Does Rule 12 Permit Filling Unadvertised Vacancies from a Waiting List Beyond the Notified Number?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012921-012921 – 2025 Diary Number 21373/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Directions not to be treated as precedent Overrules / Affirms Affirms Naseem Ahmad and Others v. […]

Does Rule 12 Permit Appointments Beyond Advertised Vacancies Through a Wait List Within a Reasonable Period?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012921-012921 – 2025 Diary Number 21373/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Not a precedent Overrules / Affirms Affirms Rule 12 interpretation in Naseem Ahmad and Others v. […]

Should an appellate court restore a conviction based on circumstantial evidence and false explanations despite a High Court’s acquittal?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000460-000460 – 2014 Diary Number 20114/2011 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Type of Law Criminal Law Questions of Law Whether the High Court erred in setting aside the conviction despite […]

Is an application for the appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, maintainable when the notice and petition are filed after the expiry of the limitation period?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number ARBIT.PETITON No.-000021-000021 – 2025 Diary Number 16856/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority on limitation in Section 11(5) petitions Overrules / Affirms Affirms that Limitation Act applies […]

Does an Unregistered Agreement to Sell Exclude Property from a Deceased Muslim’s Matruka Estate?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-004516-004517 – 2023 Diary Number 13302/2012 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH Precedent Value Affirms existing law Overrules / Affirms Affirms precedents on TP Act and Muslim succession Type of […]

Can FIRs under the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act filed by persons not competent under Section 4 be quashed as an abuse of process?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(Crl.) No. 000123 – 2023 Diary Number 11952/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding on all courts in India Overrules / Affirms Affirms applicability of Section 4 special locus […]

Can a High Court Reappreciate Evidence to Overturn an Acquittal in a Sexual Offence Against a Minor When Medical Evidence Is Not Conclusive?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001295-001295 – 2018 Diary Number 9210/2018 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Clarificatory authority on appellate interference in acquittal appeals Overrules / Affirms Affirms the High Court’s […]

Does Dismissal of an Appeal for Non-Prosecution Uphold or Alter Precedent on Procedural Defaults Before the High Court?

The High Court dismissed the appeal due to repeated absence of the appellant’s counsel, reaffirming the established procedural principle that an appeal may be dismissed for non-prosecution. This decision upholds existing precedent and does not introduce any new legal interpretation or substantive law, but it stands as binding authority regarding procedural compliance for appeals filed […]

Does a Writ Petition Challenging CAT Orders Directing Time-bound Disposal of Departmental Proceedings Merit Admission When “Deemed Revocation” of Suspension Is Already Provided?

The High Court of Manipur dismissed as misconceived a writ petition challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that directed completion of disciplinary inquiry within six months, clarifying that if the timeline is not met, suspension is automatically deemed revoked. The judgment affirms the practical application of CAT’s directions and underscores that writ […]

Is Reinstatement with Back Wages Automatic for Terminated Daily-Wage Workers When Retrenchment is Procedurally Defective? Legal Limits Affirmed by Andhra Pradesh High Court

High Court reiterates that reinstatement with full back wages is not automatic for casual or daily-wage workers terminated in violation of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act; monetary compensation may instead be awarded. The judgment follows the binding Supreme Court precedents and reaffirms the narrow scope of Article 226 judicial review over industrial tribunal […]

When Must Authorities Tailor Stock Lifting and Disposal Timelines to Quantum of Auctioned Essential Commodities? Clarification on Judicial Directions, Non-Compliance, and Non-Precedential Orders

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that authorities imposing rigid timeframes for lifting and disposing auctioned essential commodities must account for the quantity involved and prior Court directions—even when interim judicial orders exist. However, this specific decision is held not to constitute binding precedent and is confined strictly to the facts of the present […]

Can Pending Criminal Proceedings Bar Consideration for Promotion When Grievance is Redressed During Writ Proceedings?

The High Court clarified that when an employer redresses an employee’s grievance regarding consideration for promotion—subsequent to interim judicial orders—the writ petition can be disposed of as infructuous, attaching the employer’s written instructions to the record. This determination upholds settled procedural law for writs but does not lay down new substantive precedent; it carries precedential […]