PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA

The Government of Goa filed a suit for declaration of title and injunction against Maria Julieta D’Souza, which the trial court dismissed for lack of a clear title document and alleged limitation. The High Court reversed the decision, holding that the plaintiff's predecessor’s title was established through deeds and co…

The petition sought the institutionalisation and reconstitution of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which had functioned as an ad‑hoc body since its Supreme Court‑ordered creation in 2002. The Court examined the need for a permanent statutory authority to monitor compliance with its environmental orders and consi…

Subha Prasad Nandi Majumdar, a teaching staff member who served 16 years in Assam and subsequently joined Burdwan University in West Bengal, sought to benefit from a 2021 Government Notification that extended the retirement age of teachers from 60 to 65 years, provided they had at least ten years of continuous teaching…

The Supreme Court examined the termination of a development agreement between Yash Developers (appellant) and Harihar Krupa Co‑Operative Housing Society (respondent) under Section 13 of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, which had been upheld by the Bombay High Court. The C…

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) issued several insurance policies in Rajasthan between 1993-94 and 2001-02 and, due to the unavailability of India Insurance stamps in the state, purchased the stamps from Maharashtra. The Rajasthan government issued show‑cause notices demanding payment of stamp duty on those p…

The petitioners challenged the constitutionality of sections 34(1), 47(1)(a)(i) and 58(1)(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which base the pecuniary jurisdiction of district, state and national consumer commissions on the value of consideration paid rather than the compensation claimed. The challenge arose fr…

The appellant-wife alleged that her husband and his relatives assaulted her and her family on 27 October 2020 by throwing chilli powder in her eyes and attacking them with slippers and stones, while also demanding dowry. A criminal case was filed under IPC sections 498-A, 324, 355, 504, 506 read with 149, and the polic…

The appellants, legal heirs of the deceased Kathiresan, filed suits seeking declaration of title and injunction over a suit land purchased by Kathiresan. The respondent, a relative, invoked Article 227 of the Constitution before the Madras High Court, seeking rejection of the plaints on the ground that they were barred…

The dispute arose from a construction licence granted to the respondent, which the appellant claimed would obstruct a pathway adjoining his land. After a series of appeals under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, the parties reached a settlement wherein the respondent agreed to provide a 3‑metre access path, and the High Court…

The appellants were appointed as Data Entry Operators on a contractual basis between 1996 and 1999 and were regularised in 2015. They sought to have their contractual service counted for pension benefits under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. The Central Administrative Tribunal and the Karnataka High C…

The appellant, Lakha Singh, contested a civil suit filed by the respondent, Balwinder Singh, for specific performance of an agreement to sell agricultural land and for the recovery of Rs.16,00,000 earnest money. The trial court held the transaction to be a loan rather than a sale and ordered the appellant to refund the…

The respondent, a government surveyor, was charged under Sections 13(2) and 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. After the Special Court dismissed his discharge application and the High Court dismissed the subsequent revision, the respondent filed a pe…

The father and son complained that a minor eye surgery (ptosis correction) performed by Dr. Neeraj Sud at PGI in 1996 resulted in deterioration of the child's vision, and they alleged medical negligence, seeking compensation. The State Consumer Commission dismissed the complaint, finding no negligence, but the National…

The case concerned a partnership share that was purportedly sold by an official receiver after the appellant and his mother were declared insolvent in 1977. The sale deed dated 11 March 1983 was executed based on a district court order, but later the insolvency adjudication was annulled in 1996. The High Court held tha…

The complainant, a wife, filed a criminal complaint in 2013 alleging dowry demand, threats, and cruelty by her step‑mother‑in‑law, step‑brother‑in‑law, father‑in‑law and a munim, leading to an FIR under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 IPC and a subsequent chargesheet. The appellants sought quashing of the FIR…

The case concerned K.C. Devaki, a staff nurse appointed in 1979, who sought a cadre change to First Division Assistant on medical grounds and consented to be placed below the last incumbent in the new post. The Government accepted her request, issued orders in 1989 effecting the change, and later issued a seniority lis…

Lifecare Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a micro‑enterprise manufacturing a specialised liposomal drug, was repeatedly disqualified from government tenders because the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) imposed mandatory minimum turnover requirements that it could not meet. The petitioners argued that such clauses violated Articles 1…

The appellant, an IAS officer of the 1991 Kerala batch, sought promotion to Chief Secretary but was denied by the Screening Committee because less than 90% of his ACRs/PARs were available and his performance was deemed unsatisfactory. He appealed the decision, first to the Review Committee, which upheld the denial citi…

The appellant, a former Inspector of Police, was charged with dereliction of duty for allegedly failing to control the 1984 anti‑Sikh riots. An inquiry officer exonerated him, but the disciplinary authority disagreed and issued a punishment of reduction in rank, which the High Court set aside and directed a fresh disag…

The appellant, a construction contractor, entered into a works contract with the respondent and later referred their dispute to arbitration, resulting in the appointment of a sole arbitrator. The arbitral tribunal was required to render its award within 12 months of the completion of pleadings, extendable by six months…

The appellant, a suspended director of the corporate debtor, challenged the admission of a Section 7 application initiating a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) by UCO Bank, arguing that the debtor's balance‑sheet entries did not constitute a clear, specific acknowledgment of debt required under Section 18 …

The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the National Highways Authority sought to overturn a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order that set aside environmental clearances (EC) granted for sand and gravel mining for a highway project. The Supreme Court examined whether an EC could be validly issued when the District Su…

The petitioners, contractually appointed Assistant Professors in Gujarat's government engineering and polytechnic colleges, sought parity in pay with regularly appointed Assistant Professors, arguing that they performed identical duties. The State of Gujarat contended that contractual appointments were governed by the …

The case concerned the recruitment of Sub‑Engineers by the erstwhile AP‑Transco in 2011‑12 and the subsequent cancellation of that process by the newly formed TS‑Transco after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. The petitioners, who had been selected under the earlier notifications, challenged TS‑Transco’s 2017 notifica…

The trial court decreed specific performance of a sale agreement between the plaintiffs and the defendant. The defendant appealed and, during the pendency of the appeal, filed an application under Order XLI Rule 27(1) of the CPC to lead additional documentary evidence. The High Court admitted this evidence without firs…

The appellant, Yash Raj Films, released a promotional trailer for its 2016 film "Fan" that featured a song which was not included in the final movie. The complainant, after viewing the trailer, purchased tickets expecting to see the song and alleged deficiency of service and unfair trade practice under the Consumer Pro…

The Karnataka Public Service Commission issued a notification on 24 December 2007 to recruit 18 Home Science lecturers in government first‑grade colleges. Two successful candidates and the State of Karnataka challenged the notification, arguing that it failed to specify the subject‑wise specialisations within Home Scie…

The appellant, an Air Force airman, was admonished in May 2010 for allegedly overtaking vehicles at a railway crossing and using insubordinate language toward a Squadron Leader. Although the commanding officer initially expunged the punishment, the matter was reopened, leading to a second admonition in January 2011. Th…

The case arose from a large-scale riot in Vadod village where over a thousand people clashed, resulting in police firing and a stampede. Seven persons, including the appellants, were arrested on the spot and named in the FIR, while a total of nineteen were tried. The trial court acquitted all accused due to lack of spe…

Racing Promotions Private Limited (RPPL) entered into a three‑year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) to organise Formula 4 motor‑racing events. Several public‑interest litigations were filed challenging the event on grounds of safety, noise, and the use of publ…

The Supreme Court examined a series of challenges to the draft Constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) raised by Rahul Mehra and other stakeholders, focusing on issues such as the inclusion and eligibility of eminent players, the definition of office‑bearers, the number of vice‑presidents, disqualifica…

In 2013 a car collided with a 14‑wheeler that had been abandoned in the middle of a highway without any warning lights or markers, killing the car's driver and three passengers while one passenger, Smt. Sushma, survived with injuries. The claimants filed compensation claims under the Motor Vehicles Act against the owne…

The Lakshadweep Electricity Department advertised a Junior Engineer (Electrical) post requiring either a degree in Electrical Engineering or a Diploma in Electrical Engineering with two years' experience. The appellants, holding Diplomas in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, were selected, but the respondents, hol…

The Supreme Court examined whether the Karnataka High Court was justified in using its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 to halt personal insolvency proceedings against Farooq Ali Khan under Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The bank had filed an application for personal insolvency after the gua…

The Supreme Court, in a review petition filed by the Union of India, examined its earlier 2022 judgment that declared certain provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and its 2016 amendment unconstitutional. The Court observed that the original appeal did not contain any challenge to the …

The plaintiff sued the defendants for title and possession of a house, alleging they were tenants; the trial court dismissed the suit, but the first appellate court declared the plaintiff the owner and the defendants tenants. The defendants filed a second appeal, but one co-defendant (Ram Babu) died during its pendency…

The appellant and Eastern Coalfields Limited entered into a contract for transportation of goods that contained Clause 13, which the appellant claimed was an arbitration agreement. The appellant filed an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for the appointment of an arbitrator, …

The appellant, Rajesh Kumar, suffered a motor vehicle accident in which his car overturned and later caught fire due to short‑circuiting while he was attending to an injured co‑passenger. He claimed the full insured sum under his policy, but the insurer denied part of the claim, citing delay in intimation and the vehic…

The appellant, Sonali Power Equipments, supplied transformers to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board between 1993 and 2004 and faced delayed payments. It referred the dispute to the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council under Section 18 of the MSMED Act, obtaining an award in 2010, which the respondents …

The Himachal Pradesh government entered into an Implementation Agreement with JSW Hydro Energy Ltd (formerly JIL) to supply 12% free power for the first 12 years and 18% thereafter from a 1045 MW hydro project. When the free‑power obligation rose above the 13% cap prescribed in CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Reg…

United India Insurance Co. Ltd. issued a Contractor's All Risk policy for a bridge project that collapsed during construction, killing 48 workers. The insurer repudiated the claim, invoking an exclusion clause covering loss due to faulty design, workmanship and construction defects, and relied on a surveyor's report an…

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation claimed it had acquired the land of Bimal Kumar Shah under Section 352 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, which it argued gave it power to acquire land for streets and parks. The High Court held that Section 352 does not confer a power of compulsory acquisition and set asi…

The appellant and respondent No.1 formed an LLP governed by an agreement containing an arbitration clause (Clause 40). Disputes arose over the ITF project, and the appellant issued a Section 21 notice of arbitration only to respondent No.1 and filed a Section 11 application appointing an arbitrator, also only naming re…

The Punjab Public Service Commission advertised vacancies for the Punjab Civil Service with a reservation for "ex‑servicemen". The appellant, a former Indian Army captain, was appointed under this reservation, while respondent No. 4, a former officer of the Indian Military Nursing Service (IMNS), was denied appointment…

Vijay Kumar, a former Chief Manager of Central Bank of India, was compulsorily retired after an inquiry found him guilty of sanctioning loans without proper appraisal. The disciplinary authority imposed retirement and the Field General Manager, acting as appellate authority, reduced his pension to two‑thirds without co…

The appellant, PNB Housing Finance Ltd., took symbolic and later physical possession of a premises that had been offered as security for a loan to the borrower (2nd Respondent) after the borrower defaulted. The 1st Respondent claimed to be a tenant of the premises since 1987 under an unregistered lease and sought resto…

The appellants filed an application before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking to quash a No‑Objection Certificate (NOC) and consent for a petrol pump at Khasra No. 109/1/2, alleging violations of environmental and municipal regulations. While the NGT dismissed the application, the appellants appealed to the Supr…

The appellant, Pandurangan, purchased a property from Hussain Babu, who had earlier bought it from Jayam Ammal. He later discovered that Defendant No. 1, claiming co‑ownership, had obtained an ex‑parte decree in a 1996 partition suit that the appellant alleged was collusive and fraudulently obtained. The appellant file…

The respondent, Rohit Nandan, was appointed as a Postal Assistant in 1997 under the OBC category based on a Tanti caste certificate. In 2015, the Bihar Government deleted the Tanti caste from the OBC list and merged it with the Pan/Swasi caste in the Scheduled Castes list, after which the respondent obtained a Schedule…

The case arose from an oral family settlement reduced to a Memorandum of Understanding/Family Settlement Deed (MoU/FSD) signed by Pawan Gupta (PG) and Kamal Gupta (KG) but not by KG's son Rahul Gupta (RG). PG and others filed a petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointme…

Vijaya Bank required its senior middle‑manager, Prashant B. Narnaware, to serve a minimum of three years and to pay Rs 2 lakhs as liquidated damages if he resigned earlier, as stipulated in clause 11(k) of his appointment letter. The employee resigned after less than two years and paid the amount under protest, subsequ…

The appellant, a MSME supplier based in Delhi, entered into a contract with ISRO for construction of staff quarters, which contained a clause fixing Bengaluru as the seat of arbitration. Disputes arose and the supplier invoked the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Development) Act, 2006, prompting the Delhi Facilita…

The appellant, a deliveryman, complained that gold bars received in exchange for gold chains were counterfeit, leading the police to freeze the accused's bank accounts. The police reported the seizure to the jurisdictional magistrate only after a delay, and the Madras High Court ordered de‑freezing on the ground that t…

The Chandra Mohan Jha (CMJ) University was established in 2009, but its sponsor appointed a Chancellor without the required approval of the Visitor (the Governor of Meghalaya). The Supreme Court examined whether this appointment violated Section 14(1) of the CMJ University Act, 2009, and whether the State Government’s …

The appellant Vinod @ Nasmulla was convicted under IPC sections 395 and 397 and Arms Act section 25 for a dacoity involving a bus robbery on 28 September 1993. The prosecution's case rested on a dock identification by a police constable (PW‑9) and the alleged recovery of a country‑made pistol at the time of his arrest,…

The petitioners, originally appointed as Work Inspectors in 1990 and later as temporary Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) between 1990‑1992, sought seniority over the 1997 batch of AEEs recruited through the APPSC. The State Government regularised the temporary AEEs in 2005 but placed them below the 1997 regular rec…

The appellant, Navratan Lal Sharma, filed a suit for declaration and injunction which was dismissed, leading him to file a first appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, the parties executed a compromise deed that provided for the restoration of the appeal if the respondents failed to honor payment obligations. The H…

The appellant filed a suit in 2012 seeking a declaration that her sister‑in‑law could not sell a jointly owned bungalow and that an agreement to sell dated 21‑10‑2011 was void. After the sister‑in‑law died, the court substituted a Nazir as defendant No.1. In 2021 the respondent (defendant No.2) applied to amend his wri…

The appellant, Office for Alternative Architecture, challenged a Delhi High Court order that, while appointing an arbitral tribunal under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, excluded certain claims as non‑arbitrable. The appellant argued that the court should only examine whether a prima facie arb…

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (the appellant) had engaged a contractor to transport crushed coal, employing 32 workmen from 1984 to 1994. The workers' union sought regularisation of all 32 workers under clauses of the National Coal Wage Agreement IV, leading to a settlement on 5 April 1997 that regularised only 19 of them, …

The respondent, Paresh Nathalal Chauhan, filed a writ petition seeking protection from arrest under the GST Act, prompting the Gujarat High Court to issue an interim order that criticised the prolonged presence of a search party at his residence as unauthorized. The High Court also observed that the good‑faith protecti…

Prism Cement Ltd., a unit that had been granted an absolute tax exemption under the Package Scheme of Incentives 1993 (PSI 1993) through an Eligibility Certificate (20‑02‑1998) and an Entitlement Certificate (24‑03‑1998), challenged the Maharashtra State's attempt to withdraw that benefit after the Finance Act, 2002 am…

The appellant, an assistant manager, was terminated by the respondent employer alleging absenteeism, after a show‑cause notice and disciplinary inquiry. The appellant filed a petition under Section 15(2) of the Payment of Wages Act for unpaid wages and later approached the Industrial Tribunal under Section 2(A) of the …

The appellant, an Assistant Superintendent of Jail, was alleged to have facilitated a private vehicle ride for two police constables escorting an undertrial prisoner, during which two unidentified youths attacked the constables with red chilli powder, a knife and a kirpan, attempting to free the prisoner. The prosecuti…

Shriram Chits (India) Private Ltd, a chit‑fund company, sued to set aside a consumer‑forum order that ordered it to refund Rs.18,750 with interest to Raghachand Associates, the complainant, for alleged deficiency in service after the chit business was terminated. The service provider contended that the complaint was no…

The stock broker AC Chokshi Share Broker invoked arbitration under BSE Bye‑law 248(a) to recover a large debit balance that accrued in the wife’s trading account after the 2001 market crash, alleging that the husband had orally agreed to be jointly and severally liable. The arbitral tribunal held both spouses jointly l…

The appellants received an arbitral award on 14 February 2022 and were required to file a Section 34 application within three months, extended by a COVID‑19 order to 29 May 2022, with a further 30‑day condonable period ending on 28 June 2022. The 30‑day period fell during the Delhi High Court's summer vacation (04 June…

The appeal concerned the interpretation of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, specifically the interplay between sub‑sections (1) and (2) regarding whether a Hindu female's possession of property, whether by will, gift, or maintenance, confers absolute ownership or a restricted estate. The appellant, a purch…

NBCC (India) Ltd., a micro‑small enterprise, entered into several construction contracts with the State of West Bengal and later filed a memorandum under Section 8 of the MSMED Act, 2006 after the contracts were executed. The enterprise then referred a payment dispute to the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Cou…

The appellants, members of a child‑rights NGO, accompanied labour officials during a raid on a brick kiln to rescue alleged bonded child labourers. A dispute arose over whether the children should be taken to the police station for interrogation or statements recorded on site, leading the officials to lodge an FIR alle…

The appellants challenged the Bihar Registration Rules, 2008 amendments that introduced sub‑rules (xvii) and (xviii) to Rule 19, which made the production of jamabandi or holding‑allotment proof a condition precedent for registering sale or gift documents. The High Court of Patna dismissed the writ petitions, holding t…

The appellant, a legal heir of the original plaintiffs, sought execution of a 2006 decree that declared an agricultural land allotment to the defendants illegal. The defendants (Nos. 4 and 5) had appealed the decree, but both died before the appeal was heard, and their legal heirs were never brought on record. The firs…

The petitioner, Poonam, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and failed to disclose this conviction in the affidavit required by Rule 24‑A of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Nirvachan Niyam, 1994 when filing her nomination for councillor. The trial court declared her election void und…

The three Delhi distribution companies (BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.) challenged the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (DERC) tariff orders that created and perpetuated a large regulatory asset to bridge revenue gaps, which had ballooned to over Rs 27,…

The State of Jharkhand appealed a High Court order that restored an arbitral award allowing claims that the civil court had struck down as prohibited by specific contractual clauses. The High Court had relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Bharat Drilling & Foundation Treatment Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand, hold…

The appellant, a cooperative society registered under the Jharkhand Self‑Supporting Cooperative Societies Act, sought exemption from stamp duty on a land transfer to its members under Section 9A of the Stamp (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1988. The State, through a memorandum issued by the Principal Secretary, Department of Re…

The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation entered into contracts with rice millers for paddy procurement and included an arbitration clause. Allegations of massive fraud and misappropriation of public funds led to criminal FIRs, charges under the Penal Code, and recovery proceedings under the Bihar & Orissa P…

The case concerned the recruitment of assistant teachers in West Bengal primary schools, where the eligibility rule required a Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Because the COVID‑19 pandemic delayed the 2020‑22 D.El.Ed. batch, several candidat…

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) appealed against a Delhi High Court decision that held it could not levy restitutionary or compensatory damages under s.33A of the Water Act and s.31A of the Air Act, on the ground that such powers amounted to penalties. The Supreme Court examined the statutory scheme, the p…

The appellants, who were Stenographer Grade‑I and Personal Assistant in the District Judiciary, Cuttack, were granted a retrospective promotion and a financial benefit in 2017 based on the Shetty Commission recommendations. After their superannuation in 2020, the State ordered them to repay the amounts, alleging the pr…

The appellants, Wahid and Anshu, were convicted for robbery under IPC sections 392/397 and for possession of arms under the Arms Act, based on an FIR that named no specific perpetrators. The prosecution’s case relied on the complainant’s identification of the accused at a bus depot two days after the incident and the r…

The Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Rajkot issued a show‑cause notice alleging that two adjoining units (Unit 1 and Unit 2) processed grey cotton fabrics into finished cotton fabrics using power, thereby denying them exemption under Notification No. 5/1998‑CE. The units appealed, and the CESTAT h…

The dispute arose from an arbitral award dated 21 November 2004 in favour of G & T Beckfield Drilling Services, directing ONGC (the respondent) to pay a sum of US$6,56,272.34 together with interest at 12% per annum from 12 December 1998, the date the claim was affirmed. ONGC challenged the award under Section 34 of the…

The appellants, Shankar and Vishal, were named in an FIR for the murder of Vijay Singh based solely on the mother’s (PW‑1) suspicion arising from a long‑standing family enmity. PW‑1 later clarified in her Section 161 statement and during trial that the names were included falsely and that she was not an eyewitness. No …

The Bangalore University advertised a vacancy for an Assistant Professor (English) reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, stating that the selection would be made in accordance with the Karnataka State Civil Services (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2001. The appellant, Chaitra Nagammanavar, was appointed on the basis of…

The parties entered into a contract for bauxite mining, and an arbitral award dated 9 April 2022 was issued in favour of the appellant. The respondent filed an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 on 11 July 2022 to set aside the award. The issue before the Supreme Court was whethe…

The Supreme Court examined appeals against a Karnataka High Court order that had stayed the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) for Associate Decor Ltd, where Mohammed Enterprises (Tanzania) Ltd's resolution plan had been approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) on 11 February 2020. The petitioners argue…

Serosoft Solutions and Dexter Capital Advisors were in arbitration over unpaid fees. During the arbitration, the respondent sought additional time to cross‑examine the appellant's witness RW‑1, which the arbitral tribunal rejected, holding that sufficient opportunity had already been given. The respondent appealed to t…

The appellant, representing the estate of her deceased husband, obtained an arbitral award on 31 May 2022 directing the respondents to pay a sum with interest. The award could not be released because the respondents had not paid the arbitrator's fees, leading the District Judge to order payment of the balance fees on 2…

The respondent, FEMC Pratibha Joint Venture, claimed refunds of excess VAT credits for the 4th quarter of 2015‑16 and the 1st quarter of 2017‑18, filing revised returns in 2017 and 2019. The Commissioner of Trade and Taxes failed to refund the amounts and, in 2022, issued an adjustment order that set off the pending re…

The appellant, the Superintending Engineer, challenged a High Court order directing it to consider the respondent’s appointment as Lower Division Clerk (LDC) or any suitable/supernumerary post. The respondent had applied under the 1997 and 2001 APSEB recruitment notifications but was rejected on grounds of a purportedl…

M/s Ferro Concrete Construction (India) Pvt. Ltd. entered into a works contract with the State of Rajasthan that contained Clause 22 prohibiting the contractor from claiming any interest on payments, arrears or balances. Disputes led to arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1940, where the arbitrator awarded the contr…