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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Triple Benefit Scheme in Bihar Deficit Colleges: Md. Ali Imam & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar (2020) INSC 92 (04 February 2020)

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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Triple Benefit Scheme in Bihar Deficit Colleges Date of the Judgment: 04 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 92 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a government set a cut-off date for extending benefits to employees, even if it creates a distinction between those who retired […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of NIELIT CCC Certificate for Technician Posts in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Recruitment (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of NIELIT CCC Certificate for Technician Posts in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Recruitment (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether self-certification of computer qualifications is sufficient for recruitment to public posts, and the validity of equivalent computer qualifications to the CCC certificate. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Recruitment Case Name: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. The State

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Supreme Court settles equivalency of trade certificates for Instructor posts: Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi vs. State of U.P. (2019) INSC 999 (06 December 2019)

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Supreme Court Rules on Equivalency of Trade Certificates for Instructor Posts Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 999 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a candidate holding multiple trade certificates be considered equivalent to a candidate holding a single, combined certificate for the same trade? The Supreme Court

Supreme Court settles equivalency of trade certificates for Instructor posts: Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi vs. State of U.P. (2019) INSC 999 (06 December 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Clarifies Grant-in-Aid Eligibility Post Repeal of 1994 Order: State of Odisha vs. Anup Kumar Senapati (2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Grant-in-Aid Eligibility Post Repeal of 1994 Order: State of Odisha vs. Anup Kumar Senapati (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees are entitled to claim grant-in-aid under the Orissa (Non-Government Colleges, Junior Colleges and Higher Secondary Schools) Grant-in-aid Order, 1994 after its repeal in 2004. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Grant-in-Aid Case Name: State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Autonomy of JBIMS for 2019-20 Admissions: Rohan Virani vs. State of Maharashtra (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Autonomy of JBIMS for 2019-20 Admissions: Rohan Virani vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) should be considered an autonomous or non-autonomous department of the University of Mumbai for the 2019-2020 academic year, impacting admission criteria. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically concerning admissions to

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Supreme Court Upholds Railways’ Promotion Policy, Rejects Delay Claim: Union of India vs. C. Girija (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Railways’ Promotion Policy, Rejects Delay Claim: Union of India vs. C. Girija (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim for promotion can be rejected due to significant delay and whether the reservation policy for promotions was correctly applied. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. C. Girija &

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Supreme Court Upholds Differential Tariff Regulations for Power Plants: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra (21 January 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Differential Tariff Regulations for Power Plants: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a state electricity regulatory commission can set different operating norms for power plants based on their past performance, even if they have similar specifications. CASE TYPE: Electricity Tariff Regulation Case Name: Reliance Infrastructure Limited vs.

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Supreme Court Directs Regularization Based on Seniority: Union of India vs. Sant Lal (2019) INSC 16

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Supreme Court Directs Regularization Based on Seniority: Union of India vs. Sant Lal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether casual workers are entitled to regularization based on seniority, especially when juniors have been regularized. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Sant Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 8 January 2019 Date of the

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Lemon and Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases (20 November 2018)

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Lemon and Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases (20 November 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for trees on land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: D. Eswara Naidu & Ors. vs. The Special Deputy Collector (L.A) & Other Connected Matters Judgment

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Supreme Court Clarifies Disqualification for Encroachment on Government Land in Panchayat Elections: Janabai vs. Additional Commissioner (2018)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Disqualification for Encroachment on Government Land in Panchayat Elections: Janabai vs. Additional Commissioner (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be disqualified from continuing as a member of a Gram Panchayat if their family members have encroached upon government land and they are using that land. CASE TYPE: Election Law, specifically related

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Supreme Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation for B.A. Naik: Civil Appeal (2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: B.A. Naik (Since Deceased) By His Lrs. vs. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Ukp, Bilagi, Karnataka Etc. Judgment Date: July 11, 2017 Date of the Judgment: July 11, 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 8935-36 of 2017 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J.,

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Supreme Court settles Re-Deployment Policy for Retrenched Employees in Labour Law: K. Alex vs. Delhi State Mineral Dev. Corpn. (23 September 2008)

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Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2008 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5797 of 2008 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 14337 of 2006) Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. Can an employer selectively deny re-deployment to a retrenched employee when a company policy mandates it? The Supreme Court of India, in K. Alex

Supreme Court settles Re-Deployment Policy for Retrenched Employees in Labour Law: K. Alex vs. Delhi State Mineral Dev. Corpn. (23 September 2008) Read Post »

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