{"id":281046,"date":"2023-01-05T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=281046"},"modified":"2023-01-05T10:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:57:20","slug":"supreme-court-december-2022-presumption-of-public-servants-guilt-for-taking-bribe-rejection-of-bilkis-banos-review-plea-tribal-womens-share-in-fathers-property-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/01\/05\/supreme-court-december-2022-presumption-of-public-servants-guilt-for-taking-bribe-rejection-of-bilkis-banos-review-plea-tribal-womens-share-in-fathers-property-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court December 2022| Presumption of public servant&#8217;s guilt in bribery cases; Rejection of Bilkis Bano&#8217;s review plea; Tribal Women&#8217;s share in father&#8217;s property; and more\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.animate-charcter{background-image: linear-gradient(-225deg, #231557 0%, #44107a 29%, #ff1361 67%, #fff800 100%); background-size: 200% auto; -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; animation: textclip 5s linear infinite;}\n@keyframes textclip {to {background-position: 200% center;}}\n<\/style>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen the daughter belonging to the non-tribal is entitled to the equal share in the property of the father, there is no reason to deny such right to the daughter of the Tribal community.\u00a0 Female tribal is entitled to parity with male tribal in intestate succession. To deny the equal right to the daughter belonging to the tribal even after a period of 70 years of the Constitution of India under which right to equality is guaranteed, it is high time for the Central Government to look into the matter and if required, to amend the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act by which the Hindu Succession Act is not made applicable to the members of the Scheduled Tribe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">-Justice MR Shah<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kamla Neti v. Special Land Acquisition Officer, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/9XX8AXL2\"><b>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1694<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Constitution Bench Verdicts<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/16\/presumption-guilt-bribe-public-servant-absence-of-complainant-direct-evidence-circumstantial-evidence-supreme-court-constitution-bench-legal-news-updates-research\/\">In absence of complainant\u2019s direct evidence of bribe, presumption of Public Servant\u2019s guilt can be drawn based on other evidence<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Constitution Bench of SA Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna, JJ has observed that the trial does not abate nor does it result in an order of acquittal of the accused public servant if the complainant turns \u2018hostile\u2019, or has died or is unavailable to let in his evidence. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/5W0WP0mU\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1724<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/16\/presumption-guilt-bribe-public-servant-absence-of-complainant-direct-evidence-circumstantial-evidence-supreme-court-constitution-bench-legal-news-updates-research\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Unmissable Stories<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/18\/bilkis-bano-gangrape-convict-pre-mature-release-review-petition-dismissed-supreme-court-explained-gujarat-remission-policy-legal-news-updates-research\/\">Pre-mature release of Bilkis Bano gangrape convict: Supreme Court\u2019s May 2022 order; the review petition and its dismissal, explained\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The petition had sought review of order directing the Gujarat Government to consider the application for pre-mature release of one of the Bilkis Bano Gangrape convicts, under its policy dated 09.07.1992, which was existing at the time of his conviction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/18\/bilkis-bano-gangrape-convict-pre-mature-release-review-petition-dismissed-supreme-court-explained-gujarat-remission-policy-legal-news-updates-research\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/15\/justice-bela-trivedi-recuses-from-bilkis-bano-hearing-remission-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Justice Bela M Trivedi recuses from hearing Bilkis Bano\u2019s plea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Explained| Supreme Court&#039;s dismissal of Bilkis Bano&#039;s review petition| Legal Updates\" width=\"1346\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xovwpPC1GgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/12\/tribal-daughter-right-to-equal-share-property-amend-section-2-hindu-succession-act-centre-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Unfair to deny tribal women right to equal share in father\u2019s property when same right is available to non-tribal women; SC suggests Centre to amend Hindu Succession Act<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The observation came in a case where the Supreme Court had to deny, a woman belonging to Scheduled\u00a0Tribe, the right of survivorship in her father\u2019s property as Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act specifically excludes the female members of the Scheduled Tribe. <strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/9XX8AXL2\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1694<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/12\/tribal-daughter-right-to-equal-share-property-amend-section-2-hindu-succession-act-centre-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SC suggests to Centre to amend Hindu Succession Act to enable ST women to inherit ancestral property\" width=\"1346\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sb6CCcfhVbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/12\/all-collegium-discussion-not-in-public-domain-only-final-decision-to-be-disclosed-supreme-court-right-to-information-legal-research-updates-news\/\">All collegium discussions can\u2019t be in public domain; only final decisions to be uploaded on SC website\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the case at hand, a Right to Information application sought the copies of resolution and decision taken in the Supreme Court Collegium\u2019s meeting dated 12.12.2018 regarding elevation of Chief Justices of Two High Courts. However, the application was rejected as no final decision was taken in the said meeting. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/CfHE9OWs\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1698<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/12\/all-collegium-discussion-not-in-public-domain-only-final-decision-to-be-disclosed-supreme-court-right-to-information-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/06\/rajasthan-high-court-quashes-fir-against-government-school-teacher-accused-of-molestin-student-third-party-files-pil-supreme-court-to-hear-as-slp-legal-research-non-compundable-offence-updates-law-new\/\">Third party files PIL against Rajasthan HC\u2019s order quashing FIR accusing Govt school teacher of molesting his student. SC agrees to hear matter but under Article 136<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The petitioners have told the Court that though they are not directly affected by Rajasthan High Court\u2019s order, they had approached the Court as the State, which is the Guardian of the interests of the persons living in the State, has chosen not to appeal and if the accused teacher will go unpunished in this case, not only him but other teachers may also commit similar offences with girls in future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/06\/rajasthan-high-court-quashes-fir-against-government-school-teacher-accused-of-molestin-student-third-party-files-pil-supreme-court-to-hear-as-slp-legal-research-non-compundable-offence-updates-law-new\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/07\/section319-power-stage-to-exercise-before-order-of-sentence-acquittal-conviction-guidelines-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-criminal-law-trial-news\/\">Section 319 CrPC power to be exercised before pronouncement of order of sentence or acquittal, as the case may be; Supreme Court enumerates 12 guidelines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 10.05.2019, a division Bench had observed that the question with regard to the actual stage at which the trial is said to have concluded is required to be authoritatively considered since the power under Section 319 of CrPC is extraordinary in nature. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/WXtn1PKK\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1679<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/07\/section319-power-stage-to-exercise-before-order-of-sentence-acquittal-conviction-guidelines-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-criminal-law-trial-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/01\/bihar-government-pharmacy-council-cant-play-with-citizens-life-patna-high-court-order-set-aside-matter-remanded-bihar-fake-pharmacists-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">\u2018Bihar Govt, Pharmacy Council cannot be permitted to play with citizens\u2019 life\u2019; Patna HC to hear the Fake Pharmacists matter afresh<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supreme Court observed that the Patna High Court ought to have called upon the Bihar State Pharmacy Council to file the status report on the allegations of fake pharmacist and\/or on how many Governments\u2019 hospitals\/hospitals in the State are running without registered pharmacist. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/f57dLxXw\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1636<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/01\/bihar-government-pharmacy-council-cant-play-with-citizens-life-patna-high-court-order-set-aside-matter-remanded-bihar-fake-pharmacists-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/24\/k-meghachandra-requires-reconsideration-by-larger-bench-as-binding-decision-in-mervyn-coutindo-and-m-subba-reddy-were-not-placed-for-consideration-before-the-bench-which-decide\/\">Inter-se-seniority -Promotees versus Direct Appointees: \u2018K. Meghachandra requires reconsideration\u2019; Supreme Court\u2019s 5-judge bench to hear the matter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Court said that the seniority list was correctly published by interspacing those direct recruits who were eligible in the recruitment year 2009-10 and were appointed against the vacancies of the said year with 53 promotees who were promoted. However, it recommended a reference to a 5-judge bench for reconsideration. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001339302\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1717<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/24\/k-meghachandra-requires-reconsideration-by-larger-bench-as-binding-decision-in-mervyn-coutindo-and-m-subba-reddy-were-not-placed-for-consideration-before-the-bench-which-decide\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Explainers<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/17\/ys-vivekananda-reddy-murder-trial-transferred-to-cbi-fair-trial-supreme-court-legal-updates-research-news\/\">Why Supreme Court transferred former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy\u2019s murder trial to CBI Special Court at Hyderabad<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/15\/supreme-court-directs-gst-council-to-implement-digital-din-system-for-communication-between-state-tax-officers-and-taxpayers-legal-news-legal-update-tax-law\/\">Why the Supreme Court directed GST Council to implement digital DIN system for communication between State Tax Officers and taxpayers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>More Stories<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/26\/organised-crime-gujcoca-mcoca-promulgation-coming-into-ceases-to-indulge-in-unlawful-activity-no-offence-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Person cannot be tried under MCOCA\/GUJCOCA once he ceases to indulge in any unlawful act after its coming into force<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Court also held that the dictum as laid by this Court in State of Maharashtra v. Shiva alias Shivaji Ramaji Sonawane, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Lv654WVt\">(2015) 14 SCC 272<\/a> is the correct exposition of law and does not require any relook. [<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/3T1k3e2m\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1727<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/26\/organised-crime-gujcoca-mcoca-promulgation-coming-into-ceases-to-indulge-in-unlawful-activity-no-offence-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/30\/supreme-court-regulation-15315-of-kerala-electricity-supply-code-2014-is-declared-invalid-being-inconsistent-with-the-provision-of-section-126-of-electricity-act-2003-legal-rese\/\">Regulation 153(15) of Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014 inconsistent with the provision of Section 126 of Electricity Act, 2003, hence invalid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rules or regulation cannot be made to supplant the provisions of the enabling Act, but to supplement it. What is permitted is the delegation of ancillary or subordinating legislative functions, or what is fictionally called, a power to fill up details. [<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/AEe78tCU\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1737<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/30\/supreme-court-regulation-15315-of-kerala-electricity-supply-code-2014-is-declared-invalid-being-inconsistent-with-the-provision-of-section-126-of-electricity-act-2003-legal-rese\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/08\/maintenance-senior-citizens-gift-release-dee-property-cancellation-impermissible-if-condition-for-maintenance-not-specified\/\">Refusal to maintain senior citizen not a ground for cancellation of Gift or Release deed in absence of specific condition for providing maintenance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cWhen a senior citizen parts with his or her property by executing a gift or a release or otherwise in favour of his or her near and dear ones, a condition of looking after the senior citizen is not necessarily attached to it.\u201d <\/em>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/WMxXWQ5H\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1684<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/08\/maintenance-senior-citizens-gift-release-dee-property-cancellation-impermissible-if-condition-for-maintenance-not-specified\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/21\/supreme-court-invocation-of-incorrect-methodology-for-arriving-at-assessable-value-is-immaterial-to-show-cause-notice-validity-provided-that-the-power-itself-existed-legal-resear\/\">Invocation of incorrect methodology for arriving at assessable value is immaterial to show cause notice\u2019s validity, provided that the power itself existed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supreme Court held that the CBEC circular was not contrary to the intent of the Central Excise Act and Rules. Thus, the show cause notice is not defective and unenforceable. However, the order of the Commissioner regarding the value of the goods sold to the Assessee\u2019s sister concerns is in consonance with the Court\u2019s earlier judgments and CBEC Circular. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/G1r2CVF8\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1677<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/21\/supreme-court-invocation-of-incorrect-methodology-for-arriving-at-assessable-value-is-immaterial-to-show-cause-notice-validity-provided-that-the-power-itself-existed-legal-resear\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/16\/supreme-court-principal-employer-cannot-be-directed-to-absorb-contractual-workers-as-employees-in-absence-of-any-notification-prohibiting-contract-labour-or-allegations-that-con\/\">Principal employer cannot be directed to absorb contractual workers in absence of notification prohibiting contract labour, or allegations of contract being sham<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supreme Court reiterated that, in absence of any notification under S.10 of CLRA Act, 1970 and any allegations that the contract was sham and camouflage, the Courts cannot direct the principal employer to absorb contractual workers as employees. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/42Hm1tqP\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1676<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/16\/supreme-court-principal-employer-cannot-be-directed-to-absorb-contractual-workers-as-employees-in-absence-of-any-notification-prohibiting-contract-labour-or-allegations-that-con\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/14\/motor-accident-compensation-marginalised-persons-socio-economic-condition-claimant-liberal-approach-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Disability adds to discrimination faced by persons from society\u2019s marginalised sections; Courts must award motor accident compensation liberally: SC\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supreme Court observed that the persons from marginalised sections of the society already face severe discrimination due to a lack of social capital, and a new disability more often than not compounds to such discrimination. [<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/OMAx6Sye\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1701<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/14\/motor-accident-compensation-marginalised-persons-socio-economic-condition-claimant-liberal-approach-supreme-court-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/01\/section-11b-central-excise-act-limitation-period-applicable-to-claim-for-rebate-on-duty-under-rule-18-central-excise-rules-supreme-court-taxation-interpretation-explained-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Section 11B Central Excise Act\u2019s limitation period applicable to claims for rebate of duty under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Supreme Court observed that if it is accepted that the period of limitation prescribed under Section 11B of the Act shall not be applicable with respect to claim for rebate of duty as there is no mention of Section 11B of the Act either in Rule 18 or in the notification dated 6.9.2004, then there will not be any period of limitation for making an application for rebate of duty. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/wNl9IA3F\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1635<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/01\/section-11b-central-excise-act-limitation-period-applicable-to-claim-for-rebate-on-duty-under-rule-18-central-excise-rules-supreme-court-taxation-interpretation-explained-legal-research-updates-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/27\/appeal-preferred-cisf-division-bench-set-aside-order-gujarat-high-court-which-allowed-reinstatement-cisf-constable-upheld-removal-from-service-disciplinary-authority-legal-research-legal-news-legal-u\/\">Supreme Court lambasts the CISF constable for moral policing a couple, sets aside Gujarat High Court order reinstating him back in service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was an apparent error of law in the order passed by the Gujarat High Court as the writ court is primarily concerned with examination of the decision-making process when a disciplinary action is challenged. Accordingly, the Supreme Court upheld the order of removal from service passed by the disciplinary authority. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/RT03Z8hu\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1734<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/27\/appeal-preferred-cisf-division-bench-set-aside-order-gujarat-high-court-which-allowed-reinstatement-cisf-constable-upheld-removal-from-service-disciplinary-authority-legal-research-legal-news-legal-u\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/19\/service-law-recruitment-process-challenge-after-participating-in-interview-not-allowed-supreme-court-gram-panchayat-adhikari-uttar-pradesh-legal-updates-news-research\/\">Candidate cannot challenge selection process after consciously participating in the interview; SC sets aside Allahabad HC\u2019s order in Gram Panchayat Adhikari recruitment case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe approach of the High Court is like a visually impaired person looking for a black cat in a dark room when the cat itself is not there.\u201d, observed the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/19\/service-law-recruitment-process-challenge-after-participating-in-interview-not-allowed-supreme-court-gram-panchayat-adhikari-uttar-pradesh-legal-updates-news-research\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/14\/supreme-court-accepts-sebi-apology-and-drops-contempt-proceedings-against-it-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\">Supreme Court accepts SEBI\u2019s apology and drops contempt proceedings against it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a matter relating to criminal proceedings against Reliance Industries, SEBI had failed to comply with the Supreme Court\u2019s order directing it to furnish a copy of documents, leading to initiation of contempt proceedings against SEBI. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Y8K58DS2\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1715<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/14\/supreme-court-accepts-sebi-apology-and-drops-contempt-proceedings-against-it-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/21\/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-accused-of-transporting-illegal-raw-unmanufactured-tobacco\/\">Supreme Court grants bail to accused of transporting illegal \u2018raw unmanufactured Tobacco\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The petitioner had undergone incarceration for more than 4 months and completion of trial would take some time, thus, the Court enlarged him on bail. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/wr3RkX5q\"><strong>2022 SCC OnLine SC 1678<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/21\/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-accused-of-transporting-illegal-raw-unmanufactured-tobacco\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/20\/pocso-accused-gets-bail-supreme-court-undertrial-prisoner-false-fir-legal-updates-research-news\/\">22-year-old POCSO accused alleges false FIR filed due to property dispute; Supreme Court grants bail\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The undertrial prisoner, accused of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old, has been behind the bars for almost two and a half years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/20\/pocso-accused-gets-bail-supreme-court-undertrial-prisoner-false-fir-legal-updates-research-news\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/12\/07\/pocso-supreme-court-grants-pre-arrest-bail-to-a-public-servant-accused-of-rape\/\">POCSO| Supreme Court grants pre-arrest bail to a public servant accused of rape<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The accused had argued that the complainant and her family, out of ill will, had orchestrated the complaint and were extorting the petitioner for their own means and benefits. 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