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Supreme Court Partially Allows Workmen's Appeal in Industrial Dispute Against Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam — Reinstatement with 30% Back Wages Upheld for Directly Engaged Gardeners. Termination During Conciliation Proceedings Violated Section 6E of U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involves appeals by workmen (Gardeners) and the employer (Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam) against a High Court judgment modifying Labour Court awards. The workmen claimed they were engaged directly by...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Relatives in Dowry and Domestic Violence Case Due to Vague and Generalized Allegations. Specific Overt Acts Required to Fasten Criminal Liability Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961....

The Supreme Court allowed appeals by Geddam Jhansi and Geddam Sathyakama Jabali, quashing criminal proceedings against them under Section 498A, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Ac...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Airports Authority of India in Disciplinary Matter — Upholds Dismissal of Employee Despite Acquittal in Criminal Case. Standard of Proof in Departmental Enquiry is Preponderance of Probabilities, Not Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Acquittal Based on Benefit of Doubt Does Not Bar Disciplinary Action....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) against the judgment of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, which had set aside the dismissal of the respondent...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Prospective Application of Tarsem Singh Judgment on Solatium and Interest for NHAI Land Acquisitions. The court held that the benefit of solatium and interest under Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is available only to cases pending as on 19.09.2019, not to concluded acquisitions....

The Supreme Court of India, in this miscellaneous application and connected appeals, addressed the clarification sought by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) regarding the prospective app...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Murder Case Based on Child Witness and Circumstantial Evidence. Section 106 of Evidence Act Shifts Burden on Husband for Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of Balveer Singh by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. The case involved the murder of Birendra Kumari, wife of the respondent, on the night o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Absorbed Employees Seeking Higher Grade Pay in Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Petitioners, originally Hydrant Mistry, were absorbed as Library Assistant and Tax Collector; their time-bound promotion grade pay of Rs.2400 was correctly fixed based on the promotional hierarchy of their new posts, not the original fire brigade post....

The petitioners, four employees of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, were originally appointed as Hydrant Mistry in the Fire Brigade Department between August and November 2004. In 2015, the Corporati...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Challenging Dismissal of Appeal on Limitation Grounds in Land Reforms Case. The Court held that the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal erred in dismissing the appeal solely on limitation without considering the merits, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration....

The petitioners, legal representatives of the deceased K. Vijayan, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the judgment and order dated 27.03.2024 pas...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Criminal Revision Petitions in Forgery and Cheating Case — Conviction for Multiple Offences Under IPC Upheld. Court Confirms Concurrent Findings of Guilt for Fabricating Documents and Causing Wrongful Loss to Complainant....

The case pertains to a criminal revision petition filed by G. Narendra Kumar and Nandakumar challenging their conviction and sentence by the trial court and appellate court. The petitioners were convi...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows BMTC's Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Tribunal's Award Set Aside Due to Lack of Evidence of Negligence. Owner of the offending vehicle held liable for damages as insurer's liability not established under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), filed a claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) seeking compensation of Rs.3,00,000/- for damage to its bus ...