Supreme Court Upholds Eviction on Sub-letting: Flora Elias Nahoum & Ors. vs. Idrish Ali Laskar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant has sub-let premises without the landlord’s consent, warranting eviction under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Tenancy Dispute Case Name: Flora Elias Nahoum & Ors. vs. Idrish Ali Laskar […]
Supreme Court on Market Access Denial Under Competition Act: Competition Commission of India vs. Fast Way Transmission (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether termination of a broadcast agreement by a dominant Multi-System Operator (MSO) constitutes “denial of market access” under Section 4(2)(c) of the Competition Act, 2002, even if the broadcaster and MSO are not direct competitors.
LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution of India regarding the eligibility criteria for direct recruitment of District Judges. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dheeraj Mor vs. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi Judgment Date: 23 January 2018 Date of the Judgment: 23 January 2018 The Supreme Court of India, in a batch
Supreme Court Clarifies Res Judicata in Municipal Corporation Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court’s observations on the merits of a case are binding when the court lacks jurisdiction to make such observations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Municipal Law Case Name: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs. Pankaj Arora (Secretary) and Others Judgment Date: 23 January
Supreme Court Orders Retrial in Murder Case Due to Procedural Errors: Issac vs. Ronald Cheriyan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in ordering a retrial due to procedural errors in the original trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Issac @ Kishor vs. Ronald Cheriyan and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 23 January 2018 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dashrath vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 23 January 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 23 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a group of individuals be held liable for murder if they share a common intention, even if not all directly inflicted the fatal
Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Right to Choose Employment Over Compensation in Compassionate Appointment Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a female dependent of a deceased employee has the right to choose employment over monetary compensation as per a bipartite agreement. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Compassionate Appointment Case Name: Smt. Subhadra vs. The Ministry of Coal and Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court on Eligibility for District Judge Appointments: Dheeraj Mor vs. High Court of Delhi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution of India regarding the eligibility criteria for direct recruitment of District Judges. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Dheeraj Mor vs. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi Judgment Date:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh culpable homicide case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s conviction of the accused for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Nande @ Nandkishore Singh Judgment Date: 23 January 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Interim Awards Under Arbitration Act: IFFCO vs. Bhadra Products (2018) Date of the Judgment: 23 January 2018 Citation: M/S Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-Operative Limited v. M/S Bhadra Products (2018) INSC 47 Judges: R.F. Nariman, J. and Navin Sinha, J. Can an arbitrator’s decision on the issue of limitation be considered an interim
Supreme Court Clarifies Validity of Engineering Degrees Awarded Through Distance Education: Orissa Lift Irrigation Corp. Ltd vs. Rabi Sankar Patro (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the validity of engineering degrees obtained through distance education from deemed universities and the applicability of a mandatory test. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: Orissa Lift Irrigation Corp.
Supreme Court disposes of land acquisition compensation appeals: Nachhatar Singh vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Land acquisition compensation. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Nachhatar Singh Etc. Etc. vs. The State of Punjab & Ors. [Judgment Date]: January 22, 2018 Date of the Judgment: January 22, 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Kurian
