Supreme Court Settles Family Property Dispute Through Settlement: Madan Mohan vs. Jawahar Lal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of property disputes among family members through amicable settlement. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute, family property. Case Name: Madan Mohan vs. Jawahar Lal (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. [Judgment Date]: October 05, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: October […]
Supreme Court Settles Family Partition Dispute Through Mediation: C. Baby vs. C. Kuppusamy & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of a family partition dispute through court-facilitated mediation. CASE TYPE: Civil (Partition Dispute) Case Name: C. Baby vs. C. Kuppusamy & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 October 2018 Date of the Judgment: 03 October 2018 Citation: Civil
Supreme Court directs review of penalty calculation for unauthorized bandwidth use: Union of India vs. Tech Mahindra Business Services Ltd. (2018) INSC 868 Date of the Judgment: 03 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 868 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can the government levy penalties and interest based on notifications without providing evidence
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases (2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 879 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can claimants receive enhanced compensation for acquired land even after a delay in approaching the court? The Supreme Court addressed this question while
Supreme Court Upholds Disclosure of Building Plans Under RTI Act: Ferani Hotels vs. State Information Commissioner (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether building plans submitted to public authorities by a developer can be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. CASE TYPE: Right to Information Law Case Name: Ferani Hotels Pvt. Ltd. vs. The State Information
Supreme Court allows challenge to M.P. Education Rules Amendment: Archana Rathore vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s order upholding the amendment to the M.P. Education Service Rules should prevent the appellants from challenging subsequent amendments. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Archana Rathore and Ors. vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court Upholds Reciprocal Agreement for Bus Permits: Ambala Bus Syndicate vs. Chandigarh Administration (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 848 Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Can a unilateral scheme override a bilateral reciprocal agreement between states regarding bus permits? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court clarifies data requirements for SC/ST promotion reservations: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the state needs to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for reservation in promotions. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Others vs. Lachhmi
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation for NOIDA Industrial Development LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Nanak (Deceased) Through Lrs vs. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 September 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 10013 of
Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement Despite Qualification Issue: Mamta Rohit vs. Dr. Prafulla Ranjan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appointment can be cancelled due to a lack of required qualifications after the appointee has joined, served, and been confirmed, especially when the appointing authority relaxed the qualification criteria. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mamta Rohit
Supreme Court on Relaxation of Service Rules for Promotion: Anil Kumar P.P. vs. State of Kerala (2018) Date of the Judgment: 25 September 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 9954-9955 of 2018 (Arising out of SLP(C) No. 7378-7379 of 2017) Judges: Kurian Joseph J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul J. Can the government exempt an employee from mandatory
Date of the Judgment: 25 September 2018 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can parties resolve their disputes outside of court? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a property dispute case, where the parties reached an amicable settlement. This judgment highlights the importance of alternative dispute resolution methods
