Writ of Mandamus

Supreme Court Upholds Auction Policy for Land Allotment, Denies Relief to Educational Society: Delhi Development Authority vs. Hello Home Education Society (2024)

/ Administrative Law, Administrative Law with Delhi Development Authority (Disposal of Developed Nazul Land) Rules, 1981, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Legitimate Expectation, Policy Decisions, Writ of Mandamus

Supreme Court Upholds Auction Policy for Land Allotment, Denies Relief to Educational Society: Delhi Development Authority vs. Hello Home Education Society (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an in-principle approval for land allotment creates a vested right, and whether a subsequent change in policy mandating auctions can apply to pending allotment requests. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Administrative Law […]

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Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Allotment for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Union of India (23 March 2023)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Delhi Development Act, 1957, Delhi Development Act, 1957 with Section 11A, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Writ of Mandamus

Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Allotment for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can issue a writ of mandamus to direct the Union Ministry of Urban Development to allot land for the construction of lawyers’ chambers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Supreme Court Bar

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Re-evaluation of Answer Sheets: Supreme Court clarifies position in Dr. B R Ambedkar University vs. Devarsh Nath Gupta (2023)

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Supreme Court on Re-evaluation of Answer Sheets: Dr. B R Ambedkar University vs. Devarsh Nath Gupta (2023) Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 116 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Can a High Court order re-evaluation of answer sheets when the university’s statutes do

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Promotion Rules: State of UP vs. Vikash Kumar Singh (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Promotion Rules: State of UP vs. Vikash Kumar Singh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can issue a writ of mandamus to grant relaxation in qualifying service for promotion when the rules specify a minimum service period and the relaxation is discretionary. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion Case Name:

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