Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. Judgment Date: 10 January 2022 Introduction […]
Supreme Court Upholds Normalization of Marks for UP Police Sub-Inspector Exam LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the normalization of marks for a multi-session exam should be applied before determining eligibility or only for preparing the final merit list. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Recruitment Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. vs. Atul Kumar Dwivedi &
Date of the Judgment: 07 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 21 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and AS Bopanna J. Can reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) be implemented in the All India Quota (AIQ) seats for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)? This question was at the
Supreme Court Upholds Electricity Duty on Charitable Educational Institutions: State of Maharashtra vs. Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether charitable educational institutions are exempt from paying electricity duty under the Maharashtra Electricity Duty Act, 2016. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: The State of Maharashtra vs. Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal &
Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat Water Board’s Decision on Daily Wage Pay Scales LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daily wage employees of the Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board are entitled to pay scale benefits under government resolutions not specifically adopted by the Board. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajesh Pravinchandra Rajyaguru vs. Gujarat Water Supply &
Supreme Court Clarifies Horizontal Reservation in Assistant Professor Selections LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Other Backward Class (OBC) female candidates who score higher than General Category women in the Assistant Professor selection process can be placed in the unreserved female category. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Reservation Policy Case Name: Sadhana Singh Dangi & Others vs. Pinki Asati
Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Rules: Bheemesh vs. Govt. of Education (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether amendments to compassionate appointment rules apply retrospectively. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Secretary to Govt. Department of Education (Primary) & Ors. vs. Bheemesh Alias Bheemappa [Judgment Date]: December 16, 2021 Date of the Judgment: December 16, 2021 Citation:
Supreme Court settles seniority dispute for Junior Engineers in Uttar Pradesh Date of the Judgment: 08 December 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 730 Judges: Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J., Vikram Nath, J., B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a seniority list be prepared based on the date of receipt of select lists instead of merit? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds RBI’s Restrictions on Merchanting Trade of Banned Goods: Akshay N Patel vs. Reserve Bank of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) can restrict merchanting trade transactions (MTT) for goods whose import or export is banned under India’s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP). CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Regulatory Law,
Supreme Court Upholds BSF Disciplinary Proceedings: Union of India vs. Mudrika Singh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF) has the jurisdiction to direct the preparation of an additional Record of Evidence (RoE) and whether a Summary Security Force Court (SSFC) is obligated to record reasons for its findings. CASE
Supreme Court Quashes Bail in MCOCA Case: State of Maharashtra vs. Pankaj Jagshi Gangar (2021) INSC 725 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) by way of interim relief while considering a writ petition challenging the vires of certain
Supreme Court Overturns Acquittal in Deadly Holi Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction of multiple accused in a case of deadly assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash Judgment
