\n\u201cThe question is one of a TRUST. How can an employee who has produced a fake and forged marksheet\/certificate, that too, at the initial stage of appointment be trusted by the employer? Whether such a certificate was material or not and\/or had any bearing on the employment or not is immaterial. The question is not of having an intention or mens rea. The question is producing the fake\/forged certificate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\nSupreme Court upholds the amendments to the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cAspirations of any country cannot be fulfilled on the hope of foreign donation\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Anganwadi Workers\/Helpers entitled to payment of gratuity; \u2018Time to take serious note of their plight\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Anganwadi Workers\/Helpers have been entrusted with the important tasks of providing food security to children in the age group of 6 months to 6 years, pregnant women as well as lactating mothers, apart from rendering pre\u00acschool education. And for all this, they are being paid very meagre remuneration and paltry benefits.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Can\u2019t allow mass absorption of over 11,000 workers based on a flawed Report\u2019. SC forms new Committee to put an end to the long drawn LIC versus temporary employees battle<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThe dispute is now of an antiquity tracing back to nearly four decades. Finality has to be wrung down on the dispute to avoid uncertainty and more litigation. Nearly thirty-one years have elapsed since 1991. We have come to the conclusion that the claims of those workers who are duly found upon verification to meet the threshold conditions of eligibility should be resolved by the award of monetary compensation in lieu of absorption, and in full and final settlement of all claims and demands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Supreme Court stays Delhi\u2019s Jahangirpuri demolition drive<\/a><\/h4>\n
The demolition drive has been launched by Delhi municipal authorities in Jahangirpuri area, which witnessed communal violence recently.<\/p>\n
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Lakhimpuri Kheri Violence| \u2018Allahabad High Court granted bail in a tearing hurry\u2019; Supreme Court cancels Ashish Mishra\u2019s bail<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cVictims cannot be expected to be sitting on the fence and watching the proceedings from afar.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Also Read: From investigation till culmination of appeal\/revision, victim has right to be heard at every step post the occurrence of an offence<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nExplainers<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- Does alienating ancestral property \u2018out of love and affection\u2019 come within the scope of the term \u2018pious purpose\u2019?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Does ad hoc payment made pursuant to the interim order of the Court form part of wages?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Why has the legislature left it open for the plaintiff to value his claim for the six categories of the suit falling under Section 7(iv) of the Court Fees Act, 1870?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Can employee claim Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity where a criminal appeal in corruption case is pending against him and sentence is suspended?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Can Commissioner suspend or initiate departmental proceedings against an Additional Municipal Commissioner under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Whether confiscation by Custom & Excise Authority forfeits the claim of Secured Creditor over such property? Whether the dues of Excise department create a First Charge?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nSolitary Confinement of Death Row Convicts: Judicial officer to probe to apprise Supreme Court of ground reality<\/a><\/h4>\n
A appeal was filed before the Court alleging that the appellant had been placed in solitary confinement since 29-10-2006 contrary to the law laid down by the Supreme Court in\u00a0Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration<\/em>,\u00a0(1978) 4 SCC 494<\/a>. The appellant had relied on the letter addressed by the Medical officer to the Superintendent of Prisons dated 06-11-2011 claiming that\u00a0\u2018the aforesaid prisoner is kept in solitary confinement since his admission to this prison on 29-10-2006\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and further that the petitioner was suffering from \u2018psychosis with depression\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Mere differential treatment cannot on its own be termed as an \u201canathema to Article 14 of the Constitution\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n
The bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and\u00a0MM Sundresh*<\/strong>, JJ has held that when there is a reasonable basis for a classification adopted by taking note of the exigencies and diverse situations, the Court is not expected to insist on absolute equality by taking a rigid and pedantic view as against a pragmatic one.<\/p>\n
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Interference with Government Tenders makes the State and its citizens suffer twice. Courts should refrain from staying Government tenders even in case of total arbitrariness<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThe Writ Court should refrain itself from imposing its decision over the decision of the employer as to whether or not to accept the bid of a tenderer. The Court does not have the expertise to examine the terms and conditions of the present day economic activities of the State and this limitation should be kept in view.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\u201cState cannot hide behind delay & laches to evade it\u2019s responsibility after acquiring land. There cannot be a \u2018limitation\u2019 to doing justice\u201d, holds SC; Land Owners get compensated after decades<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cWhile the right to property is no longer a fundamental right, it is pertinent to note that at the time of dispossession of the subject land, this right was still included in Part III of the Constitution. The right against deprivation of property unless in accordance with procedure established by law, continues to be a constitutional right under Article 300-A.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Amalgamation does not necessarily nullify tax assessment as only the outer shell of the amalgamating company gets destroyed but the business and the adventure lives on<\/a><\/h4>\n
It is essential to look beyond the mere concept of destruction of corporate entity which brings to an end or terminates any assessment proceedings.<\/p>\n
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SC sets aside Bombay HC\u2019s direction to acquire a land almost 20 years after finalisation of development plan<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cLand owner cannot be deprived of the use of the land for years together\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Is there a policy rewarding public prosecutors for securing death sentence? Supreme Court asks M.P. government in a Suo Motu case<\/a><\/h4>\n
Noticeably, a petition was filed before the Court alleging that the State is granting incentives to public prosecutors on the basis of death sentence awarded in matters prosecuted by them. Assessing the gravity of allegation the Court on 29-03-2022 had issued direction to the Registry to register a Suo Motu case and change the cause title immediately.<\/p>\n
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Insertion of meritorious OBC candidates into general category list without disturbing the appointment of general category candidates? Supreme Court strikes balance<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Court was deciding a case where a service matter where upon reshuffling and on insertion of two OBC candidates into general category select list, two general category candidates already appointed and working since long would have been expelled or removed, thereby unsettling the entire selection process.<\/p>\n
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Lapse of a long period in deciding appeal cannot be a ground to award disproportionate and inadequate punishment<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cMerely on the technical ground of delay and merely on the ground that after the impugned judgment and order, which is unsustainable, the accused have resettled in their lives and their conduct has since been satisfactory and they have not indulged in any criminal activity, is no ground not to condone the delay and not to consider the appeal on merits.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Caste can be the starting point for providing internal reservation but not the sole basis<\/a><\/h4>\n
In a case relating to reservation of seats in Educational Institutions, the bench of\u00a0L. Nageswara Rao<\/strong>* and BR Gavai, JJ has observed that while caste can be the starting point for providing internal reservation, it is incumbent on the State Government to justify the reasonableness of the decision and demonstrate that caste is not the sole basis.<\/p>\n
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Can an establishment employing about 8000 workers be shut down for not obtaining Environmental Clearance, even when it acts in compliance with required pollution norms?<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cAn establishment contributing to the economy of the country and providing livelihood ought not to be closed down only on the ground of the technical irregularity of not obtaining prior Environmental Clearance irrespective of whether or not the unit actually causes pollution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Acquitted in the criminal case but employer still going ahead with the disciplinary proceeding? Read the law laid down by Supreme Court<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThe purpose of a disciplinary proceeding by an employer is to enquire into an allegation of misconduct by an employee which results in a violation of the service rules governing the relationship of employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Reduction in stamp duty cannot lead to revenue splitting an instrument into two once it has already been charged under a correct charging provision<\/a><\/h4>\n
After having accepted the deed of assignment as an instrument chargeable to duty as a conveyance under Article 20(a) and after having collected the duty payable on the same, it is not open to the respondent to subject the same instrument to duty once again under Article 45(f), merely because the appellant had the benefit of the notifications under Section 9(a).<\/p>\n
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SC allows Tamil Nadu to grant 50% reservation for in-service doctors in Super Specialty Medical Courses<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Court, hence, held that no case was made out for continuing the interim protection which was granted for the academic year 2020-2021 vide interim order dated\u00a0 27th November, 2020.<\/p>\n
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Medical College| Does permission to start post graduate courses for subsequent academic year result in effacing deficiencies found in previous academic year? Supreme Court answers <\/a><\/h4>\n
If an institution is seeking grant of permission for undertaking admissions for the academic session 2022-23, it must fulfill the requirements of minimum standard as on 31st December 2021.<\/p>\n
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2006 Meerut Fire Tragedy| Organizers held guilty! 60:40 liability to compensate victims fixed on Organizers & State<\/a><\/h4>\n
The court was dealing with the writ petition preferred by the victims of the fire tragedy which occurred on 10.4.2006, the last day of the India Brand Consumer Show organized at Victoria Park, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh by Mrinal Events and Expositions. The incident claimed the lives of 65 persons and left 161 or more with burn injuries.<\/p>\n
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Husband suspects paternity of child; Supreme Court allows DNA test while granting conditional compensation of 30 lakhs to wife if suspicion proves to be wrong<\/a><\/h4>\n
In a case where the husband had disputed paternity of child on suspicion, though the Division Bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., directed to conduct DNA test, the Bench granted a conditional compensation of thirty lakhs to the wife if the suspicion proves to be wrong and respondent-husband turns out to be the father of the child.<\/p>\n
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Medical Admissions| SC directs allotment of in-service PG seat to Lady Doctor with experience in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Naxal\/Tribal regions<\/a><\/h4>\n
The appellant, a mother of a 5-year-old, has been working as a Medical Officer with the State of Madhya Pradesh on a regular basis for over 11 years. Out of the 11 years of service, she has served for 6 years in District Betul which is a notified tribal district and has served in a Community Health Centre at Katangi in the District of Balaghat for the remaining period.<\/p>\n
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Even a single crime committed by a \u2018Gang\u2019 is sufficient to prosecute an accused under the Gangsters Act<\/a><\/h4>\n
\u201cThe definition clause does not engulf plurality of offence before the Gangsters Act is invoked.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Delinquent postal officer voluntarily deposits defrauded amount with interest after detection of fraud. Was he able to escape punishment of removal from service?<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cBeing a public servant in the post office, the delinquent officer was holding the post of trust. Merely because subsequently the employee had deposited the defrauded amount and therefore there was no loss caused to the department cannot be a ground to take a lenient view and\/or to show undue sympathy in favour of such an employee.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Appointment of Teachers| Can obtaining a degree in one branch of a subject be considered equivalent to obtaining degree in the subject as a whole?<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cAs per the settled proposition of law, in the field of education, the Court of Law cannot act as an expert normally, therefore, whether or not a student\/candidate is possessing the requisite qualification should better be left to the educational institutions, more particularly, when the Expert Committee considers the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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It\u2019s time for the University to put an end to \u2018Yuddh Kand\u2019 and allow appellant to move from \u2018Karm Kand\u2019 to \u2018Karm Phal Kand\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cThe entire controversy appears to have arisen as a result of the tug of war in the year 2006 between the then Chancellor and the then Vice Chancellor, making the appellant a victim in the line of fire. Unfortunately, the High Court omitted to take note of all this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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No right to keep goods and wares at hawking place overnight; Supreme Court dismisses plea of hawker of Sarojini Nagar market<\/a><\/h4>\n
The petitioner was a hawker in the Sarojini Nagar Market, who had approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to leave his goods and wares at the place of hawking overnight.<\/p>\n
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Forum Shopping and Power of High Court u\/s 482 CrPC; Supreme Court tells when to convert a civil complaint into criminal case<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cForum shopping has been termed as disreputable practice by the courts and has no sanction and paramountcy in law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Person being the highest bidder deposits sale amount for auction property and obtains injunction against Municipality; SC declares the sale non-est<\/em> for lacking government sanction<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Court opined that no concluded contract ever came into force and in the absence of any approval granted, no right would accrue.<\/p>\n
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2G Spectrum Scam| Supreme Court rejects ex-licensee\u2019s refund demand of Rs 1454.94 crores Entry Fee, holding him faulty as a confederate of fraud<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201c\u2026as a beneficiary and confederate of fraud, the appellant could not be lent the assistance of this Court for obtaining the refund of the Entry Fee.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Candidates can\u2019t claim appointment to unfilled posts in absence of provision for waiting list<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\u201cIn absence of any specific provision for waiting list and on the contrary, there being a specific provision that there shall not be any waiting list and that the post remaining unfilled on any ground shall have to be carried forward for the next recruitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Income Tax| If such orders continued to be passed, we will impose substantial costs on Assessing Officer which will be recovered from his\/her salary: Read why SC stayed Bombay HC\u2019s order<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., stayed the impugned order of Bombay High Court wherein the High Court had quashed the assessment order under Income Tax Act, 1961 and had further cautioned that if such orders continued to be passed, the Court will be constrained to impose substantial costs on the concerned Assessing Officer to be recovered from his\/her salary.<\/p>\n
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\nCases Reported in SCC<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n2022 SCC Vol. 2 Part 4<\/a><\/h4>\n
In 2022 SCC Volume 2 Part 4, read a very interesting decision, wherein a death row convict subjected a 5-year-old girl to rape, killed her by strangulation, and then disposed of her body, tied in a gunny bag, into a stream and the 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court finding hope for reformation and rehabilitation commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n
2022 SCC Vol. 3 Part 1<\/a><\/h4>\n
In a pertinent decision, Supreme Court while rejecting claim for interest the compared it to the Shakespearean character Shylock and remarked,<\/p>\n
\n\u201c\u2026the holder of the Bond has received their \u2018pound of flesh\u2019, but they seem to want more. Additional sum in our estimation is not merited as SIBCO has already received their just entitlement and burdening the defendant with any further amount towards interest would be akin to Shylockian extraction of blood from the defendant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
2022 SCC Vol. 3 Part 2<\/a><\/h4>\n
In 2022 SCC Volume 3 Part 2, read a very interesting case wherein a case where a Constable\u2019s name was recommended by the Superintendent of Police but the same was dropped down by the Inspector General of Police for promotion under the 10% quota of outstanding performance for inclusion in the B-I List for promotion to the post of Head Constable in the year 2004, Supreme Court held that mere recommendation of the SP at the initial stage is not sufficient to claim a right for promotion.<\/p>\n
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