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Supreme Court Upholds State Government's Power to Revise Pay Scales Based on Expert Committee Recommendations in Service Law Dispute. The Court held that scaling down of pay scales of Assistant Engineers from Pay Band-3 to Pay Band-2 was valid and not violative of natural justice as the employees were heard through the Pay Grievance Redressal Cell....

The case involves appeals by the Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers and Assistant Engineers Association and other employees challenging the judgment of the Madras High Court which upheld the State...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Adverse Possession Case, Restores Appellate Court's Decree. Permissive possession cannot be converted into adverse possession without hostile animus; High Court erred in reversing concurrent finding of fact....

The dispute concerns a property originally owned by Banta, who died on 02.07.1992. Banta had two children: Jit Ram (son) and Sibo (daughter). Sibo filed a suit for declaration based on a Will dated 26...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision That Solitary Post Cannot Be Reserved — Lecturer in English Post Held Not Amenable to Reservation Under Article 16(4). The Court Affirmed That a Single Post in a Discipline Constitutes a Separate Cadre, and Reservation Requires Plurality of Posts....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that the appellant, a Scheduled Caste candidate, could not be appointed to a solitary post of Lecturer in English on the basis o...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 87 of Arbitration Act as Unconstitutional — Automatic Stay of Arbitral Awards Revived by 2019 Amendment Held Arbitrary and Violative of Article 14. The court held that the provision reintroducing automatic stay upon filing of a Section 34 application is manifestly arbitrary and contrary to the object of the 2015 Amendment Act....

The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, inserted by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amend...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal Against Quashing of General Court Martial Against Retired Army Officer in Procurement Irregularities Case. No Prima Facie Case Made Out as Evidence Lacked Intent to Defraud and Actions Were Within Authority's Discretion....

The Union of India appealed against the judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, which quashed the order convening a General Court Martial against the respondent, P.S. Gill, ...

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Supreme Court Allows Arbitration Appointment Despite Limitation Bar — Scope of Section 11(6A) Confined to Existence of Arbitration Agreement. The 2015 Amendment Act restricts court's role to checking arbitration agreement existence, leaving limitation and other issues to arbitrator under Section 16....

The dispute arose from an agreement dated 21.12.2010 between M/s. Uttarakhand Purv Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited (Petitioner-Contractor) and Northern Coal Field Limited (Respondent-Company) for security...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Specific Performance Suit Barred by Order 2 Rule 2 CPC. Plaintiff's Omission to Seek Leave for Subsequent Suit for Specific Performance After Earlier Injunction Suit Results in Bar....

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) in a Second Appeal, which upheld the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court that the suit for sp...

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Supreme Court Orders Immediate Floor Test in Maharashtra Political Crisis. Governor's Invitation to Form Government Challenged as Unconstitutional Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India....

The case arose from the political crisis in Maharashtra following the 2019 Legislative Assembly elections. No single party secured a majority. The Governor invited the BJP (single largest party) to fo...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Quashing of Prosecution of Municipal Commissioners Under Water Pollution Act. Holds That Commissioner of City Municipal Council and Chief Officers Are 'Head of Department' Under Section 48 of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974....

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board filed complaints against the City Municipal Council, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore, and its Commissioner (B. Heera Naik) and Ex-Commissioners for offences und...