Municipal Law – Unauthorized Construction – Cancellation of Building Permission – Petitioner challenged inaction by municipal authorities in taking steps against alleged illegal construction by private parties – Court found that authorities had issued notices under Sections 452 and 461 of APMC Act – Respondents claimed deviations were minor and compoundable – He...
PIL - Disability Rights – Reasonable Accommodation – Civil Services Examination – Visually impaired candidates sought permission to use screen reader-enabled laptops and modify scribe details closer to exam date – Supreme Court held that such accommodations are essential to uphold Articles 14 and 21 – UPSC directed to permit change of scribes up to 7 days before exam ...
Constitutional Law – Resignation by Legislator – Inaction by Chairman – Writ maintainable – Petitioner, a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, submitted resignation on 23.11.2024 – Chairman failed to act upon it for over nine months – Held: Under Article 190(3)(b) and Rule 190 of the Council Rules, the Chairman is duty-bound to verify only voluntari...
Electricity Law – Pilferage of Energy – Civil Liability – Criminal Acquittal – Clause 39.15 – Acquittal on benefit of doubt does not extinguish civil liability for pilferage – Recovery under APSEB (Recovery of Dues) Act and Section 52-A Revenue Recovery Act upheld – Limitation counts from final appellate criminal judgment – Writ petition dismissed wi...
Service Law – Police Personnel – Corruption – Dismissal – ASI trapped for accepting bribe – Inquiry held valid – SP competent authority – Court affirms dismissal as justified under Rule 16.2 and Rule 16.40 PPR; length of service irrelevant when guilt of corruption established [Paras 6–8, 12–13].
Competent Authority – SP as Appointing &...
Land Acquisition – De-notification under Section 101-A of 2013 Act – No vested right – Petitioners sought de-notification on the ground that the land acquired in 2008 under urgency clause remained unutilised – High Court held that Section 101-A does not confer any right on landowners to demand release – De-notification is a discretionary power of the State Government,...
Civil Writ - Right to Travel Abroad – Article 21 – DRT Jurisdiction – Recovery Officer imposed conditions requiring ₹50 crores deposit/surety for permitting petitioner to travel to USA – Held: DRT has no statutory power to restrain or condition foreign travel; such power must arise from “enacted law” – No such law exists in RDDBFI Act or Rules – Co...
Consumer Law – Maintainability of Writ – Challenge to National Commission Orders – High Court holds that although writ under Article 226 is maintainable against National Commission orders, such jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly and ordinarily declined when Article 227 remedy exists – Petitioner’s challenge rejected as findings of Consumer Fora were concurrent,...
Motor Vehicles Law – Cashless Treatment Scheme – Section 162(1) MV Act – The Court considered the plea for a cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims during the "Golden Hour" – Held: The Justice A.M. Sapre Committee is requested to deliberate on the reliefs sought regarding cashless treatment, reimbursement of post-discharge expenses, and integration wi...
Service Law – Seniority – Determination of Inter-se Seniority – Direct Recruits vs. Promotees – Recruitment Year vs. Date of Appointment – Held: Seniority cannot be reckoned from the date of occurrence of vacancy or initiation of recruitment process unless expressly provided by rules – It must be reckoned from the date of substantive appointment/entry into the c...