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Quashing of FIR – Marriage by Mutual Consent – Protection Under Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC. Supreme Court Quashes FIR Alleging Rape – Holds That Husband Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 376 IPC....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Quashing of FIR – Criminal Appeal against dismissal of petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure...

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Supreme Court Grants Regular Pay Scale to Part-Time Sweepers Employed under Special Recruitment Drive. Temporary Employees Under Government Schemes Cannot Be Denied Regular Pay Scale If They Meet Eligibility Criteria....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 309 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Regularization of employment – Contingency paid employees – Eligibility for regular pay scale under government cir...

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Divorce Decree Upheld – Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Recognized – One-Time Settlement Ordered...

Divorce – Mental Cruelty – False Accusations – Standard of Proof: The Court affirmed the divorce decree, holding that false allegations of fraud, dowry harassment, and an extramarital affair wit...

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Termination of long-serving municipal workers without due process – Illegal and violative of statutory rights....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 14, Article 16 Right to Equality – Arbitrary termination of long-serving workmen without compliance with statutory safeguards violated Article 14. Right to Eq...

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Vellore Tanneries Case: Environmental Accountability Upheld – Balancing Economic Growth & Ecological Justice. Supreme Court Enforced ‘Polluter Pays Principle’ – Directed Tannery Industries to Bear Absolute Liability for Environmental Damage & Restoration...

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 – Right to Clean Environment recognized as part of the fundamental right to life – Intergenerational Equity upheld – Sustainable Development principle ...

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SUMMONING ORDER MUST REFLECT APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MIND. Summoning an accused is a serious matter – Magistrate must assign reasons – Non-speaking summoning order quashed...

Acts & Sections Discussed: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482, Section 468(2), Section 202 Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 (DC Act) – Section 18(a)(i), Section 16, Secti...

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Quashing of criminal proceedings – No violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – Magistrate’s summoning order lacked reasons....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – High Court dismissed the petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Supreme Court held...

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Supreme Court Quashes Karnataka High Court Order on Delay Condonation and Leave to Appeal. Transferee Pendente Lite Cannot Challenge Decree Without Leave – Delay of 586 Days Not Justified....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Article 136 – Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court Section 96, 100, Order I Rule 10, Order XXI...

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Domicile-Based Reservation In PG Medical Courses—Unconstitutional. Residence-based reservation in postgraduate (PG) medical admissions violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India—Institutional preference permissible—State quota must be filled based on merit....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 14, Article 15, Article 16 – Domicile/residence-based reservation in PG Medical Courses held impermissible—Concept of "State Domicile" rejected—Single dom...

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Bias vs. Fair Hearing – Supreme Court Restores Shiksha Karmi Appointments Due to Procedural Infirmities...

Constitution of India, 1950 Article 14 – Right to equality – Violation of procedural fairness – Absence of notice and opportunity to be heard – Held, procedural fairness is a fundamental right...