Owner Can Avoid Confiscation Under NDPS by Proving Lack of Knowledge or Connivance in Illicit Use of Vehicle: Supreme Court Court is Expert of Experts: High Court Upholds Right to Rebuttal Evidence in Will Dispute Exceptional Circumstances Warrant Use of Inherent Powers to Reduce Sentences in Non-Compoundable Offenses: Supreme Court Execution of Eviction Decree Limited to Suit Premises; Additional Claims Not Permissible: Bombay High Court Only Apprentices Under the 1961 Act Are Excluded from Gratuity – Calcutta High Court Demand for Penalty and Interest Without Following Natural Justice Violates Section 11A of the Central Excise Act: P&H High Court Rajasthan High Court Acquits Bank Manager, Citing "Processing Fee, Not Bribe" in Corruption Case Compensatory Nature of Section 138 NI Act Permits Compounding Even at Revisional Stage: Madras High Court Kerala High Court Quashes GST Demand of Rs. 99 Crore: Faults Adjudicating Authority for Contradictory Findings Section 138 NI Act | Compounding Permitted Even at Revisional Stage with Reduced Fee in Special Circumstances: HP High Court No Renewal, Only Re-Tendering’ – Upholds Railway Board’s MPS License Policy: Delhi High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Second FIR Against Former Minister in Corruption Case Nature of Suit Must Be Determined on Evidence, Not Technical Grounds: Delhi High Court on Rejection of Plaint Economic Offences Must Be Scrutinized to Protect Public Interest:  Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash FIR Against Cloud Investment Scheme Company Golden Hour Care Is a Matter of Right, Not Privilege: Supreme Court on Road Accident Victim Treatment Limitation Law | When Once the Time Has Begun to Run, Nothing Stops It: Supreme Court Section 14 of Limitation Act Shields Bona Fide Claimants: SC Validates Arbitration Amid Procedural Delay Time Lost Cannot Be Restored, But Justice Can: Supreme Court Orders Immediate Release of Convict Declared Juvenile Bailable Warrants in Domestic Violence Cases Only in Exceptional Circumstances - Domestic Violence Act Cases Are Primarily Remedial, Not Punitive: Supreme Court

"Writ Law" Digest

Criminal Writ Petition – Premature Release – Petitioner seeks direction for premature release under Article 161 of the Constitution of India – Petitioner has completed more than 16.5 years of actual custody – Convicted under Section 302 read with Section 120B IPC – Pending Criminal Appeal – Contention that State Government's policy allows her release –...

Writ Petition - Challenge to constitutional validity of master directions on 'Fraud - Classification and Reporting' - Allegation of manifest arbitrariness and violation of natural justice principles - No show cause notice or hearing provided to the petitioner - Violation of fundamental rights under Article 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution of India. [Para 1-3] Reference to High C...

Medical Ethics – Issuing professional certificates without examining patients – Complaint against doctors for issuing a certificate without examination – Warning issued by UP State Medical Council – Appeal before Medical Council of India – Consideration of regulations 7.7 and 8.2 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2...

Writ Petition - SARFAESI Act vs. MSMED Act - Priority of Recovery - Challenge to proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) - Default in repaying a loan availed from the respondent Bank - Classification of loan account as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) - Issuance of notices and proceedings under the SARFAESI...

Certainly, I can help you create headnotes for the given judgment. Here is the headnote summary:   Compassionate Appointment – Dependency Clause – Biological son eligible for compassionate benefits but question of daughter-in-law’s eligibility under dispute. The original writ petition was filed by Amandeep Singh, son of a deceased government employee, for the grant ...

Service Law - Administrative Tribunal - Challenge to order - Petitioner seeks quashing of order of the Central Administrative Tribunal dismissing his application for absorption as Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - Petitioner had joined CBI on deputation - Tribunal's order challenged on the grounds of violation of constitutional principles - ...

Petition for Quashing Award and Directing Consequential Benefits – Dismissed – Workman Status Not Proven – Petitioner sought quashing of the award passed by the Labour Court and consequential benefits. Court found that petitioner failed to prove his status as a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and his claim of illegal termination. Discrepancies in pe...

Extradition Proceedings – Appointment of Advocate for Prosecution – Petition by Samsung Gulf Electronics, FZE seeking the appointment of an advocate for prosecuting the extradition request of Sukhmeet Singh Anand in Spain – Respondent authorities directed to appoint an advocate to assist in extradition proceedings. [Paras 1-18]   Representation in Foreign Legal Proceed...

Educational Admission – Cancellation due to invalid Non-Creamy Layer Certificate – Challenge under Article 226 – Petitioner’s admission to MBBS course at Respondent No. 4 college, based on Non-Creamy Layer Certificate, cancelled after enquiry revealed misrepresentation by Petitioner’s father regarding marital status and spouse’s income – Enquiry conducted ...

Right to Education Act – Admission of EWS/DG Students – Interpretation and Application – Petitioners, EWS/DG category children, sought admission to pre-primary and nursery classes in private unaided school – School sought reduction in EWS/DG seats citing inability to fill general category seats – Delhi High Court held that school bound to admit petitioners based on co...