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Supreme Court clarifies conditions for Revised Pay Scale implementation in State PSUs: Odisha State Financial Corporation vs. Odisha State Financial Corporation Employees Union & Ors. (2022)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Government Resolutions, Judges, Orissa Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2008, Resolution dated May 8, 2009, Revised Pay Scale, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law, State Public Sector Undertakings

Odisha State Financial Corporation vs. Odisha State Financial Corporation Employees Union & Ors. LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a State Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) can implement revised pay scales without approval from the Administrative and Finance Departments. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Odisha State Financial Corporation vs. Odisha State Financial Corporation Employees Union & Ors. Judgment […]

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Supreme Court Grants Parity in Regularization Benefits: Milan Rana vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Judges, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Parity in Benefits, Regularization, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Grants Parity in Regularization Benefits: Milan Rana vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 05, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 289 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can an employee be denied benefits that were previously granted to a similarly situated employee?

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Suppressing Criminal Case Information: Union of India vs. Dilip Kumar Mallick (2022)

/ Departmental Inquiry, Dinesh Maheshwari, Employment Verification, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, M.M. Sundresh, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Suppressing Criminal Case Information: Union of India vs. Dilip Kumar Mallick (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether suppression of information about a pending criminal case during employment verification justifies dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Dilip Kumar Mallick [Judgment Date]: April 5, 2022

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Supreme Court quashes LARSGESS Scheme benefits: Union of India vs. Bhagwan Deen (2022)

/ Government Schemes, Judges, LARSGESS Scheme, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Termination of Schemes, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court quashes LARSGESS Scheme benefits: Union of India vs. Bhagwan Deen (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether benefits can be claimed under the LARSGESS Scheme after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Bhagwan Deen & Anr. Judgment Date: April 05, 2022 Date of the Judgment: April 05, 2022

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Supreme Court Clarifies Assessment of Amalgamated Companies: PCIT vs. Mahagun Realtors (2022)

/ Companies Act, 1956, Companies Act, 1956 with Section 394, Income Tax Act, 1961, Income Tax Act, 1961 with Section 143(2), Income Tax Act, 1961 with Section 153A, Income Tax Act, 1961 with Section 170, Judges, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Clarifies Assessment of Amalgamated Companies: PCIT vs. Mahagun Realtors (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an assessment order in the name of an amalgamating company is valid after the company has ceased to exist due to amalgamation. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case Name: Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) – 2 vs. M/s. Mahagun

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Supreme Court Upholds Back Wages for Employee Kept Out of Work Due to Stay Order: Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History vs. Dr. Mathew K. Sebastian (2022) INSC 346 (04 April 2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Back Wages, Judges, M.R. Shah, Reinstatement, Service Law, Stay Order

Supreme Court Upholds Back Wages for Employee Kept Out of Work Due to Stay Order Date of the Judgment: 04 April 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 346 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can an employer avoid paying back wages to an employee who was reinstated by court order but kept out of work

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Supreme Court Quashes Detention Order for White Collar Offender: Mallada K Sri Ram vs. State of Telangana (2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Chapter XVIII, Judges, Surya Kant, Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986, Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 with Section 13, Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 with Section 2, Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 with Section 3

Supreme Court Quashes Detention Order for White Collar Offender: Mallada K Sri Ram vs. State of Telangana (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 4, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 359 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Surya Kant, J Can a person be detained under preventive detention laws months after the alleged crime, especially when

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Supreme Court Grants Probation in Theft Case: Som Dutt & Ors. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 360, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 361, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 379, Judges, Offences Against Property, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Grants Probation in Theft Case: Som Dutt & Ors. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants should be released on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 after being convicted for theft under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Som Dutt

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Supreme Court rules on housing transfer dispute due to name discrepancies: A. Venugopal vs. Telangana Housing Board (2022)

/ Hemant Gupta, Housing Disputes, Judges, Property Law, Property Transfer, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court rules on housing transfer dispute due to name discrepancies: A. Venugopal vs. Telangana Housing Board (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a housing board can deny transfer of property based on minor discrepancies in the name of the original allottee, especially after decades of possession and payments by the family. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Housing

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Supreme Court overturns conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, reinstates Major: Union of India vs. Major R. Metri (2022) INSC 186

/ Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 with Section 15, Army Act, 1950, Army Act, 1950 with Section 63, Army Act, 1950 with Section 69, B.R. Gavai, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 7

Supreme Court overturns conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, reinstates Major: Union of India vs. Major R. Metri (2022) INSC 186 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a confessional statement made by an accused is voluntary and admissible as evidence, particularly in cases involving allegations of corruption. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Union of India & Ors.

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Supreme Court Restores Challenge to Gandhi Ashram Redevelopment Plan: Tushar Arun Gandhi vs. State of Gujarat (2022) INSC 167 (01 April 2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, PIL Procedure, Public Interest Litigation, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Restores Challenge to Gandhi Ashram Redevelopment Plan LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Gujarat High Court was correct in dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the redevelopment of the Gandhi Ashram based on the State’s undertaking, without a full hearing. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Tushar Arun Gandhi vs. State

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Supreme Court Upholds Partition Suit, Invalidates Sale by Power of Attorney Holder: Umadevi Nambiar vs. Thamarasseri Roman Catholic Diocese (2022) INSC 259

/ Hemant Gupta, Judges, Ostensible Owner, Registration Act, 1908, Registration Act, 1908 with Section 49, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 3, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 41, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Partition Suit, Invalidates Sale by Power of Attorney Holder Date of the Judgment: April 1, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 259 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a person who holds a general power of attorney sell a property if the document does not explicitly grant them the power to

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