Supreme Court allows withdrawal of plea challenging Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Act: Munilal & Ors. vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Anr. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a petition challenging the validity of a law […]
Supreme Court Orders Maintenance for Wife After Husband Questions Chastity Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 Citation: [Arising out of SLP(Crl.) NO. 10353 OF 2018] Judges: Hon’ble Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi Can a husband’s baseless allegations of infidelity and denial of paternity justify a wife’s separation and claim for maintenance? The
Supreme Court Limits Speaker’s Power on Disqualification: Gyanendra Kumar vs Bihar Legislative Assembly (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the Speaker’s powers under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution regarding disqualification of members of a legislative assembly. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law – Disqualification of Legislators Case Name: Gyanendra Kumar & Ors. vs. Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna
Supreme Court clarifies “salary” to include leave encashment and gratuity for aided school teachers: Jagdish Prasad Saini vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the term “salary” includes leave encashment and gratuity for employees of aided educational institutions in Rajasthan. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Jagdish Prasad Saini & Ors. vs. State of
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Concealing Criminal Cases in CRPF Recruitment (26 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether concealing information about pending criminal cases during recruitment justifies dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Central Armed Police Forces) Case Name: Satish Chandra Yadav vs. Union of India & Ors. and Pushpendra Kumar Yadav vs. Union of
Supreme Court Directs Review of Promotion, Cites Inconsistent ACR: Union of India vs. G.R. Meghwal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a below-benchmark Annual Confidential Report (ACR) can be the sole basis for denying promotion when previous ACRs were significantly higher and the reporting officer was the same. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Promotion) Case Name: Union of
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Land Acquisition in Punjab LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Harpal Singh and Anr. Etc. Etc. Versus State of Punjab Etc. Etc. [Judgment Date]: 23 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2022 Citation: Harpal Singh and Anr. Etc. Etc.
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Supreme Court directs early disposal of seniority dispute: Arjun Murmu vs. State of Odisha (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Seniority dispute between Assistant Section Officers recruited under special and general quotas. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Arjun Murmu vs. The State of Odisha & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 23 September
Supreme Court Clarifies Compensation for Project Affected Families in Narmada Bachao Andolan Case (22 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification of compensation for project-affected families. CASE TYPE: Civil, Resettlement and Rehabilitation. Case Name: Narmada Bachao Andolan and Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 22 September 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 22 September
Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Land Reforms Act Succession Rules: Har Naraini Devi vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, which prioritizes male lineal descendants in matters of succession to agricultural land, is unconstitutional. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Reform, Succession. Case Name: Har Naraini Devi
Supreme Court Upholds Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Act, Settles Inter-State Body Corporate Issue LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Haryana State Legislature has the legislative competence to enact the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, or if it falls under the exclusive domain of the Parliament as an inter-state body corporate. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Religious Institutions Case
Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Remedy in Tax Assessment Dispute: State of Maharashtra vs. Greatship (India) Limited (20 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can entertain a writ petition against an assessment order when a statutory remedy of appeal is available. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: The State of Maharashtra and Others vs.
