Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Criminal Justice Reforms in Bail Matter LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court, while deciding a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, can issue directions for reforms in the criminal justice system. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State Rep. by the Inspector […]
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 clarifies High Court’s jurisdiction over NCLT orders in insolvency cases: Embassy Property Developments Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can interfere with an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), when there is a statutory remedy
Supreme Court Upholds Tax on Share Buybacks: Genpact India vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a company is liable to pay additional income tax on buyback of shares under Section 115QA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, even when the buyback is part of a scheme of arrangement approved by the
Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Daily Wage Workers: Pandurang Sitaram Jadhav vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daily wage workers who have worked for a long period are entitled to regularization, despite the absence of sanctioned posts and a regular appointment process. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Pandurang Sitaram Jadhav ETC. ETC.
Supreme Court Orders Re-evaluation of Assistant Professor Appointments: Pradeep Singh Dehal vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can direct the University to add marks for “publications” in the selection process of Assistant Professors and whether the selection process of conducting separate interviews for general and reserved categories is valid.
Supreme Court Rules Private Agreements Cannot Oust Writ Jurisdiction: Maharashtra Chess Association vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: [Not Available in the source] Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J Can a private agreement between parties restrict the constitutional power of a High Court to
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Policy on Tripura Medical College: Dr. Ashok Sinha vs. State of Tripura (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State government can be directed to take over the administration of a medical college or if the State can retain administrative oversight through a society. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Education Law Case Name: Dr.
Supreme Court Orders Disclosure of APAR Entries for Promotion Consideration: Pankaj Prakash vs. United India Insurance Co Ltd (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-communication of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) entries to an employee affects their promotion prospects. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pankaj Prakash vs. United India Insurance Co Ltd & Anr [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Private School Management Committees Under Article 12: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a management committee of a private school is considered “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Trigun Chand Thakur vs. State of Bihar &
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order in Dowry Death Case: Vishnu Kumar Tiwari vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate is bound to treat a protest petition as a complaint and follow the procedure under Section 200 and 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when disagreeing with a police
Supreme Court Upholds Review of Order in Property Dispute Case: Sunil Vasudeva vs. Sundar Gupta (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reviewing its earlier order to restore a writ petition concerning a property sale. CASE TYPE: Civil, Property Dispute Case Name: Sunil Vasudeva & Ors. vs. Sundar Gupta & Ors. Judgment
