LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admissions. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Constitutional Law. Case Name: Christian Medical College Vellore & Ors vs. Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: 18 July 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 18 July 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI and Vikramajit Sen, […]
Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2013 Citation: C.V. Francis vs. Union of India & Ors., Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 31250 of 2011 Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI, Anil R. Dave, J., Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can an employee claim automatic voluntary retirement if the employer does not respond to their application within a specific
Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI and Surinder Singh Nijjar, J. Citation: (2013) INSC 341 Can an arbitration agreement remain valid even if the main contract containing it is declared void? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question in a case involving a real estate development project. The
Date of the Judgment: 03 May 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 376 Judges: Altamas Kabir, C.J.I., Anil R. Dave, J., Vikramajit Sen, J. Can a television show broadcast a dramatized version of a case when an appeal is pending? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a television show based on
Date of the Judgment: 4th November, 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Markandey Katju, J. The Supreme Court addressed the question of whether retiral benefits, specifically pension and gratuity, can be attached for the satisfaction of a court decree, even after these benefits have been converted into fixed deposits. This appeal arose from a case where
Date of the Judgment: October 3, 2008 Citation: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1576-1577 OF 2008 Judges: Markandey Katju, J. and Altamas Kabir, J. Can a court consider defence materials while framing charges in a criminal case? The Supreme Court addressed this crucial question in Rukmini Narvekar vs. Vijaya Satardekar, a case involving allegations of fraud and misrepresentation
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2008 Judges: Markandey Katju, J., Altamas Kabir, J. Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2461 of 2006, with C.A. 5889/2008 @ SLP (Civil) No. 6325 of 2006 When does a commercial disagreement become an unfair trade practice? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a dispute between Philips
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Markandey Katju, J. The central question in this case revolves around whether a Labour Court can declare seasonal workers as permanent employees, especially when their work’s nature appears continuous. The Supreme Court addressed this issue in an appeal concerning the U.P. State Sugar
Date of the Judgment: 18 September 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Markandey Katju, J. Did a group of gamblers turn violent after losing money? The Supreme Court of India examined a case where a gambling dispute allegedly led to a man’s murder. The court considered circumstantial evidence and witness testimonies
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 September 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a criminal case? The Supreme Court addressed this question in Sunil Dattatraya Vaskar & Another vs. State of Maharashtra. The case revolves around an incident of firing that
Date of the Judgment: 11 September 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Markandey Katju, J. In a dispute over the specific performance of a sale agreement, can a court enforce the agreement if the seller lacked the authority to enter into it? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of S.
Date of the Judgment: 9 September 2008 The Supreme Court addressed a critical question regarding pension disparities among retired Major Generals in the Indian Army. The central issue was whether officers who retired before 1 January 1996, should receive the same pension benefits as those who retired after this date, when revised pay scales took
