Supreme Court Upholds Complaint Against Police Officer: Devendra Prasad Singh vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior sanction is required under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to prosecute a police officer for offences allegedly committed not in the course of his official duties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: […]
Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal, Restores Criminal Petitions: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing criminal original petitions after recalling its earlier order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: S. Ramesh & Ors. vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: April 02,
Supreme Court orders fresh consideration of canteen workers’ regularization: Tuticorin Port Trust Case (2019) Date of the Judgment: 01 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can canteen workers in a Port Trust claim to be regular employees of the trust? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Remands Pension Case Due to Unreasoned High Court Order: State of Orissa vs. Chandra Nandi (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 1, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court order be set aside if it doesn’t provide reasons for its decision? The
Supreme Court directs contract workers to approach Industrial Tribunal for regularization: Sunil Kumar Biswas vs. Ordinance Factory Board (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contract workers can seek regularization of their services through the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) or if they must approach the Industrial Tribunal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Trial Due to Lack of Opportunity to File Written Statement in Civil Suit: Rajinder Tiwari vs. Kedar Nath (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial can be considered fair if a defendant is denied the opportunity to file a written statement. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Rajinder Tiwari vs. Kedar Nath Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies “Excluded Employee” Definition Under EPF Act: Modern Transportation vs. EPFO (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 March 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 293 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can retired employees who have withdrawn their full provident fund benefits from their previous employer be considered “excluded employees” when re-employed
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ganga Prasad Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 March 2019 Citation: Ganga Prasad Mahto vs. State of Bihar & Anr. CRIMINAL APPEAL No.526 OF 2019 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a conviction for
Supreme Court Clarifies Tax on Mobile Crane Wire Ropes under Rajasthan VAT Act Date of the Judgment: 26 March 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 289 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. What is the correct tax rate for wire ropes used in mobile cranes? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question, clarifying whether
Supreme Court Upholds Land Resumption for Public Purpose: V. Krishnamurthy vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State government can resume land allotted to a society for a public purpose. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Resumption Case Name: V. Krishnamurthy & Anr. vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court awards compensation instead of reinstatement for temporary employee: LIC vs. Dinesh Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a temporary employee, whose services were terminated, should be reinstated or compensated, considering the specific facts of the case and the long lapse of time. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Regional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation
Supreme Court bars Civil Suits challenging land ceiling orders: Meg Raj vs. Manphool (2019) INSC 195 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has the jurisdiction to entertain a suit challenging an order passed by the Prescribed Authority under the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Land Ceiling/Civil Law Case Name: Meg Raj
