Haryana C&V Teachers Not Automatically TGT: Supreme Court Decision on Promotions (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Classical and Vernacular (C&V) cadre teachers are automatically considered Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) for promotion purposes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Haryana and Another vs. Sandeep Singh and Others Judgment Date: May 6, 2019 Introduction Date of […]
Supreme Court grants custody to father in child custody battle: Tejaswini Gaud vs. Shekhar Jagdish Prasad Tewari (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in ordering that the custody of a minor child be handed over to the father in a writ of habeas corpus. CASE TYPE: Child Custody/Habeas Corpus Case Name: Tejaswini
Supreme Court Sets Aside CBI Probe Order in Religious Trust Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can order a CBI investigation into a matter of sale of property of a religious trust, giving rise to a civil dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Religious Trust Property Dispute. Case Name: Shree Shree Ram Janki
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of writ petition against Institute of Banking Personnel Selection in recruitment dispute (29 April 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is subject to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajbir Surajbhan Singh v. The Chairman, Institute
Supreme Court orders fresh hearing on exploration license: Trimex Sands vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in setting aside the order of the Union of India based on an incorrect statement made by its counsel. CASE TYPE: Mining Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: M/s Trimex Sands Pvt. Limited
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Special Officer for Idol Theft Cases: State of Tamil Nadu vs. Elephant G. Rajendran (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can appoint a retired police officer to head a Special Investigation Team (SIT). CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. vs. Elephant G. Rajendran
Supreme Court Clarifies Blacklisting in Tender Processes: Caretel Infotech Ltd. vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a show cause notice for blacklisting amounts to initiation of blacklisting, disqualifying a bidder from a tender process. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Process. Case Name: Caretel Infotech Ltd. vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & Ors.
Supreme Court Remands Pension Case Due to Unreasoned High Court Order: State of Orissa vs. Chandra Nandi (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 1, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court order be set aside if it doesn’t provide reasons for its decision? The
Supreme Court Revisits Life Ban on Cricketer Sreesanth for Spot-Fixing: S. Sreesanth vs. BCCI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the life ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on cricketer S. Sreesanth for alleged spot-fixing was justified and whether the disciplinary proceedings followed principles of natural justice and considered relevant factors
Supreme Court clarifies ‘Public Duty’ for Writ Jurisdiction: Ramakrishna Mission vs. Kago Kunya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private hospital, partially funded by the government, performs a ‘public duty’ making it amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Ramakrishna Mission & Anr.
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Land Compensation Claim: M/S. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs. Land Acquisition Collector (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 February 2019 Citation: M/S. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs. Land Acquisition Collector, SLP(C)No.618 of 2018, 2019 INSC 155 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a company that missed
Cement Workers’ Mandal vs. Global Cements Ltd: Supreme Court on Territorial Jurisdiction of High Courts Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2019 Citation: Cement Workers’ Mandal vs. Global Cements Ltd (2019) INSC 120 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court entertain a writ petition if part of the cause of
