trial, particularly when multiple dying declarations exist. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Death Case Name: Jagbir Singh vs. State (N.C.T. of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: September 4, 2019 Introduction Date
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Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be sustained solely based on the confession of the accused and a co-accused without any corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS
Supreme Court Clarifies Compensation Under National Highways Act: Union of India vs. Balwant Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 03, 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 6981-6982 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 10200-10201/2019) with Civil Appeal Nos. 6983-6984 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 11117-11118/2019) Judges: Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
Supreme Court Modifies Compensation in Motor Accident Claim: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Satish Kumar Verma (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 823 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a fellowship be considered as part of the income while calculating compensation in a motor accident claim? The
Supreme Court clarifies the use of Section 319 CrPC for summoning additional accused: Shishupal Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 741 Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 741 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based solely
