100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2023 -Part 2[26-50]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2023 [Part 1]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Banking Law [Jan-March, 2023]

Adverse inference cannot be drawn against a plaintiff merely because he did not produce his bank passbook. Basavaraj v. Padmavathi, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 17 : AIR 2023 SC 282 : (2023) 4 SCC 239'Any' means 'All' : Supreme Court says Centre can demonetise all series of bank notes invoking Section 26(2) of RBI Act. Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1 : (2023) 3 SCC 1 : (2023)...

2022 LiveLaw Supreme Court Citation Index [2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1 to 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1041]

2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1 - Union of India v. Manju Arora, (2022) 2 SCC 1512022 LiveLaw (SC) 2 - I-Pay Clearing Services Pvt. Ltd. v. ICICI Bank Ltd. AIR 2022 SC 301 : (2022) 3 SCC 1212022 LiveLaw (SC) 3 - Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation v. Dilip Uttam Jayabhay, AIR 2022 SC 238 : (2022) 2 SCC 6962022 LiveLaw (SC) 4 - Kerala State Beverages Manufacturing & Marketing Corporation Ltd....

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-12 [Last Part]

TTax on Paper LotteriesTax on Paper Lotteries Act, 2005 (Kerala) - Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004 (Karnataka) - Constitutional Validity upheld - Karnataka and Kerala State Legislatures possessed legislative competence to enact such Acts. (Para 124) State of Karnataka v. State of Meghalaya, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 309 : 2022 (5) SCALE 262Telegraph Act, 1885Telegraph Act, 1885 - Section 7B - Existence of...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-11

Service LawAcquittal in Criminal CaseDisciplinary Proceedings - Acquittal in Criminal Case - The acquittal of the accused in a criminal case does not debar the employer from proceeding in the exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction - In a prosecution for an offence punishable under the criminal law, the burden lies on the prosecution to establish the ingredients of the offence beyond...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-10

RRajiv Gandhi Assassination CaseRajiv Gandhi Assassination Case - Supreme Court orders premature release of all 6 convicts. R.P. Ravichandran v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 954Ratio DecidendiRatio Decidendi - Final relief granted need not be the natural consequences of the ratio decidendi of its judgment. (Para 26) B.B. Patel v. DLF Universal Ltd; 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 90 : AIR 2022 SC...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-9

PPayment of Gratuity Act, 1972Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972; Sections 2(e) and 13A - Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009 - Constitutional validity of the amendment to Section 2(e) and insertion of Section 13A upheld - The amendment with retrospective effect is to make the benevolent provisions equally applicable to teachers - It seeks to bring equality and give fair treatment to...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-8

MMaintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; Section 23 - Effecting transfer subject to a condition of providing the basic amenities and basic physical needs to the transferor – senior citizen is sine qua non for applicability of Section 23(1) - When it is alleged that the conditions mentioned in Section...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-7

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Appeal challenging NCLAT order which reversed the order of the NCLT wherein it had held that the application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was not time-barred - Allowed - The failure of the NCLAT as the first appellate authority to look into a very vital aspect such as this, vitiates...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-6

ElectricityElectricity - A basic amenity of which a person cannot be deprived - Electricity cannot be declined to a tenant on the ground of failure/refusal of the landlord to issue no objection certificate. All that the electricity supply authority is required to examine is whether the applicant for electricity connection is in occupation of the premises in question. Dilip v. Satish, 2022...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-5

Constitution of Special CourtsConstitution of Special Courts - The State and Central Governments will have to comply with the directions issued by this Court from time to time with respect to constitution of special courts. The High Court in consultation with the State Governments will have to undertake an exercise on the need for the special courts. The vacancies in the position of...