Contractual Employment – Project Closed – No Right to Continue – Termination Held Valid - Appellants were contractual employees under the NIDDCP merged into the RCH Programme – Respondents decided to close the project in Delhi – Held: Contractual employees have no vested right to continue after project closure – Impugned order rightly upheld [Paras 19-24].
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Matrimonial Law - Domestic Violence Act – Interim Stay of Protection Order – Scope of Interference under Article 227 – Stay Granted Only Against Daughter-in-law – Held: Sessions Court rightly granted interim stay only in respect of the daughter-in-law while keeping the order intact against the son – The interim order merely maintained status quo pending appeal and did...
Civil Writ - Challenging the suspension of authorization of Fair Price Shop – Violation of Control Order – Suspension Without Inquiry – Suspension Set Aside – Petitioner’s authorization to run Fair Price Shop No.0119013 was suspended by order dated 13.09.2024 – Respondents failed to complete the inquiry within 90 days as mandated by Clause (vii) of the Control O...
Suo Moto PIL – Protection of Right to Food, Right to Health and Addressing Malnutrition, Obesity and Mental Health Issues – Sections 4, 5, 6 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 – Section 16 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 – Article 21 and 47 of the Constitution of India – Suo moto proceedings initiated to address alarming issues of malnutrition and obes...
Service Law - Seniority – Change of Local Body – Rules of 2018 Applicable – Petition Dismissed – Petitioner’s seniority was initially reckoned from 2003, but later revised to 2012 upon absorption into a different local body – Held: Under Rule 17(3) of the 2018 Rules, teachers absorbed in another local body are to be assigned seniority from date of joining in the...
Civil Writ - Medical Termination of Pregnancy – Direction for Termination on Medical Grounds – Appeal Allowed in Part – Appellants sought permission for termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks due to serious foetal abnormalities including Down Syndrome and cardiac defects – Medical Board reports supported substantial abnormalities – Single Judge allowed termination b...
Writ Petition under Article 226 – Constitutionality of Phone Tapping Order – Right to Privacy – Order Quashed – The petitioner challenged an order issued under Section 5(2) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 authorising interception of his mobile phone in a corruption investigation – The Court held that the order failed to satisfy the threshold of “public emergen...
Civil Writ – Challenge to MRT Order – Section 88C and 32G of Maharashtra Tenancy Act – Writ Petition Allowed – The petitioner, tenant of agricultural land, was declared as deemed purchaser of 5/8th share by the Additional Tahsildar and Assistant Collector — MRT erroneously reversed these concurrent findings ignoring the legal effect of Section 88C proceedings that lim...
Preventive Detention – Detention under Goondas Act – Validity – Habeas Corpus Petition Dismissed – The detenue was involved in multiple serious offences including attempt to murder, extortion, sexual offences under POCSO, drug trafficking, and violation of bail conditions – The detaining authority after subjective satisfaction found that the detenue's activities w...
Income Tax – Appeal Dismissal for Non-payment of Admitted Tax – Delay of 9 Years – Writ Jurisdiction Denied – ITAT and Commissioner (Appeals) had dismissed Ittina Infra-Tech’s appeals due to non-payment of admitted tax under Section 249(4)(a) IT Act—Assessee approached High Court after 9 years seeking remand—Held: Writ petition not maintainable due to dela...