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Mere Absence of Sanctioned Post at Initial Appointment Not Enough to Deny Regularisation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in favour of several Muster Roll and Work Charged employees in Assam who were denied regularisation despite being similarly placed with thousands of workers already absorbed by the State Government under a 2005 Cabinet policy. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath…
Bail of Meerut Accused Cancelled, High Court Ignored CCTV Footage and Witness Threat Allegations: Supreme Court
The Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to scientist and political commentator Dr. Ponraj in two criminal cases registered over alleged derogatory remarks made during a YouTube interview concerning women associated with a political party’s IT wing. The Court, while granting relief, also issued a strong warning…
Sri Lankan National Acquitted in UAPA Case After Being Wrongly Identified as Absconding Accused Linked to LTTE: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India overturned the conviction of a Sri Lankan national who had been convicted in a serious terrorism-related case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). The Court found that the accused had been wrongly identified as another absconding accused person merely because both…
Supreme Court Expands Meaning of ‘Unchastity’, Says Threat to Leak Woman’s Bathing Video Punishable Under Section 506 IPC
The Supreme Court recently delivered an important judgment protecting the dignity, privacy and sexual autonomy of women while interpreting Section 506 Part II of the Indian Penal Code relating to criminal intimidation. The Court held that threatening to upload a woman’s private bathing video on social media amounts to…
Husband’s Failure to Explain Wife’s Death in Matrimonial Home Draws Adverse Inference Under Section 106 Evidence Act, Conviction Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction of a husband accused of murdering his wife by strangulation inside their matrimonial home. The Court ruled that when important facts relating to a crime are especially within the personal knowledge of the accused, the burden shifts upon him under Section 106 of the…
Daughter’s Testimony and Dying Declaration Prove Guilt in Burnt Alive After Domestic Quarrel Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction of a Karnataka man accused of setting his wife on fire after a domestic dispute. The Court held that the dying declaration given by the deceased woman was trustworthy and stood fully supported by eyewitness testimony and medical evidence. Bench of the Supreme Court The…
Regularisation Cannot Be Denied Solely Because Initial Appointment Was Not Against a Sanctioned Post: Supreme Court
In a major judgment protecting the rights of long-serving temporary employees, the Supreme Court has ruled that workers cannot be denied regularisation merely because they were initially appointed on temporary basis or not against sanctioned posts. The judgment was delivered by a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and…
Conviction Upheld Under Section 302 IPC in Wife’s Death Inside Matrimonial Home, Supreme Court Finds It Was Homicide
The present case relates to the death of Rupali Gade inside her matrimonial home in Nashik district of Maharashtra. The deceased was married to Chetan Dashrath Gade in April 2012 and was residing with her husband and in-laws. The incident took place in August 2015 when she was found dead under suspicious circumstances…
Supreme Court Faults High Court’s Reading of ‘May’ as ‘Shall’, Grants Relief to Contractor
The Supreme Court has ruled that the word “may” used in tender conditions cannot automatically be treated as “shall” or a compulsory condition. The Court granted major relief to RR Constructions and Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. after its tender bid was rejected for submitting the Earnest Money Deposit through a…
Mere Exclusion of Natural Heirs Won’t Make Will Suspicious, Will in Sister’s Favour Upheld Despite Excluding Wife and Children: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Will cannot be treated as suspicious only because the testator excluded his wife, children or other natural legal heirs from the property. The Court explained that every property owner has a legal right to distribute property according to personal wishes through a valid Will. The…
