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Supreme Court Reduces Interest on Deferred Salaries and Pensions in Andhra Pradesh: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameswari (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, D.Y. Chandrachud, Deferment of Payments, Fundamental Rights, Judges, M.R. Shah, Pensions, Salaries, Service Law

Supreme Court Reduces Interest on Deferred Salaries and Pensions in Andhra Pradesh: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameswari (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of State Government’s order to defer salaries and pensions due to financial crisis and the imposition of interest on the deferred amounts. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement for Bank Manager in Loan Misconduct Case: Boloram Bordoloi vs. Lakhimi Gaolia Bank & Ors. (2021) INSC 54

/ Ashok Bhushan, Banking Law, Compulsory Retirement, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Lakhimi Gaolia Bank, Loan Disbursement, M.R. Shah, Misconduct in Banking, Proportionality of Punishment, R. Subhash Reddy, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement for Bank Manager in Loan Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: February 08, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 54 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a bank employee be compulsorily retired for misconduct related to loan disbursement? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question

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Supreme Court Upholds Injunction Based on Established Possession: A.Subramanian vs. R. Pannerselvam (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Civil Law, Injunction, Judges, M.R. Shah, Property Law, R. Subhash Reddy, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Specific Relief Act, 1963 with Section 6

Supreme Court Upholds Injunction Based on Established Possession: A.Subramanian vs. R. Pannerselvam (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for permanent injunction can be decreed solely based on the plaintiff’s established possession, without delving into the complexities of title, especially when the defendant has previously failed in litigation concerning the same property. CASE TYPE: Civil Law

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Panchayat Land Regularization for Encroachments Exceeding 200 Square Yards

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Encroachment, Judges, Land Law, M.R. Shah, Panchayat Land, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 with Rule 12(4), Regularization

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Panchayat Land Regularization for Encroachments Exceeding 200 Square Yards LEGAL ISSUE: Whether unauthorized occupation of Panchayat land exceeding 200 square yards can be regularized under Rule 12(4) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Panchayat Land Regularization. Case Name: Joginder and another vs. State

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Supreme Court Stays Additional Police Sub-Inspector Appointments: Gajanan Bansode vs. State of Maharashtra (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Indu Malhotra, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 5 of the Police Sub-Inspector (Recruitment) Rules, 1995, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Stays Additional Police Sub-Inspector Appointments: Gajanan Bansode vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can appoint additional candidates beyond the notified vacancies for the post of Police Sub-Inspector without consulting the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) and violating the prescribed recruitment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Gajanan

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Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Application in Transferred Criminal Case: Neelam Manmohan Attavar vs. Manmohan Attavar (2021)

/ Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, M.R. Shah, Miscellaneous Application, Recall Application, Res Judicata

Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Application in Transferred Criminal Case: Neelam Manmohan Attavar vs. Manmohan Attavar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a second recall application for the same relief. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Neelam Manmohan Attavar vs. Manmohan Attavar (D) through LRs. Judgment Date: 05 February 2021 Date of the Judgment: 05 February 2021 Citation:

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Rule on Medical Admissions: Index Medical College vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (03 February 2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 19(1)(g), Fundamental Rights, Indira Banerjee, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Madhya Pradesh Act of 2007, Madhya Pradesh Act of 2007 with Section 12

Supreme Court Strikes Down Rule on Medical Admissions: Index Medical College vs. State of Madhya Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rule preventing private medical colleges from filling vacant seats after the mop-up round of counseling is a violation of their rights. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically concerning admissions to medical colleges. Case Name: Index Medical

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in bribery case: N. Vijayakumar vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 362, Judges, M.R. Shah, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 13(1)(d), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 13(2), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 7, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court overturns conviction in bribery case: N. Vijayakumar vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in reversing the acquittal order of the Trial Court in a case of alleged bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name:

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Supreme Court clarifies definition of financial creditor under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Phoenix ARC vs. Ketulbhai Patel (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Indian Contract Act, 1872, Indian Contract Act, 1872 with Section 126, Indian Contract Act, 1872 with Section 172, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with Section 5(7), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with Section 5(8), Judges, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court Clarifies Financial Creditor Status in Pledge Agreements: Phoenix ARC vs. Ketulbhai Patel (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party holding a pledge of shares as security qualifies as a financial creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case Name: Phoenix ARC Pvt. Ltd. vs. Ketulbhai Ramubhai Patel [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in NDPS Act Case: Sk. Sakkar @ Mannan vs. State of West Bengal (2021)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 136, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 20, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in NDPS Act Case: Sk. Sakkar @ Mannan vs. State of West Bengal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 considering mitigating circumstances. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Sk. Sakkar @ Mannan vs. State of West Bengal. [Judgment Date]: 03 February 2021

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on Housing Allotment: U.P. Housing & Development Board vs. Namit Sharma (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Housing Allotment, Judges, R. Subhash Reddy, Real Estate Law, Registration of Property, Uttar Pradesh Awas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965

Supreme Court overturns High Court order on Housing Allotment: U.P. Housing & Development Board vs. Namit Sharma (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim allotment of a plot based on a registration made by their grandfather, especially when the original registration has expired and no allotment was ever made to the grandfather. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Modifies Judgment in UMC Technologies Case: Employee Exclusion Clarified (2 February 2021)

/ Civil Procedure, Judges, Modification of Judgment, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Modifies Judgment in UMC Technologies Case: Employee Exclusion Clarified (2 February 2021) Date of the Judgment: 2 February 2021 Citation: Miscellaneous Application No. 175/2021 in C.A. No. 3687/2020 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna Did the Supreme Court modify its own judgment? The Supreme Court of

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