Mere reference to another contract containing arbitration Clause is not enough to incorporate the arbitration clause itself

2018 4 SCC 281

Supreme Court will not ordinarily interfere with interim orders

2018 4 SCC 298

Power under Section 21 of General Clauses Act not available for varying quasi judicial orders

(2018) 4 SCC 494

  The general power, under Section 21 of the General Clauses Act, to rescind a notification or order has to be understood in the light of the subject matter, context and the effect of the relevant provisions of the statute under which the notification or order is issued and the power is not available after an enforceable right has accrued under the notification or order. Moreover, Section 21 has no application to vary or amend or review a quasi judicial order. A quasi judicial order can be generally varied or reviewed when obtained by fraud or when such power is conferred by the Act or Rules under which it is made. (See Interpretation of Statutes, Ninth Edition by G.P. Singh page 893).  

Domestic inquiry & Labour Court - appreciation of termination order

Kurukshetra University v. Prithvi Singh, (2018) 4 SCC 483

17. If the domestic enquiry was held legal and proper then the next question which arose for consideration was whether the punishment imposed on the respondent(delinquent employee) was proportionate to the gravity of the charge leveled against him or it called for any interference to award any lesser punishment by exercising the powers under Section 11-A of the ID Act.

18. If the domestic inquiry was held illegal and improper then the next question, which arose for consideration, was whether to allow the appellant (employer) to prove the misconduct/charge before the Labour Court on merits by adducing independent evidence against the respondent (employee). The appellant was entitled to do so after praying for an opportunity to allow them to lead evidence and pleading the misconduct in the written statement. (see- also Para 33 at page 1665/66 of Shankar's case(supra) ). 

20. We are constrained to observe that first, the Labour Court committed an error in not framing a "preliminary issue" for deciding the legality of domestic enquiry and second, having found fault in the domestic inquiry committed another error when it did not allow the appellant to lead independent evidence to prove the misconduct/charge on merits and straightaway proceeded to hold that it was a case of illegal retrenchment and hence the respondents' termination is bad in law.

Delay and Laches in Challenging Seniority List

Gratuity Payable upon 10 years of service

Only requisite for payment of gratuity, even upon death, is completion of 10 years of service, not attainment of 60 years of age
[Chandra Prakash Saxena v. State of U.P., 2018 SCC Online ALL 532, order dated 07.05.2018]

Renewal Clause in Lease - Perpetual Lease - Nazul Land

If the Lease Deed contained a clause for renewal on the same terms and covenants which
shall include the clause for renewal and thereby making the same as a perpetual lease. (See
State of U.P. & Ors. Vs. Lalji Tandon (2004) 1 SCC 1  )

Lease over Nazul Land - 

Purshottam Das Tandon v. State of UP Lucknow and Ors." in CMWP Nos. 2293/1969