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Supreme Court Slams Reliance for Obstructing 20-Year-Old Case with Its Resources, Imposes ₹10 Lakh Costs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has strongly criticised Reliance Industries Limited for repeatedly challenging proceedings in a long-pending commercial dispute with NTPC Limited. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed Reliance Industries Limited’s appeal and imposed costs of ₹10 lakh. The Court…
Have Vijay Mallya's Debts Been Cleared Using His Assets? Court Seeks Clarification from ED, Banks: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the State Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate to verify whether the outstanding debts and liabilities of businessman Vijay Vittal Mallya have been cleared from money recovered through the movable properties attached by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of…
Teacher's Removal Quashed Over Lack of Prior DOE Approval and Bias in Disciplinary Process, Fresh Inquiry Ordered: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has set aside the removal of Rekha Sabharwal, an Assistant Teacher at Saai Memorial Girls School, after finding serious legal defects in the disciplinary proceedings conducted against her. The Division Bench held that the school had removed her without obtaining the mandatory prior approval of the…
Retired Judges Appointed to Central Industrial Tribunals Cannot Claim Pay Parity with Other Tribunal Members: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by re-employed former judicial officers serving as Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts (CGIT-cum-LCs). The petitioners had sought pay scales equivalent to those granted to officers of other National Tribunals under the…
Interest Maintained in Suspense Account Forms Part of Bank Debt, Supreme Court Restores PNB's ₹54.90 Lakh Claim: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside the Orissa High Court’s order that had reduced the amount payable to Punjab National Bank (PNB) to ₹29,55,678.02 as full and final settlement of a loan account. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had failed to consider the interest amount maintained by the bank separately in a…
Witch-Hunting Practices Continue to Persist as Superstition Supersedes Constitutional Morality, Laments Supreme Court
Supreme Court on Witch-Hunting: Reason Must Defeat Superstition, Conviction in 1998 Murder Case Upheld Supreme Court Raises Serious Concern Over Witch-Hunting The Supreme Court has strongly condemned the continuing practice of witch-hunting in parts of Indian society while dismissing the appeal of Balku Oram against…
Man Acquitted in 2013 Burn Death Case After Dying Declarations Found Suspicious and Prosecution Evidence Insufficient: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Jupudi Suresh in a 2013 burn death case concerning the death of his wife after extensive burn injuries. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran found serious doubts in the prosecution case and held that the evidence placed before the Court was not sufficient to…
PF and ESPP Deductions Cannot Reduce Maintenance Liability; Child Maintenance Enhanced to ₹1.5 Lakh: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has enhanced the monthly maintenance payable for two minor children from ₹1.25 lakh to ₹1.50 lakh in the case of Harpreet Sawhney v. Puneet Sharma. The Court also increased the maintenance payable to their mother from ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 per month, particularly after considering her medical expenses.…
Repeated Rejection of Premature Release Pleas Found Arbitrary, Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release of Two Life Convicts: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the immediate release of two life convicts, Ramesh and Tasleem, after finding that their repeated requests for premature release had not been properly considered in accordance with the applicable remission policy and relevant legal principles. Justice A. J. Bhambhani delivered the…
Proceedings Under Section 174-A IPC Quashed After Settlement and Withdrawal of Section 138 NI Act Complaint: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Virender Kumar under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, corresponding to Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, after the original cheque dishonour complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was…
