Supreme Court acquits three in murder case, upholds conviction of one: Bikash Bora & Ors. vs. State of Assam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict all the accused for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bikash Bora & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Despite Co-accused Acquittal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the acquittal of co-accused persons can be a ground to acquit the main accused when there is direct evidence against him. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pappi @ Mehboob vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: February 5, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights Based on Revenue Records: Dharam Singh vs. Prem Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an individual can claim ownership of land based on entries in revenue records, even if a competent authority has ordered the deletion of their name from those records. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Dispute Case Name:
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence for Corruption: Ambi Ram vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can reduce the sentence of a public servant convicted under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, below the statutory minimum of one year, based on special reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption)
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Supreme Court Upholds Constructive Res Judicata in Land Dispute: Asgar & Ors. vs. Mohan Varma & Ors. (2019) Date of the Judgment: 05 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 87 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a party raise a claim in a subsequent proceeding that they could have raised in
Supreme Court directs Collector to Monitor Water Usage for Industrial Purposes in Tamil Nadu Date of the Judgment: 4 February 2019 Citation: M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corpn. Ltd. vs S. Joel & Ors. (2019) INSC 68 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can water, diverted from forest land for drinking purposes,
Supreme Court Upholds Haj Policy: Federation Haj PTOs vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Examining the validity of the Government’s Haj Policy concerning the eligibility criteria for Private Tour Operators (PTOs). CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Regulatory Policy. Case Name: Federation Haj PTOs of India vs. Union of India [Judgment Date]: 04 February 2019
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Supreme Court Restores Status Quo in Property Dispute: Tek Singh vs. Shashi Verma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with concurrent findings of fact in a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) when the order is interlocutory in nature. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Tek Singh
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Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for False Evidence Complaints: Narendra Kumar Srivastava vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can take cognizance of an offense under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on a private complaint, or if a complaint from the court is required. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Attempt to Murder Conviction: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kanha (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 04, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 88 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and MR Shah, J. This was a two-judge bench, with the judgment authored by Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. Can a conviction for attempted
Supreme Court on Cancellation of Trust Registration for Bogus Donations: Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Jagannath Gupta Family Trust (2019) Date of the Judgment: 01 February 2019 Citation: [2019] INSC 72 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a single instance of a bogus donation justify the cancellation of a trust’s registration under
Supreme Court Upholds Division Bench Authority: AIIMS vs. Sanjiv Chaturvedi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), sitting singly, can stay proceedings before a Division Bench of the same Tribunal. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: All India Institute of Medical Sciences vs. Sanjiv Chaturvedi & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 1
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