Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Termination Case: Basudev Dutta vs. State of West Bengal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can be terminated without a proper inquiry and in violation of natural justice principles. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Basudev Dutta vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Judgment Date: 05 December […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Citizenship Determination Process in Assam: Abdul Kuddus vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: May 17, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 512 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a person declared a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal still claim citizenship under the National Register of Citizens
Can the term “originally inhabitants of the State of Assam” create a superior class of citizens during the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent judgment. This case clarifies that the NRC is solely based on citizenship, not on whether someone is an original inhabitant
