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Service Law — Promotion — Entitlement to — Appellant selected for promotion — Basis of, regularly conducted test in accordance with the Recruitment Rules and against a clear vacancy — Appellant held, right in contending that she...

Having heard learned counsel for the rival parties, we are of the view, that the remaining aspects, which emerge out of the controversy raised in the instant petition, can be disposed of by directing the respondents - State...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 182 — In order to prosecute an accused for an offence punishable under — Procedure under S. 195 CrPC — Held, is mandatory to follow, else such action is rendered void ab initio — Criminal...

On the interpretation of Clause 6.5 of the Power Purchase Agreement, both the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) have taken a view that it is actually an...

Criminal Law — Criminal Appeal — Penal Code, 1860 — Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932 — S. 10 — It is contended that the impugned notification is repugnant to the provision of code of criminal procedure and the state could not...

Leave granted.

We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents, who are present in the Court.

These appeals are preferred by two appellants, named, Khelawan Yadav and Baleshar Mahto (hereinafter referred to as A-1 and A-2 respectively).

Service Law — Appointment — Retrospective appointment from the year 1997 claimed by respondents-contempt petitioners — Such claim based on directions of High Court in previous orders dt. 23-4-2001 and 17-5-2012 — Claim held...

Contempt of Court — Criminal Contempt — Exercise of contempt jurisdiction — Suo motu initiation of contempt proceedings — Blog published by Justice Markandey Katju — Contempt proceedings are closed in view of the apology tendered...