Constitutional Law

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: No Backdoor Entry to Railway Jobs

/ A S Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Judges

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: No Backdoor Entry to Railway Jobs LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) scheme was valid and whether claims under the scheme can be entertained after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Personnel Officer & Ors. […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Powers: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (25 January 2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15(5), Education Law, Education Law with Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions Act, 2006, Fundamental Rights, Judges, M.R. Shah, Reservation Policy

Supreme Court on Reservation in Private Medical Colleges: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can issue a writ of mandamus directing a State to provide specific reservations in private unaided educational institutions and to what extent the State is bound by its own policies regarding reservation. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: Chief Personnel Officer vs. A Nishanth George (2022)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: Chief Personnel Officer vs. A Nishanth George (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) scheme was valid and whether claims under the scheme could be entertained after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Personnel Officer

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Reservation in Private Medical Colleges: Supreme Court clarifies State’s power in State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (25 January 2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15, Fundamental Rights, Judges, M.R. Shah, Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions Act, 2006, Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions Act, 2006 with Section 6

Supreme Court on Reservation in Private Medical Colleges: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court direct a State to provide specific reservations in private medical colleges? CASE TYPE: Education Law, Reservation Policy Case Name: The State of Punjab and Another vs. Anshika Goyal and others Judgment Date: 25 January

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Supreme Court Directs Expert Review of Vaccination Protocols for Pregnant and Lactating Women

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Directs Expert Review of Vaccination Protocols for Pregnant and Lactating Women LEGAL ISSUE: The need to provide effective access to vaccination to pregnant women and lactating mothers and related protocols. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights vs. Union of India and Another [Judgment Date]: 25

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Supreme Court settles conflict between DACP Scheme and ESIC Regulations in promotions: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation vs. Union of India & Ors. (20 January 2022)

/ A S Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 17, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 97, Judges, Recruitment Regulations

Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of DACP Scheme vs. ESIC Regulations in Promotions (20 January 2022) Date of the Judgment: 20 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 772 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and A S Bopanna, J Can a government body’s internal regulations override a central government scheme for employee promotions? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court settles reservation for OBC in NEET All India Quota seats, defers decision on EWS criteria: Neil Aurelio Nunes vs. Union of India (20 January 2022)

/ A S Bopanna, All India Quota, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Fundamental Rights, Judges, NEET, Reservations in Education

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation in NEET AIQ Seats, Defers EWS Criteria Decision (20 January 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal principle addressed in this judgment is the validity of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in the All India Quota (AIQ) seats for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the criteria for determining Economically

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Supreme Court settles promotion criteria: ESIC Regulations prevail over DACP Scheme (January 20, 2022)

/ A S Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 17, Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 97, Judges, Promotion, Service Law, Service Regulations

Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of DACP Scheme vs. ESIC Regulations in Promotions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme or the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Recruitment Regulations govern the promotion of Assistant Professors to Associate Professors. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation vs. Union of India

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Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation in NEET AIQ Seats; Defers EWS Criteria Decision (20 January 2022)

/ A S Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Judges

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation in NEET AIQ Seats; Defers EWS Criteria Decision (20 January 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation and criteria for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in All India Quota (AIQ) seats for medical admissions. CASE TYPE: Education/Reservation Case Name: Neil Aurelio Nunes and Ors. vs. Union of India

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Supreme Court on Competition Act Applicability to Lottery Tenders: Competition Commission of India vs. State of Mizoram (2022)

/ Anti-Competitive Agreements, Competition Act, 2002, Competition Act, 2002 with Section 3, Competition Act, 2002 with Section 4, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Judges, M.M. Sundresh, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court on Competition Act Applicability to Lottery Tenders: Competition Commission of India vs. State of Mizoram (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Competition Act, 2002 applies to the tendering process for appointment of lottery distributors and selling agents, specifically concerning allegations of bid rigging and cartelization. CASE TYPE: Competition Law Case Name: Competition Commission of

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Supreme Court Orders Appointment Despite NOC Delay: Narender Singh vs. State of Haryana (2022)

/ Appointment of Government Employees, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Judges, M.R. Shah, No Objection Certificate, Recruitment Process, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law

Supreme Court Orders Appointment Despite NOC Delay: Narender Singh vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate should be denied appointment due to a delay in the issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by their employer, when the candidate applied for the NOC well in time and was otherwise meritorious. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Orders Appointment Despite NOC Delay: Narender Singh vs. State of Haryana (2022)

/ Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Judges, M.R. Shah, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law, Service Law with No Objection Certificate

Supreme Court Orders Appointment Despite NOC Delay: Narender Singh vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate should be denied appointment due to the employer’s delay in issuing a No Objection Certificate (NOC), despite the candidate applying on time and being more meritorious than the selected candidate. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:

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