(1)
SUMAN DEVI AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
25/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Recruitment Rules – ANM Qualification – The requirement under Rule 5 of the 1997 Rules and Rule 15 of the 2016 Rules for candidates to possess intermediate qualifications in the science stream for appointment as Health Worker/ANM upheld – State's power to prescribe eligibility criteria for recruitment recognized – Advertisement specifying criteria co...
(2)
PATRICIA MUKHIM .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
25/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Free Speech – Criminal Charges for Facebook Post – FIR quashed – Appellant's Facebook post criticized the lack of action by the Meghalaya government and police against culprits who attacked non-tribal youths – Supreme Court held that the post did not promote enmity or hatred between communities – No intention to incite violence or disrupt public order – Free...
(3)
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant Vs.
DELHI UNIVERSITY CONTRACT EMPLOYEES UNION AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
25/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Regularization of Contractual Employees – Relief of regularization not available to contractual employees based on Umadevi (2006) – Contract employees had not completed 10 years of service by the time of Umadevi judgment – University’s proposed modality for recruitment process including age relaxation and additional marks for service duration approved &n...
(4)
CHARAN SINGH .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
24/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Preliminary Enquiry – Pre-FIR Stage – Corruption Allegations – Permissibility – Supreme Court held that a preliminary enquiry at the pre-FIR stage in cases of corruption and disproportionate assets is permissible and desirable – Such enquiry helps ascertain if a cognizable offence is disclosed, protecting against vexatious complaints – If the enquiry finds no su...
(5)
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS .....Appellant Vs.
LOVE KUSH MEENA .....Respondent D.D
24/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Appointment of Constable – Acquittal on Benefit of Doubt – Respondent acquitted under Sections 302, 323, 341, 34 of IPC due to benefit of reasonable doubt – Trial Court opined prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt – Respondent applied for constable post in Rajasthan Police – Recruitment process included disqualification for th...
(6)
CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (IPC) M P POWER TRADING CO LTD AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
NARMADA EQUIPMENTS PVT. LIMITED .....Respondent D.D
23/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arbitration – Appointment of Arbitrator – Respondent invoked arbitration under Clause 12.3 of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board – Dispute over whether Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, or Section 86(1)(f) of the Electricity Act, 2003, applies – High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) – He...
(7)
NETAJI ACHYUT SHINDE (PATIL) AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .....Respondent D.D
23/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – FIR – First Information Report – Initial telephonic message informing the police about an attack cannot be treated as an FIR – Subsequent detailed complaint recorded at 11:45 PM treated as FIR – Telephonic message lacked details like names of accused and location of the incident [Paras 21-24].
Common Intention – Establishing Common Intention &n...
(8)
U.P. AWAS EVAM VIKASH PARISHAD .....Appellant Vs.
ASHA RAM (D) THR. LRS AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
23/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Compensation Enhancement – Market Value Determination – Notification under Section 28 of U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965, equivalent to Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issued on 26.06.1982 for acquiring land – Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded Rs. 50/- per square yard – Reference Court enhanced to Rs. 120/- per square y...
(9)
SESH NATH SINGH AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
BAIDYABATI SHEORAPHULI CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
22/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Limitation Act – Exclusion of Time – Application under Section 7 of IBC – Whether time spent in proceedings under the SARFAESI Act can be excluded under Section 14 of Limitation Act – Proceedings under SARFAESI Act are civil proceedings – Applicant entitled to benefit of Section 14 in respect of proceedings under SARFAESI Act – NCLAT's decision in Ishrat Ali...