Supreme Court Quashes Gujarat Factory Exemptions: Upholding Worker Rights During COVID-19 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown constitute a ‘public emergency’ under Section 5 of the Factories Act, 1948, justifying exemptions from labor laws. CASE TYPE: Labor Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha & Anr. vs. The State of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Travel: Parvez Noordin Lokhandwalla vs. State of Maharashtra (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the extent to which a court can restrict an individual’s right to travel abroad while granting bail, specifically when the individual is a Green Card holder of another country. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law
Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court clarifies rights of work-charged employees’ dependents (29 September 2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether dependents of work-charged employees are entitled to compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs. Amit Shrivas Judgment Date: 29 September 2020 Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Conditions for Child Repatriation to the US in Habeas Corpus Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can impose conditions on the repatriation of a child to their native country in a habeas corpus petition, especially concerning health certificates related to a pandemic. CASE TYPE: Habeas Corpus, Child Custody
Supreme Court overturns Kerala High Court order for load test on Palarivattom Flyover: State of Kerala vs. RDS Project Limited (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with the decision of the State Government based on the report of an expert committee, by directing a load test, when the government has already decided
Supreme Court quashes NLSIU’s separate entrance test, mandates CLAT for admissions: Rakesh Kumar Agarwalla vs. NLSIU (2020) INSC 476 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) could conduct a separate admission test instead of using the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). CASE TYPE: Education Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Rakesh
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Probe in Law Student’s Death Case: Neetu Kumar Nagaich vs. State of Rajasthan (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a constitutional court can order a de novo investigation by an independent agency when the initial investigation is deemed unsatisfactory. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Petition Case Name: Neetu Kumar Nagaich vs. The State of
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Officer for Corruption: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Judicial Review in Service Matters and Disciplinary Proceedings CASE TYPE: Service Law, Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: 10 September 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10
Supreme Court Upholds Import Restrictions on Pulses: Union of India vs. Agricas LLP (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Central Government can impose import restrictions on pulses under Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (FTDR Act), or if such restrictions must exclusively adhere to the procedure under Section 9A of the
Supreme Court Limits Monitoring Committee’s Power to Seal Residential Premises: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Authority of the Monitoring Committee to seal residential premises. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 August 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14
Supreme Court Upholds Revocation of Essentiality Certificate for Medical College LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a State Government can revoke an Essentiality Certificate granted for establishing a medical college. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: Sukh Sagar Medical College & Hospital vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 July 2020 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the shortfall in reservation for the Hindu Nadar community in Kerala should be filled from the subsequent rank list. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. Aswathy R.S. Karthika & Ors. vs. Dr. Archana M.
