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Category: Service

Compassionate Appointment Service

Service Law – Compassionate appointment – If the monthly income is less than 60% of the total emoluments (which the deceased was drawing at the time of death) less Tax @ 15% (if the income is more than Rs. 10,000/- p.m.) the case for compassionate appointment can be considered

Jul 18, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BANK OF BARODA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. BALJIT SINGH — Respondent ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna and Manoj Misra, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…

Service Matters
Constitution Service

Punjab Civil Services Rules, 1934 – Rule 3.26(d) – Punjab Police Rules, 1934 – Rule 8.18 – Compulsory retirement – Personnel having such remarks being compulsorily retired as per the statutory provisions under the Punjab Civil Services Rules, 1934, in the instant facts, is not an action this Court would like to interdict.

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AISH MOHAMMAD — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS — Respondent; R1: STATE OF HARYANA; R2: DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (HARYANA), PANCHKULA; R3:…

Service Matters
Service

Constitution Bench had saved the appointments and their promotion to be considered in accordance with appropriate service rules, nothing further survives in this appeal. The same is rendered infructuous as it would stand covered by the judgment of the Constitution Bench Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao and others vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and others, (2021) 11 SCC 401

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M LUCY RANI AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SIDDABLOINA LAXMINARAYANA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sanjay Kumar, JJ. )…

Service Matters
Service

There is a special equity in favour of the appellant – The reason being that the appellant has continued to work as a Full Time Teacher for 25 long years and has now been superannuated from service – denial of pension to the appellant would incur lot of hardship to the appellant, the appellant shall be given pension along with the arrears.

Jul 9, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GEETA — Appellant Vs. THE PRINCIPAL, RAMNAGAR BHARAT VIDYALYA, RAMNAGAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sudhanshu Dhulia and K.V. Viswanathan, JJ. )…

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POCSO

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