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The dispute arose from a concession agreement between Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) concerning a termination payment and the interest payable thereon. The arbitral tribunal awarded the termination sum and interest at SBI PLR plus 2% as per Article 29.8 of t…

The Maharashtra Government, without consulting the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), issued a Government Resolution on 22 April 2019 to appoint an additional 636 candidates as Police Sub‑Inspectors, effectively doubling the vacancies advertised for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) 201…

Kajal, a 12‑year‑old girl who suffered 100% physical and severe mental disability after a truck hit the tractor she was travelling in, filed a claim under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.11,08,501 and the High Court enhanced it to Rs.25,78,501. The Supreme Court re‑assessed t…

The appellant, Ritu Bhatia, was appointed as Company Secretary of Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd. but was later terminated for allegedly lacking the required five years of post‑qualification experience "as" a Company Secretary, as stipulated in the recruitment advertisement. The appellant claimed that her tenur…

The appeal concerned whether sales tax is payable on the free replacement of defective motor‑vehicle parts supplied by a dealer under a warranty, when the dealer receives a credit note from the manufacturer for the returned defective part. The dealer pays sales tax on the purchase of spare parts and on the sale of the …

The appellants, two SC candidates, challenged the reservation policy of Manipur University, arguing that the 2012 Amendment to the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 should not reduce SC reservation from 15% to 2% and that the amendment applied only to institutions in Sixth Schedule t…

Ajay Kumar Srivastava, a clerk of State Bank of India, was charged with seven counts of misappropriating bank funds. The enquiry officer found charges 2‑7 proved and charge 1 not proved. The disciplinary authority disagreed on charge 1, held it proved, but upheld the findings on charges 2‑7 and dismissed the employee. …

M/s Madhoor Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. was awarded a contract by Yeola Municipal Council to lay a sewer system under the centrally‑sponsored Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme (AMRUT). After completing about 35% of the work, the contractor was not paid because the Central Government had not released the allotted funds. T…

The Kerala government banned arrack in 1996, leaving 12,500 abkari workers unemployed. In 2002 it issued a Government Order reserving 25% of future daily‑wage vacancies in Kerala State Beverages Corporation for these displaced workers, but later altered the policy in 2004 to earmark those vacancies for the dependent so…

The State of Uttar Pradesh filed criminal appeals against Aman Mittal and others for alleged short delivery of petrol and diesel, invoking offences under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, the Essential Commodities Act, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The High Court had quashed the charge‑sheet under s.482 CrPC and issued…

The Kerala government enacted the Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Act, 1998 to cancel arbitration clauses in agreements for the Kallada Irrigation Project, revoke arbitrators' authority and permit appeals against awards that had become "Rule of Court". The High Court of Kerala held the …

The case concerned Major R. Metri, a Recruiting Medical Officer, who was convicted by a General Court Martial for helping candidates clear Army recruitment rallies in exchange for money, under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Army Act. The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) set aside the court‑martial’s conviction und…

The appellant Patram occupied a parcel of land in Haryana described in revenue records as "Shamlat Patti Dhera & Khubi" for over a century, but the land was never used for the common purpose of the village. The Gram Panchayat entered the land as "Panchayat Deh" in 1987‑88, leading to a dispute over whether the land qua…

The appellant Ajanta LLP sued Casio for alleged infringement of its registered design on a scientific calculator marketed as ORPAT FX‑991ES PLUS. The parties mediated and entered into a settlement agreement on 16 May 2019, which the High Court incorporated into a decree on 3 July 2019. The appellant later filed an appl…

The Supreme Court dismissed ONGC's appeal against the Bombay High Court's order upholding the Central Government Industrial Tribunal's findings. The dispute concerned whether contract workmen engaged through contractors were employees of ONGC and thus entitled to pay parity, and whether a settlement dated 19 September …

The appellant Arce Polymers (the second purchaser) and the bank appealed against a High Court order that set aside the SARFAESI proceedings against the borrower Alphine Pharmaceuticals. The borrower had repeatedly sought moratoriums and restructuring, which the bank entertained, but ultimately proceeded with auction of…

The appellants, originally Junior Engineers, were promoted to Assistant Engineer under Regulation 7(a)(ii) and Regulation 10 of the Punjab State Electricity Board Service of Engineers (Civil) Regulations, 1965. They sought the 9‑year/16‑year time‑bound promotional scale granted to directly recruited Assistant Engineers…

The Director General of Police of Jammu & Kashmir advertised for Sub‑Inspector posts and prepared a province‑wise merit list, which was challenged as contrary to the recruitment rules. After several rounds of litigation, the Supreme Court, relying on a concession by the Advocate General, accommodated 47 ousted candidat…

Air Commodore Naveen Jain, along with nine other officers, was considered for promotion to Air Vice Marshal. Although he topped the merit list, he was third in seniority on the select list and the vacancies arose after his superannuation, so he was not promoted. He challenged the Air Force Promotion Policy dated 20 Feb…

Narsingh Yadav, a Craftsman (CFN) in the Indian Army, was discharged in 2007 after an Invaliding Medical Board diagnosed him with schizophrenia (20% disability) and held that the disorder was neither attributable to nor aggravated by his military service. He sought a disability pension, which was rejected by the Armed …

The Supreme Court considered appeals by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) against orders that allowed Ayurvedic (AYUSH) doctors to continue in service up to the age of 65 and to receive salary arrears. The Court examined whether AYUSH doctors are entitled to the same enhanced superannuation age as allopathic…

The Supreme Court examined applications arising from a Central Empowered Committee (CEC) report on illegal mining in Jamua Ramgarh wildlife sanctuary, Rajasthan, and the broader issue of eco‑sensitive zones (ESZ) around protected forests. It affirmed that the State must act as a trustee of natural resources under the P…

The appellant, Bhagwat Sharan, a grandson of Umrao Lal, filed a partition suit claiming six houses and several agricultural lands as joint Hindu family (HUF) property of his ancestors Madhav Prashad and Umrao Lal. The defendants denied the existence of an HUF, asserting the properties were self‑acquired and that a will…

The appellant New Delhi Television Ltd. challenged a notice issued under section 147 of the Income Tax Act alleging that undisclosed income had escaped assessment. The Court examined whether the revenue had a prima facie reason to believe such escapement, whether the assessee had fully disclosed all material facts, and…

The private medical colleges Index Medical College and others challenged Rule 12(8)(a) of the Madhya Pradesh Chikitsa Shiksha Pravesh Niyam, 2018, which barred vacant seats arising from the mop‑up round from being included in college‑level counselling. The State argued the rule was needed to prevent manipulation and en…

Sep. Satgur Singh, a serving army personnel, was discharged after a show‑cause notice highlighted seven punishments (red‑ink entries) incurred over 11 years of service. He replied only with vague family‑related explanations, and the Commanding Officer recorded him as a habitual offender and ordered discharge. The appel…

Ram Khilawan, an ex‑sepoy (washerman) who joined the Indian Army on 23 Oct 1987, was discharged on 31 Aug 1993 on medical grounds after being placed in a permanent Low Medical Category (BEE) due to a CNS seizure. He challenged the discharge, arguing that it was made under Rule 13(3)(III)(v) of the Army Rules, 1954, wit…

The case concerned the partition of the estate of John D. Abraham, who died intestate in 1964 leaving a wife, two sons and two daughters, one of whom (Triza Kalyani John, later A.S. Meenakshi) converted to Hinduism, married the plaintiff and was paid Rs 50,000 and gold ornaments allegedly to relinquish any claim to the…

The Supreme Court examined a public‑interest writ petition challenging COVID‑19 vaccine mandates, the disclosure of segregated clinical trial data, the emergency approvals of COVISHIELD and COVAXIN, the adequacy of the adverse‑event‑following‑immunisation (AEFI) system, and the policy of vaccinating children. It held t…

The petitioner, Sridevi Datla, challenged the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) dismissal of her appeal against the environmental clearance for the Bhogapuram Greenfield Airport, arguing that the appeal was filed within the extended 60‑day period because the last day fell on a Sunday and that the NGT erred in refusing to…

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Andhra Pradesh distribution companies (DISCOMS) challenging the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity’s (APTEL) order directing the State Electricity Regulatory Commission to decide on two applications: HNPCL’s petition for determination of capital cost (O.P. No.21 of 2015) an…

The Supreme Court heard extensive arguments in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Jai Bir Singh (Civil Appeal No. 897 of 2002). The Court examined the correctness of the view expressed in Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978) 2 SCC 213, which had been questioned in a prior reference order. Recognising the…

S.D. Containers (Indore) sued M/s Mold Tek Packaging Ltd for infringement of its registered container and lid designs, seeking a declaration and permanent injunction. The defendant counter‑claimed, seeking cancellation of the designs under Section 4(a) of the Design Act, 2000, and filed an application under Section 22(…

The petitioners filed contempt petitions alleging that the respondents, including M. Vijayakumar and other officials, willfully ignored the Supreme Court's order dated 22 January 2016 which required the seniority list of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) selectees to be fixed on the basis of merit rather tha…

The appellant, Sau. Sangeeta, was elected as Gatneta (Group Leader) of the INCPS Party, a Panchayat Samiti party formed by four elected members of the Shrirampur Panchayat Samiti, in a 2017 meeting chaired by the Ahmednagar District INC President. The meeting resolution gave the District President the power to change t…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute over the reservation of the Mayor's office in Dhule Municipal Corporation. The State of Maharashtra had notified that the post would be reserved for the Backward Class (BC) for the term starting June 2021, despite earlier reservations for BC and no reservation for Scheduled Castes (…

The Medical Council of India (MCI) inspected Vedantaa Institute of Academic Excellence for its first renewal of permission to admit a second batch of MBBS students and found extensive deficiencies in faculty, resident strength, bed occupancy and infrastructure. The Bombay High Court directed MCI to conduct a fresh insp…

The appellants were among ten persons named in an FIR for a violent incident but were not listed in the charge‑sheet after the investigating officer concluded they were not present at the scene. The investigating officer and the SHO later applied to a magistrate for their release from judicial custody, which the magist…

The original plaintiff filed a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction, claiming ownership of a property based on a registered sale deed. The defendants contended that the property had become part of a joint family and that the sale deed was merely a security instrument, not an operative transfer, and th…

The case concerned an amendment to the recruitment rules of the Labour Department of Pondicherry that equated the post of Principal, Grade ‘A’ (Senior Scale) with the post of Joint Chief Inspector of Factories (JCIF). The Central Administrative Tribunal and the Madras High Court had set aside the amendment, holding tha…

The case concerned two suits filed by S. Ramasamy for injunction and partition of certain immovable properties, which the trial court dismissed on the ground that the properties were self‑acquired by the father and not part of a joint Hindu family. The first appellate court affirmed this view. The High Court, exercisin…

The Manipur Legislature enacted the 2012 Parliamentary Secretary Act to create the post of Parliamentary Secretaries, mirroring Assam's 2004 Act which the Supreme Court had struck down as unconstitutional in Bimolangshu Roy. After the Assam judgment, Manipur repealed its 2012 Act by the Repealing Act, 2018, inserting a…

The landlord, Munshi Lal, sought eviction of his tenant, Hakim Rai (deceased) and his successors, alleging that the tenant had sub-let a Kiraria shop to his son‑in‑law Raj Kumar under a partnership deed without the landlord's written consent. The Rent Controller held the partnership to be a ruse and that the son‑in‑law…