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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Bank Manager in Embezzlement Case — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Criminal Conspiracy and Misappropriation of Funds

The appellant, N. Raghavender, was the Branch Manager of Sri Rama Grameena Bank, Nizamabad Branch from May 1990 to September 1995. He was convicted by...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of Probationary District Judge for Unsatisfactory Performance. Termination under Rule 13(4)(ii)(b) of Maharashtra Judicial Service Rules, 2008 is valid and not stigmatic.

The petitioner, Smt. Smita Rajendra Kadu, was appointed as a District Judge (direct recruitment) under the Maharashtra Judicial Service Rules, 2008. S...

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Karnataka High Court Rehears Quashing Petition Against Lokayukta FIR for Disproportionate Assets After Supreme Court Remand; Petitioner Alleges Absence of Preliminary Enquiry and Non-Application of Mind by Superintendent of Police Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The petitioner, a Superintendent Engineer in the Public Works Department, Government of Karnataka, filed a writ petition under Article 226 read with S...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition of Police Constable Dismissed for Facilitating Escape of Undertrial. Acquittal in Criminal Trial Does Not Automatically Invalidate Disciplinary Proceedings as Standard of Proof Differs.

The petitioner, Gajanan Mahadeo Satpute, a police constable, was charge-sheeted on April 7, 2010, for facilitating the escape of an undertrial prisone...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in CBI Bribery Case Due to Lack of Independent Witnesses and Procedural Lapses. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The appellant, Rajesh Mopkar, a clerk in the Income Tax Office, Nagpur, was convicted by the Special Judge, Nagpur, for demanding and accepting a brib...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Directors in CBI Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Directors of Companies Cannot Be Prosecuted Without Prior Sanction as They Were Public Servants Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The case involves two criminal revision applications filed by directors of companies against whom the CBI had initiated prosecution. The applicants we...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition of Ex-Conductor Challenging Labour Court Award Upholding Dismissal for Misconduct. Petitioner failed to prove that domestic enquiry was not fair and proper, and Labour Court's finding of misconduct based on evidence was not perverse.

The petitioner, Shankerling S/o Bharamappa Kattimani, was employed as a conductor with the respondent-Corporation (NWKRTC). On 04.09.2005, while he wa...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to IRS Officer in PMLA Case Due to Unsigned Predicate FIR and Lack of Chargesheet. The court held that an unsigned FIR in the predicate offence vitiates the ECIR and arrest, and continued detention without trial violates Article 21.

The applicant, Sachin Balasaheb Sawant, an IRS officer, was arrested on 27 June 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with ECIR No. E...