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Delegating Discretion: Parsi Matrimonial Courts Can Record Evidence Via Commissioner Balancing tradition and modernity under PMDA for expeditious justice.

The Bombay High Court upheld the discretion of Parsi Matrimonial Courts to direct the recording of evidence before a Court Commissioner under Order X...

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The legal issue in the case revolves around the application of Section 14(1) and Section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA), concerning the property rights of Smt. Veerabhadramma, a female Hindu, over certain properties inherited or granted to her during her lifetime.

Key Issues: Nature of Property Rights under Section 14(1) and 14(2): Section 14(1) converts the limited estate of a Hindu female into an absol...

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"Supreme Court Quashes Rape and Intimidation Charges: Consensual Relationship Misconstrued" "When consensual relationships fail, they cannot be construed as criminal unless statutory offenses are clearly made out."

1. Background of the Case (Paras 2–5) Acts and Sections Involved: Indian Penal Code (IPC): Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 Code of Criminal Proc...

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State of Haryana's Plea for Adverse Possession Denied: High Court's Judgment Upheld. State cannot claim adverse possession over private land in a welfare State; Plaintiffs' Ownership Established.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the State of Haryana and the Public Works Department (PWD), challenging the High Court's decision whic...

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Disciplinary Proceedings After Retirement: Void Jurisdiction. Legal fiction of continuation in service does not apply when disciplinary proceedings are initiated post-retirement.

This case examines the jurisdiction to initiate disciplinary proceedings after an officer’s superannuation. The Supreme Court ruled that such procee...

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Grant of Proficiency Step-up Benefits: Relief to Work-Charged Employees Differential treatment of similarly situated employees held violative of equality under Article 14.

The Supreme Court held that the appellants, whose services in the work-charged establishment were regularized, are entitled to benefits under the Prof...

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"Appellant's Major Penalty Quashed: Failure to Record Oral Evidence in Disciplinary Proceedings Invalidates Inquiry" "Natural Justice and Procedural Mandates Triumph Over Procedural Deficiencies in Disciplinary Proceedings."

The Supreme Court quashed the High Court’s judgment and restored the State Public Services Tribunal’s order, holding that failure to record oral e...

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"Nagpur High Court Affirms Trial of Juvenile as Adult in Heinous Crime" "Balancing Juvenile Justice Act safeguards with the gravity of the offense and the evidence presented."

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court upheld the decision of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and the Additional Sessions Judge to try Mustafa Kha...

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"Supreme Court Resolves Familial Property Dispute with Key Findings on Deeds and Consideration" Clarifying the distinction between settlement deeds and gift deeds under Indian law.

The Supreme Court reversed the High Court's decision and restored the trial court and first appellate court findings. It determined that the deed exec...

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"Bombay High Court Dismisses B.V. Jewels' Plea, Upholds Interest Demand on Customs Liability" "Customs Act’s interest provisions reaffirmed; liabilities clarified."

Acts and Sections Discussed: Customs Act, 1962: Section 18(3): Interest on final/re-assessment orders. Section 28: Recovery of duties not levie...