Constitutional Law - Civil Law – Review Petition under Article 31A – Land Reserved for Common Purposes – Vesting of Management and Control – Doctrine of Stare Decisis – Challenge to the judgment allowing the Civil Appeal of the State of Haryana and setting aside the Full Bench judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana – Petitioner contends the judgment co...
Arbitration and Conciliation - Termination of Arbitral Proceedings - Section 32(2)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Arbitral Tribunal's Order Terminating Proceedings - Appeal Against High Court’s Decision Setting Aside Termination - Held: The power under Section 32(2)(c) can be exercised only if the continuation of the proceedings has become unnecessary or impossible - ...
Service Law - Service Termination and Natural Justice – Civil Appeal – Termination of Services as Registrar at GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology – Challenge against High Court decision dismissing writ petition and review application regarding termination of services – Supreme Court finds termination unjustified and in violation of natural justice, orders reins...
Service Law – Reservation in Promotion – Scheduled Tribe Status – Appellant, a member of the ST category in the undivided State of Bihar, contended he should retain reservation benefits in the successor State of Jharkhand post-bifurcation – Supreme Court examined Sections 72 and 73 of the Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000, and related Articles of the Constitution – Held ...
Mizo Customary Law of Inheritance – Right to Inherit – Under Rule 109(5), a person who supports the deceased until death inherits the properties, even in the presence of a natural heir – Appellant (daughter) who supported her mother, the deceased, was found entitled to inherit the property – District Council Court Aizawl's judgment in favor of appellant based on equitab...
Land Acquisition – Lapsing of Proceedings – The respondents filed a writ petition claiming lapsing of the acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act – High Court allowed the writ petition – Supreme Court held that the respondents cannot claim the benefit of Section 24(2) as they had obtained interim orders preventing the appellant from taking possession &nd...
Writ Petition - Grant of LPG Distributorship – Challenge of Approval – Civil Appeal – Supreme Court finds that writ court improperly entertained writ petition against LPG distributorship approval granted to appellant – Initially, both appellant and respondent No. 1 were eligible for distributorship, with appellant eventually granted the right after a draw of lots – Re...
Industrial Law – Application of Conferment Act – Civil Appeals against High Court decision affirming the conferment of permanent status to workmen – Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation claimed exemption from the Act – High Court and Supreme Court analyzed the applicability of the Act – Held, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation qualifies as an industrial establ...
Electricity Law – Deemed Distribution Licensee Status for SEZ Developer – Appeal under Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003 – Appellant SEZ developer challenges orders requiring additional capital infusion for deemed distribution licensee status – Court held that SEZ developers automatically gain deemed distribution licensee status under 2010 Notification, without needi...
Specific Performance – Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell land – Appellant/plaintiff entered agreement with respondent no. 4, the Power of Attorney holder of other respondents, for purchase of land – Initial agreement dated 26.09.1995 with earnest money paid and extensions granted – Sale deed executed in favor of other respondents during the extension period...