Consumer Disputes - Insurance Claim - Deficiency in Service - Appellant's claim for insurance coverage of ammonia gas leakage rejected by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) - Appeal to Supreme Court - Evaluation of surveyor and expert reports crucial in determining cause of leakage and coverage - Consideration of cited decisions - Proper approach in evaluating technical ev...
Civil Appeal – Pay Protection – Appellant's claim for pay protection – Appellant appointed as a Lecturer in English at the 1st respondent college – Dispute arises regarding pay protection – Single Judge of the High Court grants pay protection – Division Bench of the High Court overturns the decision – Appeal filed in the Supreme Court. [Para 1]
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Insurance Claim – Prawn Cultivation – Repudiation of claim by insurance company – Calculation of admissible loss – Methods of computation as per insurance policy – Application of principles of good faith and fair dealing in insurance contracts – Relevance of death certificate issued by independent authorities – Quantum of claim and interest – Appeal ...
Civil Appeal – Pension Entitlement of Contractual Employees – Appellant challenges High Court’s judgment granting pensionary benefits to contractual employees – Interpretation of Rule 2 and Rule 17 of the CCS Pension Rules, 1972 – Rule 2’s opening phrase “Save as otherwise provided in these rules” permits the application of other provisions – R...
Administrative Law - Jurisdiction and Authority – Writ Petition against reduction of compensation by Principal Secretary, Department of Power – Compensation originally assessed by District Magistrate – Government’s revision order lacks jurisdiction under the Telegraph Act and the Electricity Act – District Magistrate is the competent authority for compensation assessm...
Administrative Law - E-Auction - Cancellation and Refund of Earnest Money Deposit - Writ petition filed challenging the cancellation of e-auction and refund of the earnest money deposit without reason. The petitioner, being the highest bidder, claimed a vested right to be declared successful. Held, the reserve price was improperly fixed due to a software error, justifying the cancellation of the a...
Letters Patent Appeal – Challenging Labour Court’s Award – Appeal against the judgment affirming the Labour Court’s award of reinstatement with full back wages – The appellant employer’s departmental inquiry found to be vitiated due to lack of fair opportunity for the workman to cross-examine witnesses and present his own. [Para 2]
Delay in Proceedi...
Income Tax Act, 1961 – Section 148 — Notice — Amalgamation of Companies — Legal principle — Approved scheme of amalgamation results in cessation of existence of amalgamating entity — Notices issued post amalgamation in the name of amalgamating company lack jurisdiction.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Adani Wilmar Ltd., Inox Wind Energy Ltd. — Estab...
Bail Application – Violation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Commercial Quantity – Dismissal of Bail – Non-compliance with mandatory search and seizure provisions – Petitioner’s criminal history – Anticipatory injustice – Legislative mandates under Section 37 of NDPS Act – Pre-trial incarceration – Right to speed...
Civil Writ Petitions – Challenge to the notification issued by respondents splitting the post of Patwari into Junior and Senior Patwaris with different pay scales – Petitioners contending that the classification is arbitrary and violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India – Petitioners working as Patwaris under the Punjab Revenue Patwaris Class III Service Rules, 1966 &ndash...