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Constitution of India — Arts. 226 and 132 — Judicial order — True factual position of case — If overlooked — Service matter — Disciplinary proceedings initiated against respondent/Controller of Examinations, University of North...

This appeal arises out of the order passed by the High Court of Bombay in Writ Petition No. 3646 of 2001 dated 19.06.2014, in and by which, the High Court enhanced the retrenchment compensation of Rs. 6,049/- awarded by the...

Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Erring Officials — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Ss. 7, 13(2) and 20 — Illegal gratification — Demand and acceptance — Proof — Presumption of law under S. 20...

A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302, 498A and 201 — Cruelty and murder — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of circumstantial evidence — Allegation that appellant who was married with deceased, developed illicit relations with Accused...

A. Interpretation of Statutes — Taxing statues — Purposive construction — If permissible — In taxing statute, it is the plain language of the provision that has to be preferred where language is plain and is capable of one...

We have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the report prepared by NALSA.

Preventive Detention — Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act, 1999 — Ss. 2(d), 3(1)(ii) r/w Ss. 3(4) and 23 — Organised crime by reason of their continuing unlawful activities — Offence of — When not attracted — Accused...

Vide order dated 9th July, 2014, we had restrained the State Governments from exercising their powers of remission and commutation of sentence under Sections 432 and 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to life convicts.

Service Law — Promotion — Annual confidential report (ACR) — When relevant — Appellant was not considered for promotion as in three ACRs the appellant was graded as “good” whereas benchmark for promotion was “very good” — All the...

The contempt petition is disposed of in terms of the signed order.