Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Munawwar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of “last seen” was correctly applied in a case where the victim was last seen with the accused, and subsequent events implicated the accused in the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Munawwar […]
Supreme Court Rules Invalidating Medical Board Mandatory for Discharge on Medical Grounds Date of the Judgment: 16 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 690 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a member of the armed forces be discharged from service on medical grounds without an Invalidating Medical Board? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court rules on pension eligibility for cooperative bank employees: Issac T M vs. Idukki District Co-operative Bank Ltd (2019) INSC 596 Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 596 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J Can a delay by a cooperative bank in remitting an employee’s pension
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Negligent Weapon Handling in CRPF: Union of India vs. Sitaram Mishra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) can be dismissed for negligently handling a weapon, resulting in a co-worker’s death, despite being acquitted in a criminal trial for the same incident. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Orders Disclosure of APAR Entries for Promotion Consideration: Pankaj Prakash vs. United India Insurance Co Ltd (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-communication of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) entries to an employee affects their promotion prospects. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pankaj Prakash vs. United India Insurance Co Ltd & Anr [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Addresses Contempt in Jantar Mantar Construction Case Date of the Judgment: 9 July 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 697 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can authorities be held in contempt for not demolishing a structure near a protected monument, even if no explicit demolition order was issued? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Headmistress After Disciplinary Inquiry: Shri Yogiraj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal vs. Vidya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the inquiry committee followed the correct procedure in a disciplinary inquiry against an employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Shri Yogiraj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal & Ors. vs. Vidya (Dead) Thru Lrs. & Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Child Witness Competency in Murder Trial: Ramesh vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the competency of child witnesses in criminal trials. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: P. Ramesh vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: July 9, 2019 Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 678 Judges:
Supreme Court on Summary Court Martial: Randhir Singh vs Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Summary Court Martial (SCM) was validly convened when there was no grave reason for immediate action. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Law Case Name: Randhir Singh vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: July 8, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Rules on Ad-Hoc Teacher Appointment: Raman Singh Case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ad-hoc appointment in a leave vacancy can be converted to a substantive appointment upon the death of the regularly appointed candidate. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: Raman Singh vs. The District Inspector of Schools, Jalaun at Orai
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy: Age Relaxation and General Category Migration Date of the Judgment: 4 July 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5185 of 2019 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 3938 of 2018) Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a candidate who uses age relaxation as a member of a
Supreme Court Upholds Dargah’s Land Rights: Sopanrao vs. Syed Mehmood (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2019 Citation: Sopanrao & Anr. vs. Syed Mehmood & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4478 of 2007 Judges: N. V. Ramana, Deepak Gupta, and Indira Banerjee, JJ. Can a civil court decide on the management rights of a religious
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