Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Appellate Officer under Public Premises Act: LIC vs. Nandini J. Shah (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Appellate Officer under Section 9 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 acts as a Civil Court or as a persona designata. CASE TYPE: Public Premises Eviction Law Case Name: Life […]
Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of Industrial Plot: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. vs. Pitabasa Mishra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation can regularize unauthorized occupation of land without specific regulations and through methods other than public auction. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Industrial Law Case Name: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
Supreme Court on Scaling Method in Civil Service Exams: U.P. Public Service Commission vs. Manoj Kumar Yadav (2018) Date of the Judgment: February 16, 2018 Citation: U.P. Public Service Commission v. Manoj Kumar Yadav & Anr. (2018) INSC 114 Judges: S.A. Bobde, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a public service commission use the scaling
Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Judicial Service Exam Criteria: Taniya Malik vs. High Court of Delhi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s criteria for the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, including minimum cut-off marks and the absence of re-evaluation, were valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Judicial Appointments) Case Name: Taniya Malik vs. The Registrar General of
Supreme Court Upholds Kerala’s Takeover of Aided Schools: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can take over a school under Section 15 of the Kerala Education Act, 1958, after the school has initiated closure procedures. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. The State of Kerala
Supreme Court Upholds Section 21A of Banking Regulation Act, but Carves Out Exception for State Debt Relief Acts in Agricultural Indebtedness Cases (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: The constitutional validity of Section 21A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, which restricts courts from reviewing interest rates charged by banks. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Banking Law, Debt Relief
Supreme Court Mandates Disclosure of Income Sources for Candidates: Lok Prahari vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates contesting elections should be required to disclose their sources of income and that of their associates, and whether non-disclosure would constitute a corrupt practice. CASE TYPE: Election Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Lok Prahari vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power in Forest Offence Cases: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Uday Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order the interim release of a vehicle seized in a forest offence case under Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), when confiscation proceedings have been initiated by a Forest
Supreme Court Denies Additional Land to Late Litigant Landowners in Land Acquisition Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether landowners who did not initially challenge land acquisition proceedings are entitled to the same benefits as those who did, specifically regarding the allotment of developed land. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Khatoon & Ors. vs. The State of
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Corruption in Chhattisgarh Helicopter Purchase Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 112 Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J., Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a public interest litigation (PIL) be used to settle political scores? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question while dismissing petitions alleging
Supreme Court Directs States to Implement Child Rights Laws Effectively Date of the Judgment: 9 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 102 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J., Deepak Gupta, J. Can the judiciary intervene when the State fails to protect the fundamental rights of vulnerable children? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in
Supreme Court Clarifies Tribunal Appointments Process Amidst Ongoing Litigation Date of the Judgment: February 22, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 137 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A. M. Khanwilkar, J, Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud, J The Supreme Court addressed the complexities surrounding the appointment of members to various tribunals in India. This order clarifies the interim directions
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