Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power in Judicial Appointments: Dr. Kavita Kamboj vs. High Court of Punjab and Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the High Court’s authority to set eligibility criteria for promotions within the state’s higher judicial service, specifically the requirement of securing a minimum of 50% marks in […]
Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Judicial Officer for Misconduct in Land Compensation Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a judicial officer can be disciplined for misconduct for awarding enhanced compensation in land acquisition cases. CASE TYPE: Disciplinary Proceedings/Service Law. Case Name: Muzaffar Husain vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr. Judgment Date: 6 May 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court permits age relaxation for Delhi Judicial Services Exam: High Court of Delhi vs. Devina Sharma (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can fix age criteria for judicial service exams, and whether candidates should get age relaxation due to delayed exams. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: High Court of Delhi vs. Devina
Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officers Upheld by Supreme Court: Arun Kumar Gupta vs. State of Jharkhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the compulsory retirement of judicial officers was justified based on their service records and allegations of misconduct. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Arun Kumar Gupta vs. State of Jharkhand [Judgment Date]: 27 February 2020
Supreme Court Protects Judicial Officers from Disciplinary Action for Wrong Orders: Krishna Prasad Verma vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose Can a judicial officer be penalized for making a mistake in a
Supreme Court Settles Bifurcation of Lower Judiciary Post Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 LEGAL ISSUE: Bifurcation of the lower judiciary between the newly formed states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Service Law Case Name: Telangana Judges Association & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. with State of Telangana & Anr.
Supreme Court clarifies confirmation rules for Jharkhand Judicial Service: Ashok Kumar vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether passing a departmental Hindi examination is a mandatory condition for the confirmation of Civil Judges in Jharkhand, in addition to the examination conducted by the Judicial Academy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ashok Kumar &
