August- Monthly Roundup of Cases

Case

Field of Law

Held

In Re: Prashant
Bhushan & Anr. …. Alleged Contemnor(S) decided on 14.08.2020

Constitution Law

Prashant
Bhushan held guilty of Criminal Contempt.

Centre for
Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India decided on 18.08.2020

Constitution Law

Supreme
Court refuse to direct funds collected in the PM CARES Fund to be transferred
to the NDRF.

Praneeth K And
Ors. v. University Grants Commission (UGC) And Ors. decided on 28.08.2020

Constitution Law

Final
semester students cannot be promoted without exams, States may approach UGC
to postpone the exams.

Re: Prashant
Bhushan & Anr. …. Alleged Contemnor(S) decided on 31.08.2020

Constitution Law

Prashant
Bhushan punished with a fine of Re.1 failing which he shall undergo a simple
imprisonment for a period of three months.

Sri V.N. Krishna
Murthy v. Sri Ravikumar decided on 21.08.2020

Code of Civil
Procedure

Only
“person aggrieved” is entitled to file appeal under S. 96 and S. 100 CPC

Narasamma &
Ors. v A. Krishnappa (Dead) Through LRs. decided on 26.08.2020

Code of Civil
Procedure

The
plea of title and adverse possession are contradictory pleas and cannot be
taken simultaneously

Nazir Mohamed v.
J. Kamala And Ors. decided on 28.08.2020

Code of Civil
Procedure

High
Court cannot allow a Second Appeal without framing the Substantial Question
of Law

Parvinder Kansal
vs. The State of NCT of Delhi decided on 28.08.2020

Code of Criminal
Procedure

Appeal
by Victim challenging the order of sentence of lower court and seeking
enhancement of sentence to death penalty is not maintainable

Preet Pal Singh
v. The State of Uttar Pradesh decided on 14.08.2020

Code of Criminal
Procedure

The
principle of ‘Bail is rule and Jail is exception’ does not apply in case of
Bail under S. 389 CrPC

Vineeta Sharma v
Rakesh Sharma & Ors. decided on 11.08.2020

Family Law

Hindu
Daughters have equal right in property as that of son

Mohd Anwar v.
State (N.C.T. of Delhi) decided on 19.08.2020

Indian Penal
Code

Supreme
Court sentenced the accused to life-imprisonment rejecting his plea for
insanity and infancy.

Ghanshyam
Upadhyay v State of U.P. & Ors. decided on 19.08.2020

Misc.

Newspaper
Reports citing allegation on member of commission cannot form basis for
scrapping the same

V. Sukumaran vs.
State of Kerala & Anr. decided on 26.08.2020

Misc.

Pension
is a social welfare measure as a post-retirement entitlement to maintain the
dignity of the employee

State of M.P v
Rakesh Sethi decided on 26.08.2020

Misc.

The
Registering Authority is empowered to assign a specific registration number to
vehicle on demand of the concerned person