Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961

Vivek Batra, an Indian Revenue Service officer, was investigated by the CBI for possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. After a six‑year investigation, the Finance Ministry sought and eventually received a sanction for his prosecution on 9 October 2012, following advice from the Central Vigilance Commis…

The case concerned the removal of a Deputy Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), Ashok Kumar, for misconduct during a raid, including falsifying his presence, suppressing seizure details and staging a fake encounter. A Staff Court of Inquiry found him delinquent and the Director General (DG) of BSF, dee…

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) detained eight aircraft leased by International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) for non‑payment of landing, parking and housing charges amounting to over Rs 10 crore. The Delhi High Court ordered the release of the aircraft on the basis of minutes of a meeting held on 26 March 2013 invo…

The Supreme Court examined the appointment of Dr. Anil Khurana, Director General of the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, as Chairperson of the National Commission for Homeopathy. The appellant, Dr. Amaragouda L. Patil, challenged the appointment on the ground that the respondent did not satisfy the statutory…

The petitioners, inspectors under the Central Excise and Customs cadre, challenged a circular dated 20 September 2018 that barred Inter‑Commissionerate Transfers (ICTs) after the 2016 Recruitment Rules came into force, alleging violations of Articles 14, 15, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and the Rights of Persons with …

Indian Railways sought open access to procure 100 MW of power and claimed it is a deemed distribution licensee (DDL) under the Electricity Act, 2003, thereby exempt from cross‑subsidy surcharge (CSS) and additional surcharge. The dispute centered on whether activities under sections 11(g) and 11(h) of the Railways Act …

The case concerned the seniority of direct‑recruit officers of the Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) vis‑à‑vis promotee officers. The direct recruit, R.K. Kushwaha, argued that his seniority should be fixed from the date of the requisition (23‑Oct‑2007) under the principle laid down in N.R. Parmar, whi…

The petitioners, Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. and others, challenged two notices: one issued by the Engineer Officer, Land & Development Office, for re-entry upon forfeiture of lease, and another by the Zonal Engineer (Building), Municipal Corporation of Delhi, for demolition of the Express Building. The petitioners al…

Crawford Bayley & Co., a firm of advocates, challenged the termination of its tenancy in a bank‑owned building and the subsequent show‑cause notice issued by an Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971. The firm argued that Section 3 of the Act and its second proviso, whic…

The Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi ordered the repatriation of several Joint Account Officers and Assistant Account Officers who were on deputation from the Ministry of Urban Development and posted in the Delhi PWD. The officers, represented by the All India Central Civil Accounts Associati…