Supreme Court Clarifies Senior Advocate Designation Criteria: Marks for Years of Practice (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the allocation of marks for years of practice for designation as Senior Advocate. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law – Writ Petition Case Name: Amar Vivek Aggarwal & Ors. v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana & Ors. Judgment Date: […]
Supreme Court clarifies reassessment notice procedure under Income Tax Act LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for issuing reassessment notices under the Income Tax Act, 1961 CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ashish Agarwal Judgment Date: May 4, 2022 Date of the Judgment: May 4, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 426 Judges: M.R.
Supreme Court Orders Consideration of Mercy Petition Despite Pending Co-accused Appeal Date of the Judgment: May 02, 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Can a mercy petition be kept pending indefinitely because a co-accused’s appeal is still being heard? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Clarifies Vaccine Mandates and Data Transparency in COVID-19 Case (2 May 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether vaccine mandates infringe upon individual rights and the extent of transparency required in clinical trial data. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Jacob Puliyel vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 2 May 2022
Supreme Court Refuses Further NEET PG Percentile Reduction for 2021-22 Admissions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court should direct a further reduction in the percentile for NEET PG admissions for the academic year 2021-22. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions. Case Name: Neppali Sai Vikash & Ors vs. Union of India & Ors Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Regulations for Foreign Medical Graduates: Aravinth R.A. vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of regulations governing foreign medical graduates seeking registration in India. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Regulatory Law Case Name: Aravinth R.A. vs. The Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Furlough Rights for Life Imprisonment Without Remission LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or remission is eligible for furlough under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Atbir vs. State of NCT of Delhi Judgment Date: 29 April 2022 Date of
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Rules: OBC Candidates’ Placement in General Category (28 April 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reserved category candidates who score higher than general category candidates should be placed in the general category pool. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Anr. vs. Sandeep Choudhary & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Compensation for Land Used in Road Construction: Kalyani vs. Sulthan Bathery Municipality (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a landowner is entitled to compensation when their land is used for public road construction without formal acquisition. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Rights. Case Name: Kalyani (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs. The
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Benefits Post-State Reorganization in Akhilesh Prasad vs. Jharkhand Public Service Commission LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of a bifurcated state are entitled to reservation benefits in the newly formed state for promotions through limited departmental examinations. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Akhilesh Prasad vs. Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Forged Certificate: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Rajendra D. Harmalkar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee for submitting a forged educational certificate. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Shri
Supreme Court quashes reinstatement of illegally appointed teachers in Odisha: State of Odisha vs. Sulekh Chandra Pradhan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appointments of teachers made by the Managing Committee of Aided Middle English (M.E.) Schools, without following the prescribed statutory procedure, are valid and whether they are entitled to be absorbed as government servants.
