MARBURY V. MADISON

CITATION 5 US 137 APPELLANT William Marbury RESPONDENT James Madison DECIDED ON 24 February 1803 COURT US Supreme Court JUDGES Justice John Marshall AREA OF LAW Doctrine of Judicial review BACKGROUND The most controversial election in the history of America is the one occurred in 1800, where the anti- federalists run by democratic republican andRead More

Hindustan Construction Company Limited & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors.

Case Number: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1074 of 2019 Bench: Rohinton Fali Nariman Aniruddha Bose V. Ramasubramanian Date of Judgment: 27/11/2019 Relevant Acts: Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Constitution of India Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Facts of the Case: The petitioners were construction firms that had worked as contractors for government agencies on large-scaleRead More

Karansinh Chetansinh Vaghela through Wife Vaghela Bhumikaba Karansinh vs. the State Of Gujarat

Case Number: Letters Patent Appeal No. 699 of 2021 in Special Civil Application No. 6853 of 2021 Bench: Chief Justice Vikram Nath Justice Biren Vaishnav Date of Judgment: 23/08/2021 Relevant Acts: Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 Facts of the Case: The appellant being in jail was detained according toRead More

Kajal Mukesh Singh And Ors v. State of Maharashtra

Equivalent Citation Criminal Writ Petition no. 6065 of 2019 Bench  Prithviraj K. Chavan Date of judgment  30 September 2020 Act  Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956 Facts  The complainant, who is a constable in the police, has approached the social service branch, Mumbai. Mr. Revle has secretly informed that a person Mr. Nijamuddin Khan, a pimpRead More

S.V. Chandra Pandian And Ors vs S.V. Sivalinga Nadar And Ors on 11 January 1993

Equivalent citations: 1993 SCR (1) 58, 1993 SCC (1) 589 Bench: AHMADI, A.M. (J) BENCH: AHMADI, A.M. (J) PUNCHHI, M.M. RAMASWAMY, K. Date Of Judgment – 11/01/1993 Acts – Arbitration Act, Registration Act, Indian Partnership Act Facts: A business was run in collaboration consisting of 6 brothers namely four appellants and respondents 1 and 2.inRead More

Saligram Ruplal Khanna & Anr vs Kanwar Rajnath on 1 May 1974

Equivalent citations: 1974 AIR 1094, 1975 SCR (1) 358 Bench: KHANNA, HANS RAJ BEG, M. HAMEEDULLAH CHANDRACHUD, Y.V. Date Of Judgement: 01/05/1974 Act: Indian Partnership Act. ss. 42 and 47, Displaced Persons Claims Act, 1950  Facts: The appellants and the respondent formed a partnership and entered into a lease agreement with the Custodian of EvacueeRead More

Commissioner Of Income-Tax, … vs Jayalakshmi Rice And Oil Mills … on 15 January 1971

Civil Appellate Jurisdiction: Civil Appeal No. 545 of 1967. Equivalent citations: 1971 AIR 1015, 1971 SCR (3) 365 Bench: Grover, A.N. Date Of Judgement: 15/01/1971 Act: Income Tax, 1922 – S. 26A Partnership Act, 1922 –  S. 58, 59, 69-Rule 2(b) Facts:  A deed of a partnership signed October 6, 1955, established the assessee firm.Read More