Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Employment Based on False Caste Certificate: The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd vs. Pradip (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s services can be terminated if their caste certificate, on the basis of which they secured employment, is later found to be false. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Regional […]
Supreme Court Directs Manipur Speaker to Decide Disqualification Petitions: Keisham Meghachandra Singh vs. The Hon’ble Speaker Manipur Legislative Assembly & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct a Speaker to decide a disqualification petition within a certain time, and whether such a direction would not fall foul of the quia timet action
Supreme Court Lifts Embargo on Mopa Airport Environmental Clearance Date of the Judgment: January 16, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 4 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J Can a previously suspended environmental clearance for a major infrastructure project be reinstated? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of
Supreme Court Directs Retiral Benefits for IG Rank Officer Despite Medical Unfitness: Shamsher Singh Sandhu vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an officer who was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG) and subsequently reverted due to medical unfitness, is entitled to retiral benefits of the IG rank. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Grants Divorce on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: Munish Kakkar vs. Nidhi Kakkar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a divorce can be granted on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, even when it is not a statutory ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute/Divorce Case Name:
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 extends CIRP timeline for Jaypee Infratech: Jaiprakash Associates Ltd vs. IDBI Bank Ltd (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has the authority to exclude certain periods from the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) timeline and restart the CIRP with revised resolution plans. CASE TYPE: Corporate Insolvency Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Ex-Servicemen Category: Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Shikun Ram Firoda (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who was not an ex-serviceman on the last date of application can claim eligibility under the ex-servicemen category based on a subsequent press note allowing category changes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan
Supreme Court Grants Divorce Based on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: R. Srinivas Kumar vs. R. Shametha (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a marriage can be dissolved based on the ground of irretrievable breakdown, even if one party does not consent. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: R. Srinivas Kumar vs. R. Shametha Judgment Date: 04 October
Supreme Court Identifies Land Parcel in Andhra Pradesh Land Dispute: Government of Andhra Pradesh vs. Grace Sathyavathy Shashikant (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Identification of a specific land parcel and its rightful ownership in a long-standing dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Dispute, Land Law. Case Name: The Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. vs. Grace Sathyavathy Shashikant &
Supreme Court Revisits Atrocities Act Guidelines: Union of India vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of guidelines regarding arrests under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Union of India vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 01 October 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Revised Vacancy List in Technical Assistant Recruitment: Anupal Singh vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a revised requisition of vacancies by the government, after the initial advertisement, is valid if it aims to correct a miscalculation and comply with reservation policies. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Anupal Singh and
