B.V. Nagarathna

Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment scheme for municipal employees in West Bengal: State of West Bengal vs. Debabrata Tiwari & Ors. (2023) INSC 176 (03 March 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Scheme for Municipal Employees in West Bengal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a scheme exists for compassionate appointment for municipal employees in West Bengal and the effect of delay in seeking such appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of West Bengal vs. Debabrata Tiwari & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 March […]

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Territorial Jurisdiction of High Courts: Supreme Court refers the matter to a Larger Bench in Service Law Dispute (2023)

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Supreme Court refers the issue of High Court’s territorial jurisdiction to a Larger Bench in Union of India vs. Sanjiv Chaturvedi & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the territorial jurisdiction of High Courts to hear writ petitions challenging orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), particularly when the CAT’s Principal

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on lease cancellation: Debidutta Mohanty vs. Ranjan Kumar Pattnaik (2023) INSC 179

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on lease cancellation: Debidutta Mohanty vs. Ranjan Kumar Pattnaik (2023) INSC 179 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lease granted based on an invalid solvency certificate can be cancelled. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Lease Dispute Case Name: Debidutta Mohanty vs. Ranjan Kumar Pattnaik & Ors. [Judgment Date]: March 3, 2023

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Supreme Court quashes High Court order to legalize encroachment on school land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023)

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Supreme Court quashes High Court order to legalize encroachment on school land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 03, 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 177 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a High Court direct the regularization of unauthorized occupation of land reserved for a school and playground?

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on lease cancellation: Debidutta Mohanty vs. Ranjan Kumar Pattnaik (2023)

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on lease cancellation: Debidutta Mohanty vs. Ranjan Kumar Pattnaik (2023) Date of the Judgment: March 3, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 2032 Judges: M. R. Shah, J., B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a lease be cancelled if the bidder submits a solvency certificate not in his name, but in the name

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Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Encroachers on School Land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Encroachers on School Land: State of Haryana vs. Satpal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether unauthorized occupants of land designated for a school can be directed to be evicted. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Public Land Encroachment Case Name: The State of Haryana and Ors. vs. Satpal & Ors. [Judgment Date]: March 3,

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Scheme No. 97: Indore Development Authority vs. Burhani Grih Nirman (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Scheme No. 97: Indore Development Authority vs. Burhani Grih Nirman (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Indore Development Authority’s (IDA) Scheme No. 97 had lapsed under Section 54 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973, and whether the land acquisition process was valid. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Scheme No. 97: Indore Development Authority vs. Burhani Grih Nirman Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Scheme No. 97: Indore Development Authority vs. Burhani Grih Nirman Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit (2023) Date of the Judgment: 03 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 200 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a development scheme be invalidated if not fully implemented within three years? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Upholds “One Site One Shop” Policy in Chandigarh Market Dispute: Gurjit Singh vs. Union Territory, Chandigarh (2023) INSC 175 (03 March 2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds “One Site One Shop” Policy in Chandigarh Market Dispute Date of the Judgment: 03 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 175 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a shop owner in a market claim a right to the auction platform directly in front of their shop? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Renaming Places Named After Foreign Invaders (27 February 2023)

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Renaming Places Named After Foreign Invaders (27 February 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the names of places named after foreign invaders should be renamed to uphold the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law Case Name: Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 27 February 2023 Date

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Renaming Places: Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs. Union of India (27 February 2023)

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Renaming Places: Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs. Union of India (2023) Date of the Judgment: 27 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 174 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can the past dictate the present? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed a petition seeking to rename historical places named

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (24 February 2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24th February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 137 Judges: Justice Krishna Murari and Justice B.V. Nagarathna Can a higher court overturn an acquittal by a lower court? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question while hearing an appeal against

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