Promotion and Seniority Dispute – Challenge against seniority list by petitioners, who were promoted to Havildar Instructors and then to Platoon Commanders. Dispute arises due to the retrospective effect of promotions not being acknowledged in the seniority list. [Para 2-5, 10]
Administrative Orders and Rectification – Respondent authority's right to rectify promotion orders, ne...
Service Law – Extension for exercising the switchover from CPF to GPF – The Pension Regulations and GPF Scheme require employees to opt for either CPF or GPF. The Supreme Court held that employees do not have an inherent right to demand an extension for exercising the switchover option [Paras 1-18].
Service Law – Pension and Provident Fund Schemes – The court d...
Change in category during the recruitment process - Not permitted: Once a candidate applies under a specific category, they cannot be allowed to change their category during the selection or midway through the recruitment process. The court cited previous judgments and an advertisement condition to support this principle. (Para 6 and 8)
Failure to upload required documents - Consequen...
CEC Reconstitution – Observations and Directions for Effective Environmental Governance – The judgment discusses the history, constitution, and functioning of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and its evolution into a permanent body for monitoring compliance with Supreme Court orders on environmental, forest, and wildlife issues [Paras 1-7, 10-20].
Original Constitution of CEC &...
Minimum Wages – Correction of Errors – Only clerical or arithmetical mistakes in any order fixing or revising minimum rates of wages can be corrected under Section 10 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The notification dated 23/24.05.2016, which fixed minimum wages including special allowance, was issued after following due procedure. The subsequent errata notification dated 14.07.2016, w...
Service Law – Cancellation of Appointment – The entire selection/recruitment process was found to be fraudulent, including manipulation in the resolution and absence of a valid resolution for the appointment. The cancellation of the appointment was upheld [Paras 6-7].
Judicial Review – Selection Process – The court held that once a selection process i...
Service Law - Military Law and Gender Discrimination – Invalidity of Termination on Grounds of Marriage – The Supreme Court, in addressing the issue of Ex. Lt. Selina John's termination from the Military Nursing Service post-marriage, held that such termination was wrongful and illegal. The rule mandating release on grounds of marriage, applicable solely to women, was deemed manife...
Consumer Law – Obligations of Companies – Role in Recovering Lost Products – The Supreme Court considered whether a company is obligated under the Consumer Protection Act to act as a law enforcement agency in recovering lost products. The case involved Apple India Private Ltd., challenging a State Commission's order that required the company to trace a stolen mobile phone.
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Specific Performance of Sale Agreement – Upholding trial court’s decision for specific performance – Defendant (Appellant) challenged the authenticity of the sale agreement dated 25.05.2009 and receipt of advance payment – Trial court findings confirmed, establishing the agreement's validity and appellant's contractual obligations. [Paras 8, 15, 24-26, 34, 55-56]
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Local Government – Elections – The process of delimitation and/or triple test compliance is continuous and time-consuming. However, the conduct of elections for installing newly elected bodies to take over from the outgoing elected representatives whose term had expired is mandated by the Constitution and relevant enactments. The State Election Commission must proceed with elections wi...