Right to Information Act – Supply of Information – Cryptic Order by Information Commission – Petitioner sought information through multiple RTI applications – Appeals dismissed by State Information Commission on ground that information sought was repetitive – High Court, on examination of Annexure-1 series, found that complete information had not been furnished to the...
Education Law – Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan – Parent Teachers Association – Occupation of School Premises – Plying of Buses – Learned Single Judge permitted Parent Teachers Associations / Parents Welfare Associations to continue occupation of school premises and operate transport facilities – Directions issued without reference to statutory provisions – A...
Motor Vehicles Act – Appeal by Insurance Company – Challenge to award passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – Grounds of invalid driving licence and non-coverage of deceased labourer under insurance policy – Tribunal after appreciation of evidence held driver possessed valid driving licence – Document relied upon by insurer found doubtful – Photocopy of licen...
Civil Writ - Natural Justice – Opportunity of Hearing – Revision Dismissed for Non-Appearance – Impugned order passed by Additional Commissioner dismissing OSS Case without hearing the petitioner – Petitioner contended absence of notice and denial of opportunity – Held: Order passed without hearing violates principles of natural justice and cannot be sustained [Paras ...
Service Law – Police Personnel – Unauthorized Absence – Removal from Service – Judicial Review – Petitioner, a PAC Constable, removed from service for unauthorized absence of 160 days after departmental inquiry – Appellate and revisional authorities affirmed removal – Writ petition challenged legality of punishment, inquiry findings and proportionality [Pa...
Minority Educational Institutions – Unrecognized Madarsa – Power of Closure by State Authorities – Article 30(1) of the Constitution – District Minority Welfare Officer directed closure of the petitioner Madarsa on the ground that it was being run without recognition – Regulation 13 of the 2016 Regulations only provides consequence of non-recognition as denial of gove...
Suo Motu Jurisdiction – Temple Administration – Alleged Plunder of Sacred Assets – Court-Monitored Investigation – High Court initiated suo motu proceedings concerning alleged removal and substitution of gold-cladded plates from Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala – Special Investigation Team constituted pursuant to court directions – Continuous judicial supervision...
Public Employment – Reservation – Married Women – Caste Certificate Issued by Another State – Candidature Cancellation – Quashing of Orders – Petitioners belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories originally residents of other States and holding valid caste certificates from such States – After marriage to permanent residents of Madhya Pradesh, petitioners acquired...
Education Law – Fee Regulation – Mid-course Enhancement of Fees – Self-financing Engineering Colleges – Students admitted for B.Tech. batch 2023–2027 challenged applicability of revised fee ceiling notification dated 16.10.2023 – Primary contention confined to applicability and not legality of notification – Challenge to notification itself abandoned [Para...
Civil Law - Will – Proof and Suspicious Circumstances – Burden on Propounder – Deceased owner Buddhsen admittedly left behind wife and children as natural heirs – Defendant No.1 claimed title on the basis of Will dated 18.09.1985 – When Will excludes wife and children and bequeaths entire property to a non-relative belonging to a different caste, strong suspicious cir...