(1)
Noida Special Economic Zone Authority...Appellant Vs.
Manish Agarwal & Others...Respondents D.D
05/11/2024
Resolution Plan – Approval – IBC, 2016 – Appeal Dismissed – The appellant, Noida Special Economic Zone Authority, contested the reduced allocation in the approved resolution plan for recovering dues from the corporate debtor and challenged procedural and statutory non-compliance. Held: The Committee of Creditors (CoC)’s approval of the resolution plan falls within its...
(2)
Miss Rushi @ Ruchi Thapa...Appellant Vs.
M/s. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Another
...Respondents D.D
05/11/2024
Permanent Disability Compensation – Assessment under Motor Vehicles Act – Appeal Partly Allowed – The appellant, a minor who suffered 75% permanent disability from a vehicular accident, challenged the compensation determined by the MACT and later enhanced by the High Court. Held: The Supreme Court recalculated the compensation based on a more appropriate income estimation for los...
(3)
Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer ...Appellant Vs.
The State of Kerala ...Respondent D.D
05/11/2024
Criminal Law – Murder – Appeal against conviction - Circumstantial Evidence – Requirement of a Complete Chain – Appeal Allowed – The appellant was convicted for murder and disposing of evidence under Sections 302 and 201 IPC based on circumstantial evidence alone. The Supreme Court reviewed whether the evidence constituted a complete and conclusive chain that pointed ...
(4)
Subrata Choudhury @ Santosh Choudhury & Others ...Appellant(s) Vs.
The State of Assam & Another ...Respondent(s) D.D
05/11/2024
Second Complaint – Maintainability – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Appeal Allowed – The issue involved whether the second complaint, filed with the same allegations as a previously dismissed complaint following acceptance of a final police report, was maintainable. Held: A second complaint on identical facts is generally not maintainable when the first was disposed of ...
(5)
NABHA POWER LIMITED & ANR....Appellant(s) Vs.
PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR....Respondent(s) D.D
05/11/2024
Civil Law – Mega Power Policy and Change in Law – Press Release as Binding Legal Instrument – Appeal Dismissed - Mega Power Status and Notification Requirements – Appellants contended that the 01.10.2009 press release announcing the Union Cabinet's decision on the revised Mega Power Policy constituted a legally binding "Change in Law" under Clause 13 of the Po...
(6)
MUKUL KUMAR TYAGI ...Applicant(s) Vs.
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS ...Respondent(s) D.D
05/11/2024
Eligibility for Public Employment – Requirement of CCC Certificate at Interview Stage – Termination of Candidates' Services Deemed Arbitrary – Candidates selected under the 2014 recruitment for the post of Technician Grade-II in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited challenged their termination on the ground that they fulfilled the CCC (Computer Concepts Course) certificati...
(7)
Anjum Kadari & Anr. ...Appellants Vs.
Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
05/11/2024
Secularism and Minority Rights – Constitutional Validity of Madarsa Act – The Court analyzed whether the Madarsa Act violates secularism, a core principle of the Constitution, by establishing a board that regulates Islamic educational institutions – Held: The Act, being regulatory and aiming at educational standardization, does not per se contravene secularism if balanced with mi...
(8)
Anoop M. and others ...Appellants Vs.
Gireeshkumar T.M. and others ETC. ...Respondents D.D
04/11/2024
Service Law - Recruitment Qualification – Prescribed vs. Equivalent Qualifications – Rule Interpretation – The qualification specified for the post of LDC was a Certificate in Data Entry and Office Automation from an approved institution. The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) initially took a strict stance against recognizing higher qualifications, such as a Diploma in Comp...
(9)
TINKU ...Appellant Vs.
STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. ...Respondents D.D
03/11/2024
Compassionate Appointment – Rejection on Grounds of Delay – Appeal Dismissed – Opportunity Granted for Ex-Gratia Compensation [Paras 1–26].
Compassionate Appointment – Claim by Minor Dependent – Delay Beyond Policy Period – Appellant’s father, a Haryana Police constable, died on duty in 1997 – Minor dependent’s claim recorded in Minor&rs...