Supreme Court Upholds State’s Selection Process in Police Constable Recruitment: Pramod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State’s adjustment of candidates from reserved categories to the open category in a police constable recruitment process is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pramod Kumar Singh & Ors. vs. State […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Ineligibility Under Section 29A of IBC Extends to Section 230 of Companies Act in Liquidation: Arun Kumar Jagatramka vs. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (2021) INSC 158 Date of the Judgment: 15 March 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 158 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and M R Shah, J Can promoters who
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Brutal Murder Case: Aminuddin vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused in a murder case by solely relying on Article 21 of the Constitution, without considering the seriousness of the offense and other relevant factors. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court clarifies the use of Section 319 CrPC for summoning additional accused: Sartaj Singh vs. State of Haryana (2021) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2021 Citation: Sartaj Singh v. State of Haryana & Anr. Etc. (2021) INSC 142 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and M. R. Shah, J. Can a trial court
Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order Restricting Public Access to Private Road: PMRDA vs. Prakash Harkachand Parakh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can modify an order of a planning authority regarding public access to a road through an interim order. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Town Planning Case Name: Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority
Supreme Court criticizes High Court’s ‘Cut-Copy-Paste’ Judgments in Promotion Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can simply copy and paste the judgment of the Tribunal without independent application of mind. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Promotion to IAS) Case Name: Union Public Service Commission vs. Bibhu Prasad Sarangi and others [Judgment Date]: 05 March
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Direct Recruitment in Tamil Nadu Date of the Judgment: 05 March 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 3745-3754 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. How should backlog vacancies for reserved categories be filled in direct recruitment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Sets Aside OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Local Body Elections LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections can exceed 50% of the total seats and what are the conditions for providing such reservations. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Election Law Case Name: Vikas Kishanrao Gawali vs. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Head Clerk Exam due to Systemic Irregularities: Sachin Kumar vs. DSSSB (2021) Date of the Judgment: March 3, 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos 639 -640 of 2021 @ SLP (C) Nos. 5785-5786 of 2020 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and M R Shah, J. Can a recruitment process be
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for no-confidence motion against Sarpanch: Subhash vs. Surekha Hanumant Bankar (2021) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for no-confidence motion against a directly elected Sarpanch. CASE TYPE: Local Self-Governance/Panchayat Law. Case Name: Subhash & Ors. vs. Surekha Hanumant Bankar & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 26 February 2021 Date of the Judgment: 26 February
Supreme Court Upholds Multi-Member Wards in Gujarat Municipal Elections Date of the Judgment: 24 February 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 123 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a single ward in a municipal corporation be represented by multiple members? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, focusing on
Supreme Court Sets Aside Pension Order for Freedom Fighter: Union of India vs. A. Alagam Perumal Kone & Others (2021) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 680 of 2021 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 5343 of 2019) Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a High Court
