Civil Law

A person is not entitled to the benefit of reservation by marrying someone from the backward caste

Sabareesh Pillay | School of Law, University of Mumbai Thane Sub-Campus | 12th September 2020 Mrs Valsamma Paul Vs Cochin University And Others FACTS: In this case, the petitioner- Mrs.…

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Merely saying parties interests are adversely affected by judgement is not sufficient, it has to be demonstrated

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 10th September 2020 Sri V.N. Krishna Murthy v. Sri Ravikumar Facts: The appellant- V.N. Krishnamurthy has approached the Supreme Court against the judgement…

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Pensionary Benefits should be treated as social-welfare measure

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 8th September 2020 V. Sukumaran v. State of Kerala Facts: The appellant- V. Sukumaran joined as a Casual Labour Roll Worker (CLR) with…

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Pension paid on superannuation is ‘Property’ under Article-300A

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 7th September 2020 Naini Gopal v. Union of India Facts: The petitioner- Naini Gopal retired as an Assistant Foreman from the Ordinance Factory at…

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Wife is the natural guardian of a comatose husband

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 6th September 2020 Rajni Hariom Sharma v. Union of India Facts: The petitioner- Rajni Hariom Sharma approached the Bombay High Court under Article…

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JNU was imposed with a heavy fine for complete lack of Assistance in the Admission Process

Sabareesh Pillay | School of Law, University of Mumbai Thane Sub-Campus | 5th September 2020 Nishant Khatri Vs Jawaharlal Nehru University FACTS: In this case, the petitioner had applied for…

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Delay in handing over possession is deficiency under the Consumer Protection Act

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 28th August 2020 Wg. Cdr. Arifur Rahman Khan and Aleya Sultana v. DLF Southern Homes Pvt. Ltd. Facts: Nine flat-buyers had initially filed…

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The Difference between Upgradation and Promotion with higher pay-scale

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 15th August 2020 Rama Nand v. Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi (SC) Facts: The appellants- were working as Telephone Operators for…

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Registration of Memorandum of Family Settlement not mandatory

Ravinder Kaur Grewal v. Manjit Kaur Facts: The appellant- Ravinder Kaur legal heir of Harbans Singh, who was the original petitioner, son of Niranjan Singh, resident of Sangrur, Punjab against…

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Inheritance of Shares to be decided by Civil Court only

Sabareesh Pillay | School of Law, University of Mumbai Thane Sub-Campus | 10th August 2020 Aruna Oswal Vs Pankaj Oswal FACTS: Pankaj Oswal is the eldest son of the deceased…

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Application of Multiplier Method on Compensation under Motor Vehicles Act

Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 4th August 2020 Erudhiya Priya v/s State Transport Corporation Ltd. Facts: The appellant, female, aged 23 (at the time of incident),a software engineer,…

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The plaintiff cannot claim compensation for mistake of identity

Kandeep Shravan | SASTRA Deemed to be University | 23rd July 2020 Phillips Vs Brooks FACTS: The facts of this case are a swindler by name north visited a firm of jewelers and…

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Intellectual Property Cases must be decided at the earliest

Kandeep Shravan | SASTRA Deemed to be University | 22nd July 2020 Bajaj Auto Limited Vs. TVS Motor Company Limited Facts: In 2005, the plaintiff (Bajaj) was granted with a…

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Husband is entitled to get divorce from his wife if she desereted him for his low earning

Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 17th July 2020 Geeta Jagdish Vs Jagdish Mangtani FACTS: The fact of this case is the husband filed a petition on the ground of desertion…

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Expansion of Trade Boundary does not amount to Trademark infringement

Kandeep Shravan | SASTRA Deemed to be University | 16th July 2020 The Coca-Cola Company vs Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. Facts: The plaintiff is the largest brand that provides soft…

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Consideration is of major essence in a contract

KARTHIK.T | SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY THANJAVUR | 14th July 2020 Durga Prasad vs Baldeo Facts: The plaintiff requested the district collector to construct some shops in his town. Those shops…

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A Condition in a Gift deed which restrains the right to alienation of a property is void

Kandeep Shravan | SASTRA Deemed to be University | 9th July 2020 Sridhar & Anr. Versus N. Revanna & Ors Facts: The Great-grandfather of the plaintiffs - Muniswamappa, and the…

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An offer must be one capable of creating legal relationship between the parties

Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 7th July 2020 Simpkins Vs Pays FACTS: The plaintiff was living in the defendant’s house as a lodger for a year. He almost became a…

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A government notifications which is issued in the light of public interest can not be struck by the doctrine of promissory estoppel

Rida Farid Bazmi | Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad | 6th July 2020 Union of India and Another v M/s V V F Limited and Another (2020 SCC Online SC 378) Facts:   In…

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NGOs Fall Under The Purview Of Public Authority

Kandeep Shravan | SASTRA Deemed to be University | 6th July 2020 D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society Vs. Director of Public Instructions Facts: The Appellant runs multiple colleges and…

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An offer lapses when it is rejeted or a counter offer is made

Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 6th July 2020 Hyde Vs Wrench FACTS: In this case, the defendant made an offer to the plaintiff that he is going to…

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Whether refusal of singing National Anthem is violative of Fundamental Duties of the Indian Constitution

Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 5th July 2020 Bijoe Emmanual Vs State Of Kerala FACTS: This case is also known as the National Anthem case. In this case,…

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Set off and Carry Forward of Losses

Shreya Srivastava | Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad | 5th July 2020 Set-Off  Set off of losses implies altering the misfortunes against the benefit or pay of that specific year. Misfortunes…

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Shifting of government School amounts to violation under Article 21-A of the Constitution

Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 4th July 2020 Ng. Komon Vs State Of Manipur FACTS: The facts of the case are the petitioner who is the chairman of…

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The photographic part is libel and statement is slander in an imputed film

Barathkumar K M | Sastra Deemed to be University Thanjavur | 2nd July 2020 Youssoupoff Vs Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures Facts: In this case, the plaintiff was a princess. The defendant,…

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