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Supreme Court Limits High Court’s Power to Issue Blanket Orders on Bail and Arrests: High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan vs. The State of Rajasthan & Anr. (29 September 2021)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 389, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 438, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 439, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Fundamental Rights, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao

Supreme Court Limits High Court’s Power to Issue Blanket Orders on Bail and Arrests Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 648 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a High Court issue blanket orders restricting the listing of bail applications and directing police not to make arrests in certain […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings of Fact in Property Dispute: Avtar Singh vs. Bimla Devi (29 September 2021)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Civil Procedure with Section 100, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Punjab Courts Act, 1918, Punjab Courts Act, 1918 with Section 41, S. Ravindra Bhat

Supreme Court Upholds Concurrent Findings of Fact in Property Dispute: Avtar Singh vs. Bimla Devi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in overturning concurrent findings of fact by lower courts in a property dispute, particularly concerning the possession of a “chaubara” (a room on the roof). CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Drunken Misconduct Case: Standard Chartered Bank vs. R.C. Srivastava (29 September 2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Domestic Enquiry, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 11-A, Judges, Labour Tribunal

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Drunken Misconduct Case: Standard Chartered Bank vs. R.C. Srivastava (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of interference by a Labour Tribunal in a domestic enquiry. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Standard Chartered Bank vs. R.C. Srivastava Judgment Date: 29 September 2021 Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC

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Supreme Court Upholds Age Limit for Rehbar-e-Taleem Teachers: State of Jammu and Kashmir vs. Shaheena Masarat (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Fundamental Rights, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Rehbar-e-Taleem Scheme, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Age Limit for Rehbar-e-Taleem Teachers: State of Jammu and Kashmir vs. Shaheena Masarat (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the upper age limit for appointment of Rehbar-e-Taleem (Re-T) teachers is mandatory or directory. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Jammu And Kashmir & Ors. vs. Shaheena Masarat & Anr. [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal of Appeals in Income Tax Case: Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (29 September 2021)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Income Tax, Income Tax Act, 1961, Income Tax Act, 1961 with Appeals, Judges, S. Ravindra Bhat, Supreme Court Procedure, Supreme Court Procedure with Appeals, Uday Umesh Lalit, Withdrawal of Appeals

Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax: Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Appeals LEGAL ISSUE: Withdrawal of appeals by the appellant. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Case Name: Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax [Judgment Date]: 29 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2021 Judges: Uday

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Supreme Court allows quashing of non-compoundable offenses based on compromise: Ramgopal & Anr. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Compounding of Offences, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 326, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Offences Against Human Body, Surya Kant

Supreme Court allows quashing of non-compoundable offenses based on compromise: Ramgopal & Anr. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings for non-compoundable offenses when the parties have reached a compromise? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramgopal & Anr. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Krishnappa

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Supreme Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation: Munusamy vs. Land Acquisition Officer (29 September 2021)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Judges, Land Acquisition Act, Land Acquisition Act with Section 18, Land Acquisition Act with Section 4, Land Acquisition Act with Section 6, M. R. Shah

Supreme Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation: Munusamy vs. Land Acquisition Officer (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Fair Market Value for Land Acquisition Compensation. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Munusamy vs. The Land Acquisition Officer. Judgment Date: 29 September 2021 Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2021 Citation: [Not Provided in Source] Judges: M. R.

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on IFS promotions: Union of India vs. Trilok S. Bhandari (29 September 2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Indian Forest Service, Indian Forest Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1966, Judges, Promotion, Service Law

Supreme Court overturns High Court order on IFS promotions: Union of India vs. Trilok S. Bhandari (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in directing the Union of India to adjust officers promoted to the Indian Forest Service (IFS) in 1996 against notional vacancies, despite a subsequent review process. CASE TYPE: Service Law,

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Supreme Court Upholds IIT Admission Criteria: IIT Kharagpur vs. Soutrik Sarangi (2021)

/ Admission Standards, Bela M. Trivedi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 with Section 33(2)(b), Judges, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds IIT Admission Criteria: IIT Kharagpur vs. Soutrik Sarangi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the eligibility criteria for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, which restricts candidates who have already taken admission in an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) from appearing again, is valid. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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Supreme Court clarifies compensation disbursement in land acquisition cases: Bulandshahr Khurja Development Authority vs. Amir Kuwar (2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Civil Procedure, Compensation, High Court, Judges, Land Acquisition Act, Land Acquisition Act with Section 28, Supreme Court

Supreme Court clarifies compensation disbursement in land acquisition cases: Bulandshahr Khurja Development Authority vs. Amir Kuwar (2021) Date of the Judgment: September 28, 2021 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka How should compensation be distributed when there’s a dispute over the calculation of

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Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Regularized Ad Hoc Employees: Malook Singh vs. State of Punjab (28 September 2021)

/ Ad Hoc Appointments, B.V. Nagarathna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, Punjab Civil Secretariat (State Service Class III) Rules 1976, Punjab Civil Secretariat (State Service Class III) Rules 1976 with Rule 9, Regularization, Seniority, Service Law, Vikram Nath

Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Regularized Ad Hoc Employees: Malook Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority for ad hoc employees upon regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Malook Singh and Others vs. State of Punjab and Others Judgment Date: 28 September 2021 Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021

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Supreme Court Upholds PNGRB Regulations on City Gas Distribution: Adani Gas vs. Union of India (28 September 2021)

/ City Gas Distribution, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 with Section 16, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 with Section 17, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds PNGRB Regulations on City Gas Distribution: Adani Gas vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “deemed authorization” under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (PNGRB Act) and the validity of regulations for city gas distribution networks. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction – Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory

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