Supreme Court Monthly Digest April 2024

Failure to implead necessary parties – Court must apply its mind whether the parties who are likely to be affected by an order have been impleaded to the proceedings. On failure to implead them, court must decline to pass an order of disposing of the petition in terms of the “Minutes of Order”. Read More>>

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [April 21 to 30]

Cancellation of Bail – Grounds – Misuse of liberty – Participation in protest and expression of strong views – Non-violation of bail conditions. A. Duraimurugan Pandiyan Sattai @ Duraimurugan v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 313. Read More>>

No Government Servant Can Claim Promotion As Their Right : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that government employees cannot demand promotion as a matter of right and that the Court's intervention in promotion policies should only be limited when there is a violation of the equality principle under Article 16 of the Constitution. Read More>>

Supreme Court Should Not Hesitate To Initiate Contempt If Centre Doesn't Act On Collegium Reiterations: Justice K.M. Joseph

Former Supreme Court Justice K.M. Joseph, while speaking at a National Conference Government Law College, Ernakulam, criticized the government for its inaction on the collegium recommendations that are reiterated by the Court. In this context, he categorically said that to resolve this issue, the Court should take suo moto proceedings, even if it means initiating contempt proceedings. Read More>>

Punjab & Haryana High Court Declares Govt's 'Socio-Economic Criteria' For Giving Extra Marks In Govt Jobs Recruitment Unconstitutional

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has declared "unconstitutional", the socio-economic criteria introduced by the Haryana government for granting additional marks in state government jobs. Read More>>