Rawalpenta Venkalu v. State of Hyderabad

This case analysis is made by Bhavna Arul, a fourth-year law student from Symbiosis Law School. Case Number Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1955 Judges Vivian Bose, B. Jagannadhadas and Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, JJ. Decided on 7/10/1955 Citation AIR 1956 SC 171 / 1956 Cri LJ 338 Facts The two appellants and the deceased haveRead More

Chairman, Railway Board v. Chandrima Das (2002)

This case analysis is written by Niti Shah studying BLS/LLB from Pravin Gandhi College of  Law, University of Mumbai. Case Number 28 January 2000 Equivalent Citation 2000- 2 SCC 465 Petitioner The Chairman, Railway Board & Others. Respondent Mrs. Chandrima Das & Others. Bench R.P. Sethi, S. Saghir Ahmad Relevant Act/ Section Article 226 BriefRead More

Lucknow Development Authority v. M.K. Gupta

This case analysis is Written by Akanksha Chowdhury from Amity University, Kolkata. Case Number 243 Citation: 1994 SCC (1) 243 Bench Sahai, R.M. (J) Decided on 5th November, 1993 Relevant Act/Section Section 21, 16 and 11 and 2(C) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Brief Facts of the Case This case is basically vested onRead More

Melepurath Sankunni Ezhuthassan v. Thekitil Geopalankutty Nair

This case analysis is written by Shivani Kumari, a student of Lloyd law college, Greater Noida.  Case Number  Civil Appeal Number 91 of 1972.  Equivalent Citation   1 SCC 118″, 1986 AIR 411      Bench   D.P. MADON   G. L. OZA  Decided on 29th November 1985  Relevant Act/ Section  Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 order XXII RulesRead More

Laxmi Engineering Works v. PSG Industrial Institute

This article is written by Anushka Singh, a second-year student, pursuing BBA-LLB at Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. This article examines the case of Laxmi Engineering Works v. PSG Industrial Institute (1995). This case was a landmark judgement on Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 50 of 1993 (replacing Ordinance 24 of 1993) with effect fromRead More

Rustom K. Karanjia v. KMD Thackerey (1970)

This article is written by Anushka Singh, a second-year student, pursuing BBA-LLB at Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. This article analyses the case of Rustom K. Karanjia v. KMD Thackersey (1970), a case of libel (defamation). INTRODUCTION This is a case of defamation under tort law. The plaintiff, a businessman alleged that the articleRead More

Madras Railway Company v. Zamindar of Karvatengarum (1884)

This case analysis is writte by Akshat Mehta, a student of the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In this case, he has tried to show how the concept of ‘Strict Liability’ is interpreted in certain conditions depending upon the place and circumstances.  INTRODUCTION Any person could not be made strictly liable if his/her actRead More

M.P. Electricity Board v. Shail Kumar

This case is critically analyzed by Akshat Mehta, a student of Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In this case, he tried to highlight where the exception of strict liability also fails and parties are liable so as in absolute liability.  INTRODUCTION An exception of “Act of a Stranger” is available or not in the caseRead More