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Supreme Court Grants Regular Pay Scale to Part-Time Sweepers Employed under Special Recruitment Drive. Temporary Employees Under Government Schemes Cannot Be Denied Regular Pay Scale If They Meet Eligibility Criteria....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 309 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Regularization of employment – Contingency paid employees – Eligibility for regular pay scale under government cir...

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Divorce Decree Upheld – Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Recognized – One-Time Settlement Ordered...

Divorce – Mental Cruelty – False Accusations – Standard of Proof: The Court affirmed the divorce decree, holding that false allegations of fraud, dowry harassment, and an extramarital affair wit...

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Termination of long-serving municipal workers without due process – Illegal and violative of statutory rights....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 14, Article 16 Right to Equality – Arbitrary termination of long-serving workmen without compliance with statutory safeguards violated Article 14. Right to Eq...

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Vellore Tanneries Case: Environmental Accountability Upheld – Balancing Economic Growth & Ecological Justice. Supreme Court Enforced ‘Polluter Pays Principle’ – Directed Tannery Industries to Bear Absolute Liability for Environmental Damage & Restoration...

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 – Right to Clean Environment recognized as part of the fundamental right to life – Intergenerational Equity upheld – Sustainable Development principle ...

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SUMMONING ORDER MUST REFLECT APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MIND. Summoning an accused is a serious matter – Magistrate must assign reasons – Non-speaking summoning order quashed...

Acts & Sections Discussed: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482, Section 468(2), Section 202 Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 (DC Act) – Section 18(a)(i), Section 16, Secti...

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Quashing of criminal proceedings – No violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – Magistrate’s summoning order lacked reasons....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – High Court dismissed the petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Supreme Court held...

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Supreme Court Quashes Karnataka High Court Order on Delay Condonation and Leave to Appeal. Transferee Pendente Lite Cannot Challenge Decree Without Leave – Delay of 586 Days Not Justified....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Article 136 – Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court Section 96, 100, Order I Rule 10, Order XXI...

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Domicile-Based Reservation In PG Medical Courses—Unconstitutional. Residence-based reservation in postgraduate (PG) medical admissions violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India—Institutional preference permissible—State quota must be filled based on merit....

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 14, Article 15, Article 16 – Domicile/residence-based reservation in PG Medical Courses held impermissible—Concept of "State Domicile" rejected—Single dom...

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Bias vs. Fair Hearing – Supreme Court Restores Shiksha Karmi Appointments Due to Procedural Infirmities...

Constitution of India, 1950 Article 14 – Right to equality – Violation of procedural fairness – Absence of notice and opportunity to be heard – Held, procedural fairness is a fundamental right...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court’s Overreach: Acquittal Restored, Compensation Granted. Judicial Overreach in Revisional Jurisdiction Results in Unlawful Conviction—Supreme Court Reaffirms Limits on High Court Powers and Ensures Justice for the Wrongfully Convicted....

Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 (Murder) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 401(3), 401(5), 372 Subjects: Judicial Overr...