Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Process for Punjab Superior Judicial Service: Gurmeet Pal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 429 Judges: J. Chelameswar, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a recruitment process be challenged after a candidate participates without objection and is later unsuccessful? The Supreme […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Violent Land Dispute Case: Suresh Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the lower courts regarding the appellants’ guilt in a violent land dispute case were legally and factually sustainable. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh Singh & Anr. vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Chandigarh Scheme No. 3: Raj Kumar Gandhi vs. Chandigarh Administration (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the land acquisition award was passed within the stipulated time under Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and whether the award was approved by the appropriate authority. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name:
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 &
Supreme Court Denies Parity in Pay Scales for DTC Security Staff: DTC Security Staff Union vs. DTC (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 11, 2018 Citation: DTC Security Staff Union (Regd.) vs. DTC and Another, Civil Appeal No(s). 5005 of 2018 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 8039 of 2016) Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., R. Banumathi,
Supreme Court Counts Fast Track Court Service for Pension: Mahesh Chandra Verma vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether service as a Fast Track Court Judge should be counted for pension and other retirement benefits upon joining regular judicial service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mahesh Chandra Verma vs. The State of Jharkhand
Supreme Court Directs Fair Land Allotment in Mohini Dang vs. State of U.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Land Allotment and Fair Compensation CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Mohini Dang vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 10 May 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Mohan
Supreme Court Clarifies Use of Parliamentary Committee Reports in Public Interest Litigations (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and use of Parliamentary Standing Committee reports in court proceedings. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Kalpana Mehta and others v. Union of India and others Judgment Date: May 9, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Address Prison Overcrowding and Staff Vacancies: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Addressing prison overcrowding and staff vacancies to ensure humane conditions. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons Judgment Date: 8 May 2018 Date of the Judgment: 8 May 2018 Citation:
Ex-Navy Direct Entry Artificers Association vs. Union of India: Supreme Court on Pension Eligibility Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6785 of 2014 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can time spent in the Fleet Reserve be automatically counted towards pensionable service for Navy Artificers? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Appeal on Medical Officer Transfer: Dr. Lakshmi Narayan Singh vs. State of Bihar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Medical Officer, who has been treated as a teacher and assigned to a teaching post, can be transferred without considering their status as a teacher. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. Lakshmi Narayan
Supreme Court Compensates Hajj Tour Operators for Illegal Disqualification (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Private Tour Operators (PTOs) were illegally denied registration for the Hajj pilgrimage. CASE TYPE: Public Law/Writ Petition. Case Name: United Air Travel Services vs. Union of India. Judgment Date: May 7, 2018 Date of the Judgment: May 7, 2018 Citation: The case
