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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in CRPF Compulsory Retirement Case — Punishment Valid Under Rules. Compulsory Retirement Held to Be a Species of Removal Permissible Under Section 11 of CRPF Act Read with Rule 27 of CRPF Rules.

The case involves an appeal by the Union of India and CRPF authorities against the judgment of the Orissa High Court, which had set aside the punishme...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Detention of Defendant for Willful Disobedience of Injunction in Partition Suit — Sale of Property After Service of Injunction Order Constitutes Contempt Under Order XXXIX Rule 2-A CPC.

The case arises from a partition suit filed by respondent no.1 (original plaintiff) seeking 1/5th share in suit property claimed to be joint family pr...

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Supreme Court Finds Reliance Companies Guilty of Contempt for Breach of Undertakings to Pay INR 550 Crore to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. The court held that the undertakings making payment conditional upon sale of assets were contrary to the court's order and constituted wilful disobedience.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Teleco...

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Bombay High Court on its Own Motion Proceeds Against Individual for Scandalous Facebook Posts Targeting Judges. Court Stresses That Such Vicious Attacks on Judiciary Constitute Gross Criminal Contempt Undermining Rule of Law.

Suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings were initiated by the Bombay High Court against an individual who, through his Facebook profile, published a se...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Journalist's Compensation Claim for Handcuffing During Police Transit. No Violation of Articles 14 and 21 Found as Handcuffing Was Justified by Threat of Escape and No Malice Established.

The petitioner, Satish Banwarilal Sharma, a journalist and managing editor of a daily newspaper, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of t...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Labour Court's Reinstatement Order in MSRTC Employee Dismissal Case. Employer's Domestic Enquiry Found Vitiated Due to Denial of Reasonable Opportunity to Workman.

The present writ petition was filed by the Manager, Central Workshop, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Aurangabad, challenging th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Termination of Probationer Stenographer for Unsatisfactory Work. Termination of a probationer on grounds of unsuitability is not stigmatic and does not require a formal inquiry.

The petitioner, Pankaj Suresh Bhadane, was appointed as a Stenographer (Lower Grade) with the Labour Court at Thane on 10th September 2012 on probatio...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Excessive Forfeiture of Remission for Prisoner's Late Surrender from Furlough — Proportionality Principle Violated Under Prisons Act, 1894 and Maharashtra Prison Rules. Forfeiture of 1925 days remission for 385 days delay held disproportionate and violative of Article 21.

The petitioner, Shankar Ganpat Dhobe, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by the Sessions Court, Yavatmal on 27/02/1992, an...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Reduction in Pay Scale as Punishment for Misconduct in Tata Memorial Hospital. Disciplinary action based on established misconduct and apology considered by employer.

The First Petitioner, Dr. Ganesh T. Panse, was employed as a Scientific Officer with the First Respondent, Tata Memorial Hospital. On 22nd September 2...