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Supreme Court Allows OBC Female Candidates in UP Police Constable Recruitment to Be Selected in General Category Based on Merit. Horizontal Reservation Principle Applied Equally to Female Candidates, Directing State to Consider OBC Females Scoring Above General Female Cut-Off....

The case pertains to a Miscellaneous Application filed by Ms. Sonam Tomar (OBC-Female) and Ms. Reeta Rani (SC-Female) who participated in the 2013 selection process for Constables in Uttar Pradesh Pol...

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Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order on Withdrawal of Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Case. Appellant Acquiring Body Directed to Deposit 100% Enhanced Compensation; Claimants Permitted to Withdraw 25% Without Security, Balance 75% to be Invested in Fixed Deposit....

The case arises from a land acquisition in 1996 where the Reference Court enhanced compensation after about 17 years. The acquiring body, Nayara Energy Limited, appealed to the High Court, which staye...

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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Fire Safety in COVID Hospitals and Enforcement of COVID-19 Guidelines. Right to health under Article 21 includes affordable treatment, and the Court directed States to consider capping fees under the Disaster Management Act....

The Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognizance of a fire incident at a COVID hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat on 26 November 2020, which resulted in deaths of COVID patients. The Court also noted earl...

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Supreme Court Allows Execution Decree Holder to Seek Possession Against Third Party Resisters Under Order XXI Rule 97 CPC. The Court held that executing court can decide objections of third parties claiming independent title without requiring a separate suit, and amendment of execution petition is permissible to avoid multiplicity....

The case arises from a specific performance decree obtained by Ayyavoo Udayar (predecessor of appellants) against vendors (respondent nos. 3 and 4) for sale of property. The decree directed execution ...

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Supreme Court Allows University Appeal in CAS Promotion Date Dispute — Service in Affiliated College Not Counted for Promotion Prior to Joining University. The Court held that the effective date of promotion under CAS cannot be antedated to a period when the teacher was not on the rolls of the University or its constituent college....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Karnataka University against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which had directed that the effective date of promotion of the respondent, Dr. Prabh...

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Supreme Court Allows Builder's Written Statement Filed Beyond 45 Days in Consumer Case Due to COVID-19 Extension of Limitation. The Court held that the suo motu order extending limitation during the pandemic overrides the statutory bar under Section 38 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019....

This batch of civil appeals arose from an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (National Commission) dated 07.09.2020, which refused to take on record the written statement fil...

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Supreme Court Upholds International Arbitral Award in Coal Supply Dispute — Damages Awarded for Breach of Contract. Division Bench of Delhi High Court Erred in Setting Aside Majority Award Under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as Findings Were Plausible and Not Perverse....

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Delhi High Court that had set aside a majority international arbitral award. The appellant, Anglo American Metallurg...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Permanent Injunction Suit — Lawful Possession Established Despite Title Not Being in Issue. The Court held that in a suit for injunction, proof of lawful possession suffices and title need not be proved unless specifically in issue, and that official documents over 30 years old are admissible under Section 90 of the Evidence Act....

The appeal arises from a suit for permanent injunction filed by the appellants (plaintiffs) against the respondents (defendants) in 1974, alleging attempted encroachment on their property bearing No. ...

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Supreme Court Orders CBI Investigation in Murder Case Due to Sham Police Investigation. Court finds investigation perfunctory and designed to conceal, directs CBI to investigate role of respondent no.5 and others under Sections 302, 120B IPC....

The case arises from the murder of Ram Bihari Chaubey, father of the petitioner Amar Nath Chaubey, who was shot dead at his residence in Varanasi on 4 December 2015. An FIR was registered under Sectio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Winding Up Petition to NCLT Despite Admission Order. Discretion Under Section 434(1)(c) Companies Act, 2013 Properly Exercised Where Liquidation Was at Initial Stage and No Irreversible Steps Taken....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by Action Ispat and Power Pvt. Ltd. against the Delhi High Court's order transferring a winding up petition to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The winding...