Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement Due to Flawed Inquiry in College Misconduct Case: Secretary Managing Committee BSMPG College Roorkee vs. Dr. Samrat Sharma & Others (2019) INSC 766 (08 August 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement Due to Flawed Inquiry in College Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: 08 August 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 766 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a college terminate a professor’s employment without following proper procedures? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case […]

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Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide: Anand Ramachandra vs Sidarai Laxman (6 August 2019)

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Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide: Anand Ramachandra vs Sidarai Laxman LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Anand Ramachandra Chougle vs Sidarai Laxman Chougala & Ors. Judgment Date: 6 August 2019

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Voice Sample Orders: Supreme Court Empowers Magistrates in Criminal Investigations (2 August 2019)

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Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Vesting Despite Repeal of Urban Land Ceiling Act: Madhusudan Bhanuprasad Pandya vs. State of Gujarat (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Vesting Despite Repeal of Urban Land Ceiling Act: Madhusudan Bhanuprasad Pandya vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the vesting of land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 is valid even after the Act’s repeal if possession was taken before the repeal. CASE TYPE: Civil Law Case

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Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in refusing to quash criminal proceedings in a case where civil disputes were also pending between the parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs. State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 326 IPC in Assault Case: Sahib Singh vs. State of Punjab (31 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 326 IPC: Sahib Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) Date of the Judgment: 31 July 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can an individual be convicted for assault even if not named in the initial FIR? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Sudhir Kumar Jain vs. State of Rajasthan (31 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Sudhir Kumar Jain vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) Date of the Judgment: 31 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 745 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when key eyewitnesses turn hostile and the primary evidence

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Supreme Court overturns conviction due to non-compliance of Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Vijendra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 752

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Supreme Court overturns conviction due to non-compliance of Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Vijendra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 752 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-compliance with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, regarding the delivery of the Public Analyst’s report to the accused, warrants the overturning of

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Supreme Court Denies Pro-Rata Pension to Employee Under Voluntary Retirement Scheme: Central Bank of India vs. Tara Chand (2019)

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Central Bank of India vs. Tara Chand: Supreme Court Denies Pro-Rata Pension Under Voluntary Retirement Scheme LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who opts for voluntary retirement under a specific scheme is automatically entitled to pro-rata pension if they meet the age or service criteria for applying to the scheme, or if they must also meet

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Supreme Court Holds Insurer Liable Despite Lack of Registration Transfer in Vehicle Theft Case: Balwant Singh & Sons vs. National Insurance Company Ltd (2019)

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Supreme Court Holds Insurer Liable Despite Lack of Registration Transfer in Vehicle Theft Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable to pay a claim when the vehicle is stolen, even if the vehicle’s registration was not transferred to the purchaser’s name, but the insurance policy was issued to the purchaser and the premium

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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation but Denies Reinstatement in Labour Dispute: Dharamraj Nivrutti Kasture vs. Chief Executive Officer (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation but Denies Reinstatement in Labour Dispute: Dharamraj Nivrutti Kasture vs. Chief Executive Officer (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee, whose initial appointment was irregular, is entitled to reinstatement after a prolonged period of service and subsequent termination. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Industrial Dispute Case Name: Dharamraj Nivrutti Kasture vs. Chief Executive

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Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Property Deed Cancellation Cases: Narendra Kumar Mittal & Ors. vs. M/S Nupur Housing Development Pvt. Ltd. (2019) INSC 712 (31 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Property Deed Cancellation Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction to hear a suit for cancellation of a sale deed for agricultural land when the plaintiff is a recorded tenure holder. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar Mittal & Ors. vs. M/S

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