Haryana C&V Teachers Not Automatically TGT: Supreme Court Decision on Promotions (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Classical and Vernacular (C&V) cadre teachers are automatically considered Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) for promotion purposes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Haryana and Another vs. Sandeep Singh and Others Judgment Date: May 6, 2019 Introduction Date of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Contractual Termination Without Notice: Rajasthan State Roadways vs. Paramjeet Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contractual employee’s services can be terminated without notice as per the terms of their contract. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation vs. Paramjeet Singh Judgment Date: May 3, 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Initial Surveyor’s Report in Insurance Claim Dispute Date of the Judgment: 1 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 403 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can an insurance company repeatedly appoint surveyors until it receives a favorable report? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a dispute
Supreme Court Sets Aside CBI Probe Order in Religious Trust Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can order a CBI investigation into a matter of sale of property of a religious trust, giving rise to a civil dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Religious Trust Property Dispute. Case Name: Shree Shree Ram Janki
Supreme Court Clarifies Admissibility of Electronic Evidence and Preliminary Inquiries in Corruption Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of electronic evidence and the scope of preliminary inquiries in corruption cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988) Case Name: State By Karnataka Lokayukta Police Station vs. M.R. Hiremath [Judgment Date]: 01 May 2019 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court clarifies allotment rights for housing scheme registrants: UP Housing Board vs. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mere registration for a housing scheme guarantees allotment of a plot or house. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: UP Housing and Development Board vs. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal Judgment Date: May 01, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Clarifies Speculative Business Loss Set-Off Rules for NBFCs: Snowtex Investment Ltd. vs. PCIT (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a company’s income from trading in shares should be classified as speculative business income, and whether losses from such trading can be set off against profits from trading in derivatives. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case
Supreme Court Allows Cost Escalation in Housing Project: Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority vs. Chavva Sheela Reddy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a development authority can demand an escalated cost for a flat when the initial allotment was at a fixed price. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law Case Name: Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority vs. Chavva Sheela
Supreme Court Enforces Agreement for Flat Allotment Despite Payment Dispute: Suman Jindal & Anr. vs. M/s. Adarsh Developers (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a developer can cancel a flat allotment for alleged non-payment of the full booking amount when the parties had agreed to a reduced booking amount. CASE TYPE: Consumer Dispute Case Name: Suman Jindal
Supreme Court Denies Accident Claim: Heart Attack Not an ‘Accident’ Under Insurance Policy (24 April 2019) Date of the Judgment: 24 April 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 3413 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 32335 of 2016) Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J Can a fall from a motorcycle
Supreme Court Upholds Insurer’s Right to Repudiate Claim for Non-Disclosure of Previous Policy: Reliance Life Insurance Co Ltd vs. Rekhaben Nareshbhai Rathod (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurer can repudiate a life insurance claim within two years of the policy’s commencement due to the insured’s failure to disclose a previous insurance policy. CASE TYPE: Consumer
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused acted in private defence and whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar & Anr. vs. State
