Supreme Court Clarifies States’ Power to Tax Mineral Rights: Mineral Area Development Authority vs. Steel Authority of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Entry 50 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, concerning taxes on mineral rights and the limitations imposed by Parliament. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Mineral Law. Case Name: Mineral […]
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power to Tax Lotteries: Karnataka & Kerala vs. Meghalaya & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether State legislatures have the power to tax lotteries organized by other states or the Central Government. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Taxation Case Name: State of Karnataka & Anr. Etc. vs. State of Meghalaya & Anr. Etc.
Supreme Court Upholds In-Service Quota for Super Specialty Medical Courses in Tamil Nadu LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Tamil Nadu can reserve 50% of Super Specialty (DM/M.Ch.) seats for in-service candidates in government medical colleges. CASE TYPE: Education/Medical Admissions Case Name: Dr. N. Karthikeyan & Ors. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a state legislature can create the position of Parliamentary Secretary when the Constitution specifies the offices of the political executive. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law Case Name: Bimolangshu Roy (Dead) Through LRs vs. State of Assam & Another Judgment Date: July 26, 2017 Date of the Judgment: July 26, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC
