Supreme Court Upholds Army Commander Appointments: Ravi Dastane vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appointment of Army Commanders was based on seniority alone, or on a comparative evaluation of merit as per the selection process. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Army Appointments) Case Name: Lt Gen Ravi Dastane, AVSM, VSM vs. Union of […]
Supreme Court Sets Aside Compassionate Appointment Order Due to Delay: Govt. of India vs. P. Venkatesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compassionate appointment can be granted after a significant delay following the death of a government employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Govt. of India & Anr. vs. P. Venkatesh Judgment Date: 1
Supreme Court Allows Amendment of Plaint: Varun Pahwa vs. Renu Chaudhary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a plaint can be amended to correct the name of the plaintiff from an individual to a private limited company, when the suit was inadvertently filed in the name of the director instead of the company. CASE TYPE: Civil (Recovery
Supreme Court clarifies ‘Public Duty’ for Writ Jurisdiction: Ramakrishna Mission vs. Kago Kunya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private hospital, partially funded by the government, performs a ‘public duty’ making it amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Ramakrishna Mission & Anr.
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Land Compensation Claim: M/S. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs. Land Acquisition Collector (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 February 2019 Citation: M/S. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs. Land Acquisition Collector, SLP(C)No.618 of 2018, 2019 INSC 155 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a company that missed
Supreme Court settles interest calculation for delayed possession in DLF Homes Panchkula case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of interest for delayed possession and refunds in consumer disputes. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: DLF Homes Panchkula (P) Ltd. vs. Sushila Devi and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 February 2019 Date of the Judgment: 26 February 2019 Citation:
Supreme Court Upholds Resumption of Allotted Booth Due to Payment Default: Rajiv Vohra vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government authority can resume an allotted property due to non-payment of dues by the allottee. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Rajiv Vohra vs. The State of Haryana and Ors. Judgment Date: 21 February
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Caste-Based Murder Case: Mahendran vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were part of an unlawful assembly with the common object of murdering the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mahendran vs. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ravi @Gopu and Ors. vs. State
Supreme Court directs compensation for MBBS student after admission cancellation Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J Can a student be compensated for the loss of an academic year due to a medical college’s admission irregularities? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Dispute Over Money Transfer Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 108 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J. This was a two-judge bench, and the judgment was authored by Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. Can a criminal case be pursued when
Supreme Court Upholds Army’s Disciplinary Jurisdiction in Attachment Order Case: Union of India vs. Lt Col Dharamvir Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Army by entertaining a writ petition against an attachment order. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors
Supreme Court Upholds Kerala Water Authority Pay Revision: T.I. Jose vs. Managing Director (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Kerala Water Authority could revise pay scales of Head Operators by removing the intermediate post of Senior Operator through a Government Order, after the High Court found the creation of the intermediate post by administrative order to
