Supreme Court Upholds Surveyor’s Report in Insurance Claim Dispute: Khatema Fibres Ltd. vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the assessment of loss by a surveyor appointed under Section 64UM of the Insurance Act, 1938 is final and binding on the insured and the insurer, and the extent to which a Consumer […]
Supreme Court Clarifies ESI Act Applicability to Local Authority Factories LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a factory run by a local authority is covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) and whether the Employees Insurance Court has the power to grant exemptions under the Act. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Employees’ State Insurance
BSNL’s Delay in Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court Awards Compensation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delay in considering an application for compassionate appointment warrants compensation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief General Manager, Telecommunication, BSNL & Ors. vs. Vidya Prasad [Judgment Date]: 28 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal
Supreme Court Orders Transfer of FIR in Matrimonial Dispute: Vikrant Vikal Tripathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of FIR in matrimonial dispute. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Vikrant Vikal Tripathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh. Judgment Date: 28 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC
Supreme Court Denies Retrospective Seniority in Compassionate Appointment Case: State of Bihar vs. Arbind Jee (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee appointed on compassionate grounds is entitled to claim seniority from a retrospective date when they were not in service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Bihar & Ors. vs. Arbind Jee
Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Order in Corporate Insolvency Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order in a corporate insolvency case warrants interference by the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Corporate Insolvency Case Name: Ashish Saraf vs. Bhuvan Madan & Ors. and FACOR Alloys Limited vs. Bhuvan Madan & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Retirement Acceptance Despite Employee’s Withdrawal Attempt: New Victoria Mills vs. Shrikant Arya (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can withdraw their voluntary retirement application after it has been accepted by the employer but before the effective date of retirement, especially when the employer postpones the relieving date. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service
Supreme Court Sets Aside Madras High Court’s Interim Order on Copyright Rules: Saregama India Limited vs. Next Radio Limited (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can modify statutory rules through an interim order while hearing a challenge to those rules. CASE TYPE: Copyright Law Case Name: Saregama India Limited vs. Next Radio Limited &
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on teacher selection: State of Odisha vs. Arati Mohapatra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can rely on information obtained under the Right to Information Act (RTI) from a superseded select list to determine a candidate’s marks, when a re-selection process has been conducted. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Supreme Court Quashes Summons Against Company Directors in Property Damage Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether company directors can be held vicariously liable for offenses committed by the company without specific allegations of their individual roles. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravindranatha Bajpe vs. Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. & Others Judgment Date: 27 September 2021
Supreme Court Upholds Heir’s Right to Compensation in Land Acquisition Case: Manjari Tanty vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of legal heirship and entitlement to compensation in land acquisition cases. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Manjari Tanty @ Laria vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Ultra Mega Power Project,
Supreme Court Upholds Outsourcing Policy for Class IV Employees in Aided Institutions: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Principal Abhay Nandan Inter College (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can mandate outsourcing for Class IV employee positions in aided educational institutions. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: The State of Uttar Pradesh &
