Supreme Court Rules on Compassionate Appointment for Children of Second Marriages LEGAL ISSUE: Whether children born from a second marriage are eligible for compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Anr. vs. V.R. Tripathi. [Judgment Date]: 11 December 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 11 December 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC […]
Supreme Court Sets Aside Order for Not Hearing All Parties in Land Encroachment Case Date of the Judgment: 03 December 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1025 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can a court issue orders affecting parties without giving them a chance to be heard? The Supreme Court recently addressed this fundamental
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Illegal Appointments in Bihar Health Services LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees appointed illegally, without following due process, can claim regularization based on long service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Bihar and Ors. vs. Kirti Narayan Prasad [Judgment Date]: 30 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 30
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Supreme Court Upholds Railway’s Discretion in Filling Vacancies from Extra Panel: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap vs. South East Central Railway (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate from the extra panel (20% over and above the vacancies) has a right to appointment if vacancies remain unfilled. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap & Ors.
Supreme Court Clarifies Reserved Vacancy Filling After Resignation in Punjab: Gagandeep Singh Case (27 November 2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 November 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1034 Judges: Kurian Joseph J., S. Abdul Nazeer J. Can a reserved category vacancy, vacated due to resignation, be filled from the existing merit list or does it require
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Lemon and Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for trees on land acquired by the government. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: D. Eswara Naidu & Ors. vs. The Special Deputy Collector (L.A) & Other Connected Matters Judgment Date: 20 November 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court mandates minimum pay for daily wage workers LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daily wage workers are entitled to the minimum of the pay scales applicable to regular employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sabha Shanker Dube vs. Divisional Forest Officer & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 November
Supreme Court Reopens Review Petitions in Death Penalty Case Date of the Judgment: 31 October 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph J., A.M. Khanwilkar J., Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud J. Can a review petition be reopened in a death penalty case after it has been dismissed? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court quashes promotion of Executive Engineer: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan vs. Debajit Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the promotion of a government employee to an ex-cadre post and subsequent encadrement was illegal and whether delay and laches should prevent a challenge to such a promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan and
Supreme Court on Fair Consideration in State Largesse Disposal: Powai Panchsheel Co-op Hsg. Society vs. MHADA (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 12, 2018 Citation: Powai Panchsheel Co-op Hsg. Society & Anr. vs. Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 7608 of 2009, (2018) INSC 944 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.,
Supreme Court Upholds Section 19(11) of Tamil Nadu VAT Act: Input Tax Credit Claims (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 12, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 967 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a registered dealer claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, even if the claim
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TVS Motor Company Ltd. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court on Input Tax Credit LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 19(5)(c) of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 and Rule 10(9)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Rules, 2007 are unconstitutional and violate the Central Sales Tax Act. CASE TYPE: Tax Law
