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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Reinstatement of CRPF Constable in Termination Case — Termination Order Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice. Rule 5(1) of Central Civil Service (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 Termination Quashed as No Opportunity of Hearing Given and Order Stigmatic....

The case involves a writ appeal filed by the appellants (CRPF authorities) against an order of a learned Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court dated 15.07.2014 in W.P.No.86607/2012. The Single Judg...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Reinstatement of CRPF Constable in Termination Case — Termination Order Set Aside for Non-Compliance with Rule 5(1) of CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965. The court held that termination without proper notice and without considering the employee's representation was illegal and arbitrary....

The case involves a writ appeal filed by the appellants (CRPF authorities) against an order of a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka dated 15.07.2014 in W.P.No.86607/2012. The responde...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Termination of Probationary Employee Without Opportunity of Hearing. Appointment Order Condition Regarding Satisfactory Completion of Probation Period Must Be Read as Requiring Reasonable Opportunity Before Termination....

The petitioner, Shailesh Sadanand Raut, applied for the post of Works Assistant in the Public Works Department (PWD) of the State of Goa pursuant to an advertisement issued in 2014. He was successful ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Family Pension Dispute — Second Wife Entitled to Family Pension Under Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 Despite Bigamous Marriage. Family Pension Cannot Be Bequeathed by Will as It Does Not Form Part of Deceased's Estate....

The case involves a dispute over family pension following the death of Mahaling Ramchandra Patil, a primary teacher who died on 5 May 2001. He had married the appellant, Kamal Mahaling Patil, during t...

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High Court Dismisses Revision Against Conviction Under Sections 377, 387 IPC for Unnatural Sexual Intercourse with Mentally Ill Victim. Concurrent Findings of Credible Testimony of Victim with Mild Mental Retardation and Medical Evidence Upheld; No Leniency Granted Due to Gravity of Offence....

The High Court of Bombay considered a criminal revision application against the concurrent judgments of the trial court and the sessions court convicting the accused under Sections 377 and 387 read wi...

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Bombay High Court Alters Conviction from Culpable Homicide to Grievous Hurt in Fatal Quarrel Case. Appellant's conviction under Section 304(II) IPC reduced to Section 325 IPC as death occurred during sudden fight without intention to cause death, and sentence reduced to period already undergone....

The appellant, Abdul Rahim Jamluddin Ali, was convicted by the District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, for the offence punishable under Section 304(II) of the Indian Penal Code and senten...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition of Ayurvedic College Teachers Seeking Pension Upon Resignation, Holding Resignation and Voluntary Retirement are Distinct. Resignation After Completing Qualifying Service Does Not Entitle Employee to Pension Under Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 When No Rule for Voluntary Retirement Exists for the Institution....

The petitioners were teachers in various respondent Ayurvedic colleges, having completed over 20 years of service each. They tendered letters of resignation which were accepted by the colleges. Subseq...

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Bombay High Court Examines Autonomy of Engineering College and State's Power to Nullify Appointments. Multiple Writ Petitions Challenge Order Terminating 54 Lecturers at College of Engineering, Pune under TEQIP Autonomy....

The case involved three writ petitions before the Bombay High Court concerning the autonomy of the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) and the State Government's interference in its recruitment proces...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Dismisses Income Tax Department's Challenge to Settlement Commission's Retrospective Invalidation of Settlement Application. Court Holds That Retrospective Effect Renders Assessments Time-Barred and Department Cannot Approbate and Reprobate Its Own Conduct Under Section 245D(2C) of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The dispute arose from an application filed by the assessee under Section 245C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for settlement of its tax assessments for assessment years 2008-09 to 2013-14. The assessee d...