(1)
SHRI M.L. PATIL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF GOA AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Retirement Age – Revision of Pension – High Court held that the appellant was wrongfully retired at 58 instead of 60 – High Court denied salary/back wages for extra two years due to delay in approaching – High Court ordered revised pension payable from January 1, 2020 – Supreme Court modified this, holding denial of arrears of pension unjustified – Appellant ent...
(2)
AGRA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AGRA .....Appellant Vs.
ANEK SINGH AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Deemed Lapse – High Court held acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act due to non-payment of compensation – Supreme Court reversed High Court’s decision – Clarified Section 24(2) applies only when authorities fail to take possession and pay compensation for five years or more – Compensation deposited in treasury vali...
(3)
UNION OF INDIA .....Appellant Vs.
ANIL PRASAD .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Pay Fixation – Re-employment – High Court held that respondent, a retired Major, should have his basic pay fixed at par with his last drawn pay in the Armed Forces upon re-appointment in the Central Reserve Police Force – Supreme Court reversed this decision – Clarified that Para 8 of the CCS Order does not grant entitlement to pay protection based on last drawn pay –...
(4)
THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
RAJMATI DEVI AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Pension Scheme – Applicability – High Court held that respondent, the widow of a deceased employee, was entitled to family pension under the Old Pension Rules – Supreme Court reversed this decision – Clarified that employees appointed or absorbed after 31.08.2005 are governed by the New Contributory Pension Scheme, which does not provide for pension/family pension – A...
(5)
DEEPAK YADAV .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF U.P. .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Bail – High Court granted bail to respondent-accused based on parity – Supreme Court reversed this decision – Emphasized that bail should not be granted mechanically and must consider the nature of the offence, severity of punishment, and prima facie involvement of the accused – Highlighted the need for reasoned orders reflecting judicial discretion and...
(6)
MALAYA NANDA SETHY .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Compassionate Appointment – Applicability of Rules – High Court dismissed appellant’s plea for appointment under 1990 Rules, directing consideration under 2020 Rules – Supreme Court reversed this decision – Clarified that in the peculiar facts and circumstances, appellant entitled to appointment under 1990 Rules prevailing at the time of the father's death and ini...
(7)
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS ... Appellant Vs.
RAJ KUMAR AND OTHERS ... Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Public Service – Promotion and Direct Recruitment – Applicability of Rules – Appeals challenging the High Court's directive to fill vacancies as per the old rules – High Court applied the principle from Y.V. Rangaiah v. J. Sreenivasa Rao, holding vacancies arising prior to rule amendments should be filled by old rules – Supreme Court reviews and restates the princ...
(8)
GURMEL SINGH .....Appellant Vs.
BRANCH MANAGER NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LIMITED .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Insurance Claim – Stolen Vehicle – Technical Grounds for Denial – The insurance company refused to settle the claim due to the non-submission of the duplicate certified copy of the certificate of registration, which the appellant could not produce because the details were locked by the RTO following the theft report. The Supreme Court held that the insurance company should not ha...
(9)
AYODHYA FAIZABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
RAM NEWAJ AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
20/05/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act – The Supreme Court clarified that the proviso to Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act should be treated as part of Section 24(2), not part of Section 24(1)(b). The deemed lapse of land acquisition proceedings under Section 24(2) occurs if, due to the inaction of authorities for five years or more before the commencement of the Act, neither pos...