Panchayati Raj Act – Suspension of Sarpanch – Registration of FIR – Section 20 – Court held pendency or registration of FIR itself not sufficient for suspension – Director must form opinion on likelihood of embarrassment in duties or involvement of moral turpitude or character defect – Impugned suspension order not meeting statutory requirements set aside [Paras...
Employee’s Compensation – Jurisdiction – Section 21 – Deceased driver killed during employment – Commissioner at Nuh awarded compensation – Appellant contended lack of jurisdiction as incident occurred in Mathura, UP – Court held jurisdiction valid where dependents reside or employer has registered office – Procedural notice irregularity does not pre...
Industrial Disputes Act – Contractual Employees – Retrenchment – Alternative Remedy – Appellants working as Data Entry Operators under Haryana Shehari Vikas Pradhiaran (HSVP) – HSVP is a statutory authority, not a housing apartment – Appellants prima facie covered under definition of "workmen" – Single Judge’s decision to relegate appellant...
Right to Nutrition – Public Interest Litigation – Reopening of Anganwadi Centres –
Petition sought reopening of Anganwadi Centres closed due to the pandemic – Centres provide crucial nutrition to children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers, which is essential for the country's future – Court directed reopening of Anganwadi Centres outside containment zones ...
Inter-State Sales – Exemption – Classification of Transactions –Appellant claimed exemption under Section 5(2) of the CST Act, asserting transactions were high seas sales – Transactions reviewed involved filing bills of entry for home consumption – Held, upon clearing goods by filing bill of entry for home consumption, import stream concluded, and goods merged with lo...
Land Acquisition – Interest on Solatium – Entitlement in Execution –Interest on solatium for land acquisition is permissible in execution if not expressly rejected by the decree – Reference Court awarded interest, but High Court clarification stated claimants not entitled until the Supreme Court's larger bench decision – Supreme Court in Gurpreet Singh clarified t...
Examination – Re-evaluation of Answer Sheets – Absence of Provision – Petitioner requested re-evaluation of answer sheets for English language and Criminal Law papers in PCS (JB) 2019 – Court held that re-evaluation is not permitted in absence of relevant rules/instructions – Clause 11 of the advertisement explicitly disallowed re-evaluation – Petition dismissed...
Environmental Law – Unauthorized Construction – The appellant constructed a Hotel-cum-Restaurant in the Bus Stand Complex without requisite permissions, in violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The Supreme Court upheld the NGT's findings, directing the demolition of the illegal structure, emphasizing the necessity of strict compliance with environmental laws and the sta...
Income Tax – Deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) – The appeals involved the interpretation of Section 80P(2)(a)(i) and Section 80P(4) of the Income Tax Act, concerning the eligibility of cooperative societies providing credit facilities to their members. The Supreme Court held that the benevolent provisions of Section 80P must be read liberally and in favor of the assessee. The Court ...
Judicial Service – Appointment beyond Advertised Vacancies – The Supreme Court considered whether appointments to the post of Munsiff-Magistrate can be made beyond the number of probable vacancies advertised, as per Rule 7(2) of the Kerala Judicial Service Rules, 1991. The High Court had held that vacancies arising within a year of the approval of the select list by the Governor should...