Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction in Cruelty Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings against her husband and in-laws for cruelty at her parental home, after leaving her matrimonial home due to such cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rupali Devi vs. State of […]
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction in 498A Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can file a case of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code at the place where she is taking shelter after leaving her matrimonial home. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rupali Devi
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction in Cruelty Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings against her husband for cruelty at the place where she takes shelter after leaving her matrimonial home. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Domestic Violence Case Name: Rupali Devi vs. State of
Supreme Court Clarifies Multiplier Calculation in Motor Accident Claims for Bachelor’s Death (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the correct multiplier for calculating compensation in motor accident death claims when the deceased is a bachelor. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation. Case Name: M/S. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mandala Yadagari Goud & Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Blacklisting in Tender Processes: Caretel Infotech Ltd. vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a show cause notice for blacklisting amounts to initiation of blacklisting, disqualifying a bidder from a tender process. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tender Process. Case Name: Caretel Infotech Ltd. vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & Ors.
Date of the Judgment: 27 March 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 263 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can a contractor claim compensation for additional expenses incurred due to unforeseen circumstances during a project, even if the contract has a clause limiting such claims? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
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 Pension Eligibility for Resigned Employees: LIC vs. Shree Lal Meena (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who resigned before the implementation of retrospective pension schemes are entitled to pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Senior Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors. vs. Shree Lal Meena Judgment Date: 15
Supreme Court clarifies pension eligibility for employees resigning before scheme implementation Date of the Judgment: 15 March 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 217 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J, K.M. Joseph, J. Can an employee who resigned before a pension scheme was implemented, but after the date from which the scheme was made retrospectively
Supreme Court Clarifies Pension Eligibility for Resigned Employees: LIC vs. Shree Lal Meena (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 224 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can employees who resigned before a pension scheme was officially implemented, but after the date from which the scheme
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Unpaid Leave for Pension Eligibility in VRS Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether periods of unauthorized absence, for which no salary is paid, can be excluded when calculating qualifying service for pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, specifically for employees who opted for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Appointments of Junior Linemen, Sets Aside High Court Order: K. Amarnath Reddy vs. A.P.S.P.D.C.L. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of appointments to the posts of Junior Linemen in Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation and Distribution Companies. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: K. Amarnath Reddy & Ors. vs. Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.S.P.D.C.L. &
