Constitutional Law – Administrative Arbitrariness – Judicial Review – The Supreme Court reviewed the decision of the High Court regarding an appeal by the appellant for a primary school teacher position. The Court examined the administrative actions of the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped in their recruitment process and the arbitrariness of their ...
Service Law - Prospective Resignation Withdrawal – Case involving Dr. Mrs. Suman V. Jain's right to withdraw her resignation before the effective date – Appellant’s prospective resignation could be withdrawn at any time before it became effective as there was no legal, contractual, or constitutional bar preventing such action – No prior consent to treat resignation as &...
Service Law – Disciplinary Proceedings – Quantum of Punishment – Supreme Court emphasized that the question of quantum of punishment in disciplinary matters is primarily for the disciplinary authority – Judicial review by High Courts and Administrative Tribunals under Article 226 of the Constitution is limited to the applicability of Wednesbury principles – Interferen...
Civil Appeal – Interpretation of Contract Terms – Arbitration Clause – The Supreme Court deliberated on whether the arbitration clause from a primary contract was effectively incorporated into a subsequent Letter of Intent, thereby governing the dispute resolution mechanism for the parties involved. [Para 5-7, 16-17]
Contractual Reference to Arbitration Clause &ndash...
Property Law – Partition and Settlement – Joint Family Property – a dispute concerning the ownership of properties arising from a joint Hindu family. The appellants contested the High Court's decision which allowed the respondent's claim on the Kamla Nagar property and dismissed the appellants' claim on the Malcha Marg property. [Para 1-4]
Kamla Nag...
Civil Appeal – Eligibility for LPG Distributorship – Interpretation of Advertisement Terms – interpretation of an advertisement for LPG distributorships and the eligibility criteria related to the location of the distributorship. [Para 2-7, 14-15]
Advertisement Interpretation – Location Specification for Distributorship – The Court examined the specifics ...
Land Acquisition – Withdrawal from Acquisition – Section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Notification dated 07.07.2005 exempting land from acquisition – Appellant's failure to challenge said notification – Subsequent order dated 25.04.2008 attempting to cancel exemption based on Government Order dated 15.09.2006 – Supreme Court held that Government...
Dispute on Partition and Legal Heir Status – Involving agricultural land in Tamil Nadu – Original suit filed for partition and possession by Respondent No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 against Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 – Appellants, later impleaded, claimed shares as legal heirs of Muthusamy Gounder, the common ancestor – Issue centered on the validity of marriages and legitimacy o...
Civil Procedure – First Appeal – Order 41 Rule 31 CPC – Duty of First Appellate Court – Supreme Court emphasized that the first appellate court must reappreciate the evidence, consider the arguments, and apply the law – Judgment must reflect conscious application of mind and record findings supported by reasons on all issues – Appellate court failed to discharge...
Interpretation of Statutes - Rules of interpretation - Application to Section 17-A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - The statute must be read as a whole and each word used by the legislature is required to be assigned a meaning to give a meaningful definition - Words in a statute are used precisely and not loosely - Intention of the legislation predominates while interpreting the statute...