Supreme Court Upholds Dargah’s Land Rights: Sopanrao vs. Syed Mehmood (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2019 Citation: Sopanrao & Anr. vs. Syed Mehmood & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4478 of 2007 Judges: N. V. Ramana, Deepak Gupta, and Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a civil court decide on the management rights of a religious […]
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Supreme Court directs fresh review of tariff regulations: M/S Star Wire vs. Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission’s amendment to tariff regulations, which created a distinction between renewable energy projects based on their commissioning date within the same control period, is valid. CASE TYPE: Electricity Regulatory Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Review of Order in Property Dispute Case: Sunil Vasudeva vs. Sundar Gupta (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reviewing its earlier order to restore a writ petition concerning a property sale. CASE TYPE: Civil, Property Dispute Case Name: Sunil Vasudeva & Ors. vs. Sundar Gupta & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court clarifies inheritance rights of adopted children in Christian families: Pharez John Abraham vs. Arul Jothi Sivasubramaniam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether adopted children in a Christian family have inheritance rights similar to biological children. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Partition Case Name: Pharez John Abraham (Dead) By Lrs. vs Arul Jothi Sivasubramaniam K.
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Right to Levy Charges on Potable Liquor: State of Jharkhand vs. Ajanta Bottlers (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State has the legislative competence to levy charges on the import of rectified spirit used in the production of potable liquor. CASE TYPE: Excise Law Case Name: The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Cowardice but Sets Aside Imprisonment in Army Act Case Date of the Judgment: 02 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 650 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a soldier be dismissed for not retaliating against militants and abandoning his post during an attack? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Clarifies Coparcenary Property Rights: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of whether property inherited by a male Hindu from his paternal ancestors is coparcenary property and the validity of sale deeds of such property. CASE TYPE: Property Law Case Name: Arshnoor Singh vs. Harpal Kaur & Ors. Judgment Date: July
Supreme Court Revisits Land Acquisition Compensation: Executive Engineer vs. Vitthal Damodar Patil (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly assessed the expert valuation report for compensation in land acquisition cases. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: The Executive Engineer, M.I.W. vs. Vitthal Damodar Patil and Anr. [Judgment Date]: July 01, 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Assam Rifles Court’s Jurisdiction in Corruption Cases: Union of India vs. Ranjit Kumar Saha (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the General Assam Rifles Court (GARC) has the jurisdiction to try offenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) against members of the Assam Rifles. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Criminal Law, Prevention
Supreme Court clarifies definition of ‘public place’ under Bihar Excise Act: Satvinder Singh vs State of Bihar (2019) INSC 594 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private vehicle on a public road constitutes a ‘public place’ under the Bihar Excise Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Satvinder Singh @ Satvinder Singh Saluja & Ors. vs. The State
Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against PFI Member in Murder Case: Asim Shariff vs. National Investigation Agency (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the charges framed by the trial court against the accused under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,
Supreme Court clarifies bail and investigation powers in UAPA cases: Pradeep Ram vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on bail procedures and investigation powers when new offenses, particularly under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), are added after an initial bail grant. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Case Name: Pradeep
