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XXX ...Appellant(s) Vs.
XXX ...Respondent(s) D.D
10/12/2024
Matrimonial Law - Maintenance Pendente Lite – Section 24 HMA – Independence from Divorce Petition – Appellant argued that withdrawal of the divorce petition rendered Family Court functus officio to decide maintenance – Held: Section 24 proceedings are independent and survive withdrawal of the main case – Statutory provisions aim to ensure financial security of the dep...
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Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs and Another ...Petitioners Vs.
P. Ravi Kumar and Others ...Respondents D.D
10/12/2024
Contempt of Court – Alleged Wilful Disobedience of Supreme Court Orders – TDR Compliance - Wilful Disobedience – Orders Passed by Supreme Court – Intentional Delay in Compliance – Allegations of wilful disobedience of Supreme Court orders dated 21.11.2014, 17.05.2022, and 19.03.2024 – Petitioners claimed non-compliance by respondents regarding issuance of Transf...
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State of Odisha & Others...Appellants Vs.
Dilip Kumar Mohapatra...Respondent D.D
10/12/2024
Service Law - Temporary Employment – Principles of Engagement and Termination – Public Employment Rules – Respondent engaged as a Computer Technician for a fixed term of one year or until regular selection – Termination before the term's expiry was non-stigmatic – Held: Temporary engagement cannot confer rights akin to regular employment – In absence of regu...
(4)
Banwari and Others...Appellants Vs.
Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) and Another...Respondents D.D
10/12/2024
Land Acquisition – Redetermination of Compensation – Application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Beneficent legislation to aid inarticulate and poor people – Object to remove inequality in compensation payments – Restrictive interpretation rejected – Appeal allowed
Redetermination of Compensation – Section 28-A of the La...
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National Highway Authority of India...Appellant Vs.
G. Athipathi and Others...Respondents D.D
09/12/2024
Service Law – Deputation vs. Direct Recruitment – Promotion – The respondent, originally appointed on deputation as Manager (Technical), was later repatriated to his parent department before rejoining the appellant through direct recruitment – Respondent sought recognition of deputation service for promotion eligibility – Held: Repatriation constituted a clear break i...
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Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel...Appellant Vs.
Union of India and Others...Respondents D.D
09/12/2024
Service Law – Permanent Commission – Discrimination – Appellant, a Short Service Commissioned (SSC) officer in the Army Dental Corps, was denied a third chance for permanent commission due to amendments to age relaxation policies introduced in 2013 – Appellant sought parity with other officers granted permanent commission by Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), Principal Bench, in ...
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Tej Bhan (D) Through LR. & Ors....Appellants Vs.
Ram Kishan (D) Through LRs. & Ors....Respondents D.D
09/12/2024
Property Rights – Section 14(1) and 14(2) of Hindu Succession Act – Judicial Divergence – Referred to Larger Bench – Analysis of Precedents Required - Multiple judgments from different Benches, including two-judge and three-judge Bench decisions, present inconsistent interpretations of Section 14 – This has resulted in judicial conflict between principles of absolute ...
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State of Maharashtra & Others...Appellants Vs.
Pradeep Yashwant Kokade & Another...Respondents D.D
09/12/2024
Criminal Law - Death Penalty – Delay in Execution – Effect on Convicts' Rights – Undue, unexplained delay in the execution of a death sentence violates the rights of convicts under Article 21 of the Constitution – In the present case, the delay spanned nearly four years from filing mercy petitions to issuing execution warrants – Held: The cumulative delays at mult...
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Birma Devi & Ors....Petitioners Vs.
Subhash & Anr....Respondents D.D
06/12/2024
Civil Law - Specific Performance – Implied Right to Possession – Execution Permitted – The petitioners, subsequent purchasers, opposed the High Court's direction for the delivery of possession to the decree-holder in a specific performance case where the original decree did not expressly order possession – Held: The decree-holder has an implied right to posses...