Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 - Conviction - Sentence - Reduction of sentence - Petitioner convicted for offense of adulteration of khoya - Petitioner, aged more than 70 years, had already suffered incarceration for a short period and had no criminal antecedents - Deficiency in milk fat content found to be only 0.5% - Petitioner's conviction maintained bu...
Family Court Appeal – Dissolution of Marriage – Allegations of cruelty and dissolution of marriage under Section 13(i)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act – Husband appeals against the judgment and decree dismissing his petition – Examination of the facts and issues surrounding the case – Appeal allowed on grounds of cruelty and dissolution of marriage granted. [Para 1]
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Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 - Section 12 - Interpretation of proviso (b) - Effect of adoption on coparcenary rights - Whether an adopted child severs all ties with the family of birth and becomes a coparcener of the adoptive family - Whether the property already vested in the child in the family of birth is saved upon adoption - Distinction between the unspecified coparcenary interes...
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Section 13(1)(1-a) – Dissolution of marriage – Cruelty – Appeal against dismissal of petition – Evidence of wife remained unchallenged – Effect of non-cross-examination of witness – Family Court erred in rejecting the petition – Judgment and decree set aside – Appeal allowed. (Para 12 and 13)
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Service Law - Pension eligibility – Writ petitioner appointed as Daily Wage Mazdoor and later as Ex-Cadre Assistant – Retired after over 25 years of service – Denied pension on the grounds of insufficient service period – Single Judge directed consideration of service period and grant of pension – Appellant challenged the order – Appellant contended that the pet...
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka – B.Sc. Nursing course – Technical glitches in uploading student details – Writ petition filed seeking direction to consider representation and enable web portal for uploading details and issuing registration numbers – Admission Register found to have fabricated entries and additions made after the last date for uploadin...
Service Law - Appointment on compassionate basis - Eligibility criteria - Financial status and income of the family - Fulfillment of scheme requirements - Exception to general rule of recruitment. Scheme for compassionate appointment - Consideration based on prevailing scheme - No vested right to compassionate appointment.
Suit for declaration and mandatory injunction - Direction to consider ca...
Rathyatra: Permission to carry deity on a chariot – Urgency – Short notice for instructions – Delay in communication – Modification of earlier order sought – Petitioner seeking to carry deity physically – Purpose and significance of Rathyatra – Historical practice observed for centuries – Police interference with religious practice – Sensitivit...
Writ Petition - Admission cancellation - Lack of application of mind - Petitioner admitted to M.A. Rural Development course based on prospectus - Prospectus did not disqualify individuals with professional degrees - Head of Department cancelled admission due to petitioner's MBA (I.B.) degree - Court found cancellation order extremely perverse - Directed withdrawal of cancellation order - Impos...
Consumer Law - Liability of Railways for theft of passenger's belongings - Whether theft can be considered a deficiency in service - Held, Railways cannot be held responsible for the theft of a passenger's belongings if the passenger fails to protect them.
Negligence - Duty of care - Passenger's responsibility to safeguard personal belongings - Railways not liable for theft of cash ...