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April 05, 2025

Implementation of Slum Rehabilitation Scheme Cannot Be Halted on the Basis of Belated and Baseless

By: sayum

Ownership Claims by Minuscule Number of Occupants: Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea of Tribal Occupants Claiming Title Over Gairan Land The Real Objection Is Not to Redevelopment, but to Claim...

April 05, 2025

Rule 6(2) Is Not a Cut-Off Provision—Supreme Court Declares Candidates Eligible If D.El.Ed. Was Completed Before Selection

By: sayum

Not the Date of Notification, But the Last Date of Application or Completion Before - Appointment Determines Eligibility—Supreme Court in Major Relief to 2020–22 D.El.Ed. Batch. Supreme Court of India,...

April 05, 2025

These Litigations Appear to Be Luxury Litigations: Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost on Over 6400 Petitioners Seeking Revival of TET-Based Selection Process

By: sayum

Allahabad High Court dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by over 6,400 petitioners led by Sunil Kumar Yadav, seeking the revival of the 2012 selection process for Assistant Teachers...

April 05, 2025

Prosecutrix Is a Victim of Crime, Not an Accomplice — Sole Testimony Sufficient for Conviction If It Inspires Confidence: Bombay High Court

By: Deepak Kumar

In a significant decision Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) reiterated the cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that the sole testimony of a victim of sexual assault, if found trustworthy and...

April 05, 2025

Gratuity Is A Statutory Right, Cannot Be Denied On Vague Allegations Of Abandonment: Calcutta High Court Directs Employer To Pay Pending Gratuity With Interest

By: Deepak Kumar

In a recent judgment delivered on April 3, 2025, in the case of M/s Duckback Information Systems Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India & Ors. [WPA 24220 of 2024], the...

April 04, 2025

Section 256 CrPC Does Not Mandate Automatic Acquittal On Complainant’s Absence — Judicial Satisfaction Is Mandatory: Supreme Court

By: sayum

In the landmark judgment of Ranjit Sarkar vs. Ravi Ganesh Bharadwaj & Others decided on 17th March 2025, the Supreme Court has authoritatively ruled that a mechanical application of Section...

April 04, 2025

Dismissal for Default Without Considering COVID Restrictions Was Illegal: Supreme Court

By: sayum

Restores Complaint Against Doctors Over Alleged Medical Negligence Causing Death “The Judicial Magistrate lacked jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint during the subsistence of the High Court’s stay order and the...

April 04, 2025

Possession Of A Higher Qualification Cannot Substitute The Qualification Prescribed Under Rules: Supreme Court Upholds Rejection Of Candidate Without Required Lascar’s Licence

By: sayum

Appointment Contrary to Statutory Prescription Is Void - On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of India decisively holding that mere possession of a higher qualification cannot replace the exact...

April 04, 2025

Exceeding Official Duty Does Not Automatically Remove Section 197 CrPC Protection: Supreme Court Quashed Proceedings Against Police Officials

By: sayum

Police Excess During Investigation Still Requires Prior Sanction for Prosecution - In the recent judgment Supreme Court ruled that acts of police excess, if reasonably connected with the discharge of...

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