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Heart ailment – Section 2(i) of the Act takes into account visual disability, locomotor disability, mental illness, mental retardation, hearing impairment and leprosy – A heart ailment is not covered within the definition of disability in the Act – When the 1995 Act was replaced by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016,

Feb 16, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH NAWAL KISHORE SHARMA — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy,…

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Appointment – Members of the teaching faculty of the University be it Lecturer or Assistant Professor are entrusted with teaching, which is to be imparted according to academic calendar – It is in the interest of the University that all doubts regarding appointment of teachers are raised within a period of three months to have an early decision by Chancellor to give quietus to the disputes in the University.

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

(2021) 2 SCALE 227 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH POORAN CHAND — Appellant Vs. CHANCELLOR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R.…

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Voluntary Retirement – Bank employee – Where the appointing authority does not refuse to grant the permission for retirement before the expiry of the period specified in the notice, there shall be deemed acceptance of the voluntary retirement application and the retirement shall become effective from the date of expiry of the period mentioned in the notice.

Jan 24, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH INDIAN BANK AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. MAHAVEER KHARIWAL — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah, JJ. )…

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Qualifications and Mode of Recruitment – Rules were issued by the High Court in exercise of the power under the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir – These Rules had the approval of the Governor also – Therefore, the contention of the respondents that the office order issued by the Chief Justice was ultra vires, is completely untenable.

Jan 19, 2021 sclaw

1/8 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS ETC. ETC. — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S.A.…

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Candidates who have ranked lower in the 2019 selection and were unable to obtain appointments cannot appropriate the vacancies of a subsequent year to themselves – To allow such a claim would be an egregious legal and constitutional error – Judgment of the High Court cannot be sustained – Appeal allowed.

Jan 17, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH HIGH COURT OF KERALA — Appellant Vs. RESHMA A. AND OTHERS ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee,…

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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