Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Resignation Before Effective Date: Suman V. Jain vs. Marwadi Sammelan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can withdraw a prospective resignation before its effective date. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Dr. Mrs. Suman V. Jain vs. Marwadi Sammelan through its Secretary and Others. Judgment Date: 20 February 2024 Date […]
Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of Casual Workers: Food Corporation of India vs. Their Workmen (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether casual workers are entitled to regularization after prolonged service, despite initial procedural flaws in their retrenchment. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Their Workmen through the Joint Secretary (Welfare), Food Corporation of India Executive Staff Union vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of FCI Workers after 18 Years: Food Corporation of India vs. Their Workmen (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Food Corporation of India (FCI) could deny regularization to its workmen after having implemented an award directing the same for over 18 years. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Their Workmen through the
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right to Possession in Encroachment Case: Baini Prasad vs. Durga Devi (2023) Date of the Judgment: February 2, 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No.6182-6183 of 2009 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person who encroaches on another’s land claim protection against eviction by citing improvements made on the
Supreme Court Upholds Estoppel in Property Dispute: Elumalai vs. Kamala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a release deed executed by a father relinquishing his rights in his father’s self-acquired property, for consideration, estops his sons from claiming a share in the same property after the grandfather’s death. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Elumalai @
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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Gram Panchayat Adhikari Appointments in Uttar Pradesh Date of the Judgment: 12 December 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1412 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a candidate who participated in a selection process, based on specific rules, later claim appointment based on a different set of rules? The
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Decision to Cancel Fair Price Shop Vacancies: State of West Bengal vs. Gitashree Dutta (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of West Bengal was justified in cancelling the declaration of Fair Price Shop (FPS) vacancies due to the implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Public
Supreme Court clarifies Assured Career Progression Scheme: Union of India vs. Manju Arora (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who refuse promotions are eligible for financial upgradation under the Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Manju Arora & Anr. Judgment Date: 3 January 2022 Introduction
Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court sets aside High Court order on Junior Assistant Post LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who accepts a lower post on compassionate grounds, with an undertaking not to claim a higher post in the future, can later seek appointment to the higher post from the initial date of appointment. CASE TYPE: Service
Supreme Court Quashes PTI Selection in Haryana Due to Arbitrary Criteria Changes Date of the Judgment: 08 April 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 218 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a selection process be deemed fair when the criteria are changed arbitrarily mid-way? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Upholds Seniority-Based Promotion in Air Force: Air Commodore Naveen Jain vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotion to the rank of Air Vice Marshal should be based on merit alone or a combination of merit and seniority. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Air Commodore Naveen Jain vs. Union of India
Supreme Court Upholds Housing Board’s Allotment Price After Acceptance: Bihar State Housing Board vs. Radha Ballabh Health Care (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party can dispute an allotment price after accepting it multiple times and entering into a formal agreement. CASE TYPE: Real Estate/Contract Law Case Name: The Bihar State Housing Board & Ors. vs.
