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MEMBER OF ZILLA PARISHAD DISQUALIFIED FOR USING HIS POWER FOR PERSONAL INTEREST

-Report by Nehha Mishra In the case of VIRENDRA SINGH VS THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, the appellant was disqualified under Sections 40 and 16(1)(i) of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961....

GRAVITY OF CRIME AND EXERCISE OF JUDICIAL CONSCIENCE PLAY PIVOTAL ROLE IN PRESCRIBING PUNISHMENT: SC

-Report by Arunima Jain The Supreme Court on Thursday announced its decision on the long-standing appeal of the petitioner in this case of a triple murder. The Constitution Bench has determined that the HighCourt or, in the event of a subsequent appeal, the Supreme...

RESPONDENT OVERSTEPPED JURISDICTION IN OPINING THAT BANK CLERK OF 20 YEARS WAS NOT ENTITLE TO PENSION: DELHI HC

-Report by A.K. Sooraj The Delhi High Court in the case VIJAY KUMAR JHAMB vs. UNION OF INDIA held that the respondent overstepped its jurisdiction in opining that the bank...

RAPIDLY CHANGING ECONOMICS OF SUCH SOURCES LED UNION GOVERNMENT TO REALISE THAT SOLAR AND OTHER RENEWABLES CAN TRANSFORM ENERGY LANDSCAPE: SC

-Report by Mehul Jain It was held by the Supreme Court of India in the case of GUJARAT URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED & ORS VS RENEW WIND ENERGY (RAJKOT) PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS that on April 13, it held that...

FAILURE IN PROVING THE ‘UNTOWARD INCIDENT’: COMPENSATION DENIED BY DELHI HC

-Report by Nehha Mishra In the case of KALPANA DEVI VS UNION OF INDIA, the appellant failed to prove the situation as an ‘untoward incident’ defined under Section 123(c) of...

IN ABSENCE OF SANCTIONED POST, STATE CANNOT BE COMPELLED TO CREATE A POST AND ABSORB PEOPLE IN SERVICE: SC

-Report by Utkarsh Kamal In this case, The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the State cannot be forced to create posts and hire qualified individuals without sanctioned positions. In this...

BEING CHILD WITNESS EVIDENCE DEMANDS A VERY CAUTIOUS APPROACH WITH EXTRA CIRCUMSPECTION CONSIDERATIONS

-Report by Sejal Jethva Radhey Shyam & Ors VS State of Rajasthan, in this case, political rivalry between the family of the deceased & accused. The eyewitnesses the minor, who was the daughter of the deceased and who is the mother of the deceased. FACTS The family of the late Raghunath Singh and a few of the accused, who...

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS OF MAINTENANCE AMOUNTS TO CONTEMPT OF COURT: DELHI HC

-Report by A.K. Sooraj The Delhi High Court in the case of  Rashmi Sehrawat vs Praveen Sehrawat held that the failure to comply with the orders of maintenance, even after...

HOSTILITIES OF WITNESSES AND DIFFERENCE IN MEMO WEAKENS PROSECTION

-Report by Harshit Yadav In the case of Anwar @Bhugra V. State of Haryana, the Supreme Court set aside the judgement of the trial court, which was confirmed by the...

RULE OF EQUALITY IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT IS A FUNDAMENTAL FEATURE NOT TO BE EXPLOITED: MUMBAI HC

-Report by Arunima Jain The Mumbai High Court on Thursday upheld the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal’s judgement that is related to the reinstatement and absorption in service of a wrongly terminated...