Supreme Court clarifies interim mining permissions in Bihar: State of Bihar vs. Pawan Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on interim arrangements for mining permissions during the pendency of environmental clearances. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Mining Law Case Name: The State of Bihar and Others vs. Pawan Kumar and Others [Judgment Date]: 18 January 2022 Date […]
Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad High Court order on land allotment rates: NOIDA vs. 24 Oranges Lab LLP (2021) Date of the Judgment: September 21, 2021 Citation: Not Available Judges: M. R. Shah, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a lease deed executed based on an interim court order be considered final and binding? The Supreme
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on contractual appointments: Rajasthan State Road Development vs. Piyush Kant Sharma (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can restrain an employer from hiring new contractual employees when there is a dispute about the employer-employee relationship with the existing contractual employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Rajasthan State
Supreme Court Vacates Status Quo Order in Land Dispute: Hanumappa vs. State of Karnataka (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a status quo order should continue in a land dispute where a tenant’s claim is contested and the land’s nature has changed. CASE TYPE: Land Dispute/Tenancy Case Name: Hanumappa (Since Deceased) by His Lrs. & Ors. vs.
Supreme Court Intervention in Tender Process: Rajasthan State Warehousing Corporation vs. Star Agriwarehousing and Collateral Management Limited & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the permissibility of interim orders that halt the execution of contracts following a completed tender process, especially when such orders impact public interest and state revenue. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Junior Accounts Clerk: Rana Pratap Singh vs. Vittiye Evam Lekha Adhikari (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appointment made by a duly constituted selection committee after calling names from the Employment Exchange can be deemed invalid due to procedural irregularities, and what is the effect of dismissal of a writ petition
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on impounding unstamped agreement: Terai Tea Company vs. Kumkum Mittal (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1170 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a court order the impounding of a document for insufficient stamp duty even after a decree based
Supreme Court Directs Payment in Contempt Case: Kotak Mahindra Bank vs. Sanjiv Gupta (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party is in contempt of court for not complying with an earlier order to pay a specific amount. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited vs. Mr. Sanjiv Gupta & Others Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Villa Possession, Rejects Delay Condonation in Property Dispute: Sanjay Singh vs. Central Himalayan Land Development Co. Ltd. (2019) Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 166 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a High Court reverse an order that was based on the understanding between
Supreme Court Upholds Division Bench Authority: AIIMS vs. Sanjiv Chaturvedi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), sitting singly, can stay proceedings before a Division Bench of the same Tribunal. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: All India Institute of Medical Sciences vs. Sanjiv Chaturvedi & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 1
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Supreme Court clarifies the application of Section 144 of CPC in restitution cases: Murti Bhawani Mata Mandir vs. Rajesh (2019) INSC 37 Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 37 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a party seek restitution of property under Section 144 of the
Supreme Court modifies custody arrangement in child custody dispute: Rajiv Vijayasarathy Ratnam vs. Savitha Seetharam (2018) Date of the Judgment: September 11, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 772 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can parents be restricted from interacting with their child’s school? The Supreme Court addressed this issue while hearing an
