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Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claim Despite Delay in Workmen's Compensation Case. Legal Heirs of Deceased Workman Entitled to Compensation Under Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 as Delay Condoned Due to Pending Motor Vehicles Act Proceedings....

The case involves a claim for compensation by the legal heirs of Machindra Ananda Jagtap, who died in a road accident on 17.08.1993 while driving a jeep owned by Jayram Ganpati Jagtap and insured with...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Deposit Condition in Anticipatory Bail — Pre-Arrest Bail Cannot Be Used as Recovery Mechanism Under Section 438 CrPC in Cheating Case Under Section 420 IPC....

The Supreme Court addressed a recurring issue where courts, while granting anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), impose conditions requiring the accused t...

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Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement and Regularization of Retrenched Casual Workers in Food Corporation of India — Retrenchment Void Under Section 25F of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Back wages restricted to 75% due to long gap in service....

The case involves an industrial dispute raised by the Executive Staff Union of Food Corporation of India on behalf of 21 casual workers who were retrenched by the management of FCI, Patna. The Ministr...

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petitions in Art & Craft Teacher Recruitment Dispute, Holds Equivalence of Qualifications is a Matter for the State to Determine. The court set aside its earlier judgment and restored the High Court's order recognizing the Kurukshetra University Diploma as equivalent....

The case pertains to a long-standing recruitment process initiated in 2006 for 816 posts of Art & Craft Teachers in Haryana. The eligibility criteria required a 2-year Diploma in Art & Craft from the ...

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Social Activist in FIR Based on Observations in Zakia Jafri Judgment. Court holds that observations in a judgment cannot be the sole basis for arrest and that prolonged incarceration pending trial violates Article 21....

The Supreme Court granted bail to Teesta Atul Setalvad, who was arrested on 25 June 2022, the day after the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat. In that judgm...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Non-Examination of Material Witness and Inordinate Delay. Conviction under Sections 376, 452, 506 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Davinder Singh, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court, Amritsar for offences under Sections 376, 452 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The...

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Supreme Court Allows Bank's Appeal in Compassionate Appointment Case - High Court's Restoration of Trial Court Decree Set Aside. Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds Must Be Strictly Followed; Application by Mother Not Maintainable as Respondent Was Major....

The appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in RSA No.338 of 2011 dated 11.12.2015, which set aside the First Appellate Court's judgment dated 16.12.2009 in C.A. No.75 of...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Last Seen Theory Alone Held Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 302 IPC....

The State of Punjab appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana dated 01.05.2012 in Criminal Appeal No. 372 of 2002, which set aside the conviction of Kewal Krishan under Secti...