Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Corruption Case: State of Karnataka vs. N. Gangaraj (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of judicial review in departmental proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Corruption Case Name: The State of Karnataka & Anr. vs. N. Gangaraj Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 142 Judges: […]
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the President’s rejection of a mercy petition can be judicially reviewed and what are the grounds for such review. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Mercy Petition Case Name: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Child Development Officer in Bribery Case: State of Bihar vs. Phulpari Kumari (2019) Date of the Judgment: December 6, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court overturn a disciplinary authority’s decision based on a departmental inquiry by re-evaluating
Supreme Court Upholds Selection Process for IAS: Baidyanath Yadav vs. Aditya Narayan Roy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of judicial review in the selection process for non-State Civil Service officers to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). CASE TYPE: Service Law, Appointment to Civil Services. Case Name: Baidyanath Yadav vs. Aditya Narayan Roy & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Orders Re-evaluation of Assistant Professor Appointments: Pradeep Singh Dehal vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can direct the University to add marks for “publications” in the selection process of Assistant Professors and whether the selection process of conducting separate interviews for general and reserved categories is valid.
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Authority in Municipal Land Disposal: Municipal Council Neemuch vs. Mahadeo Real Estate (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The extent of the State Government’s power to oversee and approve the disposal of municipal property, specifically regarding the requirement for prior sanction for land transfers exceeding a certain value and the process for ensuring competitive
Supreme Court on Recording of Facts in Military Reports: Union of India vs. Brig. Devinder Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether courts can direct changes in military reports for historical accuracy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Brig. Devinder Singh Judgment Date: 23 August 2019 Date of the Judgment: 23
Supreme Court Rules Private Agreements Cannot Oust Writ Jurisdiction: Maharashtra Chess Association vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: [Not Available in the source] Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J Can a private agreement between parties restrict the constitutional power of a High Court to
Supreme Court Refuses Extension for PG Medical Admissions: Education Promotion Society vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: 21 June 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Surya Kant, J. Can medical colleges be granted an extension of time to fill vacant postgraduate (PG) seats? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Tender Rejection Based on Sister Company’s Adverse Record Date of the Judgment: 21 June 2019 Citation: The Silppi Constructions Contractors vs. Union of India and Anr. ETC. ETC., Special Leave Petition(Civil) Nos. 13802-13805 of 2019 Judges: Deepak Gupta J., Surya Kant J. Can a government authority reject a company’s tender based on
Supreme Court Directs Re-Verification of Land Oustees’ Claims for Railway Jobs (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Rehabilitation of land oustees affected by land acquisition for railway projects. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Shankar Prasad Deep Etc.Etc. Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2019 Citation: (2019)
Supreme Court Corrects Arithmetical Errors in Land Acquisition Compensation Case: Hukam Singh vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Correction of arithmetical errors in a judgment concerning land acquisition compensation. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Hukam Singh etc. etc. vs. State of Haryana and Anr. etc. etc. [Judgment Date]: February 8, 2019 Date of
