Supreme Court Rules on Compassionate Appointment for Children of Second Marriages LEGAL ISSUE: Whether children born from a second marriage are eligible for compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Anr. vs. V.R. Tripathi. [Judgment Date]: 11 December 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 11 December 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Insurance Exclusion for Demolition by Lawful Authority in Consumer Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable to pay for damages when the insured property is demolished by a lawfully constituted authority, given an exclusion clause in the insurance policy. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law, Insurance Law Case Name: New India Assurance
Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Technician-III Posts: Diploma Holders Not Equivalent to ITI (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a diploma in electrical engineering is equivalent to an ITI certification for the post of Technician-III. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Zahoor Ahmad Rather and Ors. vs. Sheikh Imtiyaz Ahmad and Ors. Judgment Date: 05 December 2018
Supreme Court Sets Aside Delay Condonation in Arbitration Case: Simplex Infrastructure Ltd vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a delay beyond the statutorily prescribed limit for filing an application to set aside an arbitral award can be condoned. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: M/S Simplex Infrastructure Ltd vs. Union of India [Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Tenure Limit for College Development Council Director: S C Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the tenure limitation of two terms of three years for the Director of the College Development Council (CDC) applies only to those appointed on a deputation basis or to all appointees. CASE TYPE: Service
Supreme Court Restores NGT Case on Land Exchange: Sarv Jan Kalyan Sewa Samiti vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) erred in disposing of an Original Application (OA) without considering objections after the Supreme Court had directed that the NGT should not hinder the appellant from pursuing remedies in
Supreme Court clarifies effect of stay on conviction in disqualification of legislators: Lok Prahari vs. Election Commission of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a stay of conviction by an appellate court nullifies the disqualification of a legislator under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Election Law. Case Name: Lok
Supreme Court settles the inclusion of contract employees in Indian Broadcasting Service: Union of India vs. E. Krishna Rao (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contract employees of Doordarshan, later declared government servants, are entitled to be included in the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service and receive associated benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court Allows Live Streaming of Proceedings for Public Access Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 784 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar, J, Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J Can the public have real-time access to court proceedings? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question, paving the way
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act: SK Raju vs. State of West Bengal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the search and seizure of narcotics from a bag carried by an individual requires compliance with Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and whether the search was conducted as per procedure. CASE
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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Employees Between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees appointed by the State of Uttar Pradesh can be transferred to the State of Uttarakhand based on mutual consent, even if their appointments occurred after the cut-off date for automatic allocation under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Clarifies Magistrate’s Power in Forest Offence Cases: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Uday Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order the interim release of a vehicle seized in a forest offence case under Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), when confiscation proceedings have been initiated by a Forest
