Supreme Court Orders Refund for Undelivered Sand Block: Popatrao vs. State of Maharashtra (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 14, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 138 Judges: S.A. Bobde, CJI., B.R. Gavai, J., Surya Kant, J. Can a citizen be denied a refund for a government contract when the government fails to deliver the contracted goods? […]
Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Freedom Fighter Pension: Government of India vs. Sitakant S. Dubhashi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cut-off date can be imposed for eligibility for pension under a scheme for freedom fighters. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Government of India & Ors. vs. Sitakant S. Dubhashi & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds SC/ST Act Amendments, Clarifies Anticipatory Bail LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of amendments to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the extent of the bar on anticipatory bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Prathvi Raj Chauhan vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10
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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Triple Benefit Scheme in Bihar Deficit Colleges Date of the Judgment: 04 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 92 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a government set a cut-off date for extending benefits to employees, even if it creates a distinction between those who retired
Supreme Court Upholds Amendment Transferring Labour Law Offenses to Criminal Courts: State of M.P. vs. M.P. Transport Workers Fedn. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the transfer of jurisdiction for trying offenses under labour laws from Labour Courts to regular criminal courts is constitutional. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Labour Law Case Name: State of M.P. & Anr.
Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Age of 60 for Medical Faculty: Chandra Mohan Varma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government notification increasing the retirement age applies to employees already granted an extension of service. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Chandra Mohan Varma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Pay Scales for Tamil Nadu Drivers: P. Singaravelan vs. The District Collector, Tiruppur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of pay scale rules for government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: P. Singaravelan & Ors. Etc. Etc. vs. The District Collector, Tiruppur and DT & Ors. Etc. Etc. Judgment Date: 18 December 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of NIELIT CCC Certificate for Technician Posts in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Recruitment (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether self-certification of computer qualifications is sufficient for recruitment to public posts, and the validity of equivalent computer qualifications to the CCC certificate. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Recruitment Case Name: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. The State
Supreme Court Allows Admission After Cut-Off Date in Rare Cases: S. Krishna Sradha vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: December 13, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1234 Judges: Arun Mishra J., M.R. Shah J., B.R. Gavai J. Can a meritorious student be denied admission to a medical course due to a delay
Supreme Court Orders Grace Marks in Haryana Civil Judge Exam: Pranav Verma & Ors vs. High Court of Punjab and Haryana (2019) Date of the Judgment: 13 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 982 Judges: S. A. Bobde, CJI., B.R. Gavai, J., Surya Kant, J. Can a flawed evaluation process justify awarding grace marks to candidates?
Supreme Court Refers Domicile-Based Reservation in PG Medical Courses to Larger Bench LEGAL ISSUE: Whether domicile/residence-based reservation in Post Graduate medical admissions is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Education Law/Medical Admissions Case Name: Dr. Tanvi Behl vs. Shrey Goel & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 December 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 9 December 2019 Citation: (2019)
Supreme Court Rules on Equivalency of Trade Certificates for Instructor Posts Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 999 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a candidate holding multiple trade certificates be considered equivalent to a candidate holding a single, combined certificate for the same trade? The Supreme Court
