Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – March 2019
TOP STORIES Ayodhya Dispute to be settled by a ‘confidential’ Court monitored mediation; No Gag order passed A 5-judge bench referred the Ram
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HP HC | A permitted site plan on record does not ipso facto stand proved, Court reinstates
Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Ajay Mohan Goel, J., dismissed a petition challenging the order of the Senior Civil Judge, being
Continue readingKer HC | No requirement to provide opportunity of hearing before making a suspension under rationing order, in emergent situations
Kerala High Court: The Bench of Shaji P. Chaly, J. disposed of a civil writ petition against suspension under rationing order, allowing
Continue readingAll HC | Order dismissing first writ petition operates as res judicata; second petition on same facts not allowed
Allahabad High Court: This writ petition was filed before a Divison Bench of Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ.,
Continue readingPat HC | Retired clerk of a minority school entitled to payment of leave encashment as per his entitlement
Patna High Court: The Bench of Nilu Agrawal, J. allowed a civil writ petition directing payment of leave encashment to a clerk
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Bom HC | Onus to show proper notice of arbitrator’s appointment is on respondent if disputed by petitioner
Bombay High Court: S.V. Gupte, J., set aside an arbitral award for respondent’s failure to show proper notice of appointment of the arbitrator
Continue readingDel HC | Law regarding quashing of FIR in non-compoundable offence under S. 498-A IPC culled out
Delhi High Court: R.K. Gauba, J., referring to the relevant authority on the subject, allowed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC
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Environmental Clearance for development of Airport at Mopa, Goa to be revisited
Supreme Court: In a case challenging the grant of an Environmental Clearance (EC) for the development of a greenfield international airport at
Continue readingMP HC | Requirement of domicile certificate not mentioned in application form can’t be ground for denying participation in selection process
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Two writ petitions were filed together before the Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, J., where petitioners were seeking a
Continue readingKer HC | Change in area of operation of a water scooter allowed under the Inland Vessels Act and Rules thereunder
Kerala High Court: The Bench of Shaji P. Chaly, J. allowed a civil writ petition against an order of Port Officer refusing
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Pak SC | Contractual employee cannot press for reinstatement of service; can only claim damages for unexpired period of his service
Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab And Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ., dismissed a petition filed by
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Saravana Bhavan owner P Rajagopal guilty of murdering his employee in 2001 [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ has upheld the conviction and sentence of life
Continue readingDel HC | Shared parenting is best formula to bring up a child where parents are not able to resolve disputes and stay together
Delhi High Court: A Bench of Jyoti Singh and G.S. Sistani, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the family court whereby
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Bom HC | Conviction for rape reversed where love affair between youngsters landed in prosecution of a young boy
Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. allowed an appeal filed against the decision of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted
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SC explains meaning of “total turnover” under the Karnataka Sales Tax Act
Supreme Court: While examining the applicability of the turnover tax as defined under Section 6 B(1) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ held: “the expression ‘total turnover’ which
Continue readingJ&K HC | Paucity of funds is no excuse to deny salary to a Government employee
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., disposed of the petition filed against the order of transfer and
Continue readingRaj HC | In absence of candidate of ST Category, seat should not remain vacant
Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Inderjeet Singh, J., allowed a writ petition made for reinstating the petitioners with continuity of service
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No stipulation of period of completion of Serious Fraud Investigations under Companies Act
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and UU Lalit, JJ has held that Section 212 of the Companies Act, 2013
Continue readingP&H HC | Bail allowed where Counsel unable to dispute factual position without commenting on merit of the case
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Three petitions were clubbed together dealing with regular bail in an FIR registered under Section 395 IPC,
Continue readingTelangana HC | Carbide used to ripen fruits is forbidden by law as it leads to health hazards
Telangana High Court: The Bench comprising of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and A. Rajasheker Reddy, J., in a suo motu PIL noted
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