UGC Regulations – Appointment of Vice Chancellor – – State Act if not on a par with the UGC Regulations, must be amended to bring it on a par with the applicable UGC Regulations and until then it is the applicable UGC Regulations that shall prevail – A subordinate legislation, UGC Regulations become part of the Act –
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PROFESSOR (DR.) SREEJITH P.S. — Appellant Vs. DR. RAJASREE M.S. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. )…
All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969 – Rules 6, 8 and 10 – Neither the procedure as being known to the scheme of Rules 1969 nor further action, if any, initiated has been placed on record – The stage to inflict penalty upon the appellant, in the given facts and circumstances, does not arise.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DR. AJIT KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar,…
Sections 6 and 6A of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act of 1949, HELD ‘Standing Committee’ Stands Dissolved Along With Completion Of Term Of Municipal Corporation
When no person could be said to be holding the office of the Councillor after completion of the term in view of the mandate of Sections 6 and 6A of…
There is no rule to the effect that a dying declaration is inadmissible when it is recorded by a police officer instead of a Magistrate. HELD The “two-finger test” or pre vaginum test must not be conducted – It has no scientific basis and neither proves nor disproves allegations of rape. It instead re-victimizes and re-traumatizes women who may have been sexually assaulted, and is an affront to their dignity
The “two-finger test” or pre vaginum test must not be conducted – It has no scientific basis and neither proves nor disproves allegations of rape. It instead re-victimizes and re-traumatizes…
Extra Judicial Confession Of A Co-Acccused Cannot Be Relied On As Substantive Evidence ; It’s Only A Corroborative Piece Of Evidence
Extra Judicial Confession Of A Co-Acccused Cannot Be Relied On As Substantive Evidence ; It’s Only A Corroborative Piece Of Evidence To come to the ratio, we find that the…
Order Granting Anticipatory Bail Only Till Framing Of Charge Should Contain Reasons For Such Restriction
Order Granting Anticipatory Bail Only Till Framing Of Charge Should Contain Reasons For Such Restriction. HELD as to what were the peculiar facts and circumstances which warranted limiting the…
Subsequent Settlement Of Residents Not A Ground To Shift A Crematorium
Subsequent Settlement Of Residents Not A Ground To Shift A Crematorium REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7614 OF…
“A complaint under Section 138 cannot be transferred as per the convenience of the accused. However, the petitioner is a woman and a senior citizen. Therefore, she can always seek exemption from personal appearance,”
“A complaint under Section 138 cannot be transferred as per the convenience of the accused. However, the petitioner is a woman and a senior citizen. Therefore, she can always seek…
Whether cheque was issued for time barred debt or not cannot be decided in quashing petition under Section 482 CrPC: Supreme Court The Court quashed an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had set aside a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
“Whether the cheque in question had been issued for a time barred debt or not, itself prima facie, is a matter of evidence and could not have been adjudicated in…
Repudiation of insurance claim – Consumer – HELD National Commission ought not to have gone beyond the grounds of repudiation and into the nature of coverage, also when the only ground on which repudiation of the claim was made was lack of financial coverage. Matter remanded to State Commission
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JSK INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. — Appellant Vs. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. ) Civil…