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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Officer in Cash Theft Case: UCO Bank vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Service Law, Service Law with UCO Bank Officers Employees (Conduct) Regulations, 1976, Service Law with UCO Bank Officers Employees (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1976

Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Officer in Cash Theft Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in interfering with the disciplinary proceedings against a bank officer for negligence leading to theft. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Regional Manager, UCO Bank and Another vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj Judgment Date: 18 […]

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Supreme Court settles eligibility for teacher promotions: Simultaneous degrees not a bar in A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer (2022) INSC 202 (18 February 2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Education Law, Eligibility Criteria, Judges, M. R. Shah, Rule 14, Tamil Nadu Education Rules, Service Law, Tamil Nadu Education Rules, Teacher Promotion Rules

Supreme Court Upholds Teacher’s Promotion: Simultaneous Degrees Not a Bar Date of the Judgment: 18 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 202 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B. V. Nagarathna, J. Can a teacher be denied promotion for pursuing two degrees concurrently? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case, clarifying

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Supreme Court Allows Promotion Despite Simultaneous Degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. Chief Educational Officer (2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Distance Education, Education Law, Eligibility Criteria, Judges, M. R. Shah, Promotion, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 14, Teacher Promotion

Supreme Court Allows Promotion Despite Simultaneous Degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. Chief Educational Officer (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether obtaining two degrees simultaneously disqualifies a teacher from promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukkottai & Ors. [Judgment Date]: February 18, 2022 Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2022. Citation:

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Supreme Court expunges High Court’s observations on tender discrimination: Union of India vs. Bharat Fritz Werner Limited (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Judges, Judicial Restraint, Judicial Review, M.R. Shah, Tender

Supreme Court expunges High Court’s observations on tender discrimination: Union of India vs. Bharat Fritz Werner Limited (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can make general observations about discrimination in tender processes without deciding the case on merits. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: Union of India vs. Bharat Fritz Werner Limited &

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Supreme Court directs NCLT to Reconsider Insolvency Application: M/S Wizaman Impex Pvt. Ltd. vs. Kedrion Biopharma Inc. (2022)

/ Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, Dinesh Maheshwari, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with Section 9, Judges, Limitation Act, 1963, Limitation Act, 1963 with Article 137, Operational Debt, Vikram Nath

Supreme Court directs NCLT to Reconsider Insolvency Application: M/S Wizaman Impex Pvt. Ltd. vs. Kedrion Biopharma Inc. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was correct in admitting additional documents at the appellate stage without giving the corporate debtor an opportunity to respond, in an application under Section 9 of the

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Supreme Court Upholds Rule on Vehicle Replacement in Transport Permits: Regional Transport Authority vs. Shaju (2022)

/ Judges, K.M. Joseph, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 56, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 59, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 83, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Supreme Court Upholds Rule on Vehicle Replacement in Transport Permits: Regional Transport Authority vs. Shaju (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a State Government can make rules that allow a transport authority to reject a vehicle replacement application if the proposed vehicle is older than the existing one. CASE TYPE: Motor Vehicle Law Case Name: Regional Transport

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Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan’s Bonus Marks Policy for In-State Healthcare Workers: Satya Dev Bhagaur & Ors. vs. The State of Rajasthan and Ors. (2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, Bonus Marks, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Fundamental Rights, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, National Health Mission, Service Law, State Government Policy

Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan’s Bonus Marks Policy for In-State Healthcare Workers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Rajasthan can restrict bonus marks for work experience to only those who have worked within the state under National Health Mission (NHM) and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) schemes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Satya Dev Bhagaur

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Constable Recruitment in CAPFs: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022)

/ Constable Recruitment, Constitution of India, Constitution of India with Article 14, Domicile Reservation, Hemant Gupta, Judges, OBC Reservation, Recruitment Law, Recruitment Notification, Reservation Policy, Staff Selection Commission, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Constable Recruitment in CAPFs: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 17 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 174 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a candidate’s preference for a specific armed force during recruitment limit their consideration for other forces, despite higher scores?

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Supreme Court Clarifies Electricity Tariff for Inadvertent Drawal in Open Access Agreements: Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Commercial Agreements, Contract Law, Contract Law with Retrospective Application, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 125, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 42, Judges, Open Access

Supreme Court Clarifies Electricity Tariff for Inadvertent Drawal: Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (2022) Date of the Judgment: February 17, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 170 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Can changes in electricity tariffs for inadvertent drawal under open access agreements be applied retrospectively? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Upholds Service Preferences in Constable Recruitment: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Domicile, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Recruitment Law, Recruitment Notification, Reservation Policy, Service Preference, Staff Selection Commission, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Service Preferences in Constable Recruitment: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022) Date of the Judgment: February 17, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 147 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. (authored the judgment) Can the government reject a candidate for a job even if they scored higher marks than those selected, simply

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Supreme Court Limits Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: Krishnamurthy vs. State of Karnataka (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 428, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Limits Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: Krishnamurthy vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether individuals can be held vicariously liable for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when their actions, though contributing to the circumstances, did not directly cause the death and lacked a

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Supreme Court quashes High Court order in auction dispute: SRS Advertising vs. Kamal Garg (2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Debt Recovery, Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Judges, Jurisdiction, M. R. Shah, Writ Jurisdiction

Supreme Court quashes High Court order in auction dispute: SRS Advertising vs. Kamal Garg (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by granting final relief in a matter where an interim relief was sought, while the main appeal was pending before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT). CASE TYPE: Debt Recovery/Auction Dispute

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