Supreme Court Upholds Re-evaluation for Lieutenant General Promotion: Union of India vs. Major General Arun Roy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the method of assessment of confidential reports of Army officers and denial of consideration for promotion was done as per the policy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Major […]
Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Land Allotment: JVPD Scheme Welfare Trust vs. MHADA (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can uphold a cancellation order based on reasons not stated in the original order. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Public Trust Law Case Name: JYPD Scheme Welfare Trust vs. The Chief Officer, M.H.A.D. & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Directs Land Allotment to Municipal Corporation for Primary School: Jawed Urdu Primary School vs. Collector of Mumbai (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the land reserved for a primary school should be allotted to a private trust or the municipal corporation, especially when neither applicant fully met the application criteria. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/ Education
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in dowry death case: Sham Lal vs. State of Haryana (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 09, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal based on a different interpretation of evidence? The
Supreme Court Upholds Property Rights: Leelavathi vs. Shankarnarayana Rao (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether properties purchased with financial assistance from a father in the names of his sons are considered benami transactions. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law. Case Name: Smt. P. Leelavathi (D) by LRs vs. V. Shankarnarayana Rao (D) by LRs. [Judgment Date]: April 9,
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment Based on Experience Certificates: Food Corporation of India vs. Rimjhim (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer can reject a candidate for not submitting an experience certificate with the application when the advertisement does not explicitly require it, and when the candidate possesses the required experience. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Back Wages for Suspended Employee Acquitted of Criminal Charges Date of the Judgment: 01 April 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 264 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M.R. Shah, J. Can an employee who was suspended due to criminal charges and later acquitted claim full back wages for the entire suspension period? The
Supreme Court Stays Inspection Order for Medical College: Board of Governors vs. National Institute of Medical Sciences (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in directing an inspection of a medical college for enhancement of seats without considering the existing bar on admissions and without giving the Medical Council of India a hearing.
Supreme Court upholds robbery conviction, reduces sentence: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for offences of robbery and receiving stolen property was correct. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Acquits in Dowry Death Case, Overturns Conviction for Destruction of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for causing disappearance of evidence of offence, in the absence of any direct evidence? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Om Prakash &
Supreme Court Exempts Bajaj Auto from NCCD, Education Cess, and Secondary & Higher Education Cess: Bajaj Auto vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether manufacturing units exempt from Central Excise Duty are also exempt from National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD), Education Cess, and Secondary & Higher Education Cess. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name:
Supreme Court clarifies seniority rules for direct recruits vs. LDCE promotees: P. Subramaniyan vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority between direct recruits and Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) promotees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: P. Subramaniyan vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: March 15, 2019 Date of the
