Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Parliament to Enact Standalone Law on Custodial Torture: Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct Parliament to enact a specific law. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India and Another Judgment Date: 05 […]
Supreme Court Modifies Compensation in Motor Accident Claim: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Satish Kumar Verma (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 823 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a fellowship be considered as part of the income while calculating compensation in a motor accident claim? The
Supreme Court Rules Work-Charged Service Counts Towards Pension LEGAL ISSUE: Whether work-charged service should be counted as qualifying service for pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Prem Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 2nd September 2019 Date of the Judgment: 2nd September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 851 Judges: Arun
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Supreme Court Upholds Autonomy of JBIMS for 2019-20 Admissions: Rohan Virani vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) should be considered an autonomous or non-autonomous department of the University of Mumbai for the 2019-2020 academic year, impacting admission criteria. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically concerning admissions to
Supreme Court Invalidates Differential Pension Based on Cut-off Date: All Manipur Pensioners Association vs. State of Manipur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cut-off date can be used to create two classes of pensioners for differential pension benefits, violating Article 14 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Pension Law Case Name: All Manipur Pensioners
Supreme Court Resolves Allotment of Market Gala: Hande Wavare & Co. vs. Ramchandra Vitthal Dongre (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim allotment of a market gala based on a transfer of booking amount from another person, and the process for allotting market galas when multiple claimants are eligible. CASE TYPE: Civil – Market
Supreme Court Refuses Extension for PG Medical Admissions: Education Promotion Society vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: 21 June 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Surya Kant, J. Can medical colleges be granted an extension of time to fill vacant postgraduate (PG) seats? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Differential Pay for Bihar Teachers Based on Recruitment Method Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 4862 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Uday Umesh Lalit, J. (Majority Opinion by Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Concurring Opinion by Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.) Can teachers who were appointed through local bodies claim
Supreme Court Upholds Stringent Penalties under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act for Record-Keeping Anomalies: Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether stringent penalties for minor clerical errors in record-keeping under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 are constitutional. CASE
Supreme Court Invalidates Compulsory Amalgamation under Section 396 of the Companies Act: 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. vs. Union of India (2019) INSC 441 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compulsory amalgamation order under Section 396 of the Companies Act, 1956, is valid when it does not adequately compensate the transferor company and its shareholders, and when the
Supreme Court overturns conviction in dowry death case: Sampat Babso Kale vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal by the trial court based on the dying declaration of the victim. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sampat Babso Kale & Anr. vs. The State of
Supreme Court Quashes RBI Circular on Stressed Assets: Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolved around the validity of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular dated 12.02.2018, which prescribed a revised framework for the resolution of stressed assets, particularly concerning the timelines for referring
