Gauhati High Court holds pending probe without chargesheet cannot block promotion; directs Assam Police to reconsider officer’s case.
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Patna HC sets aside dismissal of Bihar Food Corporation employee, holding non-supply of documents in inquiry violated natural justice and vitiated proceedings.
SC rules foreign judgments without trial on merits unenforceable in India; RBI approval under FERA mandatory for enforcement of foreign decrees.
Allahabad HC curbs arbitrary denial of govt ads, protects press freedom, and directs pragmatic reconsideration in Amar Ujala case.
Delhi HC declines to interfere in BCD elections, directs results to be declared only after vote reconciliation, addressing candidates’ concerns over discrepancies.
Supreme Court holds US divorce on irretrievable breakdown not enforceable in India; grants divorce under Article 142 after 18-year separation.
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules maintenance is absolute; unemployment or pending cases cannot excuse a husband from paying wife and child.
Senior Advocate Vikas Singh flags criminalisation of politics, black money in elections, and calls for systemic electoral reforms to protect democracy.
Madras High Court upholds EPF liability on beedi company, holding beedi rollers engaged through intermediaries are employees entitled to PF benefits.
Delhi High Court sets aside Commercial Court order dismissing copyright suit over Local Commissioner’s visit; expunges collusion findings against counsel.
Madras High Court rules that Places of Worship Act, 1991 does not protect temples built on encroached government land; eviction upheld in Ramanathapuram case.
Delhi High Court sets aside trial court order dismissing bail plea as “too voluminous”, holding that personal liberty cannot be denied for drafting choices.
Kerala High Court quashes Kollam Bar Association’s ICC, holding bar associations are not “employers” under the POSH Act.
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