Bela M. Trivedi

Supreme Court settles horizontal reservation for women in Madhya Pradesh Assistant Professor Selections (December 16, 2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Horizontal Reservation in Assistant Professor Selections LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Other Backward Class (OBC) female candidates who score higher than General Category women in the Assistant Professor selection process can be placed in the unreserved female category. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Reservation Policy Case Name: Sadhana Singh Dangi & Others vs. Pinki Asati […]

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Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of appeals against Single Judge orders in death penalty delay cases: Jasbir Singh vs State of Punjab (2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Appeals in Death Penalty Delay Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an intra-court appeal is maintainable against a Single Judge’s order in a writ petition concerning delays in the disposal of mercy petitions in death penalty cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jasbir Singh @ Jassa ETC. vs. State of Punjab &

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reporting of Vacancies to Public Service Commission: Director of Indian System of Medicine vs. Dr. Susmi C.T. (2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reporting of Vacancies to Public Service Commission: Director of Indian System of Medicine vs. Dr. Susmi C.T. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) can direct the Department of Indian System of Medicine to report additional vacancies to the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) based on anticipated vacancies due to

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Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Cognizance of Offence: B.G. Uday vs. H.G. Prashanth (30 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Cognizance of Offence: B.G. Uday vs. H.G. Prashanth (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in rejecting the challenge to the Trial Court’s order taking cognizance of the offence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: B.G. Uday vs. H.G. Prashanth [Judgment Date]: 30 November 2021 Introduction Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Power Corporation’s Stagnation Scheme: Bal Krishan Sharma Case (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Power Corporation’s Stagnation Scheme: Bal Krishan Sharma Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an office order upgrading posts requires publication in the Official Gazette under Section 79 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and whether employees are entitled to a higher pay scale of a promotional post without holding the responsibilities of

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Supreme Court clarifies “Sexual Assault” under POCSO Act: No Skin-to-Skin Contact Required in POCSO Cases (18 November 2021)

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Supreme Court Interprets “Sexual Assault” Under POCSO Act: Skin-to-Skin Contact Not Mandatory (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “sexual assault” under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Child Protection Case Name: Attorney General for India v. Satish and Another & Other connected matters [Judgment

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Supreme Court Dismisses CRPF Appeals in Service Matter: CRPF vs. Manoj Mishra & Ors. (2021)

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Date of the Judgment: November 12, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 747 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can appeals be dismissed without a detailed judgment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a service matter appeal filed by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The

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Supreme Court Denies Accident Claim Benefit Due to Policy Lapse: LIC vs. Sunita (2021)

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Supreme Court Denies Accident Claim Benefit Due to Policy Lapse: LIC vs. Sunita (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable to pay the accident benefit when the policy had lapsed due to non-payment of premium before the accident, even if the policy was revived after the accident but before the death of the

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Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide in agricultural land dispute: Sita Ram & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan (2021)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Sita Ram vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of causing death in a sudden fight without premeditation amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sita Ram & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Goutam Joardar vs. State of West Bengal (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Goutam Joardar vs. State of West Bengal (2021) Date of the Judgment: October 7, 2021 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi Can a delay in recording witness statements be fatal to a prosecution’s case? The Supreme Court of India

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Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Right to Repudiate Claim Due to Expired Temporary Vehicle Registration: United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Sushil Kumar Godara (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Right to Repudiate Claim Due to Expired Temporary Vehicle Registration Date of the Judgment: September 30, 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5887 of 2021 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. (authored by S. Ravindra Bhat, J.) Can an insurance company deny a claim if

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Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal of Appeals in Income Tax Case: Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (29 September 2021)

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Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax: Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Appeals LEGAL ISSUE: Withdrawal of appeals by the appellant. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Case Name: Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax [Judgment Date]: 29 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2021 Judges: Uday

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