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Supreme Court Allows Bank in Employment Dispute Over Suspension Prior to Charge-Sheet. Court Clarifies Employee Suspension Validity Under Sastry Award and Bipartite Settlement....

The dispute arose between the State Bank of India and its employee, Harbans Lal, regarding the legality of his suspension prior to the issuance of a charge-sheet. Harbans Lal was appointed as a Clerk-...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Service Extension Case for State Awardee Teacher. The Court found that the extension of service for a State Awardee teacher was valid despite later government instructions prohibiting such extensions....

The dispute arose between the State of Punjab and Dalbir Kaur Kalyan regarding the extension of service for Daljit Kaur Chadha, a teacher who received a State Award. Daljit Kaur Chadha was initially s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Customs Duty Assessment on Imported Diesel Engine Set — Clarifies Applicability of Customs Act Provisions. The Tribunal's ruling on separate assessments was found to be incorrect as Section 19 does not apply to additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act....

The dispute arose from the assessment of additional customs duty on an imported diesel engine set by the Customs Department. The respondent, India Organic Chemicals Ltd., imported the set, which inclu...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Misrepresentation of Caste Certificate. The High Court's interim relief was deemed premature as the Disciplinary Authority had not yet made a final determination....

The dispute arose from a disciplinary action initiated by the appellant against the respondent, who was accused of submitting a forged caste certificate. The appellant issued a show cause notice on 30...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment in Rent Control Case Due to Jurisdictional Overreach. High Court Improperly Reassessed Evidence Instead of Remanding Case for Further Findings Under Section 25 of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960....

The dispute arose from a petition filed by a landlord seeking eviction of a tenant under Section 14(1)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960, claiming the building was in a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Authority of Collector in Service Suspension Case — Clarifies Delegation of Powers. The court ruled that the Governor's delegation of suspension authority to the Collector was valid under Rule 12 of the Orissa Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1962....

The case involved an appeal by the State of Orissa against a decision of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal which had ruled that the Collector of Koraput lacked the authority to suspend a Stipendiary ...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Abduction and Infanticide Case — Death Penalty Set Aside for Life Imprisonment. Culpability Mitigated by Superstitious Beliefs....

The case involved the abduction and murder of several children in Newasa Taluk, Maharashtra, driven by the accused's belief in superstitions regarding hidden treasures. The trial court convicted four ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Premature Retirement of Employee — Upholds Authority of Board. The court found no evidence of malafides or improper exercise of power in the retirement order under the Punjab State Electricity Board Services (Premature Retirement) Regulations, 1982....

The dispute arose from the premature retirement of an employee of the Punjab State Electricity Board, who challenged the decision on grounds of malafides and uncommunicated adverse reports. The petiti...

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Supreme Court Allows Selected Teachers' Appeals Against High Court's Dismissal of Writ Petitions — Upholds Eligibility Based on Extended Application Date. The court ruled that the eligibility of candidates for public employment should be determined by the last date for receipt of applications, which was extended to 30.10.96....

The dispute arose from the recruitment process for 3025 teachers in Punjab, initiated by an advertisement on 12.01.1996. The initial cut-off date for eligibility was set as 15.02.1996, but a corrigend...

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Supreme Court Quashes Governor's Pardon Order Due to Lack of Application of Mind. The Governor's exercise of pardon powers was found arbitrary as it lacked consideration of the convict's conduct and relevant facts....

The dispute arose from the Governor of Haryana's order dated 25.1.1999, granting pardon to Siriyans Kumar Jain, who was convicted for murder. The petitioners, relatives of the murder victim, challenge...