Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Elected Members in No-Confidence Motion: Ram Pal Singh vs. State of U.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an elected member of a Kshettra Panchayat, who has not subscribed to the oath of office, can sign or move a no-confidence motion against the Pramukh of the Kshettra Panchayat. CASE TYPE: Local Government […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Land Grabbing Claim: Durga Singh vs. Yadagiri (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants’ claim of land grabbing against the respondents is valid, considering previous civil suits and the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982. CASE TYPE: Land Grabbing/Civil Case Name: M. Durga Singh & Ors. vs. Yadagiri & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Union’s Decision to Scrap Limited Competitive Exam for IPS: Lt. Cdr. R.M. Ramesh vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Union of India’s decision to scrap the Limited Competitive Examination (LCE) for recruitment to the Indian Police Service (IPS) was legal and valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Lt.
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment Based on Initial Check-list: Thahira vs. Administrator, Lakshadweep (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court should interfere with the selection process when the candidate did not raise objections within the stipulated time. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Thahira P. vs. The Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Calculation Based on Last Held Post: Union of India vs. R. Sethumadhavan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether pension should be calculated based on the re-designated post or the post last held by the employee at the time of retirement. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Pension) Case Name: Union of India vs. R. Sethumadhavan
Supreme Court Intervenes on Construction Workers’ Welfare: A National Disgrace Uncovered LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of welfare measures for construction workers CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (NCC -CL) vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 March 2018 Date of the Judgment: 19 March
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Supreme Court Upholds No-Interest Rule on Security Deposits for Money Lenders and Pawn Brokers Date of the Judgment: 15 March 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 190 Judges: Madan B. Lokur J., Deepak Gupta J. Can the government mandate that security deposits from money lenders and pawn brokers not earn interest? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court overturns High Court in property sale dispute: Dalip Singh vs. Bhupinder Kaur (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the concurrent findings of fact by the trial court and the lower appellate court regarding an agreement to sell. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Specific Performance of Contract) Case Name: Dalip
Supreme Court clarifies ‘Sale Price’ under Rajasthan Sales Tax Act: Universal Cylinders Ltd. vs. Commercial Taxes Officer (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of ‘sale price’ and ‘turnover’ under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1994, when the final price is fixed after the provisional price. CASE TYPE: Tax Law. Case Name: M/s. Universal Cylinders Limited vs. The
Supreme Court Reverses High Court on Specific Performance: Kalawati vs. Rakesh Kumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the plaintiff was ready and willing to perform his part of the agreement in a suit for specific performance of a contract. CASE TYPE: Civil – Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: Kalawati (D) Through LRs. & Ors. vs.
Supreme Court permits limited silvicultural felling in Himachal Pradesh: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether silvicultural felling of trees can be permitted in Himachal Pradesh to aid forest regeneration while adhering to environmental safeguards. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad vs. Union of India Judgment Date: 16
Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights of Mahant: Mahant Lalita Sharanji vs. Deoki Devi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party can challenge a consolidation order that affects their land rights even if they did not object to the initial order, especially when a subsequent order significantly alters the original allotment. CASE TYPE: Civil (Land Consolidation) Case
