B.V. Nagarathna

Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Head Constable for Entering Women’s Barracks: Anil Kumar Upadhyay vs. Director General, SSB (20 April 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Head Constable for Entering Women’s Barracks: Anil Kumar Upadhyay vs. Director General, SSB (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate for a Head Constable who entered a women’s barrack, given that a female constable involved received a lesser penalty. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Disciplinary […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Penalty Order: Gyan Chand Jain vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Penalty Order: Gyan Chand Jain vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of appeal before High Court when tax effect is below prescribed limit. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Appeal Case Name: Late Shri Gyan Chand Jain through LR vs. Commissioner of Income Tax-I [Judgment Date]: April 19, 2022 Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Postal Assistant Fraud: Union of India vs. M. Duraisamy (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Postal Assistant Fraud: Union of India vs. M. Duraisamy (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 401 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a disciplinary authority’s decision to remove a public servant for serious fraud be overturned by a court based on sympathy?

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Supreme Court Mandates 75% Pre-Deposit for Challenging MSME Arbitration Awards: Tirupati Steels vs. Shubh Industrial Component (2022)

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Supreme Court Mandates 75% Pre-Deposit for Challenging MSME Arbitration Awards Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 434 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a company challenge an arbitration award against it without depositing 75% of the awarded amount? The Supreme Court of India, in this case, clarified that

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment for Delayed Reasoning in Murder Case

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment for Delayed Reasoning in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court judgment can be set aside for pronouncing the operative part of the order without a reasoned judgment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Indrajeet Yadav vs. Santosh Singh and Anr. Judgment Date: April 19, 2022 Date of

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Supreme Court enhances compensation for land acquisition in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation case (19 April 2022)

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Supreme Court enhances compensation for land acquisition in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation case Date of the Judgment: 19 April 2022 Citation: [Not Available in the provided text] Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. When land is acquired for industrial development, how should the compensation be calculated? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal on Interim Rent Deposit: Evergreen Land Mark Pvt. Ltd. vs. John Tinson & Company Pvt. Ltd. (2022)

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal on Interim Rent Deposit: Evergreen Land Mark Pvt. Ltd. vs. John Tinson & Company Pvt. Ltd. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral tribunal can order a lessee to deposit the full rental amount as an interim measure under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when the lessee

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Supreme Court settles the issue of waiting lists in teacher recruitment: Vallampati Sathish Babu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds No Waiting List Rule in Teacher Recruitment: Vallampati Sathish Babu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can claim appointment to a post that remained unfilled due to a selected candidate not joining, when there is no provision for a waiting list. CASE TYPE: Service Law; Teacher Recruitment.

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Teachers with Specialized History Degrees: Indresh Kumar Mishra vs. State of Jharkhand (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Teachers with Specialized History Degrees: Indresh Kumar Mishra vs. State of Jharkhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates holding postgraduate or graduate degrees in specialized branches of history (such as Ancient History or Medieval History) meet the eligibility criteria requiring a degree in “History” for teaching positions. CASE TYPE: Education/Service Law

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Supreme Court Allows Another Chance to Defend Suit After Ex-Parte Decree: Jersey Developers vs. Canara Bank (2022)

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Supreme Court Allows Another Chance to Defend Suit After Ex-Parte Decree: Jersey Developers vs. Canara Bank (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ex-parte decree should be set aside to allow the defendant another opportunity to defend the suit. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: M/s Jersey Developers (P) Limited & Ors. vs. Canara Bank Judgment Date: 13

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell: P. Ramasubbamma vs. V. Vijayalakshmi & Ors. (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell: P. Ramasubbamma vs. V. Vijayalakshmi & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell can be granted when a subsequent sale deed has been executed, and whether it is necessary to seek cancellation of the subsequent sale deed in

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Supreme Court Upholds Sentence for Attempt to Murder, Criticizes High Court’s Lenient Approach: State of Rajasthan vs. Banwari Lal (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Sentence for Attempt to Murder, Criticizes High Court’s Lenient Approach: State of Rajasthan vs. Banwari Lal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: The appropriate sentencing for the offense of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and the extent to which appellate courts can interfere with the trial court’s

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