Public Function Archives

‘X (Twitter) neither performs public function nor discharges public duty’; Delhi HC holds petition filed against suspension of ‘X’ account ‘not maintainable’

The Court opined that the proper venue for addressing a breach, such as the one in the present matter, would be the civil courts where contractual disputes are adjudicated.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Retired employees cannot claim vested right to apply the extended age of retirement retrospectively: Supreme Court

“The Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation does not have any role to play in matters that are strictly governed by the service regulations. This is an exercise that is undertaken by the State in discharge of its public duties and should not brook undue interference by the Court.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Teachers of unaided private schools are entitled to same pay as government schools: Delhi High Court

“Private unaided schools are also amenable to Writ Jurisdiction as they carry out public function discharged by the State under Article 12 of the Constitution.“

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2023 SCC Vol. 4 Part 4

Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Maintainability of writ petition: A writ under Art. 226 against a private educational institute would

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court |Central Government inspecting books and accounts of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council does not establish that it controls financial aspect ; Not ‘State’ under Art 12

Delhi High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the judgment passed by the Single Judge whereby the writ petition of

Case Briefs High Courts

Government is morally as well as legally accountable to the common people; no public functions sponsored and financed by the State would be held during Gaurav Yatra: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ. and G R Moolchandani, J., disposed of writ petitions against the