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Supreme Court directs expeditious disposal of pension case: Indira Gandhi National Open University vs. Dr. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai (2018)

/ Indira Gandhi National Open University, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Pension Benefits, Service Law, Service Rules, Indira Gandhi National Open University

Supreme Court directs expeditious disposal of pension case: Indira Gandhi National Open University vs. Dr. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the service of an employee under the Indira Gandhi National Open University can be counted towards pensionary benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Pension) Case Name: Indira Gandhi National Open University vs. Dr. V.N. […]

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Supreme Court Orders Rehearing in Compensation Case Due to Lack of Opportunity to be Heard: Mohd. Anwar vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (2018)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Employees Compensation Act, 1923, Employees Compensation Act, 1923 with Section 3, Judges, Principles of Natural Justice, R.K. Agrawal, Territorial Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Orders Rehearing in Compensation Case Due to Lack of Opportunity to be Heard: Mohd. Anwar vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can set aside an order of the Employees’ Compensation Commissioner without providing the affected party an opportunity to be heard. CASE TYPE: Employees’ Compensation Law Case

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Supreme Court settles service tax valuation in construction: Free materials excluded (19 February 2018)

/ A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, Construction Services, Exemptions, Finance Act, 1994, Finance Act, 1994 with Section 65(105)(zzq), Finance Act, 1994 with Section 65(25b), Finance Act, 1994 with Section 67, Judges, Service Tax Law, Valuation of Taxable Services

Supreme Court Clarifies Service Tax on Construction: Free Materials Not Included (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the value of goods/materials supplied free of cost by a service recipient should be included in the gross amount charged by the service provider for calculating service tax. CASE TYPE: Service Tax, Construction Law Case Name: Commissioner of Service Tax

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Matrimonial Dispute: Wasim Anwar vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2018)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Matrimonial Dispute: Wasim Anwar vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Quashing of FIR based on settlement in matrimonial disputes. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Wasim Anwar vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. Judgment Date: 19 February 2018 Date of the Judgment: 19 February 2018 Citation:

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Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of Industrial Plot: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. vs. Pitabasa Mishra (2018)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1980, Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1980 with Section 32, Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1980 with Section 33, Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1980 with Section 34, S.A. Bobde

Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of Industrial Plot: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. vs. Pitabasa Mishra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation can regularize unauthorized occupation of land without specific regulations and through methods other than public auction. CASE TYPE: Land Allotment/Industrial Law Case Name: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dacoity-Murder Case: Shajahan vs. State (2018)

/ Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 396, Judges, Offences Against Property, R. Banumathi, Ranjan Gogoi

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dacoity-Murder Case: Shajahan vs. State (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in enhancing the sentence of imprisonment for dacoity with murder from ten years to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shajahan vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 16 February 2018 Date

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Supreme Court permits limited silvicultural felling in Himachal Pradesh: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad vs. Union of India (2018)

/ Deepak Gupta, Environmental Law, Forest Conservation, Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Forest Conservation Act, 1980 with Section 2, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, Silvicultural Felling, Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 with Section 18, Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 with Section 35

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

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Rights of Mahant: Mahant Lalita Sharanji vs. Deoki Devi (2018)

/ Deepak Gupta, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 with Section 11-A, U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 with Section 9(2)

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

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Cauvery Water Dispute: Supreme Court Modifies Tribunal’s Award (16 February 2018)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Amitava Roy, Dipak Misra, Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 with Section 3, Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 with Section 5, Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 with Section 6A, Judges

Cauvery Water Dispute: Supreme Court Modifies Tribunal’s Award (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Apportionment of water from the Cauvery River among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry. CASE TYPE: Inter-State Water Dispute Case Name: The State of Karnataka by its Chief Secretary vs. State of Tamil Nadu by its Chief Secretary & Ors. Judgment Date: 16 February

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Supreme Court clarifies the use of scaling method in civil service examinations: U.P. Public Service Commission vs. Manoj Kumar Yadav (2018)

/ Appointments, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Recruitment, S.A. Bobde, Service Law, Service Law with U.P. Public Service Commission (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Rules, 1976

Supreme Court on Scaling Method in Civil Service Exams: U.P. Public Service Commission vs. Manoj Kumar Yadav (2018) Date of the Judgment: February 16, 2018 Citation: U.P. Public Service Commission v. Manoj Kumar Yadav & Anr. (2018) INSC 114 Judges: S.A. Bobde, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a public service commission use the scaling

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Supreme Court Closes Contempt Petition in Cauvery Water Dispute: State of Tamil Nadu vs. Siddaramaiah (2018)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Amitava Roy, Civil Appeal, Civil Procedure, Contempt Law, Contempt Petition, Dipak Misra, Disposal of Contempt Petition, Judges

Supreme Court Closes Contempt Petition in Cauvery Water Dispute: State of Tamil Nadu vs. Siddaramaiah (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt petition should continue after the disposal of the main civil appeal. CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition (Civil) Case Name: State of Tamil Nadu represented by the Secretary to Government Public Works Department vs. Siddaramaiah, Chief

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Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Judicial Service Exam Criteria: Taniya Malik vs. High Court of Delhi (2018)

/ Amitava Roy, Arun Mishra, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Judges, Judicial Appointments, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Judicial Service Exam Criteria: Taniya Malik vs. High Court of Delhi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s criteria for the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, including minimum cut-off marks and the absence of re-evaluation, were valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Judicial Appointments) Case Name: Taniya Malik vs. The Registrar General of

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