Date of the Judgment: 28/09/2004 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: Ashok Bhan and S.H. Kapadia Can continuous possession of a property for over 12 years grant ownership, even without legal title? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in the case of Tej Narain vs. […]
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10/09/2004 Judges: K.G. Balakrishnan and Dr. AR. Lakshmanan Can eyewitness testimony alone be sufficient to uphold a murder conviction, even when there are challenges to the medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Ram Kishan & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh.
Date of the Judgment: 25 August 2004 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: N. Santosh Hegde & S.B. Sinha Can an employer’s failure to strictly comply with the legal requirements for retrenching an employee be excused if the employer acted in good faith? The Supreme Court
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 25 August 2004 Judges: N. Santosh Hegde, S.B. Sinha, A.K. Mathur When can an employee bypass industrial dispute mechanisms and directly file a civil suit against their employer? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in B.S. Bharti vs. I.B.P. Company Limited, a case concerning the termination of
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19th December 2003 Case: F.M. Devaru Ganapati Bhat vs. Prabhakar Ganapathi Bhat Judges: Y.K. Sabharwal, J. and Dr. A.R. Lakshmanan, J. Can a gift deed executed in favor of a minor, with a stipulation that unborn children will jointly hold the property, be considered valid under the Transfer of Property
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29th October 2003 Citation: Appeal (civil) 2744 of 2002 Judges: S. N. Variava J, H. K. Sema Can a delay of 22 years in filing a writ petition challenging a land acquisition be excused if the land was not used for its intended purpose? The Supreme Court addressed this critical
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 07/10/2003 Judges: V.N. Khare (CJI), R.C. Lahoti, B.N. Agrawal, S.B. Sinha, Dr. A.R. Lakshmanan. In cases concerning government service, seniority disputes often arise from the complex interplay of recruitment rules, merger of services, and legislative amendments. The Supreme Court of India addressed such a dispute in Prafulla Kumar Das and
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 16/09/2003 The Supreme Court of India addressed the question of whether passing the Accounts Test is a mandatory requirement for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant in the Andhra Pradesh government services. This issue arose in the context of the Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1966, and its applicability
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 August 2003 Citation: Appeal (civil) 7533 of 1997, Indian Handicrafts Emporium & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judges: CJI, Y.K. Sabharwal & S.B. Sinha Can a previously legal trade be banned to protect endangered species? The Supreme Court of India deliberated on this question while examining the
Date of the Judgment: 08 August 2003 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: Doraiswamy Raju, J. and H. K. Sema, J. Can possessing a classified document, even without proof of communication to another party, be sufficient to establish guilt under the Official Secrets Act? The Supreme
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 06 August 2003 Citation: 2003 Supp(2) SCR 268 Judges: S. Rajendra Babu, B.N. Srikrishna, G.P. Mathur Are ‘multi-purpose’ electric fans, capable of being used as both table and cabin fans, to be classified based on their primary design and intended use? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 04 August 2003 Citation: 2003 Supp(2) SCR 204 Judges: R.C. Lahoti & Ashok Bhan Can a new landlord, who has purchased a property, evict a tenant for not paying rent that was due to the previous owner? The Supreme Court of India addressed this important question in a case concerning
