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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Relatives in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Omnibus Allegations. FIR under Sections 498A, 34 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and DV Act complaint quashed for lack of specific overt acts against appellants.

The Supreme Court allowed appeals by Appellants, quashing criminal proceedings arising from matrimonial discord between (complainant) and her husband ...

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High Court Allows Writ Petition for Maternity Benefits Under Maternity Benefit Act 1961 -- Contractual Doctor Granted Maternity Leave Despite Municipal Corporation's Denial Based on Contractual Status

The High Court of Bombay allowed a writ petition filed by Petitioner, a contractual Assistant Professor at Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospit...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Filed by Brother-in-Law Against Order Granting Right of Residence to Widow and Minor Son Under Domestic Violence Act. Statutory Right of Residence in Shared Household Cannot Be Defeated by a Will Under Section 17 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Ashish Chauhan challenging the judgment and order dated 17.8.2022 passed by the Additional ...

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Madras High Court Hears Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Noon Meal Organizer Appointment. Petitioner sought quashing of District Collector's order and direction for appointment to the post of Noon Meal Organizer at a Panchayat Union Primary School.

The petitioner, a resident of Chinnathathampatti village, had applied for the post of Noon Meal Organiser at the Noon Meal Centre attached to the Panc...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal by Bank in Transfer Case — Transfer Order Restored with Alternative Posting Options. Allegations of Malafide Transfer Not Established; Bank's Administrative Exigency Upheld.

The case involves a senior officer of Punjab and Sind Bank, Mrs Durgesh Kuwar, who was appointed as a Probationary Officer in 1998 and promoted to Chi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Gram Panchayat Member for Having More Than Two Children Under Section 14(1)(j1) of Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. Children from Both Marriages Counted Regardless of Divorce; Belated Application Does Not Bar Disqualification.

The petitioner, Ashok Balasaheb Chaugule, was elected as a member of the Gram Panchayat of Tardal, Taluka Hatkanangale, District Kolhapur in 2007. Res...