Civil Petition – Challenge to the constitutionality of designating Advocates as Senior Advocates – Allegations of creating a privileged class of Advocates – Violation of equality, Right to Practice, and Right to Life – Petitioner claims the system is monopolized by a select few – Reckless allegations against various members of the legal profession. [Para 1-14]
Cons...
Service Law - Employment – Disqualification based on color blindness – Appellant's challenge to the denial of candidature as Assistant Engineer (Electrical) by TANGEDCO – Examination of relevant facts and legal principles – Special leave granted. [Para 1-6]
Employment - Color Vision Deficiency - Suitability for the position of Assistant Engineer (AE) in TAN...
Medical Termination of Pregnancy – Petitioner seeks permission for medical termination of pregnancy after discovering pregnancy at 24 weeks due to lactational amenorrhea – Grounds include post-partum depression and family circumstances – Medical Board report recommends against termination due to viability of the fetus – Subsequent email from AIIMS seeks direction on fetal h...
Land Acquisition Law - Limitation for Reference – Appeal against dismissal on Limitation Grounds – Appeal challenging the dismissal of reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act due to limitation – Reference Court found the application filed after three years from the date of knowledge of the award when compensation was received – High Court held that the Refere...
Allotment of Paddy – Dispute with MARKFED – Petitioner seeks to set aside an order declining allotment – Legal history of civil suits, appeals, and encashment of bank guarantee – Division Bench's declaration of bank guarantee encashment as illegal – Lack of a crystallized demand against the petitioner – Petitioner's history of paddy allotment from 1995-1...
Ceiling Act - Surplus land declaration and vesting - Dispute regarding possession of surplus land - Original petitioner filed a writ petition challenging the order declaring the land surplus and the vesting notification - High Court refrained from deciding the issue of possession in earlier rounds of litigation - Serious dispute between parties on the question of possession - Delay of about seven ...
Criminal Appeal – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) – Conviction and Sentencing – Appellant challenging conviction and 10-year sentence for possession of commercial quantity of heroin – The appeal arises from the High Court's affirmation of the trial court's conviction and sentencing. [Para 1-6]
Search and Seizure – Proce...
Civil Appeal – Coverage under the EPF Act – Clubbing of two educational institutions run by the same Society – Appellant contests the coverage under the EPF Act – Issue of functional integrity between the two establishments considered – Material on record demonstrates financial integration and geographic proximity between the establishments – Appellant's cas...
Regulation 20 of 1979 Regulations – Interpretation of legal fiction – Applicability of the 1979 Regulations to retired employees – The legal fiction in Clause (iii) of Sub-Regulation 20(3) of the 1979 Regulations must be confined to cases where disciplinary proceedings have been initiated prior to an employee's retirement – Initiation of disciplinary proceedings is not ...
Administrative and Service Law – Eligibility for Public Employment – Disqualification based on educational qualification – Conflict in interpretation of educational certificate – Applicant declared ineligible after participating in the selection process – Duty of the employer to provide a rational and justifiable reason for rejection – Failure to seek clarificat...