Supreme Court clarifies seniority rules for direct recruits vs. LDCE promotees: P. Subramaniyan vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority between direct recruits and Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) promotees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: P. Subramaniyan vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: March 15, 2019 Date of the […]
Supreme Court Holds Hotel Liable for Negligence in Drowning Death Due to Dual Role of Lifeguard: Kerala Tourism Development Corporation vs. Deepti Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a hotel is liable for negligence if a guest drowns in its swimming pool due to the lifeguard also being assigned bartending duties. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Drunken Misconduct in Police Force: State of Uttarakhand vs. Prem Ram (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the disciplinary order of dismissal of a police constable for drunkenness and misbehavior. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disciplinary Proceedings) Case Name: State of Uttarakhand and Ors. vs.
Supreme Court bars Civil Suits challenging land ceiling orders: Meg Raj vs. Manphool (2019) INSC 195 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has the jurisdiction to entertain a suit challenging an order passed by the Prescribed Authority under the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Civil Law Case Name: Meg Raj
Supreme Court Clarifies Pension Eligibility for Resigned Employees: LIC vs. Shree Lal Meena (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 224 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can employees who resigned before a pension scheme was officially implemented, but after the date from which the scheme
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Pension to VSNL Employees with Less Than 10 Years of Service LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of a government department converted into a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) are eligible for pensionary benefits under the Central Government if they had less than 10 years of qualifying service at the time of absorption
Supreme Court clarifies pension eligibility for employees resigning before scheme implementation Date of the Judgment: 15 March 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 217 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J, K.M. Joseph, J. Can an employee who resigned before a pension scheme was implemented, but after the date from which the scheme was made retrospectively
Supreme Court Clarifies Pension Eligibility for Resigned Employees: LIC vs. Shree Lal Meena (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who resigned before the implementation of retrospective pension schemes are entitled to pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Senior Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors. vs. Shree Lal Meena Judgment Date: 15
Supreme Court clarifies pay fixation rules under Central Civil Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the correct application of the Central Civil Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, specifically concerning the fixation of pay for government servants who received upgraded pay scales under the Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme
Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Order: Periyasami & Ors. vs. S. Nallasamy (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 249 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a trial court summon additional individuals as accused based solely on witness statements during trial, even if their names were not
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Police Constable Job Due to Prior Criminal Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Bunty (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can be denied a police constable position based on a prior criminal case where they were acquitted with the benefit of doubt. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Criminal Law. Case Name:
Supreme Court Allows Additional Documents in Eviction Suit: Marwari Relief Society vs. Amulya Kumar Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can allow additional documents to be submitted in an ongoing eviction suit when those documents were initially filed but went missing during court transfers. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction Suit) Case Name: Marwari Relief Society
