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Supreme Court Awards Compensation for BSNL’s Delay in Compassionate Appointment: BSNL vs. Vidya Prasad (2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Compassionate Appointment, Delay in Appointment, Judges, Service Law

BSNL’s Delay in Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court Awards Compensation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delay in considering an application for compassionate appointment warrants compensation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief General Manager, Telecommunication, BSNL & Ors. vs. Vidya Prasad [Judgment Date]: 28 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal […]

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Supreme Court clarifies applicability of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 to factories run by local authorities: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation vs. Kakinada Municipality & Ors. (28 September 2021)

/ Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 1(4), Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 75, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 with Section 90, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Supreme Court Clarifies ESI Act Applicability to Local Authority Factories LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a factory run by a local authority is covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) and whether the Employees Insurance Court has the power to grant exemptions under the Act. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Employees’ State Insurance

Supreme Court clarifies applicability of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 to factories run by local authorities: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation vs. Kakinada Municipality & Ors. (28 September 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Surveyor’s Report in Insurance Claim Dispute: Khatema Fibres Ltd. vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. (28 September 2021)

/ Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 with Section 21, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 with Section 23, Deficiency in Service, Hemant Gupta, Insurance Act, 1938 with Section 64UM, Insurance Claim, Insurance Law, Judges, Surveyor's Report, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Surveyor’s Report in Insurance Claim Dispute: Khatema Fibres Ltd. vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the assessment of loss by a surveyor appointed under Section 64UM of the Insurance Act, 1938 is final and binding on the insured and the insurer, and the extent to which a Consumer

Supreme Court Upholds Surveyor’s Report in Insurance Claim Dispute: Khatema Fibres Ltd. vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. (28 September 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds PNGRB Regulations on City Gas Distribution: Adani Gas vs. Union of India (28 September 2021)

/ City Gas Distribution, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 with Section 16, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 with Section 17, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds PNGRB Regulations on City Gas Distribution: Adani Gas vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “deemed authorization” under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (PNGRB Act) and the validity of regulations for city gas distribution networks. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction – Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory

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Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Regularized Ad Hoc Employees: Malook Singh vs. State of Punjab (28 September 2021)

/ Ad Hoc Appointments, B.V. Nagarathna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, Punjab Civil Secretariat (State Service Class III) Rules 1976, Punjab Civil Secretariat (State Service Class III) Rules 1976 with Rule 9, Regularization, Seniority, Service Law, Vikram Nath

Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Regularized Ad Hoc Employees: Malook Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority for ad hoc employees upon regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Malook Singh and Others vs. State of Punjab and Others Judgment Date: 28 September 2021 Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021

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Supreme Court clarifies compensation disbursement in land acquisition cases: Bulandshahr Khurja Development Authority vs. Amir Kuwar (2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Civil Procedure, Compensation, High Court, Judges, Land Acquisition Act, Land Acquisition Act with Section 28, Supreme Court

Supreme Court clarifies compensation disbursement in land acquisition cases: Bulandshahr Khurja Development Authority vs. Amir Kuwar (2021) Date of the Judgment: September 28, 2021 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka How should compensation be distributed when there’s a dispute over the calculation of

Supreme Court clarifies compensation disbursement in land acquisition cases: Bulandshahr Khurja Development Authority vs. Amir Kuwar (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds IIT Admission Criteria: IIT Kharagpur vs. Soutrik Sarangi (2021)

/ Admission Standards, Bela M. Trivedi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 with Section 33(2)(b), Judges, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds IIT Admission Criteria: IIT Kharagpur vs. Soutrik Sarangi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the eligibility criteria for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, which restricts candidates who have already taken admission in an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) from appearing again, is valid. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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Supreme Court Transfers Divorce Case to Bengaluru Family Court: D. Raja Rajeswari vs. R. Sathish Kumar (2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Custody of Child, Divorce, Family Law, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 with Section 9, Judges, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, Transfer of Cases

Supreme Court Transfers Divorce Case to Bengaluru Family Court: D. Raja Rajeswari vs. R. Sathish Kumar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether multiple family court proceedings between the same parties should be consolidated in one court for efficiency and convenience. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Transfer Petition. Case Name: D. Raja Rajeswari vs. R. Sathish Kumar. Judgment Date:

Supreme Court Transfers Divorce Case to Bengaluru Family Court: D. Raja Rajeswari vs. R. Sathish Kumar (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants in New Delhi Market: New Delhi Municipal Council vs. Ganga Devi & Anr. (2021) INSC 648 (27 September 2021)

/ Breach of contract, Contract Law, Eviction, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Property Law, Transfer of Property, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants in New Delhi Market Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 648 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a municipal council be bound by policies of the Union Government when managing properties transferred to it? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants in New Delhi Market: New Delhi Municipal Council vs. Ganga Devi & Anr. (2021) INSC 648 (27 September 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Outsourcing Policy for Class IV Employees in Aided Institutions: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Principal Abhay Nandan Inter College (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Intermediate Education Act, 1921, Intermediate Education Act, 1921 with Section 16G, Intermediate Education Act, 1921 with Section 9(4), Judges, M.M. Sundresh, Regulations framed under the Intermediate Education Act, 1921, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court Upholds Outsourcing Policy for Class IV Employees in Aided Institutions: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Principal Abhay Nandan Inter College (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can mandate outsourcing for Class IV employee positions in aided educational institutions. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: The State of Uttar Pradesh &

Supreme Court Upholds Outsourcing Policy for Class IV Employees in Aided Institutions: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Principal Abhay Nandan Inter College (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Heir’s Right to Compensation in Land Acquisition Case: Manjari Tanty vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer (2021)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Inheritance Rights, Judges, Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with Section 30, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with Section 4, Property Law

Supreme Court Upholds Heir’s Right to Compensation in Land Acquisition Case: Manjari Tanty vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of legal heirship and entitlement to compensation in land acquisition cases. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Manjari Tanty @ Laria vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer and Sub Collector, Ultra Mega Power Project,

Supreme Court Upholds Heir’s Right to Compensation in Land Acquisition Case: Manjari Tanty vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Quashes Summons Against Company Directors in Property Damage Case: Ravindranatha Bajpe vs. Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. (2021)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Corporate Liability, Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 120B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 427, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 447, Judges, M.R. Shah, Vicarious Liability

Supreme Court Quashes Summons Against Company Directors in Property Damage Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether company directors can be held vicariously liable for offenses committed by the company without specific allegations of their individual roles. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravindranatha Bajpe vs. Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. & Others Judgment Date: 27 September 2021

Supreme Court Quashes Summons Against Company Directors in Property Damage Case: Ravindranatha Bajpe vs. Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. (2021) Read Post »

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