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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Student's Challenge to Expulsion for Sexual Harassment — Procedural Defects Cured by Appeal Process. Expulsion Upheld as Proportionate Under UGC Regulations 2015 for Repeated Misconduct Despite Humanitarian Considerations.

The petitioner, a student of Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), was expelled after an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) found him guilty of...

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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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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...

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Supreme Court Refers to Three-Judge Bench the Question Whether Quantity of Mixture or Pure Drug Content Determines Punishment Under NDPS Act. The Court Held That E. Micheal Raj Requires Reconsideration as It Omitted Note 2 of Notification and the Scheme of the Act Treating Preparations as a Whole.

The Supreme Court, in a reference arising from multiple appeals and writ petitions, considered the correctness of the decision in E. Micheal Raj v. In...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Reinstatement of Workman in Unfair Labour Practice Case. Labour Court's finding of illegal termination and award of 25% back wages upheld as not perverse.

The petitioner, Hartex Tubes Pvt. Ltd., challenged the judgment of the First Labour Court, Nagpur, dated 26.2.2007, which declared the dismissal of re...

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Supreme Court Allows Bank's Appeal in Disciplinary Matter: Non-Supply of Inquiry Report Before 1990 Not Fatal; Disagreement Reasons Must Be Communicated. The Court restored punishments of reversion and removal from service imposed on a bank employee for gross negligence and fraud.

The Supreme Court dealt with two appeals by the State Bank of India against a common High Court order that set aside disciplinary punishments imposed ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Reinstatement of Employees in Industrial Dispute Under Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946. Employer Failed to Prove Voluntary Abandonment of Service; Termination Without Specific Order Held Illegal.

The petitioner, M/s. Empire Dyeing, a textile processing company, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a c...