Principles of Natural Justice

Supreme Court Quashes Debarment and Penalty for Transformer Supplier: Isolators and Isolators vs. Madhya Pradesh Vidyut Vitran Co. Ltd. (2023)

/ Adequate Notice, Breach of contract, Contract Law, Contract Law with Clauses of Contract, Dinesh Maheshwari, Fair Hearing, Judges, Principles of Natural Justice, Sanjay Kumar

Supreme Court Quashes Debarment and Penalty for Transformer Supplier: Isolators and Isolators vs. Madhya Pradesh Vidyut Vitran Co. Ltd. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a supplier can be debarred and penalized without proper notice and consideration of circumstances. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Public Procurement. Case Name: Isolators and Isolators Through Its Proprietor Mrs. Sandhya Mishra vs. […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Lokayukta’s Power to Order Preliminary Inquiry: Office of the Odisha Lokayukta vs. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi (23 February 2023)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Bela M. Trivedi, Bias, Judges, Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014, Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014 with Section 20(1), Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014 with Section 25, Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014 with Section 28, Principles of Natural Justice, Right to Hearing

Supreme Court Upholds Lokayukta’s Power to Order Preliminary Inquiry: Office of the Odisha Lokayukta vs. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi (23 February 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Odisha Lokayukta can direct the Directorate of Vigilance to conduct a preliminary inquiry under Section 20(1) of the Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014. CASE TYPE: Corruption/Public Servant Case Name: Office

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Supreme Court Allows Wood-Based Industries in Uttar Pradesh: Upholds State’s Policy on Timber Availability (21 October 2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, B.V. Nagarathna, Environmental Law, Forest Conservation, Judges, Principles of Natural Justice, Sustainable Development, Trees Outside Forest (TOF), Wood-Based Industries

Supreme Court Allows Wood-Based Industries in Uttar Pradesh: Upholds State’s Policy on Timber Availability LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Uttar Pradesh’s decision to establish new wood-based industries (WBIs) based on the Forest Survey of India’s (FSI) timber availability assessment was valid. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Forest Conservation Case Name: The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Supreme Court directs fresh inquiry in Panchayat Assistant Misappropriation Case (2022) INSC 768

/ Departmental Inquiry, Judges, Krishna Murari, M.R. Shah, Misappropriation of Funds, Principles of Natural Justice, Service Law, Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act

Supreme Court directs fresh inquiry in Panchayat Assistant Misappropriation Case (2022) INSC 768 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can order reinstatement with back wages when a disciplinary inquiry is found to be in violation of natural justice, or should the matter be remanded for a fresh inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Departmental Inquiry

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order in CRPF Misconduct Case: Union of India vs. Suresh Kumar Singh (2022) INSC 503 (01 June 2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949, Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 with Section 11, Departmental Proceedings, Hima Kohli, Judges, Principles of Natural Justice, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order in CRPF Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: 01 June 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 503 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli Can a departmental inquiry be considered valid if crucial witnesses are not examined? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in

Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order in CRPF Misconduct Case: Union of India vs. Suresh Kumar Singh (2022) INSC 503 (01 June 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Reinstates Contractual Employee: K. Ragupathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, Contractual Employment, Gautam Budh University Act, 2002, Gautam Budh University Act, 2002 with Section 29(1), Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Principles of Natural Justice, Service Law, Termination of Service

Supreme Court Reinstates Contractual Employee: K. Ragupathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: May 12, 2022 Citation: K. Ragupathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) INSC 489 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and B.R. Gavai, J. Can a university terminate a contractual employee without following principles of natural justice, even if

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Supreme Court overturns Allahabad High Court’s decision on disciplinary proceedings: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Rajit Singh (22 March 2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Departmental Enquiry, Disciplinary Authority, Doctrine of Equality, Doctrine of Equality with Departmental Enquiry, Judges, M.R. Shah, Principles of Natural Justice, Principles of Natural Justice with Departmental Enquiry, Remand, Service Law

Supreme Court overturns Allahabad High Court’s decision on disciplinary proceedings: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Rajit Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 22 March 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 2049-2050 of 2022 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can an employee be exonerated from disciplinary action simply because other employees involved in the

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Supreme Court Directs Swift Conclusion of Suspension Proceedings for Sarpanch: Sardar Meena vs. State of Rajasthan (22 February 2022)

/ Judges, M.M. Sundresh, Principles of Natural Justice, Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 with Section 38, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Suspension of Panchayat Members, Suspension of Public Officials

Supreme Court Directs Swift Conclusion of Suspension Proceedings for Sarpanch: Sardar Meena vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the suspension of a Sarpanch under Section 38 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 can continue indefinitely based on an ongoing criminal case. CASE TYPE: Panchayati Raj Law, Service Law Case Name: Sardar Meena

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Supreme Court Upholds Fairness in Tenders: CIDCO’s Land Allotment Cancellation Overturned (29 November 2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Contract Act, Contract Act with Breach of Contract, Indian Partnership Act, 1932, Indian Partnership Act, 1932 with Section 4, Judges, Judicial Review, N. V. Ramana, Principles of Natural Justice, Promissory Estoppel, Surya Kant, Vineet Saran

CIDCO’s Land Allotment Cancellation Overturned: Supreme Court Upholds Fairness in Tenders (29 November 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government body can cancel a land allotment based on technicalities and a change in policy after the allotment process is complete and payments have been made. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Public Procurement, Land Allotment Case Name: The

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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Recovery Order Against Employee in Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Case (23 November 2021)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Disciplinary Authority, Disciplinary Proceedings, Enquiry Officer, Judges, M.R. Shah, Natural Justice, Principles of Natural Justice, Recovery of Losses, Retirement Benefits, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Partial Recovery of Loss in Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Case Date of the Judgment: 23 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6947 of 2021 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a punishment based on charges not proven by the Enquiry Officer? The Supreme Court recently

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Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Applications in RBI Information Disclosure Case: Reserve Bank of India vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry & Anr. (28 April 2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Principles of Natural Justice, Public Interest, Recall Application, Review Petition, Right to Information Act, 2005, Right to Information Act, 2005 with Section 8, Right to Privacy, Supreme Court Rules, 2013, Supreme Court Rules, 2013 with Order XLVII, Transparency, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Applications in RBI Information Disclosure Case Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2021 Citation: M.A. No.2342 of 2019 in Transferred Case (Civil) No.91 of 2015 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao J. and Vineet Saran J. Can a judgment of the Supreme Court be recalled if affected parties were not heard? The Supreme

Supreme Court Dismisses Recall Applications in RBI Information Disclosure Case: Reserve Bank of India vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry & Anr. (28 April 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Stays Inquiry into Private Conversation in PIL: Justice V. Eswaraiah vs. Union of India (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Civil Procedure, Interlocutory Applications, Judges, Judicial Inquiry, Maintainability of PIL, Principles of Natural Justice, Procedural Fairness, Public Interest Litigation, R. Subhash Reddy, Societies Registration Act, 1860

Supreme Court Stays Inquiry into Private Conversation in PIL: Justice V. Eswaraiah vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can order an inquiry into a private conversation in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) when the conversation is not directly related to the main issue of the PIL. CASE TYPE: Public Interest

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