Hindu Marriage Act – Divorce – Cruelty and Desertion – Petition for dissolution of marriage filed by husband alleging wife left matrimonial home leaving three minor children and filed false criminal charges against him – Trial Court dismissed petition – Held, wife's allegations under Sections 498-A, 406, and 506 IPC found baseless – False criminal charges an...
Education Law – Bond Requirement – Return of Certificates – Petitioner gained admission in MD course in Physiology under the All India Quota and later secured admission in another institution – Government College, Patiala, refused to return original certificates, demanding ₹15 lakhs as per bond – Held, bond requirement for All India Quota students not stipulated in ...
Police Service – Discharge During Probation – Absence from Duty – Respondent, a probationary police constable, discharged from service for unauthorized absences and habitual absenteeism under Rule 12.21 – Trial Court dismissed respondent's suit challenging discharge, but Additional District Judge set aside discharge for lack of regular inquiry – Held, Rule 12.21 a...
Civil Procedure – Impleadment of Parties – Pending Litigation – Specific Performance – Defendant No.1 executed an agreement for sale of land – Defendant No.1 died and respondents No.1 to 3 were impleaded as legal representatives – Respondents No.1 to 3 sold entire land to respondents No.16 & 17 via two separate sale deeds – Respondents No.16 & 17 s...
Service Law – Termination Without Enquiry – Lecturer – Petitioner, a lecturer in Military Science, was terminated by the college management for alleged willful long absence from duty – Termination order passed without conducting a regular departmental enquiry – Management argued no enquiry needed as termination was during probation period – Held, termination sti...
Civil Procedure – Withdrawal and Fresh Suit – Formal Defect – Petitioner's application to withdraw suit with liberty to file afresh on the same cause of action was dismissed by the lower court – Suit inherently flawed with incurable defects – Held, court can permit withdrawal with liberty to file afresh if suit likely to fail due to formal defect – Plaintiff...
Contract Law – Marketing Discipline – Dealer Agreement – Petitioner, a dealer of petroleum products, faced cancellation of license due to allegations of tampering with the metering unit and short delivery – First inspection report showed no errors, but a second inspection on the same day found the seals broken – Held, cancellation order based on erroneous interpretati...
Motor Accident Claims – Compensation – Enhancement of award – The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation granted by the High Court from ₹2,05,000 to ₹3,81,900, correcting the multiplier, personal expense deductions, and future prospects additions – The Court applied 30% towards future prospects instead of 25%, as per Pranay Sethi guidelines – Deduction for person...
Land Acquisition – Oustees Policy – Discrimination – Appellants' land acquired in 1976 for urban estate development – Government policy entitles oustees to preferential allotment of residential plots if they lack other residential properties – Initial applications made in 1981, with further public notices in 1983 – PUDA allotted a 100 square yard plot at 199...
Education Law – Deemed University – Recognition of Diplomas – Petitioner obtained a diploma in Civil Engineering from Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, a deemed university – Applied for Junior Engineer (Civil) post – Rejected due to lack of recognition by HSBTE – Held, deemed university recognized under UGC Act, 1956, does not require HSBTE's reco...