Supreme Court allows appeal against rejection of plaint under Benami Act: Pawan Kumar vs. Babulal (2019) INSC 268 Date of the Judgment: April 02, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 268 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can a plaint be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) if […]
Supreme Court on Unfair Terms in Apartment Buyer Agreements: Pioneer Urban Land vs. Govindan Raghavan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether clauses in an Apartment Buyer’s Agreement are binding if they are one-sided and unfair. CASE TYPE: Consumer Protection Case Name: Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd. vs. Govindan Raghavan Judgment Date: April 2, 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Pension to VSNL Employees with Less Than 10 Years of Service LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of a government department converted into a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) are eligible for pensionary benefits under the Central Government if they had less than 10 years of qualifying service at the time of absorption
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Settlement Agreement Dispute: State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Global Steel Holding Limited (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings and other actions arising from a settlement agreement can be quashed upon full satisfaction of the settlement terms. CASE TYPE: Civil, Settlement Agreement, Criminal Proceedings Case Name: State Trading
Supreme Court Denies Age Relaxation for Outsourced Workers: Electronic Corporation of India Ltd. vs. M. Shivani (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether outsourced workers are entitled to the same age relaxation benefits as direct employees in recruitment processes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Electronic Corporation of India Limited and Anr vs. M. Shivani and Anr.
Supreme Court Revisits Gratuity for Teachers: Birla Institute of Technology vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers are considered “employees” eligible for gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Gratuity Case Name: Birla Institute of Technology vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. Judgment Date: March 7, 2019 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Addition of Bogus Share Capital: Principal Commissioner of Income Tax vs. NRA Iron & Steel Pvt. Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the onus of proof is on the assessee to prove the genuineness of share capital/premium credited in their books of account. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case Name: Principal Commissioner of
Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification Criteria for Bank Employee Directors: Federation of Bank of India Staff Unions vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the differential disqualification criteria for worker/employee directors and officer/employee directors in nationalized banks is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Federation of Bank
Supreme Court Rules Resignation Entails Forfeiture of Past Service: State of Punjab vs. Gurbaran Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 01, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 182 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can an employee who resigns from service claim pensionary benefits for their past service? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Clarifies Central Excise Liability for Textile Traders Using Job Workers LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of excise duty liability for textile traders using job workers, specifically concerning the aggregate value of clearances. CASE TYPE: Central Excise Law Case Name: Dinesh Textiles v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, Calicut [Judgment Date]: 28 February
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Under Urban Land Ceiling Act: Competent Authority Calcutta vs. David Mantosh & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction to adjudicate matters related to land acquisition under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Urban Land Ceiling Case Name: The Competent Authority
