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Supreme Court Allows Appeals of Higher-Ranked Candidates in J&K Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment Dispute. Court Holds That Concession by Advocate General Cannot Override Statutory Rules and Right to Equality Under Article 14....

The case involves a long-standing dispute over the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors of Police (Executive) in Jammu and Kashmir pursuant to an advertisement dated 25th February 1999. The initial selection...

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Supreme Court Quashes Interim Order Restraining Corporation from Appointing New Contractual Employees. High Court's Order Set Aside for Lack of Reasons and Failure to Consider Absence of Employer-Employee Relationship....

The case involves an appeal by the Rajasthan State Road Development and Construction Corporation Ltd. against an interim order of the Rajasthan High Court. The respondent, Piyush Kant Sharma, was appo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's SLP as Time-Barred Due to 663-Day Delay, Imposes Costs for Wasting Judicial Time. Government Inefficiency Not a Valid Ground for Condonation of Delay Under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The Supreme Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh as time-barred due to an inordinate delay of 663 days. The Court found the explanation for the delay—'unavai...

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Supreme Court Upholds Project Proponents' Right to Develop Housing Scheme — Quashes Planning Authority's Rejection. Citing the Framework Agreement and statutory obligations under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961....

The case involved appeals by the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority and the State of Karnataka against a judgment of the High Court of Karnataka, which quashed the Planni...

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Supreme Court Upholds Project Proponents' Right to Develop Housing Scheme — Quashes Planning Authority's Rejection....

The case involved appeals by the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority and the State of Karnataka against a judgment of the High Court of Karnataka, which quashed the Planni...

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Supreme Court Allows Defendants to Produce Additional Documents in Civil Suit — Procedural Hurdles Not to Impede Substantial Justice. The Court held that under Order 8 Rule 1A(3) CPC, leave to produce documents should be granted if good cause is shown and no serious prejudice is caused, emphasizing that procedure is the handmaid of justice....

The appeal arose from a civil suit (O.S. No.257 of 2014) filed by the respondent-plaintiff before the Principal Sub-Judge, Pudukottai, seeking an injunction against the appellants-defendants alleging ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Interim Bail Granted on Medical Grounds to Former Minister Accused of POCSO Offences. State Obligation to Provide Medical Care to Undertrial Prisoners Upheld....

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal by the State of Uttar Pradesh against an order of the Allahabad High Court granting interim bail on medical grounds to the respondent, Gayatri Prasad Prajapa...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Pre-emption Case, Holding Limitation Runs from Each Sale Under Rajasthan Pre-Emption Act, 1966. Each Sale of Property Gives Fresh Cause of Action for Pre-emption, and Failure to Challenge Earlier Sales Does Not Bar the Right Under Article 97 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The appeal arose from a suit for pre-emption filed by the predecessor-in-interest of respondent No.1 (original plaintiff) against the appellant and others concerning a property in Ajmer. The plaintiff...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Election Petitioner's Challenge Against High Court Order Striking Out Prayer for Declaration as Duly Elected in Karnataka Assembly Election Dispute. High Court Correctly Disallowed Amendment to Introduce Pleadings Under Section 101 of Representation of the People Act, 1951 After 18 Months....

The case arises from an election petition filed by Sri Muniraju Gowda P.M. challenging the election of Sri Munirathna (first respondent) from Constituency No. 154, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, to the Karnata...

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Supreme Court Grants Extension for Mineral Transportation Amidst Legal Controversy. Court clarifies that lessees can remove minerals subject to royalty payment and that previous judgments have attained finality....

The Supreme Court dealt with multiple miscellaneous applications concerning the extension of time for transporting minerals mined before 15.03.2018. The applications were filed by lessees of manganese...