disability pension arrear
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Disability pension is a vested and recurring right, partaking the character of property under Article 300-A, and once found due, must be granted from the date it became payable.

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Section 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The employees fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) of the PG Act. The result of such exclusion is that Sections 5 and 14 are not attracted in deciding on the applicability of the PG Act to the employees of HWP”

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Additional Subject facility for private candidates
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The petitioners acted in accordance with the existing Bye Laws and the consistent past practice of CBSE and, therefore, had a legitimate expectation that after passing Class XII examination on 13.05.2025 the right to appear as private candidates for the Additional Subject examination, would be available.”

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Section 29-A of Arbitration and Conciliation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The impugned interim order has been passed by the High Court on a misinterpretation of the ratio of the decision of this Court in Mohan Lal Fatehpuria (supra).”

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guidelines for designation of Senior Advocates
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In a Full Court Meeting held on 10-02-2026, the Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court of India have approved the new Guidelines titled as “Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court of India, 2026”.

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Mother's Right to Education
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The right to personal development is an integral facet of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, and, therefore, any interpretation of ‘custody principles’ must be interpreted in a manner that not only respects and upholds this constitutional guarantee but also is in sync thereof.”

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Section 141 NI Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mere bald cursory statement in a Complaint that the Director (arrayed as an accused) is in charge of and responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the Company without anything more as to the role of the Director, is not sufficient.”

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directives on lawyers' safety
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Learned counsel, in unison, have expressed their concern about the reported incident and have categorically stated that such incident, if it had occurred, not only threatens security the individual lawyers practicing in the Courts, but also erodes the dignity and propriety of the proceedings of the Courts.”

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citizen by birth under Section 3(1)(a)
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A person is an Indian citizen by birth in terms of Section 3(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, if such person was born in India on or after 26 January 1950 but before 1 July 1987.”

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2 Crores for faulty haircut
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The damages cannot be awarded merely on presumptions or whims and fancies of the complainant. To make out a case for award of dam ages, especially when the claim is to the tune of crores of rupees, some trustworthy and reliable evidence has to be led.”

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Chief Justice Surya Kant
Know thy Judge

Chief Justice Surya Kant embarked on a remarkable journey that saw him rise from humble beginnings to being the Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court and ultimately the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India.

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DJSE-2023 evaluation process
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In view of the express bar on re-evaluation, the subjective nature of the assessment, and the absence of any material error or exceptional circumstance, judicial interference is unwarranted.”

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Metro Cable Theft
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offence alleged to have been committed by the applicant herein has multifarious effects on the Society at large, more so, since the applicant has put the life and limb of one and all in utter danger.”

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Supreme Court appoints Technical Consultant
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court “direct the Ministry of Education, Union of India to extend all necessary administrative support, more particularly the infrastructure & data access.”

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Advisory Committee on Transgender Rights
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court acknowledged the “extensive work undertaken by Ms. Nithya Rajshekhar with regard to the transgender rights” and found it appropriate that she continue as a member of the Advisory Committee notwithstanding her change in institutional affiliation.

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Bias in Search-cum-Selection Committee
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The rule of law constitutes the foundation of a well-governed society, and the shadow of bias or mala fides in the exercise of power concerning public 33 functions strikes at the very root of a regulated social order.”

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injunction against misrepresentation of court orders
Case BriefsDistrict Court

“Reputation of a person/enitity in invaluable right, the breach of which cannot always be compensated in monetary terms.”

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Forged Arbitration Agreement
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Arbitration is founded upon consent. A party may be bound by the arbitral process only if it is first shown, even at a prima facie level, that such a party had agreed to submit disputes to arbitration.”

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mediation in property dispute between siblings
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“This is a long drawn legal battle between brother and sisters. Although in the past the parties did try to reach to an amicable settlement, yet we are informed that the settlement failed.”

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environmental compensation based on project turnover
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The NGT is empowered to quantify environmental compensation on the basis of project cost or scale of operations in order to enforce the polluter pays principle where construction is carried out in violation of environmental laws.

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