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Supreme Court Examines Regularisation of Temporary Workmen in ONGC Based on Certified Standing Orders and Unfair Labour Practice Provisions. The court considers whether clause 2(ii) of ONGC's Certified Standing Orders confers a right to regularisation and whether the decision in PCLU is per incuriam....

This batch of appeals arises from judgments of various High Courts directing regularisation of workmen employed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) as contingent employees. The core issue revolv...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Discretion to Not Provide Reservation in Promotions Without Collecting Quantifiable Data. Collection of Data Required Only When State Decides to Provide Reservation, Not When It Decides Against It....

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals arising from judgments of the Uttarakhand High Court concerning reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Public Works ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Assessee's Appeal in MODVAT Credit Deduction Case Under Section 43B of Income Tax Act. Unutilised MODVAT Credit and Sales Tax Recoverable Account Not Allowable as Deduction Without Actual Payment of Excise Duty Liability....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. against the Delhi High Court judgment dated 07.12.2017, which upheld the disallowance of deductions under Section 43B of the Income Tax ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Right of Pre-Adoption Sons to Inherit from Adopted Father in Hindu Succession Case. Sons born before adoption remain heirs of their natural father and are entitled to inherit his estate under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The present appeals arose from a dispute over the inheritance of property left by Laxman, who was given in adoption to Saraswati on 2 November 1935. At the time of his adoption, Laxman had three sons:...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Directing Restoration of Electricity Without Payment of Arrears by Sublessee. Sublessee Must Pay Over Rs. 3 Crore in Arrears of Rent, Maintenance, and Electricity Charges Before Restoration....

The Supreme Court dealt with a special leave petition filed by Infinity Infotech Parks Limited (the petitioner) against an order of the Calcutta High Court dated 31.07.2019. The High Court had directe...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Union of India, Sets Aside High Court's Interim Stay on Transfer of Customs Officer. High Court's Interference with Transfer Order Was in Excess of Jurisdiction Under Article 226 of the Constitution Without Prima Facie Case of Mala Fides or Breach of Law....

The respondent, an Assistant Commissioner of Customs, GST and Central Excise, was transferred from Mumbai to Bhubaneshwar on 5 September 2019. He challenged the transfer before the Central Administrat...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Case — Sale Deed Held Outright, Not a Security Transaction. Plaintiff Failed to Prove Readiness and Willingness Under Section 16(c) of Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The appeal arose from a suit for specific performance of an agreement of reconveyance. The plaintiff, A.S.C. Murthy, alleged that he borrowed money from the defendants and executed a sale deed as secu...

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Supreme Court Allows Insurance Claim for Glider Accident: Glider Held to be Standard Aircraft and Deceased a Fare-Paying Passenger. The Court upheld the National Commission's decision that the glider was a duly licensed standard aircraft and the deceased was a fare-paying passenger in an air charter company, rejecting the insurer's exclusion clauses....

The case involves an appeal by Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd. against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission allowing an insurance claim filed by Priya Paul, the mother...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Appeal in DV Act Case, Directs Husband to Pay ₹65 Lakhs as Permanent Settlement. Court upholds wife's right to alternative accommodation under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and converts rental order into lump sum payment....

The case involves a dispute under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The appellant, Neelam Gupta, married Mahipal Sharan Gupta (respondent No.1) after the death of his ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against High Court Order Restoring DRO's Cancellation of Patta in Favour of WSIL. Land Acquisition by State Vests Title Absolutely, DRO Cannot Adjudicate Title in Summary Proceedings....

The Supreme Court considered appeals against a Division Bench judgment of the Madras High Court that had restored an order of the District Revenue Officer (DRO) cancelling the patta in favour of WS In...