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Supreme Court mandates equal facilities for all persons with disabilities in examinations: Gulshan Kumar vs. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors. (2025) INSC 142 (03 February 2025)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all persons with disabilities (PwD), not just those with benchmark disabilities (PwBD), are entitled to the same examination facilities, such as scribes and compensatory time.CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Disability Rights) Case Name: Gulshan Kumar vs. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 03 February 2025 Introduction Date of the […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Writ Petitions Against Private Educational Societies in Service Disputes: Army Welfare Education Society vs. Sunil Kumar Sharma & Ors. (2024) INSC 501 (9 July 2024)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Writ Petitions Against Private Educational Societies in Service Disputes LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition is maintainable against a private educational society in a service dispute. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Education Law Case Name: Army Welfare Education Society vs. Sunil Kumar Sharma & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 July 2024 Date

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Maintainability of Writ Petitions: Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Decision After Air India Privatization (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Decision on Maintainability of Writ Petitions After Privatization of Air India LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition against a government entity remains maintainable after the entity is privatized. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Constitutional Law Case Name: Mr. R.S. Madireddy & Anr. ETC. Versus Union of India & Ors. ETC. [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court quashes High Court order reinstating cancelled tender: Level 9 Biz vs. HIMUDA (2024)

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Supreme Court quashes High Court order reinstating cancelled tender: Level 9 Biz vs. HIMUDA (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can reinstate a cancelled tender based solely on statements by parties, ignoring prior findings of irregularities. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Process, Public Procurement Case Name: Level 9 Biz Pvt. Ltd. vs. Himachal Pradesh

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Supreme Court clarifies ‘Change in Law’ compensation in power purchase agreements: GMR Warora Energy Limited vs. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (20 April 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Change in Law’ Compensation in Power Purchase Agreements Date of the Judgment: 20 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 398 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can power generating companies claim compensation for increased costs due to changes in government policies or regulations? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial

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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions Regarding NCCF’s Status as “State” Under Article 12

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NCCF Status as State Under Article 12: Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Co-operative Consumer Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is a “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Writ Petition Case Name: N.C.C.F. Employees Union (Regd)(Recognized) & Anr. vs. Union of India &

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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions on NCCF’s Status as ‘State’ in Service Law Matters (07 January 2022)

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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions on NCCF’s Status as ‘State’ LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is a ‘State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and thus subject to writ jurisdiction. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: N.C.C.F. Employees Union (Regd)(Recognized) & Anr. vs. Union of

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Supreme Court settles the scope of Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in land acquisition cases under the National Highways Act, 1956 (20 July 2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 34 of Arbitration Act in National Highway Land Acquisition Cases Date of the Judgment: 20 July 2021 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R.F. Nariman, J and B.R. Gavai, J. Can a court modify an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, or is

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Supreme Court Upholds Financial Stringency in Denying Revised Pay Scales to Cooperative Employees

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Supreme Court Upholds Financial Stringency in Denying Revised Pay Scales to Cooperative Employees LEGAL ISSUE: Whether financial stringency can be a valid reason to deny revised pay scales to employees of a cooperative federation. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd. & Anr. vs. Balbir Kumar Walia & Ors.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Private School Management Committees Under Article 12: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar (2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Private School Management Committees Under Article 12: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a management committee of a private school is considered “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar &

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Supreme Court Upholds Tender Rejection Based on Sister Company’s Adverse Record in Government Contracts (21 June 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Tender Rejection Based on Sister Company’s Adverse Record Date of the Judgment: 21 June 2019 Citation: The Silppi Constructions Contractors vs. Union of India and Anr. ETC. ETC., Special Leave Petition(Civil) Nos. 13802-13805 of 2019 Judges: Deepak Gupta J., Surya Kant J. Can a government authority reject a company’s tender based on

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Supreme Court settles the mandatory requirement of prior approval for termination of teachers in private unaided colleges: Lal Bahadur Gautam vs. State of U.P. (2019) INSC 426 (08 May 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Prior Approval for Teacher Termination in Private Colleges Date of the Judgment: 08 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 426 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Navin Sinha, J. Can a private unaided college terminate a teacher without prior approval from the Vice-Chancellor? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question, emphasizing

Supreme Court settles the mandatory requirement of prior approval for termination of teachers in private unaided colleges: Lal Bahadur Gautam vs. State of U.P. (2019) INSC 426 (08 May 2019) Read Post »

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