Delhi High Court quashes Lokpal orders against railway official Mujahat Ali Khan, holding that denial of a mandatory hearing under Section 20(3) vitiated proceedings.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court quashes Cethar Hospital’s transplant licence cancellation, stressing that judges must uphold law, not public opinion or media pressure.
Madras HC rules conviction under Section 138 NI Act is not moral turpitude and cannot justify stopping pension of retired employee; directs release of dues.
Karnataka HC quashes rape case, observing a nuanced distinction between consensual intimacy and rape, calling prosecution a miscarriage of justice.
SC sets aside 37-year-old dismissal of Railway TTE, calling charges perverse; directs release of all pensionary benefits to his legal heirs.
Himachal Pradesh HC quashes disciplinary action against constable over CM residence lapse, citing lack of evidence and violation of fairness.
SC allows Pollution Boards to levy compensation or seek bank guarantees for environmental damage under Water & Air Acts, upholding ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.
SC raps Bombay HC for dismissing quashing plea without notice; calls it violation of natural justice, restores plea for fresh hearing.
SC upholds govt’s right to cancel and retender for protecting financial interests, setting aside Kerala HC’s order in forest tender case.
Patna High Court upholds blacklisting of contractor for submitting forged certificate in public tender, citing breach of trust despite pending FIR.
Chhattisgarh High Court rules pension is a property right under Article 300-A, protecting retired employees from arbitrary deductions.
Madras HC rules that alleged adulterers must be impleaded as co-respondents in adultery-based divorce cases under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, ensuring fairness.
SC: Personal presence not required in DV Act cases, as they are quasi-criminal and entail no penal consequences except for breach of a protection order.
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