Supreme Court Clarifies Advance Increments for Lecturers with PhDs: Sree Sankaracharya University vs. Dr. Manu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether lecturers with a Ph.D. degree at the time of recruitment are eligible for additional advance increments upon placement in the selection grade. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit & Ors. vs. […]
Supreme Court on Tax Exemption for Tea Blending Units: K.B. Tea Product Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commercial Tax Officer Date of the Judgment: 12 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 451 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a government revoke a tax exemption promised to businesses that invested based on that assurance? The Supreme
Supreme Court on Re-evaluation of Answer Sheets: Dr. B R Ambedkar University vs. Devarsh Nath Gupta (2023) Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 116 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Can a High Court order re-evaluation of answer sheets when the university’s statutes do
Supreme Court Clarifies Incentive Eligibility for Industrial Units: Kerala State Electricity Board vs. Rubfila International LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the date of commencement of commercial production or the date of energization should be considered for granting electricity tariff incentives to industrial units. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Electricity Tariff Incentive Dispute) Case Name: Kerala State Electricity Board
Supreme Court Directs Review of Promotion, Cites Inconsistent ACR: Union of India vs. G.R. Meghwal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a below-benchmark Annual Confidential Report (ACR) can be the sole basis for denying promotion when previous ACRs were significantly higher and the reporting officer was the same. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Promotion) Case Name: Union of
Supreme Court Clarifies Discharge Rules for Assam Rifles Personnel: Amarendra Kumar Pandey vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether discharge from service is mandatory for Assam Rifles personnel upon receiving four Red Ink entries. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces). Case Name: Amarendra Kumar Pandey vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: July
Supreme Court clarifies powers under the Wild Life (Protection) Act: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Anand Engineering College (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Forest Department has the authority to impose damages under Section 33 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh and others vs. Anand
Supreme Court Upholds Tribunal’s Order on Disciplinary Proceedings Time Limits: Union of India vs. Sharvan Kumar (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 6, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 600 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a disciplinary proceeding be considered invalid simply because it wasn’t completed within a timeframe set by a Tribunal? The
Supreme Court Quashes Termination of Mining Lease Due to Lack of Evidence: Haryana Mining Company vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of a mining lease is justified without sufficient evidence of illegal mining activities by the leaseholder. CASE TYPE: Mining Law, Contract Law, Administrative Law Case Name: M/s Haryana Mining Company
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Judicial Member’s Extension: Union of India vs. Navneet Kumar (2022) Date of the Judgment: May 5, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 422 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and B.R. Gavai, J. Can a competent authority reject a recommendation for extension of term of a Judicial Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal,
Supreme Court Affirms +2 Lecturers as Part of Bihar Subordinate Education Service: State of Bihar vs. Shyama Nandan Mishra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether +2 lecturers appointed in government and nationalized secondary schools pursuant to Advertisement No. 1/87 are part of the Bihar Subordinate Education Service (BSES) and entitled to be merged with the Bihar Education
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Decision to Cancel Fair Price Shop Vacancies: State of West Bengal vs. Gitashree Dutta (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of West Bengal was justified in cancelling the declaration of Fair Price Shop (FPS) vacancies due to the implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Public
