Supreme Court on Compassionate Appointment for Children of Second Wives: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 24 February 2022 Citation: Mukesh Kumar & Anr vs. The Union of India & Ors. Civil Appeal No. /2022 arising out of SLP(C) No. 18571/2018 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., […]
Supreme Court Quashes Notification Granting Scheduled Tribe Status to ‘Lohar’ Community in Bihar LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can grant Scheduled Tribe status to a community not recognized as such under the Presidential Order. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Writ Petition Case Name: Sunil Kumar Rai & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Gender Cap on Orchestra Performers in Maharashtra Bars LEGAL ISSUE: Whether imposing a condition of gender cap on the number of performers in orchestra bands in bars is violative of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law Case Name: Hotel Priya, A Proprietorship vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment
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Supreme Court Upholds Service Preferences in Constable Recruitment: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022) Date of the Judgment: February 17, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 147 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. (authored the judgment) Can the government reject a candidate for a job even if they scored higher marks than those selected, simply
Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan’s Bonus Marks Policy for In-State Healthcare Workers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Rajasthan can restrict bonus marks for work experience to only those who have worked within the state under National Health Mission (NHM) and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) schemes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Satya Dev Bhagaur
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of compromise orders in service matters: R. Muthukumar & Ors. vs. TANGEDCO & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compromise order passed by a court can be the basis for extending similar benefits to non-parties. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R. Muthukumar & Ors. vs. The Chairman and Managing
Supreme Court Upholds Tender Rejection in Foreign Funded Project: National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. vs. Montecarlo Limited (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of judicial review in tender processes for foreign-funded projects. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, specifically relating to government tenders and foreign-funded projects. Case Name: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited vs. Montecarlo Limited &
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: No Backdoor Entry to Railway Jobs LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) scheme was valid and whether claims under the scheme can be entertained after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Personnel Officer & Ors.
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: Chief Personnel Officer vs. A Nishanth George (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) scheme was valid and whether claims under the scheme could be entertained after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Personnel Officer
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of DACP Scheme vs. ESIC Regulations in Promotions (20 January 2022) Date of the Judgment: 20 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 772 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and A S Bopanna, J Can a government body’s internal regulations override a central government scheme for employee promotions? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of DACP Scheme vs. ESIC Regulations in Promotions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme or the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Recruitment Regulations govern the promotion of Assistant Professors to Associate Professors. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation vs. Union of India
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Bank Employees, Dismissing Retroactive Rule Change Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 14 Judges: Hon’ble Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka Can a cooperative bank retroactively withdraw a pension scheme, thereby denying its retired employees their entitled benefits? The Supreme Court of India addressed
