Supreme Court Upholds Insertion of ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in Preamble: Dr. Balram Singh vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the insertion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 is valid. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law Case Name: Dr. Balram Singh […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on regularization of contractual employee: Zila Parishad vs. Santosh Tukaram Tiware (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contractual employee is entitled to regularization of service due to long service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Thane & Ors. vs. Santosh Tukaram Tiware & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Constable Recruitment in CAPFs: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 17 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 174 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a candidate’s preference for a specific armed force during recruitment limit their consideration for other forces, despite higher scores?
Supreme Court Upholds Tender Rejection in Foreign Funded Project LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the tender process of a foreign-funded project. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Process, Foreign Funded Project Case Name: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited vs. Montecarlo Limited & Anr. Judgment Date: 31 January 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court permits double lane highways for strategic border roads, mandates environmental compliance: Citizens for Green Doon vs. Union of India (2021) INSC 719 (14 December 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Balancing national security needs with environmental protection in infrastructure projects. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Infrastructure Development Case Name: Citizens for Green Doon & Ors. vs. Union
Supreme Court Directs Re-Verification of Land Oustees’ Claims for Railway Jobs (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Rehabilitation of land oustees affected by land acquisition for railway projects. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Shankar Prasad Deep Etc.Etc. Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2019 Citation: (2019)
Supreme Court Upholds Differential Dearness Relief for Bank Retirees Based on Retirement Date LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a distinction in dearness relief can be made between pre and post-November 2002 retirees. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Pension. Case Name: United Bank of India and others vs. United Bank of India Retirees’ Welfare Association and others. [Judgment Date]: May
Date of the Judgment: 22 August 2012 Citation: 2012 INSC 598 Judges: Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice H.L. Gokhale Can an employee claim promotion as a matter of right, even after facing disciplinary action? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving an officer of Purvanchal Gramin Bank. The court
