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A large group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007‑2012 sought regularisation, creation of permanent posts and arrears of salary, arguing that their work is of a perennial nature and that the Maharashtra Rural Development …
The petitioners, junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007‑2012, claimed that they had worked continuously and were entitled to regularisation, creation of permanent posts and arrears of salary. The State of Maharashtra, the Union of …
A large group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007 and 2012 sought regularisation, creation of permanent posts and arrears of salary, arguing that their work is of a perennial nature and that the Maharashtra Rural Development …
The petitioner applied for the IBPS Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks and, after clearing the written exam, was shortlisted for interview but was denied participation because his experience certificate was not accepted. He filed a writ petition against the Union of India, various …
The Supreme Court heard a Special Leave Petition filed by Ishwar Chanda Sharma challenging a High Court order that directed the appointment of a receiver for Sri Giriraj Temple in Mathura with a preference for a person from the Vaishnav Sampradaya rather than a practising advocate. The Court …
Retired Justice V. Eswaraiah filed a Special Leave Petition challenging an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court that directed retired Supreme Court Judge R.V. Raveendran to conduct an enquiry into the authenticity of a conversation recorded on a pen‑drive. The High Court had earlier closed the …
The Maharashtra Chess Association, a society affiliated to the All India Chess Federation, was disaffiliated by the Federation and filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court under Article 226 challenging the action. The Federation invoked Clause 21 of its Constitution and Bye‑laws, which …
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals and writ petitions filed by employees of the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (JNVS) who sought to be covered under the Office Memorandum (O.M.) dated 1‑May‑1987 and the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. The …
The petitioner filed a public interest litigation alleging that the District Sports Council of Faridabad had granted a 99‑year lease of a portion of Nahar Singh Stadium to the District Cricket Association Club (DCA Club) for a token rent of Re.1 per year, and that the club subsequently sub‑let the …
The appellant, a former President of the BCCI, challenged an amendment to Clause 6.2.4 of the BCCI's Regulations that exempted IPL, Champions League and Twenty‑20 events from the ban on administrators having commercial interests. He argued that the amendment was made to benefit the second …
The Delhi Pradesh Regulated Medical Practitioners Association filed a review petition before the Supreme Court challenging a judgment that dismissed its claim to practice medicine on the basis of qualifications awarded by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. The sole ground advanced was that the …
The NGO Kalyaneshwari filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus to ban all mining and manufacturing of asbestos in India and to set up a committee for victim identification. The Court examined whether it could legislate a ban, whether the petition was a bona fide public‑interest …
The Supreme Court examined whether holders of the "Vaidya Visharad" or "Ayurved Ratna" certificates issued by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag after 1967 could practice medicine under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, and whether the cut‑off date of 1967 in Entry 105 of the Act’s …
The Supreme Court examined a scheme framed by CSIR for the absorption/regularisation of researchers who had completed at least 15 years of research work, with a cut‑off date of 2 May 1997. The petitioners (researchers) argued that the cut‑off date and the 15‑year requirement were arbitrary, …
The appellant, Kamakshi Builders, entered into a partnership with the owner of a property (Respondent No.3) and, through an arbitration award, acquired ownership of the premises that had been leased to Ambedkar Educational Society (Respondent No.1). The society claimed title to the property on the …
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) appointed certain teachers on an ad‑hoc basis to fill leave vacancies, stipulating that such appointments did not confer any right to regularisation. The teachers continued in service after the High Court’s interim orders and sought regularisation, invoking the …
The appellant, a confirmed employee of the Indian Council for Child Welfare, challenged her termination by filing a suit in the District Court and seeking an interim injunction. She subsequently filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution without disclosing the pending suit, later …
The Rajasthan Government created District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) as societies funded entirely by the State to implement various poverty‑alleviation schemes. Employees, including Class‑III and Class‑IV staff, were appointed on temporary six‑month contracts under the State Rural …
The Agricultural Research Service (ICAR) revised its scientists' pay scales and service rules retrospectively to align with the UGC pay package effective 1 January 1986. The respondent, a Scientist S‑1 appointed in 1982, claimed a vested right to promotion under the old five‑yearly assessment …
Ram Pyare Pandey was appointed as a temporary Junior Clerk in the Integrated Rural Development Agency, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, and was terminated within a month. He sued for a declaration that the termination violated Rule 13(b) of the agency's own rules, which …
The appellant, an employee of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), challenged his termination by filing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition, holding that NCERT was not an "instrumentality or authority" …
The respondent, Rajendra Prasad, was appointed as a chemistry lecturer in 1962 at Kulbhaskar Ashram Agriculture Intermediate College run by Kayastha Pathshala Society. After a series of suspensions and litigations spanning over 25 years, the Allahabad High Court ordered his reinstatement and payment …
The Cardamom Planters Association, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, acted as a commission agent/auctioneer for cardamom growers, collecting a 1% commission on sales. It was assessed for sales tax and a surcharge under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 and the Kerala …
Raja Ram Jaiswal purchased land (Plot No. 26) to build a cinema theatre. The Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, opposing the cinema, sought acquisition of the same land for the purported public purpose of extending its Sangrahalaya, leading to a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, …
The petitioners challenged the appointment of Shri B.P. Adhikari as Director of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) on the grounds that the ISI, being a body controlled by the Union Government, is a "state" or "other authority" under Article 12 and therefore subject to judicial review under …
