Facts of the Case Issues Raised Contentions of the Parties Rationale Decree Passed: The court was pleased to pass a decree of damages and costs in favour of the plaintiff to the tune of Rs2 million (US$28,100) jointly and severally against the defendants. Defects of Law The functionality doctrine’s subjective nature raises problems regarding its …
FACTS The current case was brought against Budhadev Karmaskar [the appellant] in the form of criminal proceedings for the atrocious murder of a prostitute who had refused to have sex with him. The case was concluded by the Calcutta High Court [HC] in 2004 when it issued a ruling declaring the appellant guilty of murder. …
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Citation: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 793 of 2017 Bench: Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice A.S Bopanna, and Justice V. Ramasubramanian. Facts In the case of Mohammad Salimullah v Union Of India, a writ petition was filed before the Honorable Supreme Court Of India to challenge the decision of deporting Rohingya Refugees who have taken refuge …
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Writ Petition (Civil) No. 373 of 2006[1] Petitioner: Indian Young Lawyers Association Respondent: State of Kerala Pandalam Royal Family Chief Thanthri Travancore Devaswom Board Bench: Justice Rohintan Nariman, Justice A.N.Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Deepak Mishra, Justice Indu Malhotra Facts 1. In 1990, a plea was submitted to the Kerala High Court seeking a prohibition …
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(Demonetization Case) COURT: The Supreme Court of India Writ petition (Civil) No. 906 of 2016 PETITIONER: Vivek Narayan Sharma RESPONDENT: Union of India BENCH: BR Gavai, S.A. Nazeer, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramaniam, BV Nagarathna DATE OF THE CASE: 2nd January, 2023 LEGAL PROVISIONS: Section 26(2) of the RBI Act, 1934[1] FACTS OF THE CASE: The …
Freedom of the press relating to Court proceedings IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Date of the judgement: 6 May 2021 Judge: Hon’ble Justice Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah Facts of the case • The AIADMK candidate in the Karur Legislative Assembly constituency, who is also the district secretary, has approached the …
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ABSTRACT Same -sex marriage is a new dimension of social realities in ,the Indian society which requires the attention of public at large. Homosexuality is a concept which is continued right from the Vedic period and was having a social acceptance until section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was introduced which made the …
Citation: Criminal Appeal No(s).135/2010 Appellate : Budhadev Karmaskar Respondent : State of West Bengal Bench/Judge : Justices L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and A.S. Bopanna Abstract The heinous murder of a sex worker in the case of Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal (supra) has paved a way for the struggles of sex workers …
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DATE OF THE CASE: 22nd April, 2019 APPELLANTS: Arun Kumar, Srija RESPONDENTS: The Inspector General of Registration, the District Registrar of Tuticorin, the Joint Registrar No. II. BENCH/JUDGES: The Honourable Mr. Justice G. R. Swaminathan LEGAL PROVISIONS: The Constitution of India, 1949 (Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 21, 25, 39(f), 226), the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Section …
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FACTS OF THE CASE The petitioner in this case is the Indian Young Lawyers Association, and the respondent is the State of Kerala. The case involves a clash between traditional religious practices and the constitutional rights of women. The historical background of the Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala case can be traced …
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FACTS The current case was brought against Budhadev Karmaskar [the appellant] in the form of criminal proceedings for the atrocious murder of a prostitute who had refused to have sex with him. The case was concluded by the Calcutta High Court [HC] in 2004 when it issued a ruling declaring the appellant guilty of murder. …
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Facts On January 25, 2012, Santosh Maruti Mane, a private travel business bus driver, hijacked the vehicle he was driving in Pune, Maharashtra. Mane drove the bus for more than 50 kilometres, disobeying traffic lights and colliding with automobiles along the route. Mane’s careless driving killed nine people and wounded 37 more. Mane was finally …
Court: The Supreme Court of India Criminal Appeal No. 1441 of 2022 Appellant: State of Jharkhand Respondent: Shailendra Kumar Rai Bench: Hon’ble Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon’ble Justice Hima Kohli Date Decided: 31st October, 2022 Facts of the Case From the dying declaration given by the deceased victim, the facts of this case were admitted. …
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Facts: Issues Raised: Contentions: Petitioner: Respondent: Rationale: Overall, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Rafale deal and dismissed the petitions seeking a probe into the procurement process, holding that there was no evidence of wrongdoing or irregularities in the decision-making process. The court emphasised that judicial review of a procurement decision is limited …
Introduction: Women have been denied many fundamental rights like- right to education, right to equality for a long period. In ancient times, no rights of women were considered. Though the time, the society, the period, the laws has changed, there is still need of reform in validating women rights. Nowadays, the situation for women has …
PETITIONER: ANURADHA BHASIN AND ORS. RESPONDENT: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Bench: Hon’ble Justice N.V Ramana, Hon’ble Justice R. Subhash Reddy, and Hon’ble Justice B.R. Gavai INTRODUCTION: FACTS On August 4, 2019, all Internet communications were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir. The Government implemented a total blackout of communications, which included the suspension of landline, …
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DATE OF THE CASE: 7th November 2022 APPELLANT: Janhit Abhiyan Akhil Bhartiya Kushwaha Mahasabha; Youth for Equality; SC/ST Agricultural Research and Education Employees Welfare Association; People’s Party of India(Democratic). RESPONDENT: Union of India; Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment; The State of Maharashtra; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions. BENCH/ JUDGES: U.U. Lalit CJI, …
DATE OF THE CASE: 10 January, 2020 APPEALLANT: Ms. Anuradha Bhasin RESPONDENT: Mr. K.K. Venugopal, learned Attorney General for Union of India and Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General for the State of Jammu and Kashmir[i] BENCH/JUDGES: N.V. Ramana, V. Rama Subramanian LEGAL PROVISIONS: Constitution of India: Article 19(1)(a) Article 19(1)(g) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: …
FACTS The state of Kerala had started the construction of Kallada Irrigation Project in the year 1961.World Bank was financially aiding Kerala government on this project from June 1982 to March 1989. As required by the world bank, a special condition namely, the local competitive bidding specification (LCBS) as envisaged by the world bank authorities …
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FACTS In this case Sh. Dev Dutt Sharma (Father) had three sons, a daughter and a wife. He expired on 11th December 1999. And one of his sons expired on 1st July 2001 who was unmarried. And then the daughter Ms Vineeta Sharma (Appellant) claimed for 1/4th share in her father’s property by filing a …
Petitioner: Common Cause ‘A’ Registered Society, etc Respondent: Union of India (UOI) and OR’s. Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice A.M Khanwilkar Decided on: 9 March 2018 Case No: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 215 of 2005 Equivalent Citations: 2014 AIR SC 1556 and 2014 SCC 5 338 FACTS OF …
FACTS In this case Sh. Dev Dutt Sharma (Father) had three sons, a daughter and a wife. He expired on 11th December 1999. And one of his sons expired on 1st July 2001 who was unmarried. And then the daughter Ms Vineeta Sharma (Appellant) claimed for 1/4th share in her father’s property by filing a …
Petitioner: Common Cause ‘A’ Registered Society, etc Respondent: Union of India (UOI) and OR’s. Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice A.M Khanwilkar Decided on: 9 March 2018 Case No: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 215 of 2005 Equivalent Citations: 2014 AIR SC 1556 and 2014 SCC 5 338 FACTS OF …
INTRODUCTION Dr. Siddaraju, a non-KAS cadre officer with a handicap, filed the petition. According to U.O. Note dated 02.04.2014, the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms of the Government of Karnataka announced six positions for promotion to the IAS, Karnataka Cadre for non-KAS officers without allocating three percent of the positions to people with disabilities …
Facts of the case “When historians in the future look back at the last 6 years to see how democracy has been destroyed in India even without a formal Emergency, On June 27, 2020, lawyer Prashant Bhushan twitter, “They will specifically mark the role of the Supreme Court in this catastrophe & more notably the …
Petitioner: Rambabu Singh Thakur v/s Respondent: Sunil Arora & OrsJudgment dated on: 13th February, 2020 – Bench: Hon’ble Justice R.F. Nariman, Hon’ble Justice S. Ravindra Bhat & Hon’ble Justice V. Ramasubramanian. Brief facts of the case In this case, the Supreme Court of India noted that the number of criminal politicians in India has increased …
DATE OF THE CASE: 20 July, 2021 APPELLANT: L. Raghumani Singh RESPONDENT: District Magistrate, Imphal West District, Manipur and Ans. BENCH/JUDGES: Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Justice M.R. Shah LEGAL PROVISIONS: The Constitution of India, 1949 (Article 21), The National Security Act, 1980 FACTS: Leichombam, a Manipuri activist was apprehended by the police on May 13, 2021 …
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SCC ONLINE SC 660 (Criminal Appeal No.940-941 0f 2021) Facts- Gumansingh solemnized marriage with Tahera (deceased) on the date 27/04/1997, after that deceased was residing with GumanSingh and his family which includes his mother as well. Guman Singh was continuously asking his deceased wife about 25000/-rupees to bring from her father. GumanSingh wants to do …
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Case Comment Court: Supreme Court of India Criminal Appeal No. 1919 of 2010 Appellant – Anversinh @ Kiransinh Fatesinh Zala Respondent – State of Gujarat Bench: N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose Decided on – 12 January, 2021 Facts: The complainant Kiransinh (PW1) when came back from work on the night of 14 May, …
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CASE NO – Writ Petition (criminal) no – 102 of 2007 COURT – Supreme Court of India CORUM – Hon’ble Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon’ble Justice Deepak Gupta. DATE OF JUDGEMENT – May 5, 2017. INTRODUCTION – Annually, scandals at orphanages in India have disclosed how orphan’s institutions are run. The workers at these …
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1. Facts 1-2 2. Issues raised 2 3. Contention 2-3 4. Rationale 3-4 5. Defects of law 4-5 6. Inference 5 Review of — Stephen L. Thaler [2021] APO 5 Date of judgement – 30 July 2021 Judgement of – BEACH J FACTS BETWEEN : STEPHEN THALER …
FACTS: A juvenile ‘X’, aged 16 to 18, is accused of committing an offense punishable under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment or up to ten years in prison and a fine in the first part and up to ten years in prison and …
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1.FACTS : G.O.Ms. No. 275 dated 5.11.1986, was issued by the Governor in exercise of power under para 5(1) of Schedule V to the Constitution of India, directing the posts of teachers in educational institutions in the scheduled areas shall be reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal quashed the notification by order …
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W. N. Allal Sundaram vs The Commissioner H.R. & C.E. Admn. Department & Ors Appellant – W. N. Allal Sundaram Respondent – The Commissioner H.R. & C.E. Admn. Department & Ors Bench – Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J Facts • The applicant’s case is that trust in the Sri Swamiya Dhamodara Perumal Temple is not …