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
Supreme Court Upholds Eligibility Criteria for Technical Equipment Officers in Army Air Defence: Borgoyary vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Adjutant General’s Branch for the post of Technical Equipment Officer (TEO) in the Army Air Defence (AAD) are valid and whether candidates not meeting these criteria can
Supreme Court Refers Rule 5 Validity Challenge Back to Division Bench Date of the Judgment: 05 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1234 Judges: R.F. Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. When a case is referred to a larger bench, is it always necessary for the larger bench to answer the questions referred? The
Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Religious Premises Act: Tenants of Religious Institutions Not Entitled to Rent Act Protection (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether tenants of religious institutions are entitled to protection under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, or if they can be treated differently under a separate law. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Landlord
Supreme Court Directs Fresh Review of Tamil Nadu Pay Scales: Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers vs. Government of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can reduce the pay scales of its employees after initially granting them higher pay based on the recommendations of a pay commission. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 87 of the Arbitration Act: Hindustan Construction Company vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and the repeal of Section 26 of the 2015 Amendment Act are constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Arbitration Law Case Name: Hindustan Construction Company
Supreme Court Upholds Tax Rebate for Fly Ash Industries: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Birla Corporation Limited (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can rescind a tax rebate notification for industries that had already commenced production based on the promise of the rebate. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
Supreme Court Upholds Special Eviction Rights for NRIs under Rent Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, which grants special eviction rights to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Rent Control Case Name: Ram Krishan Grover and Others vs. Union of India and
Sabarimala Temple Entry: Supreme Court Upholds Women’s Rights in Review Petitions (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the exclusion of women of menstruating age from the Sabarimala Temple is constitutional. CASE TYPE: Religious Rights/Constitutional Law Case Name: Kantaru Rajeevaru vs. Indian Young Lawyers Association [Judgment Date]: November 14, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: November 14, 2019
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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Punjab Agricultural Marketing Rules: Walaiti Ram Charan Dass vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board Rules for allotment of plots to existing licensees in new market yards are valid. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Agricultural Marketing Case Name: Walaiti Ram Charan Dass &
