Education Law – Admission – Online Application Submission – Petitioner participated in entrance examination for MBBS, securing rank 41 – Unable to submit online application by deadline due to internet connectivity issues – University rejected her application – Held, petitioner faced genuine difficulty in online submission – No deliberate laches on her part...
Motor Vehicles Act – Amendment of Claim Petition – Enhancement of Compensation – Passenger killed in accident where driver drove car into a tree – Original claim under Section 163-A of MV Act – Application to amend claim under Section 166 filed after 12 years – Insurer objected to delay – Held, Section 163-A allows claims on strict liability basis without ...
Cooperative Societies – Arbitration and Limitation – Refund of Excess Charges – Respondent No. 3, a member of the petitioner-society, sought refund of excess amount charged for a flat and excess interest at 18% instead of the stipulated 12% – Registrar, Cooperative Societies directed refund of excess amount – Petitioner claimed the reference was time-barred under Sect...
Military Law – Disability Pension – Casual Leave – Petitioner, a military personnel, suffered multiple injuries leading to a 20% permanent disability while on casual leave – Accident occurred in Cantonment Area, struck by an army truck – Disability pension claim rejected on the grounds that the injury was not attributable to or aggravated by service – Held, pers...
Execution of Decrees – Transfer of Execution Proceedings – Jurisdiction – Petitioner, judgment debtor, challenged the order of the District Judge transferring execution proceedings from the Civil Judge (Junior Division) to the Civil Judge (Senior Division) due to administrative exigencies – Held, District Judge has the power to supervise and control execution of decrees and...
Criminal Law – Honour Killing – Formation of SIT – Petitioner married inter-caste and his wife was abducted and later killed – Complaint named eleven suspects, but no action taken initially – Police later registered a case and charged five individuals – Petitioner sought investigation by a senior officer of SSP rank – Held, inter-caste marriages must be su...
Rent Control Law – Execution of Ejectment Order – Stay of Proceedings – Respondent-landlord filed a rent petition under Section 13-A, claiming he became the owner by a sale deed and required the premises for personal use after retirement – Rent Controller declined tenant’s leave to defend and ordered ejectment – Tenant's revision and SLP dismissed – Te...
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...
Regulation of Private Education Boards – Petitioners challenged the amendment to the Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969, Constitutional Law – Right to Trade and Business – Education – asserting it violated Article 19(1)(g) by creating a monopoly favoring the Punjab School Education Board – Held, Article 19(1)(g) is not an absolute right and reasonable restriction...
Municipal Law – Solid Waste Management – Contract Cancellation – Petitioner No.1, Pollution Control Committee, filed a writ petition to direct the Municipal Corporation for scientific disposal of municipal solid waste and dead animals – Municipal Corporation awarded contract to petitioner No.2 for setting up a solid waste management plant – Lease deed executed but pet...