Monday, December 28, 2020

Constitutional Bench Judgements of 2020 (INDIA)

 1. Protection under anticipatory bail should not be fixed for limited period

Case: Sushila Aggarwal v. State of NCT of Delhi [2020 5 SCC 1]

2. Consumer Forum has no jurisdiction to extend time beyond 45 days for opposite party’s version

Case: New India Assurance v. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 287]

3. Land acquisition under Land Acquisition Act of 1894 will not lapse if compensation is tendered in the State treasury

Case: Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 316]

4. Accused under NDPS Act not entitled to acquittal merely because informant was investigation officer

Case: Mukesh Singh v. State (Narcotic Branch of Delhi) [2020 SCC OnLine SC 700]

5. States, not MCI, have power to make reservation for in-service PG candidates in NEET courses

Case: Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 699]

6. SARFAESI Act will apply to co-operative Banks as it does to commercial banks

Case: Pandurang Ganpati v. Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari Bank Ltd [2020 SCC OnLine SC 431]

7. Government order providing 100% reservation for tribal teachers in Scheduled Areas unconstitutional

Case: Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v.State of AP & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 383]

8. Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes: 5-judge Bench refers EV Chinnaiah to larger bench on whether Scheduled Castes form a homogenous class

Case: State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 677]

9. Curative petition and stay on execution of 2012 Delhi gang rape convict dismissed

Case: Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi [2020 SCC OnLine SC 264]

10. Rights conferred on religious and linguistic minorities to administer educational institutions of their choice under Article 30 are not absolute, State can impose reasonable restrictions

Case: Christian Medical College Vellore Association v. Union of India & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 423]

11. Constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 upheld

Case: Prithvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & Ors. [2020 4 SCC 727]

12. Under Article 233, judicial officers can’t be appointed as District Judges through direct quota reserved for advocates

Case: Dheeraj Mor v. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi [2020 SCC OnLine 213]

13. Daughters become equal coparceners at birth even if born prior to 2005 amendment to Hindu Succession Act

Case: Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 641]

14. Prashant Bhushan held guilty for contempt of court for tweets against CJI SA Bobde

Case: In re Prashant Bhushan & Anr [2020 SCC OnLine SC 698]


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