Supreme Court Restores Environmental Case: Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can delegate its adjudicatory functions to an administrative expert committee. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust and Others vs. State of Gujarat and […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Revisional Powers in Consumer Cases: Sunil Kumar Maity vs. State Bank of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 38 Judges: Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) call for a report from a party during the revision stage?
Supreme Court Restores Consumer Forum Order in Bank Error Case: Sunil Kumar Maity vs. State Bank of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) can overturn orders of lower consumer forums based on a report obtained suo moto during the revision process. CASE TYPE: Consumer Protection Case Name: Sunil Kumar
Supreme Court Restores Consumer Forum Order in Bank Error Case Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 43 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a bank be held liable for crediting funds to the wrong account due to its own error? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court clarifies the date for possession in housing projects: IREO Private Limited vs. Aloke Anand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the commencement date for calculating the period for handing over possession of an apartment in a housing project. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: M/s IREO Private Limited vs. Aloke Anand and Others Judgment Date: 21
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
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 &
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
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
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
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
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
