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Decree—Execution of—Executing Court in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction cannot vary the terms of the decree in execution.

Apr 7, 2017 sclaw

2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 795 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. AR. Lakshmanan The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir Criminal Appeal No. 745 of…

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Service Law—Mere acquittal in a criminal case does not have the effect of nullifying the decision taken in the departmental proceedings

Apr 7, 2017 sclaw

2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 743 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia Civil Appeal No. 3212 of…

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Service Law–Misconduct–Punishment of Dismissal–Setting aside of–Imposition of lesser punishment–Court is not holding that the employer was in the wrong or that the dismissal was illegal and invalid–The Court is merely exercising its discreation to award a lesser punishment.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 690 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.P. Singh The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.V. Raveendaran Civil Appeal No. 7657 of 2004…

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Service Law–Public Appointment–Compassionate appointment–No appointment on compassionate ground can be granted to a person other than those for whose benefit the exception has been carved out.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 679 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No. 429 of 2007…

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Service Law–Military Service–Concept of invalidment–Where an officer completes his tenure and retires on attaining age of superannuation, he dose not fall in the category of invalidment.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 668 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia Civil Appeal No. 4356 of 2006…

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Service Law–Method of Recruitment–Only Merit–In the absence of the Rules prescribing any method of recruitment, the appointing authority was at liberty to follow any reasonable and appropriate procedure for selection.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 655 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. P. Mathur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. V. Raveendran Civil Appeal No. 3874…

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Service Law–Compassionate Appointment Scheme–Prospectivety–A dispute arose in 2000 cannot be decided on the basis of scheme formulated in 2005.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 648 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. A.R. Lakshmanan The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir Civil Appeal No. 409 of…

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Service Law–Navy–Promotion–Policy decisions should not be interfered with–It was Chief of Naval Staff who had decided the norms.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 639 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No.…

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Service Law–Creation or sanction of post is essentially an executive function.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 629 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No. 4349 of 2006…

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Retrenchment–Compensation–Principle of 26 working days for determining the compensation under Section 25F(b) of I.D. Act is not justified. Interpretation of Statute– Ordinary meaning of the words should not be departed from unless it can be shown that the legal context in which the words are used requires a different meaning.

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2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 609 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.P. Mathur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari Civil Appeal No. 252 of 2007…

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A suit in representative capacity (Order 1, Rule 8 CPC) is not maintainable if lacking locus standi, and a prior decree (res judicata) bars subsequent suits on the same subject matter, notwithstanding varying reliefs.

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Stamp Act State Laws

Agreement to sell immovable property incurs stamp duty as deemed conveyance via implied/symbolic possession transfer, with duty applying to the agreement (instrument), not the sale (transaction).

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Accident

The Supreme Court emphasized that the goal is to ensure just and fair compensation, even if it exceeds the claimed amount. It recalculated the compensation, considering the claimant’s monthly income, future prospects, 40% permanent disability, medical expenses, attendant charges, special diet and transportation, pain and suffering, and loss of income during treatment. The final compensation was determined to be Rs. 17,82,825, modifying the awards of the MACT and High Court. The Civil Appeal was allowed, with interest as awarded by the Tribunal. This decision underscores the principle of providing fair compensation to accident victims based on comprehensive assessment of their losses and suffering.

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Child Custody

In child custody cases, the lawpoint is that the welfare of the minor child is the paramount consideration, and a Habeas Corpus writ petition is maintainable only when the child’s detention is proven illegal or without legal authority

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