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R. JANAKIAMMAL AND S.R. SOMASUNDARAM AND ANOTHER .....Appellants Vs.
S.K. KUMARASAMY (DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
30/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Procedure – Compromise Decree – Bar to Separate Suit – The appellants challenged the validity of a compromise decree passed in a partition suit, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The High Court dismissed the appeals, holding that the challenge to the compromise decree must be brought before the same court that recorded the compromise, as per Order XXIII Rule 3A of the C...
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SURENDRAN .....Appellant Vs.
SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE .....Respondent D.D
30/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Traffic Accident – Conviction and Sentence – The appellant, a bus driver, was convicted under Sections 279, 337, and 338 of the IPC for causing an accident that resulted in injuries to the driver of another vehicle. The trial court sentenced him to six months of imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 500 under Section 337 IPC. On appeal, the High Court upheld the convictio...
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BIKRAM CHATTERJI .....Appellant Vs.
UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent D.D
29/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Real Estate – Amrapali La Residentia Project – The Supreme Court addressed multiple applications related to the delays and financial mismanagement in the Amrapali La Residentia project. The Court found significant issues with the project management, leading to delays and financial discrepancies. The Court directed that the construction and development of the project would not be handed...
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G. MOHAN RAO .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
29/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Constitutional Law – Right to Life and Dignity – Article 21 – The Supreme Court emphasized that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to live with human dignity, which encompasses the right to food and basic necessities. The Court directed both Central and State governments to ensure food security for migrant workers and unorganized labourers, ...
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G. MOHAN RAO .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
29/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Constitutional Law – Legislative Competence – Revival of Void Acts – The Supreme Court upheld the legislative competence of the State Legislature to enact the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation Amendment and Validation) Act 2019, stating that the legislature can revive an act declared void due to repugnancy by removing the basis of invalidity and making substa...
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M/S. SILPI INDUSTRIES ETC. .....Appellant(s) Vs.
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER ETC. .....Respondent(s) D.D
29/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arbitration – Applicability of Limitation Act – The Supreme Court held that the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 apply to arbitration proceedings initiated under Section 18(3) of the MSMED Act, 2006. This is in line with Section 43 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which extends the Limitation Act to arbitrations as it applies to court proceedings [Paras 18-19].
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SHAIK AHMED .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF TELANGANA .....Respondent D.D
28/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Penal Code – Section 364A – Essential Ingredients – The Supreme Court held that for a conviction under Section 364A IPC, the prosecution must prove: (i) kidnapping or abduction, (ii) a threat to cause death or hurt, or conduct giving rise to a reasonable apprehension that the person may be put to death or hurt, or causing hurt or death, (iii) to compel the government, any foreign...
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THE STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS .....Appellants Vs.
LEESAMMA JOSEPH .....Respondent D.D
28/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Promotion – Reservation for PwD – The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether an employee appointed on compassionate grounds, who later became eligible for promotion under the PwD category, can avail reservation in promotion. The Court held that the source of recruitment should not affect the entitlement to reservation in promotion for PwD. The mandate of Secti...
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UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Appellants Vs.
M/S. RAJ GROW IMPEX LLP AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
17/06/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Customs Law – Absolute Confiscation – Import of Goods in Violation of Notifications – The Supreme Court addressed the issue of absolute confiscation of goods imported in violation of government notifications and trade notices under the FTDR Act. The Court held that the goods imported beyond permissible quantities and without a license are 'prohibited goods' and liable to ...