Supreme Court directs petitioners to High Court regarding Border Tax: Muthyala Sunil Kumar vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether State Governments can levy and collect Border Tax/Authorization Fee on vehicles with All India Tourist Permits despite the All India Tourist Vehicles (Permit) Rules, 2023. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Writ Petition Case Name: Muthyala […]
Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale Under SARFAESI Act, Dismissing Borrower’s Writ Petition LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can entertain a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India when an alternative statutory remedy is available under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act).
Supreme Court Clarifies “Workman” Definition Under Industrial Disputes Act: Bharti Airtel vs. A.S. Raghavendra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee in a managerial role, but without the power to hire or fire, qualifies as a “workman” under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: M/s Bharti Airtel Limited vs. A.S. Raghavendra
Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order in Telangana Goonda Act Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a preventive detention order under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 is valid when based on a few FIRs and considering extraneous factors like criminal history. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: Nena V. Ath Bujji Etc. vs.
Supreme Court quashes Allahabad High Court order in land dispute case: Suneeta Devi vs. Avinash and Others (2024) INSC 194 (11 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can pass an order in a writ petition without providing a proper opportunity for all parties to be heard, especially when the petitioner has concealed material
Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Curative Petitions After Open Court Review Dismissal LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for filing curative petitions when the review petition has been dismissed after an open court hearing. CASE TYPE: Civil Procedure Case Name: M/S Brahmaputra Concrete Pipe Industries Etc. Etc. vs. The Assam State Electricity Board and Others Judgment Date: 26
Supreme Court Clarifies Scheduled Tribe Status for Chandigarh Housing Allotment LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe in one state can claim the same status in a Union Territory where no Presidential Order for Scheduled Tribes exists. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal related to housing allotment and reservation policy. Case Name: Chandigarh Housing
Supreme Court Directs Phasing Out of Diesel Vehicles at Inland Container Depots: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera & Ors. (2024) INSC 31 (11 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Environmental pollution caused by heavy-duty vehicles at Inland Container Depots (ICDs). CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera
Supreme Court Protects Teachers Unlawfully Denied Salary Due to School’s Manipulation: Radhey Shyam Yadav vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers should be penalized for a school’s manipulation of sanctioned posts when they were not involved in the fraud. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Radhey Shyam Yadav & Anr. ETC. vs. State
Supreme Court directs High Court to not decide on disputed facts in writ jurisdiction: State of UP vs. Ehsan (2023) INSC 906 (13 October 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court should decide on disputed questions of fact in writ jurisdiction, especially when such issues were not decided in previous rounds of litigation. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds GST Summons, Limits High Court Interference: State of Gujarat vs. Choodamani Parmeshwaran Iyer (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can interfere with the statutory power of arrest under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) during summons for interrogation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Tax Law) Case Name: The State
Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 17, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 3663 of 2023 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a High Court, in an intra-court appeal, re-evaluate evidence in a disciplinary proceeding that has
