Income Assessment: The Supreme Court held that ₹5,600 per month (assessed by the High Court) was too low. Instead, ₹7,500 per month was considered, aligning with minimum wage standards. (Para 9) F...
Governing Law of Arbitration Agreement: The Court applied the three-step test from Sulamérica Cia Nacional De Seguros S.A. v. Enesa Engenharia S.A. to determine the governing law of the arbitratio...
The Kerala Public Health Engineering Service Special Rules, 1960 and Subordinate Service Rules, 1966 govern separate services. Seniority must be determined based on the rules applicable at the stage ...
Constitution of India, Article 136—Special Leave Petition—Educational Qualification—Admission Eligibility Condition—Subsequent Compliancea. The appellant, initially ineligible ...
GATE Score Weightage – Petitioners challenged the 10% weightage given to the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score in the recruitment process for Graduate Engineer-Trainee (Distributio...
Income-Tax Act, 1961 – Section 153C – Limitation, Jurisdiction & Incriminating Material – Writ Petition Not Maintainable The writ petition was not maintainable, as disputed factual issues ...
Seriousness of Offence – The Court held that gang rape under Section 376(D) IPC was punishable with rigorous imprisonment not less than 20 years, extending up to life imprisonment for the remainder ...
Delay and Laches: The Court held that a petition filed after an inordinate delay, without any justification, is barred by the principles of delay and laches. The petitioner’s failure to challenge th...
Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless proven to be malicious or frivolous. Blanket orders re...
Jurisdictional Limits of NGT: The NGT can only exercise jurisdiction when a substantial question relating to the environment arises from the implementation of enactments specified in Schedule I of the...
