Delay and Procedural Irregularities – The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s decision due to a violation of the principles of natural justice, holding that an affidavit filed by the Special ...
Supreme Court upheld dismissal from service imposed on an Assistant Engineer convicted of bribery, emphasizing that judicial review in disciplinary matters is limited, acquittal in criminal proceeding...
Constitution of India, 1950 – Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Extra-Judicial Confession – Evidentiary Value – The Supreme Court reiter...
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 14 – Article 300A – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – National Highways Act, 1956 – Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabili...
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 313 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 392, 397, 411 – Arms Act, 1959 – Section 25 Unreliable Ar...
Forfeiture Clause – Valid But Limited to 10% of BSP – Contractual forfeiture of 20% BSP was excessive – Courts can interfere with unfair and one-sided agreements – Para 25 Unfair Trade Practi...
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 32 – Writ jurisdiction invoked for enforcing rights under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – Supreme Court held that benefits extended to P...
Contractual Terms and Damages – Clause 49.5 of the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) barred claims for damages due to employer delays. The Arbitral Tribunal upheld this clause, and the High Court...
Section 304-B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Dowry Death – Essential Ingredients – Section 113-B, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Presumption of Dowry Death– A conviction under Section 304-B of the ...
Constitution of India – Article 226 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 294(b), 353 – Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of...
