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 Directs Appointment of Candidate After Re-evaluation of Marks in State Service Exam: Roma Sonkar vs. Madhya Pradesh State Public Service Commission (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate is entitled to appointment after re-evaluation of marks in a state service examination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Roma Sonkar vs. Madhya Pradesh State Public
Supreme Court Allows Mother to Keep Child in India, Overturns Delhi High Court Order LEGAL ISSUE: International Child Custody and Habeas Corpus; CASE TYPE: Family Law; Case Name: Mrs. Kanika Goel vs. State of Delhi and Anr.; Judgment Date: 20 July 2018 Date of the Judgment: 20 July 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 647 Judges: Dipak
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Supreme Court on Extending Time for Election Petitions in Cooperative Societies Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 332 Judges: Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha, JJ. Can a High Court extend the deadline for filing an election petition under the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969? The Supreme Court addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Expert Evaluation in Ujjain Waste Management Tender Case Date of the Judgment: 27 March 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 247 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., R. Banumathi, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a High Court interfere with the technical evaluation of a tender process conducted by an expert body? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Appellate Officer under Public Premises Act: LIC vs. Nandini J. Shah (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Appellate Officer under Section 9 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 acts as a Civil Court or as a persona designata. CASE TYPE: Public Premises Eviction Law Case Name: Life
Supreme Court Denies Additional Land to Late Litigant Landowners in Land Acquisition Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether landowners who did not initially challenge land acquisition proceedings are entitled to the same benefits as those who did, specifically regarding the allotment of developed land. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Khatoon & Ors. vs. The State of
Supreme Court Clarifies Remedy for Non-Award of Interest in Land Acquisition Cases Date of the Judgment: February 06, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 113 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. (authored the judgment) Can a landowner, aggrieved by the Collector’s failure to award interest on compensation in land acquisition cases, directly approach the Civil
Supreme Court Upholds SARFAESI Act, Limits High Court Intervention in Loan Recovery: State Bank of Travancore vs. Mathew K.C. (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 30, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 75 Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a High Court interfere with loan recovery proceedings initiated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of comity of courts and the doctrines of “intimate contact” and “closest concern” should take precedence over the welfare of the child in international child custody disputes. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Child Custody, Habeas Corpus Case Name: Prateek Gupta vs. Shilpi Gupta & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 6 December 2017 Introduction
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court can decide on the validity of land acquisition notifications and proceedings. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: H. N. Jagannath & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. Judgment Date: 06 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 1049 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., Mohan
Date of the Judgment: October 30, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 942 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a trial be considered fair if most of the witnesses turn hostile due to intimidation? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of Dinubhai Boghabhai Solanki vs. State of
