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Supreme Court Allows Minority Institutions' Appeal in Teacher Selection Dispute — Amendment to Regulation 17 Not Applicable to Pending Selections. Selection Process Concludes Upon Forwarding of Proposal to DIOS for Approval Under Section 16-FF(3) of U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921....

The case involves two minority institutions in Uttar Pradesh that initiated the process of selecting teachers under the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921. They forwarded their proposals to the Dis...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals for Default Bail in UAPA Case — Chargesheet Without Sanction Not Considered Incomplete....

The Supreme Court addressed appeals concerning default bail applications filed by five undertrial accused charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Vendor in Food Adulteration Case — Warranty Defence Under Section 19(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Accepted. Vendor Who Sold Sealed Packaged Pan Masala from Manufacturer with Warranty Is Entitled to Statutory Defence Under Section 19(2) Read with Section 14 of the Act....

The appellant was accused in a complaint filed under Section 16(1)(a)(i) read with Section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (the Act). He was convicted and sentenced to rigorous impr...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Inadmissibility of Confessional Statements Recorded by Officers Empowered Under Section 53 of NDPS Act. Confessional statement recorded under Section 67 of NDPS Act by an officer invested with powers under Section 53 is inadmissible under Section 25 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, as such officer is a police officer....

The Supreme Court heard two criminal appeals arising from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The appellants, accused no.1 and accused no.3, were co...

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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Divorce Case Under Hindu Marriage Act Due to Established Cruelty. False Criminal Prosecution by Wife Constitutes Mental Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Justifying Dissolution of Marriage....

This appeal arose from divorce proceedings initiated by the husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The parties were married on April 16, 1994, but marital discord began soon after. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Railway Protection Force Employment Case, Upholding Compassionate Appointment Despite Pending Criminal Case. Termination was set aside as the pending case did not involve moral turpitude and the employee was not given a hearing, violating natural justice under the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dated 09.03.2021, which allowed the appeal of the respondent Santosh Kumar Singh and directed his appointment in the R...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Intervention Application in Customs Act Criminal Proceedings. Applicant Sought Clarification of Earlier Judgment to Quash Pending Cases, But Court Held Each Court Must Test Facts for Applicability of Binding Law....

The background of the dispute involved a miscellaneous application filed by Amit Jalan, who was not a party to the original proceedings in Criminal Appeal No. 463 of 2022, seeking permission to interv...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Non-party Applicant's Intervention Application Seeking Clarification of Criminal Appeal Order. Applicant Sought to Apply Earlier Judgment's Principle That Civil Findings Nullify Criminal Complaints, But Court Held Applicability Must Be Tested by Pending Court Based on Facts....

The background of this case involves a miscellaneous application filed by Mukesh Maganlal Doshi, seeking clarification of an order dated 10.02.2020 passed by the Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No. 2...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in BAMS Doctors' Pay Parity Case — Tikku Committee Recommendations Not Applicable to Ayurvedic Practitioners. BAMS degree holders cannot claim parity with MBBS doctors under the Tikku Pay Commission as the Committee's scope was limited to allopathic service doctors....

The civil appeals arose from a common order of the Gujarat High Court Division Bench which confirmed a Single Judge's decision that respondents holding BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurved in Medicine and Surger...