Judicial Review

Supreme Court Sets Aside Stay on Investigation in Money Laundering Case: Directorate of Enforcement vs. Niraj Tyagi & Ors. (2024)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 438, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Law, Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), Financial Law, Interim Orders, Interim Relief, Judicial Review, Loan Defaults, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, SARFAESI Act, Stay of Proceedings, Supreme Court Judgments

Supreme Court Sets Aside Stay on Investigation in Money Laundering Case: Directorate of Enforcement vs. Niraj Tyagi & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can stay investigations in criminal cases and proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). CASE TYPE: Criminal, Money Laundering. Case Name: Directorate of Enforcement vs. Niraj Tyagi […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Candidate Due to State’s Error in Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Fundamental Rights, High Court Orders, High Court Orders with Implementation, Judicial Review, Public Employment, Reservation Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Candidate Due to State’s Error in Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate should be penalized for the State’s failure to properly implement reservation policies. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 31 January

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Supreme Court Upholds SEBI’s Regulatory Authority in Adani Group Case (2024)

/ Judicial Review, Regulatory Law, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, SEBI Act, 1992, SEBI's Regulatory Authority, Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, Securities Law

Supreme Court Upholds SEBI’s Regulatory Authority in Adani Group Case (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The scope of judicial review over the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) regulatory domain and the validity of SEBI’s regulations. CASE TYPE: Securities Law, Regulatory Law Case Name: Vishal Tiwari vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 3 January

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Supreme Court Reinstates Constable After Flawed Departmental Inquiry: Ram Lal vs. State of Rajasthan (2023)

/ Constitutional Law, Departmental Inquiry, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 420, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 467, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 468, Judicial Review, Reinstatement, Service Law

Supreme Court Reinstates Constable After Flawed Departmental Inquiry: Ram Lal vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a departmental inquiry resulting in dismissal can be upheld when the charges are identical to those in a criminal case where the accused was acquitted, and whether the departmental inquiry ignored material evidence. CASE TYPE: Service Law;

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Reappointment of Vice-Chancellor Quashed: Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Procedures in University Appointments

/ Appointment of Vice-Chancellor, Constitutional Law, Judicial Review, Kannur University Act, 1996, Kannur University Act, 1996 with Section 10, Statutory Powers, UGC Regulations, 2018, University Grants Commission Act, 1956, University Grants Commission Act, 1956 with UGC Regulations, Writ of Quo Warranto

Supreme Court Quashes Reappointment of Kannur University Vice-Chancellor Due to Procedural Lapses LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the reappointment of a Vice-Chancellor requires adherence to the same selection procedures as a fresh appointment and whether the age limit applies to reappointments. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Writ of Quo Warranto Case Name: Dr. Premachandran Keezhoth & Anr. vs.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Mineral Auction Rules: State of Jharkhand Wins Against Sociedade De Fomento Industrial Pvt. Ltd. (20 November 2023)

/ Bidding Process, Contractual Matters, Judicial Review, Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, Mineral Auction, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Rule 9, Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, State Largesse, Tender Process

Supreme Court on Mineral Auction Rules: State of Jharkhand vs. Sociedade De Fomento Industrial Pvt. Ltd. (2023) Date of the Judgment: 20 November 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1010 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can a state government be compelled to accept a single bid in a mineral auction if the first attempt at

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Flexible Complementing Scheme Rules: Union of India vs. Manjurani Routray (2023)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 309, Flexible Complementing Scheme, Judicial Review, Promotion Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Flexible Complementing Scheme Rules: Union of India vs. Manjurani Routray (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can declare a rule ultra vires without a specific challenge in the pleadings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Manjurani Routray & Ors. [Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds BEST’s Tender Award to EVEY, Dismissing Tata Motors’ Challenge (2023)

/ Breach of contract, Contract Law, Contract Law with Tender Conditions, D.Y. Chandrachud, J. B. Pardiwala, Judges, Judicial Review, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Tender Process, Tender Process with Technical Specifications

Supreme Court Upholds BEST’s Tender Award to EVEY, Dismissing Tata Motors’ Challenge (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tender process can be challenged by a technically disqualified bidder and whether a successful bidder can rectify a minor clerical error in a non-essential document. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Process Case Name: Tata Motors Limited vs. The

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Supreme Court Upholds Tender Award in Electric Bus Contract: Tata Motors vs. BEST (2023)

/ Contract Law, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. B. Pardiwala, Judges, Judicial Review, Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Tender, Tender Process

Supreme Court Upholds Tender Award in Electric Bus Contract: Tata Motors vs. BEST (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court, after disqualifying a bidder in a tender process, should further investigate the eligibility of other bidders. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Process Case Name: TATA Motors Limited vs. The Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Appeals, Civil Procedure Code, Constitution of India, Constitution of India with Article 136, Constitution of India with Article 226, Departmental Inquiry, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Judicial Review, Rajesh Bindal, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 17, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 3663 of 2023 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a High Court, in an intra-court appeal, re-evaluate evidence in a disciplinary proceeding that has

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Judicial Review, Rajesh Bindal, Service Law, Tender Tampering

Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action in Tender Tampering Case: Indian Oil Corporation vs. Ajit Kumar Singh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of judicial review in disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Indian Oil Corporation & Ors. vs. Ajit Kumar Singh & Anr. Judgment Date: 17 May 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 May

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of ISRO Scientist Without Inquiry for Security Reasons: Dr. V.R. Sanal Kumar vs. Union of India (2023)

/ C.T. Ravikumar, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 311(2), Department of Space Employees’ (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1976, Department of Space Employees’ (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1976 with Rule 16(iii), Dismissal of Employee, Judges, Judicial Review, M.R. Shah, National Security, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Security Reasons in ISRO Case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the dismissal of a government employee without a formal inquiry is justified in the interest of state security. CASE TYPE: Service Law, involving national security concerns Case Name: Dr. V.R. Sanal Kumar vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: May

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