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Bombay High Court Allows Family Pension to Mother of Deceased Bachelor Employee Despite Surviving Daughters. The court held that the mother, being a dependent, is entitled to family pension under the old pension scheme, and the rejection on the ground of surviving daughters was unsustainable.

The petitioner, Surekha Yashwant Pilankar, a 75-year-old mother, filed a writ petition challenging the denial of family pension after her son, a Junio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Gold (Control) Act, 1968 with Partial Striking Down. Court holds delegation of power to Administrator not excessive and applies severability doctrine to sever ultra vires provisions.

The case arose from a constitutional challenge to the Gold (Control) Act, 1968, enacted to curb gold smuggling and control internal gold transactions ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Circular Restricting Pre-Litigation Counselling Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Circular Discriminates Against Registered Service Providers and Deprives Women of Sound Advice, Violating Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

The litigation arose from a Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation initiated by Dr. Jaya Sagade, a Professor of Law and Director of a service provider un...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Liberal Interpretation of Delay Condonation Under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. High Court Erred in Dismissing Delay Condonation Application for 45 Days Without Considering Beneficial Nature of Legislation.

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim where the deceased, aged 26, died in a collision with a negligently parked truck on 15.04.2011. The appel...

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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...