Insurance Law – Terrorism Exclusion Clause – Policy Definitions Govern – Insurance claims cannot be rejected based on the definition of terrorism in penal laws – Exclusion Clause in insurance policy defines terrorism – Rights and liabilities of parties governed by terms of policy – Definitions from penal statutes irrelevant [Paras 1-14].
Consumer Pr...
Foreign Medical Graduates – Licentiate and Internship Regulations – Constitutionality – Regulations 4(a)(i), 4(a)(ii), 4(b), and 4(c) of the Licentiate Regulations and Schedule II, 2(a), and 2(c)(i) of the CRMI Regulations challenged – High Court upheld regulations ensuring minimum standards for foreign medical graduates [Paras 1-10].
Judicial Review – St...
Medical Education – NEET PG Admission – Reduction in Percentile – Central Government reduced minimum marks by 15 percentile for all categories – Petitioners sought further reduction by 5 percentile to fill remaining vacancies – Government opposed additional reduction citing academic interests [Paras 2-7].
Judicial Review – Policy Decisions – C...
Insurance Law – Overlapping Policies – Marine and Domestic Coverage – Clause 47 of the STP Policy and Condition No. 4 of the SFSP Policy – Marine policy issued by Allianz covered global risks, including those insured under domestic policies – Domestic policy excluded liability where another policy covered the same risk – Marine policy interpreted as including wa...
Service Law – Discharge for Suppression of Information – RPF Recruitment – Appellant discharged for not disclosing past criminal case in attestation form – Case was trivial, appellant acquitted honorably – Competent authority failed to consider the nature of post, duties, and triviality of case [Paras 1-16].
Judicial Precedents – Avtar Singh v. Unio...
Service Law – Forest Guard Training – Appellants, forest guards who stood first in training, sought ranger training – Respondent challenged such training based on administrative orders – Supreme Court evaluated the validity and revocation of orders under the M.P. Class III (Non-Ministerial) Forest Service Recruitment Rules, 1967 [Paras 3-15].
Administrative Ord...
Medical Education – Provisional Registration – Students completed clinical training online due to the pandemic – Appellant argued that clinical training must be completed in physical form – High Court's decision permitting two months of clinical training instead of three deemed insufficient – Appellant directed to frame a scheme for students to complete clinical t...
Waqf – Definition and Dedication – Appellant claimed a dilapidated structure as a mosque – No evidence at any point of time that the structure was being used as a mosque – No allegation or proof of dedication, user, or grant qualifying the structure as a waqf within the meaning of Section 3(r) of the Waqf Act – In absence of any proof of dedication or user, a dilapida...
Service Law – Departmental Examination – Grace Marks – Respondent, an ST candidate, secured 43 marks in "Other Taxes" subject, below 45% required for general category – Respondent sought grace marks to qualify as a general category candidate – Tribunal dismissed application, upheld by High Court – Supreme Court held grace marks policy intended to help ...
Service Law – Appointment in General Category – Two reserved category candidates having more marks than the general category candidates appointed were entitled to the appointment in the general category – Seats reserved for OBC category were required to be filled from and amongst the remaining candidates belonging to the OBC category – Exercise of powers under Article 142 o...