LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Madhusudan Kabra & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November 6, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: November 6, 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 973 Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi. How should land compensation […]
Date of the Judgment: November 6, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 934 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a delay in approaching the court be a ground to deny a case from being referred to the Labour Court? The Supreme Court in this case addressed this question and directed the State of Himachal Pradesh
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rule requiring a graduate degree to participate in a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Maharashtra Forest Guards and Foresters Union vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others Judgment Date: November 3, 2017 Date
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a land is ecologically fragile and whether the State can decline restoration of such land. CASE TYPE: Land Dispute, Environmental Law Case Name: L. Radhakrishnan vs. Parakulangara Devaswom & Anr. Judgment Date: 01 November 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 01 November 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 963 Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and
LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of an interlocutory injunction on property transfers. CASE TYPE: Civil. Case Name: Virendrabhai Devjibhai Patel vs. Keshavbhai Makanbhai. [Judgment Date]: 31 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 31 October 2017. Citation: 2017 INSC 948. Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi. Can a transfer of property, made in violation of an
Can teachers who failed an evaluation test be removed from service? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning Panchayat teachers in Bihar. The court considered the balance between maintaining educational standards and ensuring fair treatment of teachers appointed under older rules. This judgment highlights the importance of teacher training and
Date of the Judgment: October 30, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 947 Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi Can parties settle a disciplinary matter pending before the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case involving a dispute between Bhushan Steel and the State of Uttar Pradesh. The
LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the judgment in C.I.T. v. M/s. Yokogawa India Ltd. to similar cases. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Appeal Case Name: The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax vs. M/s. Rangsons Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Judgment Date: 27 October 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 October 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No.17325 of 2017 Judges:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission can extend the control period of a tariff order by using its inherent powers. CASE TYPE: Electricity Law, Contract Law, Regulatory Law Case Name: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs. Solar Semiconductor Power Company (India) Private Limited and Others Judgment Date: 25 October 2017 Introduction Date of
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an assignee can be impleaded in a suit for specific performance after an inordinate delay. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance. Case Name: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Sanjeev Builders Pvt. Ltd. And Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No. of
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court, after upholding a lower court’s finding on land ownership, can make observations that could potentially reopen the settled issue of title. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Resumption Case Name: Union of India vs. Vijay Krishna Uniyal (D) through L.Rs. Judgment Date: 23 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 23
LEGAL ISSUE: Entitlement of back wages and continuity of service for police constables whose termination was deemed illegal. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Deepak Kumar & Ors. vs. Principal Secretary Home, Govt. of U.P Lucknow (U.P) & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 10 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 904
