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Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers: Smruti Tukaram Badade vs. State of Maharashtra (2022)

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Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers Across India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring a safe and barrier-free environment for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: January 11, 2022 Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2022 Citation: […]

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Supreme Court Expands Definition of Vulnerable Witnesses and Mandates Deposition Centers

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Supreme Court Expands Definition of Vulnerable Witnesses and Mandates Deposition Centers LEGAL ISSUE: Defining “vulnerable witness” and ensuring a safe environment for their testimony. CASE TYPE: Criminal Procedure Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 11 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 392

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Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers

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Supreme Court Directs Establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers Across India LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 11 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Retired Cooperative Bank Employees: Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. vs. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies and Others (2022) INSC 29

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Retired Cooperative Bank Employees Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 29 Judges: Hon’ble Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka Can a cooperative bank unilaterally withdraw a pension scheme that its retired employees had been contributing to and benefiting from for decades? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022)

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 January 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022)

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with state government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 January 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022)

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. Judgment Date: 10 January 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Upholds Normalization of Marks for UP Police Sub-Inspector Exam: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Atul Kumar Dwivedi (2022) INSC 24 (7 January 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Normalization of Marks for UP Police Sub-Inspector Exam LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the normalization of marks for a multi-session exam should be applied before determining eligibility or only for preparing the final merit list. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Recruitment Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. vs. Atul Kumar Dwivedi &

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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions Regarding NCCF’s Status as “State” Under Article 12

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NCCF Status as State Under Article 12: Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Petitions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Co-operative Consumer Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is a “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Writ Petition Case Name: N.C.C.F. Employees Union (Regd)(Recognized) & Anr. vs. Union of India &

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Supreme Court Upholds OBC, EWS Reservations in NEET Admissions for 2021-22

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Supreme Court Upholds OBC, EWS Reservations in NEET Admissions for 2021-22 Date of the Judgment: January 7, 2022 The Supreme Court of India addressed the legality of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservations in the All India Quota (AIQ) seats for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for postgraduate (PG)

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Supreme Court allows OBC and EWS Reservations for NEET Admissions 2021-22: Neil Aurelio Nunes & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2022) INSC 21 (07 January 2022)

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Date of the Judgment: 07 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 21 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and AS Bopanna J. Can reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) be implemented in the All India Quota (AIQ) seats for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)? This question was at the

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Supreme Court Upholds Electricity Duty on Charitable Educational Institutions: State of Maharashtra vs. Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Electricity Duty on Charitable Educational Institutions: State of Maharashtra vs. Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether charitable educational institutions are exempt from paying electricity duty under the Maharashtra Electricity Duty Act, 2016. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: The State of Maharashtra vs. Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal &

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