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Supreme Court Quashes Notification Granting Scheduled Tribe Status to ‘Lohar’ Community in Bihar: Sunil Kumar Rai & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (21 February 2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 342, Fundamental Rights, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, K.M. Joseph

Supreme Court Quashes Notification Granting Scheduled Tribe Status to ‘Lohar’ Community in Bihar LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can grant Scheduled Tribe status to a community not recognized as such under the Presidential Order. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Writ Petition Case Name: Sunil Kumar Rai & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. […]

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Supreme Court Allows Promotion Despite Simultaneous Degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. Chief Educational Officer (2022)

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Supreme Court Allows Promotion Despite Simultaneous Degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. Chief Educational Officer (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether obtaining two degrees simultaneously disqualifies a teacher from promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukkottai & Ors. [Judgment Date]: February 18, 2022 Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2022. Citation:

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Supreme Court settles eligibility for teacher promotions: Simultaneous degrees not a bar in A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer (2022) INSC 202 (18 February 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Teacher’s Promotion: Simultaneous Degrees Not a Bar Date of the Judgment: 18 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 202 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B. V. Nagarathna, J. Can a teacher be denied promotion for pursuing two degrees concurrently? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case, clarifying

Supreme Court settles eligibility for teacher promotions: Simultaneous degrees not a bar in A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer (2022) INSC 202 (18 February 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Officer in Cash Theft Case: UCO Bank vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Officer in Cash Theft Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in interfering with the disciplinary proceedings against a bank officer for negligence leading to theft. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Regional Manager, UCO Bank and Another vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj Judgment Date: 18

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Supreme Court Upholds UCO Bank’s Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Misconduct: General Manager(Operation-1) vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

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UCO Bank Employee Misconduct: Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1458 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Can a disciplinary inquiry be set aside if the charges are deemed vague? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case concerning

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Manager for Misconduct: General Manager, UCO Bank vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Manager for Misconduct LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with disciplinary proceedings when the inquiry was conducted as per procedure and the charges were not vague. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: General Manager(Operation-1)/Appellate Authority, UCO Bank & Ors. vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Denies Damages in Contract Dispute: Universal Petro Chemicals Ltd. vs. B.P. PLC (2022)

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Supreme Court Denies Damages in Contract Dispute: Universal Petro Chemicals Ltd. vs. B.P. PLC (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether damages can be awarded in a suit for specific performance of contract when not specifically pleaded. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Specific Relief Case Name: Universal Petro Chemicals Ltd. vs. B.P. PLC and Others Judgment Date: 18 February

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Supreme Court allows promotion of teacher with dual degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer (2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Judges, M. R. Shah, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 14, Teacher Promotion Rules

Supreme Court allows promotion of teacher with dual degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a teacher who obtained two degrees, B.A. (English) and M.A. (Tamil), through distance education in overlapping academic years is ineligible for promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer,

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power to Grant Deviations in Electricity Safety Regulations: Muhammed A.A. vs. State of Kerala (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power to Grant Deviations in Electricity Safety Regulations: Muhammed A.A. vs. State of Kerala (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a State Government can grant deviations from the qualification requirements prescribed by the Central Electricity Authority’s Safety Regulations. CASE TYPE: Electricity Law, Service Law. Case Name: Muhammed A.A. & Ors. vs. State of

Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power to Grant Deviations in Electricity Safety Regulations: Muhammed A.A. vs. State of Kerala (2022) Read Post »

Duty to Disclose Investigation Report: Supreme Court rules in favor of transparency in T. Takano vs. Securities and Exchange Board of India (2022)

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Supreme Court mandates disclosure of investigation report in SEBI case: T. Takano vs. SEBI (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an investigation report under Regulation 9 of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (PFUTP Regulations) must be disclosed to the person to whom a show cause notice is issued. CASE TYPE: Securities

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Gender Cap on Orchestra Performers in Maharashtra Bars

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Gender Cap on Orchestra Performers in Maharashtra Bars LEGAL ISSUE: Whether imposing a condition of gender cap on the number of performers in orchestra bands in bars is violative of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law Case Name: Hotel Priya, A Proprietorship vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment

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Supreme Court Clarifies Job Work vs. Manpower Supply for Service Tax: Adiraj Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise Pune II (2022)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Job Work vs. Manpower Supply for Service Tax: Adiraj Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise Pune II (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the services provided by a contractor constitute job work or manpower supply for the purpose of service tax exemption. CASE TYPE: Service Tax Law Case Name: Adiraj Manpower

Supreme Court Clarifies Job Work vs. Manpower Supply for Service Tax: Adiraj Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise Pune II (2022) Read Post »

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