The Courtroom Archives

A constitutional bench has been constituted to consider questions relating to the contours and extent of special provisions for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) among citizens as contemplated under Article 15(4). It also raises the question of reservation for the backward class under Article 16(4). Constitutional (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018 was also challenged.

Brief Overview  The present case involved a Habeas Corpus petition filed by a person through his father to free himself from Preventive Detention  Facts in

The present writ petition had been filed seeking directions to the Respondents to register all migrant workers of Delhi under Section 10 of The Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008 and to also provide free medicines and medical facilities to the migrant workers.

The petition was filed against the order and judgement dated 04.10.2013 passed in Criminal Case No. 42 of 2013, State of Uttarakhand v. Babu by which the revisionist had been convicted under Section 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

The division bench led by Honourable Justice Devan Ramchandran and Justice MR Anitha took up a petition regarding uniform COVID-19 treatment tariff across private hospitals, labs and diagnostic centres in the State.

A writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution to issue a Writ of Certiorari and Mandamus for calling the records relating to the proceedings of the third respondent, The President of Tirupattur Co-operative Primary Agricultural & Development Bank Ltd., dated 13.05.2015. It was prayed to quash the same and direct the respondents to settle the retirement benefits payable to the Petitioner including Employees Provident Fund, Gratuity, and Surrender Leave Salary as on the date of retirement on 28.02.2011 along with the interest till the date of payment within a time frame as fixed by the court.

The Petitioner is a post-graduate government school teacher. He was diagnosed with an encephalitis seizure disorder. Following that, he was twice admitted to local hospitals and twice to Apollo Hospital, Chennai. He requested the government for paying medical and travelling compensation for his treatment. It was denied as the Petitioner didn’t fill referral orders from Standing Medical Board. 

The present petition was filed by the petitioner challenging the order of his compulsory retirement dated 17.01.2020. 

Excerpt Calling this case a “rather unfortunate case”, a bench comprising of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia while dismissing a plea