Supreme Court of India

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Raj Narayan v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah · 2019 INSC 442

The Supreme Court held that an employee acquitted in criminal proceedings initiated by the employer is entitled to full back wages for the entire suspension period and reinstatement with all consequential benefits.

labor appeal_allowed Significant back wages suspension acquittal criminal proceedings

Raj Narain v. Union of India

01 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M.R. Shah
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The Supreme Court held that an employee acquitted in criminal proceedings is entitled to back wages only from acquittal to reinstatement and full salary during suspension if disciplinary proceedings are dropped, but not for the entire suspension period absent malicious prosecution.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant back wages suspension acquittal criminal proceedings

Raj Narayan v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah
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The Supreme Court held that an employee acquitted in criminal proceedings is entitled to full back wages for the entire suspension period if disciplinary proceedings are dropped and reinstatement is ordered.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant back wages suspension acquittal disciplinary proceedings

Raj Narain v. Union of India

01 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M.R. Shah
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The Supreme Court held that an employee acquitted in criminal proceedings is entitled to back wages only from acquittal to reinstatement, but full salary is payable during suspension if disciplinary proceedings are dropped.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant back wages suspension acquittal criminal proceedings

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation v. Akhilesh V. S.

01 Apr 2019 · Arun Mishra; Navin Sinha · 2019 INSC 443

The Supreme Court held that mere empanelment does not confer a right to appointment and that the employer may refuse to fill vacancies on valid grounds without being subject to mandamus.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant empanelment mandamus appointment vacancies

KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER v. AKHILESH V. S. AND OTHERS

01 Apr 2019 · Arun Mishra; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court held that mere empanelment does not confer a right to appointment and that courts will not mandate filling vacancies if the employer has valid reasons not to do so.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant empanelment mandamus appointment vacancies

അപനീല്‍വഭാദത്തി v. മകരള സഠസഭാനവഠ

01 Apr 2019 · Hemant Gupta · 2019 INSC 448

The High Court upheld the murder convictions of appellants acting with common intention, relying on consistent eyewitness and medical evidence, dismissing their appeals except for minor sentence modifications.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC murder common intention eyewitness testimony

Mani v. State of Kerala

01 Apr 2019 · Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta · 2019 INSC 448
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The Supreme Court modified appellant Mani's murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC due to sudden fight without common intention, while dismissing the State's appeal against acquittal of other accused for murder.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 304 Part I IPC common intention right of private defence

Mani v. State of Kerala

01 Apr 2019 · Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta
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The Supreme Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC due to absence of common intention and premeditation, dismissing the State's appeal against acquittal of co-accused.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 302 IPC culpable homicide common intention private defence

Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India v. National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

01 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M.R. Shah
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The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's interim order directing inspection of a medical institute for seat enhancement, emphasizing the necessity of notice, surprise inspections, and proper jurisdiction in regulatory disputes.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Medical Council of India Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations Inspection Surprise inspection

Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India v. National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

01 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court set aside the Rajasthan High Court's interim order directing inspection of a medical institute for seat enhancement, emphasizing the necessity of surprise inspections and proper adjudication before regulatory interference.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Medical Council of India Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations Inspection Surprise inspection

Tuticorin Port Democratic Staff Union v. Tuticorin Port Trust

01 Apr 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court allowed the Union's appeal and remanded the case to the High Court for fresh consideration of the writ petition on merits after permitting all relevant documents to be filed.

civil appeal_allowed Procedural writ petition absorption regularization Port Trust employees

Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v. Union of India; Federation of Rainbow Warriors v. Union of India and Ors

29 Mar 2019 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta · 2019 INSC 434

The Supreme Court upheld the Environmental Clearance for the Mopa airport project, affirming compliance with environmental laws and procedural safeguards despite challenges on disclosure and appraisal.

environmental appeal_dismissed Significant Environmental Clearance Environmental Impact Assessment Expert Appraisal Committee National Green Tribunal

Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v. Union of India; Federation of Rainbow Warriors v. Union of India and Ors

29 Mar 2019 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court upheld the Environmental Clearance for the Mopa airport project, emphasizing full disclosure, reasoned appraisal, and balancing development with environmental protection under the 2006 MoEF notification.

environmental appeal_dismissed Significant Environmental Clearance Environmental Impact Assessment Expert Appraisal Committee National Green Tribunal

Sunil Kumar Biswas v. Ordinance Factory Board

29 Mar 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court held that disputes regarding regularization of contract workers must be referred by the Central Government to the Industrial Tribunal under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, and cannot be adjudicated by the CAT or High Court in writ jurisdiction.

labor appeal_dismissed Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 10 Central Administrative Tribunal writ petition

Sunil Kumar Biswas v. Ordinance Factory Board

29 Mar 2019 · Abhay Manohar Sapre; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court held that disputes regarding regularization of services must be adjudicated by the Industrial Tribunal upon reference by the Central Government under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, dismissing the appeal against the High Court and CAT orders.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 10 Industrial Tribunal Central Administrative Tribunal

Om Prakash & Anr. v. State of Haryana

29 Mar 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of appellants under Section 201 IPC for lack of credible evidence linking them to the disappearance of evidence in a dowry death case.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 201 IPC dowry death disappearance of evidence benefit of doubt

Jahangir Hussain v. State of West Bengal; Parameshwar Lal Soni v. State of West Bengal

29 Mar 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld convictions for robbery and criminal breach of trust based on identification and recovery of stolen money but reduced the sentence considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_allowed Identification parade Recovery of stolen property Section 395 IPC Section 412 IPC

Jahangir Hussain v. State of West Bengal; Parameshwar Lal Soni v. State of West Bengal

29 Mar 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld convictions for robbery and criminal breach of trust based on identification and recovery of stolen money but reduced the sentence considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_allowed Identification parade Recovery of stolen property Section 395 IPC Section 412 IPC

P. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu

29 Mar 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Indira Banerjee
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The Supreme Court upheld convictions for abduction and assault, ruling that a satisfactorily explained delay in FIR and acquittal of some accused do not vitiate the prosecution's case when credible evidence establishes guilt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant abduction delay in FIR reliability of witnesses Section 365 IPC