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Supreme Court directed that the Union of India should notify the appellants about the mode and manner in which they could exercise this option and provide information regarding the amounts that the appellants will need to remit if they choose to opt for pension under the Rules.
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Allahabad High Court held that carnal sex, other than penile-vaginal intercourse is not a natural orientation of sex for the majority of women, therefore the same cannot be done by the husband, even with his wife without her consent
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The Court directed thatImmediately on release he shall delete all the offensive messages and refrain from making any vituperative or disparaging comments against women in any of the social media platform.
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“The constitutional promise of equality is not merely formal but substantive, requiring the State to take affirmative measures to ensure that PwD and PwBD can meaningfully participate in all spheres of life, including professional education.”
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“We request the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority to take immediate necessary steps to provide legal assistance in terms of the decision taken by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and ensure that the convicts like the petitioners are not left remediless.”
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“Inconsistent decisions coming out from different benches shake public trust and reduce litigation to a punter’s game. It gives rise to various insidious sharp practices like forum shopping spoiling the clear stream of justice.”
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The present petition called for the regulation of online content that violates the right to life and dignity of persons with disabilities.
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“The Court would not hesitate to exercise its extraordinary powers which are inherent to quash such proceedings when it comes to fore, and the court is satisfied that allowing the proceedings to continue would be an abuse of process of Court or that the ends of the justice require that the proceedings ought to be quashed.”
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“Common intention is implicit in the charge of gang rape itself and all that is needed is evidence to show the existence of common intention”
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The present controversy arose because the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, does not expressly empower courts to modify or vary an arbitral award, and Section 34 of the 1996 Act only confers upon courts the power to set aside an award.
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“We could even have considered giving an opportunity to the father to make suitable arrangements for providing home cooked food to the child but the fact that the child gets no company whatsoever except for that of the father during the interim custody period of 15 days is an additional factor which weighs heavily against his claim for the child’s custody.”
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“The gold given to a bride at the time of marriage is often kept by the husband or his family under the guise of safekeeping of family customs. The woman rarely gets a written record or receipt for such transfers and the woman’s access to her own ornaments can be restricted”.
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“Offence under the POCSO Act is not against individual and it is against the Society. Hence, the subsequent marriage between the convict and the victim will not take away the offence committed by the convict when the victim girl was a child. If the defence of subsequent marriage or the elopement is accepted, then the purpose of enactment of the POCSO Act would get defeated.”
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While leave encashment served to reward the extraordinary work ethic of an employee, its application needed to uphold both the legal rights of the employee and the long-term viability of the institution. Courts, therefore, had to interpret leave encashment provisions and related statutes in a manner that protected against undue financial burden on the employer while ensuring lawful entitlements were honored.
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Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 provides the legal framework for challenging an arbitral award before a court, while Section 37 governs appeals against specific orders passed under the Act, including those made under Section 34.
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“Facts emerged in investigation not only indicate lack of sensitivity but dereliction of duty on part of accused, and act and omissions of accused violate the provisions of law and rules.”
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The Court directed the District Judge, Kanpur Nagar, to transfer the Revision to another equivalent and competent court, other than the court of Dr. Amit Verma, Additional District Judge, if he was still posted there.
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Supreme Court found that the Tribunal had merely relied on the remarks of the Invaliding Medical Board and the Re-Survey Medical Boards to conclude that, since the appellant’s disability was assessed at less than 20%, he was not entitled to the disability element of the disability pension.
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“It appears that the State of Haryana has not paid any attention to our order dated 3-1-2025 nor has looked into the representation filed by the petitioner”
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“In the interest of justice, equity, and the welfare of the child, we deem it appropriate to grant visitation rights to the wife so that she may gradually rebuild a bond with her daughter.”
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