Directive Principles of State Policy

Supreme Court Clarifies “Material Resources” Under Article 39(b) and Revival of Article 31C in Property Owners Association v. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 835 (05 November 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 31C, Directive Principles of State Policy, Eminent Domain, Fundamental Rights, Land Acquisition, Property Law, Property Rights

Supreme Court Clarifies “Material Resources” Under Article 39(b) and Revival of Article 31C Date of the Judgment: 05 November 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 835 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI; Hrishikesh Roy, J; J B Pardiwala, J; Manoj Misra, J; Rajesh Bindal, J; Satish Chandra Sharma, J; Augustine George Masih, J. Can the government acquire […]

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Supreme Court Ensures Free Legal Aid Access for Prisoners: Suhas Chakma vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 with Section 12, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 with Section 13, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 with Section 3

Supreme Court Ensures Free Legal Aid Access for Prisoners: Suhas Chakma vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring access to free legal aid for prisoners. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Suhas Chakma vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 23rd October 2024 Date of the Judgment: 23rd October 2024

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Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Inclusive Education, Reasonable Accommodation, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 with Section 32

Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission for Student with 44% Speech Disability: Omkar Ramchandra Gond vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate with a benchmark disability exceeding 40% can be denied admission to a medical course solely based on the percentage of disability. CASE TYPE: Disability Law, Education Law Case Name: Omkar Ramchandra

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Competition Act Applicability: Supreme Court Rules on Coal India’s Monopoly Status (2023)

/ Abuse of Dominant Position, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, B.V. Nagarathna, Competition Act, 2002, Competition Act, 2002 with Section 4, Competition Act, 2002 with Section 60, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 31B, Constitutional Law with Article 39(b), Directive Principles of State Policy, Judges, K.M. Joseph

Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Competition Act to Coal India Limited LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Competition Act, 2002 to Coal India Limited, a statutory monopoly. CASE TYPE: Competition Law Case Name: Coal India Limited and Anr. vs. Competition Commission of India and Anr. Judgment Date: 15 June 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 15

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Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment scheme for municipal employees in West Bengal: State of West Bengal vs. Debabrata Tiwari & Ors. (2023) INSC 176 (03 March 2023)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Compassionate Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 39, Delay in Application, Directive Principles of State Policy, Judges, Krishna Murari, Municipal Employees, Service Law, West Bengal Regulation of Recruitment Act, 1999, West Bengal Regulation of Recruitment Act, 1999 with Section 3

Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Scheme for Municipal Employees in West Bengal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a scheme exists for compassionate appointment for municipal employees in West Bengal and the effect of delay in seeking such appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of West Bengal vs. Debabrata Tiwari & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 March

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Supreme Court Upholds Loan Waiver Scheme for Small Farmers: State of Tamil Nadu vs. National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturist Association (23 November 2021)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Government Policy, Judges, Loan Waiver Schemes, Welfare Schemes

Supreme Court Upholds Loan Waiver Scheme for Small Farmers: State of Tamil Nadu vs. National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturist Association (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government scheme providing loan waivers exclusively to small and marginal farmers is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Government Policy. Case

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Supreme Court on Freebies: S. Subramaniam Balaji vs. Govt. of Tamil Nadu (2013)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Corrupt Practices, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Judges, P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi, Representation of the People Act, 1951, Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 123

Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 470 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can political parties promising free goods influence voters unfairly? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case about the distribution of free items by political parties in Tamil Nadu. The court examined if such

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Pareena Swarup vs. Union of India: Supreme Court Upholds Independence of Tribunals in Money Laundering Cases (2008)

/ Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 368, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, Judges, The First Amendment Act, 1951, The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Act, 1971, The Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1971

Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 30, 2008 The Supreme Court of India addressed a critical question: Can the independence of tribunals established under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) be ensured to uphold the constitutional separation of powers? This question arose in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Ms. Pareena Swarup,

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