Supreme Court | Denying similar benefits to similarly situated Government employees working under same employer amounts to discrimination
Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment of the Delhi High Court, wherein the Court has set aside
Article 14
Meghalaya High Court | Selection processes should be transparent and not guided by Nepotism
“…that greater weightage is desirable to be given to the objective part of the assessment since the Indian psyche is such that the subjective part of the assessment, more often than not, is tainted, influenced or guided by nepotism or the usual uncle culture or even more disagreeable extraneous considerations.”
In absence of special category, transgenders should be allowed to participate in their self-perceived gender category; Kerala HC upholds transgenders’ right to equal participation in Sports
Kerala High Court: In a case where a transgender person was declined participation in District Judo Competition, V.G. Arun, J.,
Supreme Court upholds pre-arrest bail of actor-producer Vijay Babu in sexual assault case; certain bail conditions modified
Supreme Court: In a significant case, the Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ., upheld pre-arrest bail of actor-producer Vijay
Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to cine artist & producer Vijay Babu in a rape case
Kerala High Court: In a high-profile rape case that ignited controversy in the cine industry, Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., granted anticipatory bail
Chh HC | Art. 14 of the Constitution does not envisage negative equality; Grant of study leave to employees under probation, cannot be a ground for claiming negative parity in the teeth of R. 42 (5) of Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 2010
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Arup Kumar Goswami CJ. and Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant J. dismissed the appeal and remarked
“..use of salutation and titles is prohibited in terms of Arts. 14 18 and 363A of the Constitution of India in public documents and public offices”; Raj HC observes in a case where hereditary title was mentioned in a cause title
Rajasthan High Court: Sameer Jain, J., directed the petitioners to file amended cause title at all respective places. The instant facts of
Can State discriminate between persons having experience in home State from those having experience in other States? Is there any intelligible differentia? SC answers
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai*, JJ., dismissed an appeal challenging the decision of State of
Ker HC | Persons with disability are a homogenous class irrespective of social classification; such classification can’t be impeached by linking it with Art. 16 or Art 15
Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., held that it is by virtue of the statute mandating reservation for disabled persons that persons
Ker HC | Is confining Selection process of NTPC to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only prima facie discriminatory? HC to decide
Kerala High Court: V.G.Arun, J., held that the practice of confining selection process to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only for the post of
Explained| Article 14: Under-inclusive and over-inclusive classification
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and AS Bopanna, JJ while upholding the constitutionality of the Scheme formulated by the
Here’s why Supreme Court upheld Tamil Nadu’s loan waiver Scheme for small and marginal farmers
The percentage distribution of the indebted agricultural households depicted the poverty that envelops the class of small and marginal farmers.
Article 14 and Arbitrariness vis-à-vis Legislative Action [Part II]
by Siddharth R. Gupta † and Divisha Dwivedi ††
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 83
Article 14 and Arbitrariness vis-à-vis Legislative Action
by Siddharth R. Gupta† and Kerti Sharma††
Cite as : 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 76
Gau HC | Rule 12(3)(iv) of the Assam Secondary Education (Provincialised Schools) Rules, 2018 challenged; Court dismisses petition
Gauhati High Court: Soumitra Saikia, CJ., dismissed a petition which was filed challenging the provisions under Rule 12(3)(iv) of the Assam Secondary
MP HC | Rule 2(13) read with Entry 3 and 4 of Schedule I of the Madhya Pradesh Medical Admission Rules, 2018 violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution? Court explains in writ filed by Private Universities
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., heard a writ petition which was
Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes| 5-judge bench calls for revision of E.V. Chinnaiah decision; Matter referred to larger bench [DETAILED REPORT]
“The aspiration of equal treatment of the lowest strata, to whom the fruits of the reservation have not effectively reached, remains a
Bom HC | Absolute prohibition from being present at the site of shooting over persons above age of 65 years who earn livelihood from film/television industry, quashed in light of being discriminatory
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and R.I. Chagla, JJ., quashed and set aside the unreasonable restriction placed by the
Bom HC | Right to Agitation | Persons agitating cannot be called as traitors, anti-nationals only because they want to oppose one law
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., while allowing the present petition with respect to the
P&H HC | Compassionate financial assistance to dependents of deceased for a period of 15 years not violative of Article 14 of Constitution
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of A.B. Chaudhari and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ., addressed a petition where petitioner challenged