Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of Army Personnel for False Documents: Ex. Sepoy Surendra Singh Yadav vs. Chief Record Officer (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an army personnel can be discharged from service for submitting a false educational certificate, even after being exonerated in a Summary Court Martial for the same offense. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Overlap Between Legal Metrology Act and IPC in Fuel Dispensing Fraud Cases Date of the Judgment: 04 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 762 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can an individual be prosecuted under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 for the same
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of Army Personnel with Multiple Red Ink Entries: Sep. Satgur Singh vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an army personnel can be discharged for having multiple red ink entries in his service record. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sep. Satgur Singh vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Medical Discharge Procedures in Army Service: Ram Khilawan vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 2, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 861 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can an army personnel be discharged from service due to medical reasons without a proper evaluation by an Invalidating Medical
Supreme Court on Recording of Facts in Military Reports: Union of India vs. Brig. Devinder Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether courts can direct changes in military reports for historical accuracy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Brig. Devinder Singh Judgment Date: 23 August 2019 Date of the Judgment: 23
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Appointment of Town Planning Inspector LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim appointment to a public post solely based on possessing the required educational qualifications, without adhering to the applicable recruitment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Commissioner of Municipal Administration & Anr. vs. M.C. Sheela
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement Due to Flawed Inquiry in College Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: 08 August 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 766 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a college terminate a professor’s employment without following proper procedures? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunita vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: July 30, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of Sikkim (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the death of the deceased based on circumstantial evidence and the application of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of
Supreme Court Upholds Bank’s Decision: No Repeated Hearings for Employees in Disciplinary Cases (25 July 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to multiple opportunities for a hearing in disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State Bank of India & Ors. vs. Atindra Nath Bhattacharyya & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 25 July 2019
Supreme Court Restores Specific Performance Decree in Land Sale Dispute: Randhir Kaur vs. Prithvi Pal Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of interference in a second appeal regarding findings of fact; Validity of a sale agreement executed through a power of attorney holder. CASE TYPE: Civil (Specific Performance) Case Name: Randhir Kaur vs. Prithvi Pal Singh
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimonies of injured witnesses can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State represented by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 July 2019
