Public Interest Litigation (PIL) – Allotment of Premises in High Court Campus – Challenge to Allotment Procedure – High Court's Decision on Lack of Transparency and Legal Entity Recognition – Examination of Procedural Compliance and Discretionary Power
Public Interest Litigation – Maintainability – Writ Petition filed by Advocate challenging all...
Service Law - Promotion Dispute - Validity of Diploma - Writ Petition under Article 226 - Promotion to the post of Junior Engineer sought by petitioner based on Diploma in Civil Engineering obtained from 'Institute of Advanced Studies in Education Deemed University, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan' - Respondents withheld promotion citing non-recognition of University for distan...
Quashing of Bye-Election Notification – Writ Petition – Challenging validity of Election Commission’s notification for bye-election in Karnal Assembly Constituency – Held: Notification valid – Court finds no infringement of Representation of People’s Act or the Constitution – Writ petition dismissed. [Paras 1-36]
Constitutionality of Bye-Elect...
Copyright Law – Licensing and Royalty Payments – Commercial Exploitation of Sound Recordings – Whether Vodafone Idea Limited is required to obtain a license from IPRS and pay royalties before commercially exploiting musical and literary works incorporated into sound recordings. Held, Vodafone is statutorily obliged to procure licenses from IPRS and pay royalties, even if it has e...
Education - Admission to Ph. D. program in Fine Arts - Denial of admission due to the unavailability of a research supervisor - Petitioner, a Scheduled Caste candidate, secured high marks in the Ph. D. Entrance Test (PET) - Validity of PET score expired during the admission process - University issued an advertisement for admission without verifying vacancies - Petitioner's grievance agitated ...
Writ Jurisdiction – Territorial Jurisdiction of High Court under Article 226 – Validity of forum selection clause – High Court of Calcutta holds jurisdiction despite forum selection clause specifying courts in Bhopal – Constitutional provisions under Article 226 cannot be contracted out – Part of cause of action arose within territorial jurisdiction of Calcutta High C...
Protection of Life and Liberty in Live-in Relationships – Constitutional Writ Petition for directions to police for protection from threats by private individuals – Petitioners in non-marital cohabitation facing threats from a spouse of one petitioner – Precedents on protection in live-in relationships cited – Held, entitled to protection under Article 21, Constitution of I...
Recruitment Process – Selection for Post of Constable – Alleged Irregularities – Petitioners successfully cleared written examination, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Measurement Test (PMT), and viva voce, yet appointment letters not issued – High Court examined the selection process and found procedural irregularities in rejecting candidates despite their qualific...
Procedural Background & Facts – Multiple writ petitions filed by State Bank of India challenging the refusal of the District Magistrate, Ludhiana to assist in taking possession of secured assets under SARFAESI Act due to alleged procedural non-compliance by the Bank [Paras 1-17, 18-30].
Key Legal Issue – Whether the requirement to communicate the rejection of objections by the b...
Registration of FIR – Mandate of Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh – Petitioner seeks direction for registering an FIR related to a murder case – Petitioner’s complaint and medical report establish the occurrence of a cognizable offence – Failure to register an FIR amounts to dereliction of duty by the police officer. [Para 5-7]
Lalita Kumari G...