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Bombay High Court Allows Compassionate Appointment of Widow as Peon in Aided School Despite Pending Staffing Pattern Approval. The Court directed approval of appointment within four weeks, holding that the widow cannot be made to wait indefinitely for approval of her compassionate appointment....

The petitioner, Renuka D/o Munjaji Pondhe, is a young widow whose husband Pandurang Hoge was a permanent Peon in Sant Dnyaneshwar Vidyalaya, Parbhani. He died in an accident on 08.06.2017 after 19 yea...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit — Agreement of Sale Not Proved as Genuine and Enforceable. Plaintiff Failed to Establish Readiness and Willingness to Perform Contract Under Section 16(c) of Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The appeal arises from a suit for specific performance of an agreement of sale dated 12.04.2005. The plaintiff (respondent No.1) claimed that defendant No.1 agreed to sell suit property for Rs.29,00,0...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Legality of Second Show Cause Notice Proposing Dismissal from Service Based on Internal Complaints Committee Report in a Sexual Harassment Case. The Court Frames the Issue Whether the Proposed Penalty Can Be Imposed Without Following Service Rules Disciplinary Procedure, in Light of Supreme Court Precedents....

The petitioner, a professor at Mangalore University and former Chairman of the Department of Economics, challenged a second show cause notice dated 05.11.2020 that proposed dismissal from service and ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Termination Notices Issued by Electricity Supply Companies to Sugar Mills Under Power Purchase Agreements for Bagasse-Based Cogeneration Plants. Court Declares PPAs Valid Until Expiry on 01.01.2022 and Directs Parties to Continue Performance....

The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions filed by sugar mills (Shree Renuka Sugars Limited, Sri Chamundeshwari Sugar Limited, and others) challenging termination notices issued by electricity s...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Service Matter - Reversion from Junior Clerk to Peon Upheld as Valid Administrative Action. Appointment as Junior Clerk was made without prior approval of Education Officer, rendering it invalid from inception....

The appellant, Prashant Shridharrao Nare, was initially appointed as a Peon. Subsequently, he was appointed as a Junior Clerk on probation for two years vide order dated 30th May 1993, and he joined o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Widow's Petition for Family Pension Despite Pending Caste Validity Claim. Death of Employee Does Not Abate Caste Scrutiny Proceedings; Committee Must Decide on Merits for Entitlement of Retiral Benefits....

The petitioner, Sunita Thakar, is the widow of Pradip Thakar, who was employed as a Chaukidar (a post reserved for Scheduled Tribe) with the Government Photozincographic Press, Pune. He was issued a t...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Dismisses Petitions Challenging Cancellation of Bail Under Section 439(2) CrPC — Addition of Stringent Offences Under MPID Act and SC/ST Act After Grant of Bail Justified Cancellation....

The petitioners, original accused in a criminal case, had been granted regular bail by the Sessions Court. Subsequently, the prosecution sought to add offences under the Maharashtra Protection of Inte...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Dispute over property sale agreement held to be purely civil in nature, not warranting criminal prosecution under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 read with 34 IPC....

The petitioners, including Sukesh.N, B.Nageshwar Rao, N.Narashimalu, and N.Sriramachandra Murthy, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking quashing ...