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Category: Service

Service Matters
Service

Service Law – Disciplinary proceedings – Penalty Order – Unless punishment imposed is only co-relatable to any of those charges found not proved, the penalty cannot be set aside – Scope of judicial review against a departmental enquiry proceeding is very limited – It is not in the nature of an appeal and a review on merits of the decision is not permissible

Aug 28, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE BANK OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. A.G.D. REDDY — Respondent ( Before : J.K. Maheshwari and K.V. Viswanathan, JJ. ) Civil Appeal No.…

Service Matters
Service

Respondent was not involved in heinous/serious offence or any offence involving moral turpitude, and the fact that in the said criminal case he has been honourably acquitted – Direction to appellant for consider the case of the respondent and issue order of appointment to the post of constable.

Aug 27, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF WEST BENGAL & OTHERS — Appellant Vs. MITUL KUMAR JANA — Respondent ( Before : J.K. Maheshwari and K.V. Viswanathan, JJ. )…

Service Matters
Service

Appointment of the appellant had been declared illegal and void ab initio, and was cancelled by the Director of Elementary Education, Assam, the appellant could not legally continue in service thereafter, unless that cancellation order was set aside. – No claim for payment of salary could be made for any period.

Aug 27, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SMT. DULU DEKA — Appellant Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. ) Civil…

Service Matters
Service

A presumption ought to have been drawn in favour of the validity of the marriage between the deceased and the appellant-wife, more so, when during his life time, the deceased had approached the respondent authorities for seeking deletion of the name of his previous wife from his service record and for endorsement of the name of the appellant- wife, which was duly acted upon by the respondents – Pensionary benefits granted.

Aug 26, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SMT. SHIRAMABAI W/O PUNDALIK BHAVE & OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE CAPTAIN, RECORD OFFICER FOR O.I.C. RECORDS, SENA CORPS ABHILEKH, GAYA, BIHAR STATE AND…

Service Matters
Service

A writ of certiorari, being a high prerogative writ, should not be issued on mere asking – Supreme Court explained that a court which has jurisdiction over a subject matter has jurisdiction to decide wrong as well as right, and when the Legislature does not choose to confer a right of appeal against that decision, it would be defeating its purpose and policy if a superior court were to rehear the case on the evidence and substitute its own finding in certiorari

Aug 20, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCES & ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. BIKARTAN DAS AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y.…

Service Matters
Service

Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, 1956 – Article 77­D – Claim for Pay Protection – High Court was erroneous when it came to the conclusion that the appellant was not appointed on a substantive basis and, therefore, she does not satisfy the criteria laid down by Article 77­D – Benefit of pay protection granted.

Aug 10, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH  ASMA SHAW — Appellant Vs. THE ISLAMIA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE SRINAGAR KASHMIR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka…

Service Matters
Service

Army Act, 1950 – Sections 39(b) and 63 – Dismissal from Service – Army driver – Unauthorizedly absent for 108 days – Habitual offender -One must be mindful of the fact that discipline is the implicit hallmark of the Armed Forces and a non-negotiable condition of service – Order dismissal from Service upheld.

Jul 31, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH EX SEPOY MADAN PRASAD — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. )…

Service Matters
Service

Re-instatement – Back wages – The appellant established unemployment at least until August 1997 – Based on the salary figures provided, the appellant’s gross salary on the date of reinstatement was Rs. 18,830, while it was approximately Rs. 4,000 per month at the time of removal – An amount of Rs.3 lakhs is ordered to be paid to the appellant in lieu of back wages.

Jul 19, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAMESH CHAND — Appellant Vs. MANAGEMENT OF DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. ) Civil…

Service Matters
Compensation Service

Employees Compensation – Death in accident – Relationship of employer and employee has not been proved before the Commissioner – Same being the basic requirement to be fulfilled for claiming compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923, the appellants may not be entitled to receive any compensation.

Jul 18, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHANTABAI ANANDA JAGTAP AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. JAYRAM GANPATI JAGTAP AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal,…

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Section 376 (3) IPC — Rape — Conviction upheld — Evidence of victim’s mother and medical evidence — Reliability of victim’s mother’s testimony confirmed despite lengthy cross-examination, finding it natural and trustworthy and corroborated by other witnesses and medical evidence — Medical evidence, though partially presented by defense, conclusively supported sexual assault, citing perineal tear and abrasions around anus

Jun 29, 2025 sclaw
Joint Family Property Will & Succession

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2005) — Retrospective application — Validity of pre-amendment sale deeds — The prohibition contained in the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not affect registered sale deeds executed prior to December 20, 2004 (date of introduction of the amending provision) — This principle aligns with the judgment in Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, (2020) 9 SCC 1.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail Cr P C

Judicial Process — Misuse of process — Challenging bail conditions previously offered voluntarily — Accused offering substantial deposits to secure bail and subsequently challenging the onerous nature of conditions or the counsel’s authority to make such offers — This practice is condemned for undermining the judicial process and preventing consideration of bail applications on their merits — Such conduct leads to setting aside of bail orders and remittal for fresh consideration.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw
Cr P C

Social Media Posts — Content-Related Offenses — Retaliatory Action — Quashing of Proceedings — While the court made no final determination on the nature of the petitioner’s social media posts, it acknowledged the petitioner’s counsel’s submission that the tweets were ‘retaliatory’ and were made in response to an incident involving a social media influencer. This assertion formed part of the petitioner’s argument for quashing or consolidating the numerous FIRs, suggesting a motive beyond simple offensive content.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw