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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Jane Kaushik v. Lieutenant Governor, NCT of Delhi: A Significant Development on Transgender Reservations in Public Employment

In a notable development concerning the rights of transgender persons in public employment, the Supreme Court of India on 10 April 2026 issued notice in SLP(C) No. 12480/2026 titled Jane…

Supreme Court Reiterates That Adjudicating Authority Under IBC Need Not Examine Merits of Pre-Existing Dispute; Sets Aside NCLAT Order Admitting Section 9 Application and Restores NCLT Order Dismissing It

The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal filed by GLS Films Industries Private Limited, the corporate debtor, and set aside the judgment dated 11.02.2025 passed by the National Company Law…

Supreme Court Upholds Eviction on Ground of Unlawful Sub-letting: Partnership Reconstitution Cannot Camouflage Transfer of Tenancy Rights

Background The appellant (legal heirs of late Sri M.V. Ramachandrasa) was the long-term lessee of properties at Uttaradhi Mutt Lane, Chickpet, Bengaluru, under a registered lease deed dated 02.02.1983 for…

Supreme Court: Differential Rates of DA for Employees & DR for Pensioners Violative of Article 14 Case

Background of the Case The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees and pensioners are governed by pensionary benefits authorised by the State Government. To offset rising inflation, the State…

Supreme Court Dismisses EWS Certificate Appeals in UP Health Workers Recruitment: Strict Compliance is Non-Negotiable

Background of the Case On 15 December 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission issued an advertisement for 9,212 posts of Health Worker (Female). Ten per cent of the…

Supreme Court Holds That Employee Abandoning Service Cannot Claim Pension by Treating It as Voluntary Retirement

In a judgment delivered on 08 April 2026, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by K.G. Seshadri, a former clerk of the State Bank of India, holding that an…

Supreme Court Holds That A Person Directly Affected By Interim Order In Writ Petition Cannot Be Denied Impleadment

In a significant ruling delivered on 08 April 2026, the Supreme Court allowed the civil appeals filed by M/s Chopra Hotels Private Limited and set aside the order dated 26…

Supreme Court Holds Gratuity Cannot Be Released if Either Departmental or Judicial Proceedings Remain Pending Against Retired Employee Under Rule 69(1)(c) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972

The Supreme Court on 7 April 2026 dismissed the civil appeal filed by Bikram Chand Rana, a retired Senior Assistant of the Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation, upholding the withholding…

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case, Holds Circumstantial Evidence Chain Broken Due to Unreliable Last-Seen Testimony, Dubious Recoveries Under Section 27 and Lack of Forensic Linkage

The Supreme Court on 7 April 2026 set aside the conviction and life sentence of Gautam Satnami @ Gautam Deshlahre under Section 302 IPC, acquitting him of the charge of…

Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation, Holds 50% Salary Deduction Impermissible Merely Because Deceased Had Six Months of Service Left; Reiterates Annual Income Basis for Multiplicand

In a significant ruling delivered on 10 March 2026, the Supreme Court enhanced the compensation payable to the widow and children of Balakrishna Yallappa Hosmani, who died in a road…