Bela M. Trivedi

Supreme Court Upholds Bangalore Development Authority’s Right to Alter Site Prices: Bangalore Development Authority vs. R. Jayakumar & Ors. (9 March 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Bangalore Development Authority’s Right to Alter Site Prices: Bangalore Development Authority vs. R. Jayakumar & Ors. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 9 March 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a development authority alter the price of a site after the initial application? The Supreme […]

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Supreme Court Upholds MACP Implementation Date, Rejects ACP Claims: Delhi Development Authority vs. Narender Kumar & Ors. (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Employee Benefits, Judges, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Service Law with ACP Scheme, Service Law with MACP Scheme, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds MACP Implementation Date, Rejects ACP Claims: DDA vs. Narender Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP) should be applied from 01-01-2006, or 01-09-2008 and whether employees are entitled to benefits under the old Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme after the implementation of MACP. CASE TYPE: Service Law

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Constable for Assaulting Senior Officer: Union of India vs. Managobinda Samantaray (24 February 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Constable for Assaulting Senior Officer LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellate authority’s decision to enhance the penalty of a CISF constable from reduction of pay to dismissal was justified, and whether the High Court’s intervention in reducing the punishment was appropriate. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India

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Supreme Court Limits Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: Krishnamurthy vs. State of Karnataka (2022)

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Supreme Court Limits Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: Krishnamurthy vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether individuals can be held vicariously liable for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when their actions, though contributing to the circumstances, did not directly cause the death and lacked a

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Supreme Court acquits accused in dowry death case due to lack of evidence: Satye Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022)

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Supreme Court acquits accused in dowry death case due to lack of evidence: Satye Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) Date of the Judgment: 15th February 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld based solely on suspicion and circumstantial evidence, even

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Supreme Court clarifies insurance claim rules for vehicle theft: Delay in intimation not always fatal: Jaina Construction Company vs. Oriental Insurance Company (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Consumer Law, Consumer Rights, Gurshinder Singh vs. Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd., Insurance Claims, Insurance Law, Insurance Law with Condition No. 1 of the Insurance Policy, Judges, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court on Delay in Insurance Claim for Vehicle Theft: Jaina Construction Company vs. Oriental Insurance Company (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company can reject a claim for vehicle theft solely due to a delay in informing the company, despite a timely police report. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Jaina Construction Company vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Case: O.S. Kannan vs. A. Alima (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Judges, Motor Accident Claims, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Inherent Jurisdiction, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Case: O.S. Kannan vs. A. Alima (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of Motor Accident Compensation Award. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claims. Case Name: O.S. Kannan vs. A. Alima and Anr. [Judgment Date]: February 10, 2022 Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2022. Citation: (Not Available in Source). Judges: Uday

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Supreme Court clarifies the scope of compromise orders in service matters: R. Muthukumar & Ors. vs. TANGEDCO & Ors. (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Compromise Orders, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Judges, Parity in Service Matters, Public Employment, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court clarifies the scope of compromise orders in service matters: R. Muthukumar & Ors. vs. TANGEDCO & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compromise order passed by a court can be the basis for extending similar benefits to non-parties. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R. Muthukumar & Ors. vs. The Chairman and Managing

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Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on Registrar’s Power in Public Trust Property Sales: Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman vs. Registrar of Public Trusts (2022)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on Registrar’s Power in Public Trust Property Sales: Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman vs. Registrar of Public Trusts (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of the Registrar’s power to grant or refuse sanction for the sale of public trust property under Section 14 of the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951. CASE TYPE: Public Trust

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Upgrade Based on ‘Equal Pay’ Principle: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2007, Indian Forest Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2008, Judges, Pension Benefits, Service Law

Supreme Court Denies Pension Upgrade Based on ‘Equal Pay’ Principle: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of ‘equal pay for equal work’ principle to pension benefits for retired government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 27 January 2022

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Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for retired forest officers: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judges, Pension Benefits, Service Law, Service Rules

Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for retired forest officers: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022) Date of the Judgment: 27 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 1012 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a retired government employee claim pension benefits based on rules introduced after their retirement? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Upgrade Based on Equal Pay for Retired Forest Officer: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022)

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Upgrade Based on Equal Pay for Retired Forest Officer: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a retired government employee is entitled to a pension upgrade based on the principle of “equal pay for equal work” when the upgrade is for a post he did not hold

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