The Supreme Court, while making significant observations in a criminal case relating to dowry harassment and abetment of suicide, has categorically held that producing a minor child as a prosecution witness several years after the incident is neither necessary nor in the interest of justice. The Court observed: “First, there is no material on record … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while acquitting an accused who had remained in prison for nearly 24 years in a dacoity case, has categorically held that an accused cannot be convicted solely on the basis of an ‘admission’ made under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Now Section 351, BNSS) unless the prosecution leads … Read more
The Supreme Court, while delivering an important judgment in a family dispute relating to the partition of a father’s property, has clarified that if a will is proved in accordance with law, it cannot be treated as suspicious merely on the ground that one legal heir has been excluded from it. The Supreme Court said … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while delivering an important judgment in a decades-old education service dispute, has held that teachers cannot be deprived of pension, gratuity and salary arrears on the basis of management infighting, administrative apathy or inquiries conducted after several years. The Court observed that: “The State, having accepted their services and paid them … Read more
The Allahabad High Court on thursday has expressed strong displeasure over the illegal felling of 66 trees in a Garden (Upvan) situated near Sharda Mai Mandir, Mohalla- Ghasarpura, coming under the local limits of Nagar Palika Parishad, Barua Sagar, Jhansi and has ordered a high-level inquiry into the entire matter along with necessary action. A … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while rejecting the bail application of an accused in the Bareilly violence case, has clearly held that, “….it is clear that the slogan raised by an individual person or by a crowd that ‘gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saja, sar tan se juda, sar tan se juda’ is a challenge to the … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while granting bail to an accused in an alleged cheating case related to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable recruitment examination, held that the criminal proceedings initiated under the U.P. Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 (U.P.Act No.8 of 2024) were legally erroneous. The Court clarified that examinations … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has categorically held that teaching work performed on a contractual or part-time basis cannot be treated as valid “teaching experience” for appointment to the post of Headmaster in Junior High Schools. The Court clarified that experience gained as a Part-Time Instructor cannot be equated with regular teaching experience and cannot form … Read more
The Bombay High Court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation, expressed serious concern over the prolonged inaction on the recommendations of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) relating to compensation for victims of human rights violation. The Court pulled up the State Government and sought clarifications as to why over 136 recommendations issued by … Read more
The Supreme Court has upheld the orders of the courts below rejecting motor accident compensation claims arising out of the death of two young men in a road accident in Karnataka, holding that liability under the Motor Vehicles Act can arise only when the involvement of the vehicle in the accident and the negligence … Read more
