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Dismissal of BMTC Bus Driver for Securing Job with Fake Educational Documents Upheld: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the dismissal of a BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) driver who had secured his appointment by producing a forged educational certificate, stating that such an act amounts to serious misconduct and renders the employee ineligible from the very beginning. The…
Govt Employee's Brother Eligible For Compassionate Appointment If Employee's Spouse Predeceases Him Without Leaving Children: Karnataka High Court
Appointment on compassionate grounds must be viewed through the lens of family welfare, not mere marital status, the Karnataka High Court has ruled in a landmark judgment under Service Law. The decision came in Writ Petition No. 101661 of 2025, filed by Mantavva and Sanganna, the mother and brother of deceased…
Fake Samsung Phone Sale: Court Orders One-Day Jail For 12 Men Who Attacked Court Commissioners: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently took suo motu cognizance and sentenced 12 men to one day’s imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹2,000 each for assaulting court-appointed advocate commissioners. These commissioners were investigating the sale of counterfeit Samsung mobile phones in a Kolkata market. The judgment was…
Order XLI Rule 27 CPC | Appellate Courts Must First Examine Pleadings Before Allowing Additional Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently delivered an important ruling regarding the introduction of additional evidence at the appellate stage under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). The Court clarified that additional evidence cannot be allowed if it contradicts or is inconsistent with the pleadings filed by…
Court Orders Blocking of Sci-Hub and Sci-Net in Copyright Infringement Case: Delhi High Court
The Rajasthan High Court delivered a significant judgment relating to the amendment notification dated 24 February 2021 under the Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1951. The notification introduced a new vehicle category called Sleeper Bus for tax purposes. Multiple petitioners challenged the creation of this…
Court Quashes Challenge Against State Amendment Imposing New Motor Vehicle Tax On “Sleeper Bus”: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court recently delivered a judgment concerning the amendment notification dated 24 February 2021 issued by the State Government of Rajasthan under the Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1951. The notification introduced a new category called "Sleeper Bus" for motor vehicle tax purposes. Several…
Supreme Court Quashes Bandra Church Land Acquisition, Reaffirms Landowner’s Right to Redevelop Slum Areas: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on August 22, 2025, delivered a significant judgment in the matter concerning the acquisition of Church-owned land in Bandra by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). The case involved Saldanha Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. versus Bishop John Rodrigues & Ors. The land in question, measuring 1,596 square…
When Love Fails, Settlement Prevails: Court Ends Bitter Battle with Rs. 35 Lakh Alimony and a House in Agra: Allahabad High Court
A marital dispute between Utkarsh Srivastava and Ekta Srivastava reached the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, in an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The application was moved by Utkarsh Srivastava for quashing the summoning order dated 11.01.2024 passed by the Chief…
Mankind Pharma Entitled to Higher Protection Over "Kind" Family Marks, Orders Removal of 'Unkind' Trademark: Delhi High Court
In a significant development under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Delhi High Court has ruled in favor of Mankind Pharma Ltd. in a rectification petition seeking cancellation of the ‘UNKIND’ trademark registered by Ram Kumar M/S Dr. Kumars Pharmaceuticals. The Court found that the impugned mark was deceptively similar…
DNA Drama Denied – Accused Fails to Prove Innocence Through Child’s Paternity in Rape Case: Allahabad High Court
In the matter of Ram Chandra Ram VERSUS State of Uttar Pradesh and 3 Others, the Allahabad High Court, presided over by Hon’ble Justice Rajeev Misra, on 22 August, 2025, dismissed a criminal application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). The applicant, Ram Chandra Ram, was seeking…
