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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment on Architectural Education Standards Due to Erroneous Interpretation of Statutory Provisions. The Council of Architecture May Prescribe Minimum Standards Under Section 21 Without Prior Central Government Approval Under Section 45 of Architects Act, 1972, as Communications Are Not Regulations....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by a society of professional architects serving as teaching faculty, challenging communications dated 31.10.2018 and 03.12.2018 issued by the Council of Ar...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Limitation Dispute, Remands Suit for Trial on Merits. Issue of limitation cannot be decided as preliminary issue under Order XIV Rule 2 CPC when facts are disputed and require evidence....

The appellant, M/s Mongia Realty and Buildwell Private Limited, instituted a suit against the respondent, Manik Sethi, on 31 March 2017 under Order 37 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) for re...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Case — Time Was Essence of Contract; Forfeiture of Earnest Money Upheld. Breach by Buyer in Agreements to Sell Land in Gurgaon Leads to Dismissal of Suit for Specific Performance and Refund of Earnest Money....

The case involves a dispute over two agreements to sell agricultural land in Gurgaon, executed on 17.02.2004, between the appellants (sellers) and the respondent (buyer). The total sale consideration ...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Dismissal of Bank Employee in Industrial Disputes Case Due to Fraudulent Misappropriation. Tribunal's Interference Under Section 11A of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Held Unjustified as Punishment Was Not Shockingly Disproportionate Given Serious Nature of Fraud....

The dispute arose from the dismissal of a bank employee for fraudulent misappropriation of funds. The respondent employee, a Clerk-cum-Typist, was suspended in 1995, chargesheeted in 1996, and after a...

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Supreme Court Modifies Punishment from Removal to Compulsory Retirement in Bank Disciplinary Case Due to Disproportionality. The court held that removal was too harsh as no financial loss occurred and the employee had 28 years of unblemished service, substituting it with compulsory retirement under principles of proportionality. (Paras 3.2, 6)...

The dispute involved an employee of a bank who was removed from service after disciplinary proceedings initiated based on complaints, including one from a borrower alleging misconduct related to loan ...

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Supreme Court Quashes State Government's Order Rejecting Premature Release Application Due to Non-Application of Mind. Premature Release Must Be Considered Under Policy at Conviction Date, with Reasoned Assessment of Individual Circumstances Including Criminal History and Jail Conduct Under Article 21 of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court adjudicated a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, filed by a petitioner seeking enforcement of the right to life under Article 21 after the State government rejected his a...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Appellant in Bigamy and Forgery Case Due to Abuse of Process. Proceedings Were Maliciously Instituted with Ulterior Motive After Investigation Revealed No Prima Facie Case Under Sections 494, 495, 416, 420, 504, 506, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Following Principles from State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the Allahabad High Court's order declining to quash criminal proceedings against the appellant. The appellant, a Hindu woman, had married at age 17 in 20...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition by Judicial Officer Seeking Reinstatement After Resignation. Transfer Found Not Illegal Under Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services Transfer Policy, and Resignation Did Not Amount to Constructive Dismissal Under Constitutional and Service Law Provisions....

The petitioner, a former Additional District and Sessions Judge in Madhya Pradesh, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking reinstatement after resigning in 2014. Sh...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Erroneous Multiplier Application. Compensation Enhanced as Multiplier Must Be Based on Age of Deceased, Not Split Methodology, Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The legal heirs of deceased V. Rajasekaran appealed against a compensation order by the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 7.11.2017, which granted Rs.15,12,628/- with interest for the death in ...