Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 in Vinod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can invoke its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant compassionate appointment in a specific case, despite prior dismissals. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vinod Kumar […]
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Notional Service Benefit in Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme: National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired/Retired Employees Association vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who opted for a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SVRS) are entitled to an additional notional benefit of five years of service for pension calculation,
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Notional Service Benefit in Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme: National Insurance vs. United India Insurance (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who opted for the Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SVRS) 2004 are entitled to the notional five-year service benefit under the General Insurance (Employees) Pension Scheme, 1995. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Additional Service Benefit in Voluntary Retirement Scheme Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 944 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can employees who opt for a special voluntary retirement scheme (SVRS) claim additional benefits from a previous pension scheme, despite explicit exclusions in the
Supreme Court Orders Open Remand for Land Compensation: Ali Akbar vs. State of Kerala (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 10786-10787 of 2018, Civil Appeal No(s). 10788-10796 of 2018 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a High Court remand a land acquisition compensation case back to the
Supreme Court settles property dispute under Article 142: Vasudevan Embanthiri vs. Gopalakrishnan (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 25, 2018 Citation: Not Available in source Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a decades-long property dispute be resolved through the intervention of the Supreme Court, even against the wishes of one party? The
Supreme Court orders expedited trial on ancestral property dispute in specific performance case: Harnek Singh vs Hukam Chand (25 October 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance should be decided when a related suit concerning the nature of the property is pending. CASE TYPE: Civil, Specific Performance, Property Law Case Name: Harnek Singh(Dead)
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Eastern Coalfields Ltd. Case, Leaving Question of Law Open (25 October 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around a service matter concerning a retired employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Eastern Coalfields Ltd. vs. Bibhas Chandra Bakshi & Ors. Judgment Date: 25 October 2018 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Despite Dying Declarations: Mehboob & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of extinguishing fire by the accused mitigates their culpability for murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mehboob & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date:
Supreme Court directs premature release in fratricide case: Suganlal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 10, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 904 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a person convicted of murder be released prematurely after serving a long prison sentence? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Brother’s Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Raja vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 10, 2018 Citation: Not Available in the provided document Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld solely on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession? The
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rice Mill Deficit Case: Dwarika Das Rathi vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 09 October 2018 Citation: Dwarika Das Rathi vs. The State of Chhattisgarh, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1267/2018 (Arising from SLP (CRL) Nos.587/2017) Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Can a person
