Refusal to accept alternative job on same pay scale is “abandonment of service”: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.M. Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ. disposed of an appeal seeking enhanced severance package wherein the order
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Prof. Ranbir Singh receives Living Legends Award
Reported by Shruti Srivastava
Continue readingClaim for lack of time wherein a candidate contending for the post of a constable was required to run 5 km in 25 min was declared baseless by the Rajasthan HC
Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arun Bhansali, J. dismissed a plea against the grant of inadequate time to
Continue readingRecovery Proceedings| Primary forum (DRT) being in Ernakulam, Kerala HC has supervisory jurisdiction over DRAT, Chennai
Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. while hearing an original petition in a debt recovery
Continue readingCourt demands State’s assurance as to the safe custody of children handed over to guardians by State-owned ashrams: Uttaranchal HC
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ. and Alok Singh, J. directed the respondent to make sure that
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KIIT wins 3rd best memorial award at Stetson Moot Court Competition
Reported by Shubhodip Chakraborty
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Accused found in possession of “manufactured drug” can be tried under NDPS Act in place of Drugs and Cosmetics Act: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, M.M. Shantanagoudar and M.R. Shah, JJ. allowed a set of appeals filed against the common
Continue readingSinister act of wife seeking remedy through PIL to foster personal vendetta against husband not in public interest: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari, CJ and S. Sujatha, JJ. dismissed a PIL and condemned the act
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Brevity must be observed while expressing opinion; remarks passed against unnecessarily lengthy judgment of H.P. High Court: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.M. Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ. while upholding a judgment passed by Himachal Pradesh High Court showed
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Cruelty to Women [S. 498-A IPC and allied sections]
by Tejaswi Pandit†
Continue readingConjugal Visit– Parole granted to life convict |Man is a social animal, he needs a family as well as a society to live in|
Madras High Court: A Division Bench comprising of C.T. Selvam and S. Ramathilagam, JJ. ordered parole of two weeks to a life-convict in
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Delayed and unclear FIR renders the allegations vague and nebulous: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sureshwar Thakur, J. allowed a bail application owing to the vague and
Continue readingMustard oil does not come under the ambit of ‘agricultural produce’ and thus Cess cannot be levied on it: Gauhati HC
Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.S. Bopanna, CJ. and Arup Kumar Goswami, J. interpreted the meaning of ‘Agricultural Produce’
Continue readingScope of interference by a writ court in decision of a lower forum — limited to the extent of assessing
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Sindhu Sharma, JJ. ruled that a joint reading
Continue readingWhen a sale deed is cancelled the revenue entry prior to it revives leaving no room for further declaration: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anjani Kumar Mishra, J. dismissed an appeal being devoid of merits. The appellant
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Authorities barred from shooting stray dogs to manage the menace created at Ahmedabad Airport: Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Anant S. Dave, ACJ and Biren Vaishnav, J. directed the petitioners to make arrangements
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