Muslim Law – Maintenance and Stridhan – Overlapping claims under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 concerning maintenance and dowry-like gifts – Conflicting judgments in concurrent proceedings leading to multiple claims by the wife for maintenance and dowry return – High Court, applying Supreme Court guidelines...
Parental Custody and Passport Impoundment Dispute – Mother, Dr. Agnidipa Das, filed WPA No. 7360 of 2024 against the impoundment of her daughter’s passport, which was accused of being obtained by suppression of material information – Father, Ranajoy Dutta, filed WPA No. 8033 of 2024 seeking documents from the Passport Authority and penal measures against the mother under the Pass...
Jurisdiction and Authority of Police to Reinvestigate – Criminal Jurisdiction – Writ of Certiorari to quash FIR – Andhra Pradesh High Court rules on the legality of police reinvestigation in FIR No. 72 of 2016 under Sections 365, 342, 84, 506, 109 read with 34 of IPC, following a previous investigation into similar allegations in FIR No. 378 of 2015 – Held, police lack auth...
Pension Dispute – Excess Payment Recovery – Challenged through Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus – Petitioner challenged government order demanding recovery of excess pension payments alleging no opportunity for representation was given and asserting recovery as arbitrary due to lack of any misrepresentation or fault on part of the pensioner – High Court set aside recovery or...
A.C. Jose v. Sivan Pillai and others, (1984) 2 SCC 656
Subramanian Swamy v. Election Commission of India (2013) 10 SCC 500
N. Chandrababu Naidu and Others v. Union of India and Another (2019) 15 SCC 377.
Nyaya Bhoomi and Another v. Election Commission of India Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1332/2018 order dated 22.11.2018 (SC)
Tech for All v. Election Commission of India order dated 21.05.2...
Quashing of Notifications – Land Acquisition – Challenge to the acquisition process under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Petitioners seek quashing of two notifications (Annexures P-1 and P-3) for the acquisition of land for residential development in Sectors 1 and 2, Palwal – High Court upholds the validity of notifications and acquisition process, emphasizing compliance ...
Petitioner Challenge to CIC Order – Petitioner, an educational institute, challenges CIC's directive to provide comprehensive information to respondent as per RTI Act, arguing information requested is voluminous and burdensome – High Court upholds CIC order, rejects petitioner's argument that compiling information would be overly burdensome, emphasizes RTI Act’s objective...
Judicial Misconduct and Discrepancies in Duty – Petitioner, a Civil Judge, faced multiple complaints regarding his conduct, absenteeism, and alleged intoxication during duty hours; charges framed included not observing dais time, absence during office hours, misbehavior and intoxication - Based on multiple reports from district judges and bar associations, charges were substantiated - [Paras...
Judicial Service – Misconduct – Petitioner, a judicial officer, removed from service based on multiple incidents of misconduct including irregular attendance, misbehavior, and intoxication; challenged the removal as disproportionate and based on unreliable witnesses – High Court examined the meticulous inquiry process followed, including opportunity given to the petitioner to def...
Selection Process and Appointment Invalidity – Writ Petition – Challenge to the selection processes by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission for appointment to various teaching and non-teaching positions – Court finds extensive procedural irregularities and illegalities, including appointments made outside of the merit panel, manipulation of Optical Mark Rec...