Electricity Laws – Faulty Meter – Revised Electricity Bill – CT connection found to be defective by Board – Revised bill issued retrospectively without prior notice or opportunity of hearing – Clause 23 of Conditions of Supply required issuance of show cause notice – Held: Revised bill issued in violation of contractual and natural justice requirements – B...
Service Law – Correction of Date of Birth – Bar under Punjab Civil Service Rules – Respondent sought correction of date of birth in service records from 27.03.1936 to 27.03.1938 based on University’s post-service amendment in matriculation certificate – Application made twelve years after entering service – Rule required such request within two years of joining ...
Service Law – Pension – Work Charged Service – Inclusion – Respondent had rendered long service as work charged employee under Government of Punjab before joining Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) – PSEB denied pension on ground that his Board service was under 10 years and prior State service was non-pensionable – Held: Once PSEB adopted State Government&rs...
Land Allotment – Additional Price Demand – Allotment under Discretionary Quota – Appellant allotted plot within 48 hours without standard procedure – Later issued demand for additional price based on revised compensation and development costs – Held: Demand justified as per Rules 2(aa), 2(e), 4 and 5 of the Punjab Urban Estates (Sales of Sites) Rules, 1965 – Cal...
Service Law – Dismissal of Bank Officer – Misconduct – Charges of misappropriating Rs. 16.48 lakhs by granting 20 loans against fictitious FDRs – Handwritten ledger entries showed disbursement to unrelated third parties – Respondent absconded from duty without charge handover after vigilance inquiry – Departmental inquiry held charges proved based on documentary...
Family Law - Child Custody – Interim Custody – Welfare of Child – Adulterous Relationship of Parent – Not Sole Criterion – Appeal filed by mother challenging interim custody granted to father under Section 12 of the Guardians and Wards Act – Family Court found prima facie evidence that appellant was in an adulterous relationship and failed to attend multiple hea...
Medical Education – Admission to Postgraduate Courses – In-Service Candidates – No Objection Certificate (NOC) – 2008 Prospectus required in-service doctors to submit NOC as per Government circular dated 13.05.1996 – Amendment dated 30.07.2007 enhanced bond period from 5 years to 10 years – Held: Since the 2008 Prospectus did not refer to the 2007 amendment, it ...
Constitutional Law – Removal of Governor – Doctrine of Pleasure – Scope of Article 156(1) – The Governor holds office at the pleasure of the President – However, this power is not absolute – Though no notice or reason is required for removal, the President’s decision must be based on valid and compelling reasons – Removal cannot be arbitrary, caprici...
Motor Accident – Head-on Collision – Negligence – Apportionment of Liability – Accident on 28.11.2017 between WagonR (DL-03CR-6768) and Truck (AS-14C-0806) resulting in death of Om Prakash Sah – Tribunal held WagonR driver negligent based on MVI reports and directed United India Insurance Co. (insurer of WagonR) to pay compensation of ₹10,00,150/- – Held: Trib...
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Compensation – Computation – Inclusion of allowances and perks – Future prospects @ 50% for age 27 – Deduction of income tax to follow slab rates, not flat 30% – Multiplier 17 – High Court’s reduction set aside – Compensation enhanced to ₹74,43,631 with 6% interest [Paras 3, 6, 11–16].
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