Supreme Court modifies dismissal of Sailor for hitting superior officer: Union of India vs. R. Karthik (2020) INSC 21 Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 21 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a sailor be dismissed from service for hitting a superior officer, especially if the superior officer […]
Supreme Court Remands Land Dispute Case: Pre-Partition Tenants’ Rights to be Decided: Indu Bai vs. State of Telangana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether pre-partition tenants have a right to continue in possession of land transferred to the State Government. CASE TYPE: Land Dispute, Property Law Case Name: Indu Bai & Ors. vs. State of Telangana &
Date of the Judgment: January 17, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 24 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Deepak Gupta, J. Can an Air Force personnel be punished based on a Court Martial without a mandatory FIR being filed with the civil police? The Supreme Court addressed this question while examining the validity of a District Court
Supreme Court Denies Grade Pay Parity for Army Chief Engineers: Union of India vs. Brig. Balbir Singh (Retd.) (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Army officers on tenure postings in the Military Engineering Services (MES) are entitled to the same grade pay as their civilian counterparts holding the same post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union
Supreme Court Upholds Employer’s Right to Transfer, Limits Industrial Court’s Jurisdiction in Unfair Labour Practice Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s transfer can be considered an unfair labor practice and whether the Industrial Court has jurisdiction over termination disputes arising from such transfers. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Rajneesh Khajuria vs. M/s. Wockhardt Ltd.
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Criminal Justice Reforms in Bail Matter LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court, while deciding a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, can issue directions for reforms in the criminal justice system. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State Rep. by the Inspector
Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Rules for Municipal Posts: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether direct recruitment can be initiated without exhausting the promotion and deputation avenues as per the Recruitment Rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies, New Secretariat & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court overturns High Court on Adverse Possession: Uttam Chand vs. Nathu Ram (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the defendants perfected their title by adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Shri Uttam Chand (D) Through Lrs. vs. Nathu Ram (D) Through Lrs. & Ors. Judgment Date: 15 January 2020 Date of
Supreme Court Denies Full Salary for Suspension Period After Penalty Reduction in Bank Employee Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to full salary for the suspension period when the initial dismissal order is reduced to a lesser penalty. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Om Pal Singh vs. Disciplinary Authority & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Bail, Rejects Cancellation Based on Vague Allegations: Myakala Dharmarajam vs. State of Telangana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail granted by a Sessions Court can be cancelled by the High Court based on vague allegations of witness tampering and without a finding of perversity in the Sessions Court’s order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law
Supreme Court clarifies the application of Rule 180 of Army Rules in Court Martial Proceedings: Union of India vs. Virendra Kumar (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-compliance of Rule 180 of the Army Rules, 1954 during a Court of Inquiry vitiates the subsequent Court Martial proceedings. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Law Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court Upholds JPSC’s Right to Set Cut-off Marks Post-Exam: Jharkhand Public Service Commission vs. Manoj Kumar Gupta (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) can fix minimum qualifying marks for Paper III of the Jharkhand Eligibility Test (JET) after the examination process has commenced. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Jharkhand
