Lapse of a long period in deciding appeal cannot be a ground to award disproportionate and inadequate punishment: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that merely because a long period has lapsed by
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[Bomikhal Flyover Collapse] Is permanent debarment of guilty contractor too harsh? What makes an order a pre-determined one? Supreme Court answers
Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of M. R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., held that if a tentative decision is taken
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Can employees appointed for fixed period in temporary unit be absorbed/regularised by creating supernumerary posts? SC answers
Supreme Court: In the case where the Gujarat High Court had ordered the absorption of persons employed in a temporary unit, by
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Consent award cannot be the basis to determine compensation in other acquisition, especially, when there are other evidences on record: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna , JJ has held that a consent award cannot be the basis
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‘Lotteries’ a species of ‘betting and gambling’; States Legislatures competent to levy tax: SC
Supreme Court: Dealing with the appeals preferred by the States of Karnataka and Kerala against the decisions of the Division Benches of
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Supreme Court fixes outer limit for claiming COVID-19 death compensation; Claims to be filed within 90 days from now on
Supreme Court: Considering the submissions by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on fixing an outer limit on fixing claims for compensation in case
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Irregular Disciplinary Enquiry: Court cannot reinstate employee as such; Matter must be remanded to Enquiry Officer/Disciplinary Authority
Supreme Court: In a disciplinary proceeding where it was established that there was a breach of principles of natural justice as the
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How will the higher Court know why review jurisdiction was exercised? Courts must mention what was that error apparent on the face of the record: SC
Supreme Court: In the case where the division bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed a review petition by merely stating that
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Explained| Compensation under Section 4 of Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 to be awarded from the date of accident or the date of Commissioner’s order?
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that as per Section 4A of the Employee’s Compensation
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Issue of accommodation in a Domestic Violence dispute between husband and wife shall not affect landlord’s right to get possession of his property: SC
Supreme Court: Refusing to interfere with the Delhi High Court verdict, the bench of MR Shah and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held
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‘IBC’s object is not to kill the company’; Builder’s Insolvency Proceedings closed as 82 out of 128 home buyers choose possession over refund/compensation: SC
“If the original applicants and the majority of the home buyers are not permitted to close the CIRP proceedings, it would have a drastic consequence on the home buyers of real estate project.”
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“In a taxing statute, it is the plain language of the provision that has to be preferred”. APMCs liable to pay service tax under the category of ‘renting of immovable property service’: SC
Supreme Court: In the instant appeals, the Market Committees located in Rajasthan raised their grievance over the decision of CESTAT that respective
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Permanent Injunction can’t be granted against true owner once the title dispute is settled; SC reverses three concurrent findings
Supreme Court: Reversing the concurrent findings of all the Court below in a case where the plaintiff was granted the relief of
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Prescribing eligibility criteria can’t be left to the Search Committee’s sweet will; Criteria fixed by UGC must be followed by all Universities: SC
Supreme Court: In a case relating to the appointment of the Vice-chancellor of the Sardar Patel University where the search committee had
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Supreme Court February 2022 Roundup: MP Judge Sexual Harassment case; Amazon-Future-Reliance Deal; Child Trafficking testimonies through video conference and more
“No doubt, that a Judicial Officer while discharging his/her duties, is expected to be independent, fearless, impassionate and non-impulsive. But a Judicial
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Financier-in-possession of a motor/transport vehicle liable to pay tax under U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997: SC
Supreme Court: While dealing with the scope of Section 12 of the U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997, bench of MR Shah*
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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 49 | Covering Delhi Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2022 & more | ft. Nilufer Bhateja
SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 49 ft. Nilufer Bhateja, Associate Editor is out now. The written episode along with the video episode
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No Corporation/Planning Authority can be compelled to acquire an unusable or unsuitable land and be compelled to pay compensation to landowners: SC
Supreme Court: In a case where the Bombay High Court had directed Kolhapur Municipal Corporation to acquire an unusable land under the
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Chased and killed in the mid night much after the altercation, even after the deceased reached his house. Cold blooded murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder? SC decides
Supreme Court: In a case relating to murder versus culpable homicide legal controversy, the Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna,
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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 48 | Highlights of Budget | Bullet Train Project | Baazi v. WinZo Trademark case | ft. Bhumika Indulia
TOP STORY Key Highlights from Union Budget 2022-23 : ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment’ is being
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