A. Human and Civil Rights — Right to life — If includes access to justice — Held, access to justice is a part and parcel of right to life in India and in all civilized societies around the globe — This right is so basic and...

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Interest — Interest on Delayed Payment to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertakings Act, 1993 — Ss. 2(b), 3, 4 and 5 — Provisions whether retroactive or prospective in nature —...

Infrastructure Laws — Water and Water Resources — Water Disputes — Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 — Ss. 5 and 6 — Cauvery Water Dispute — Chart indicating the flow released at Billigundulu during 2016-2017 filed — Held...

A. Contracts — Contracts Act, 1872 — Consideration — Pre-existing duty doctrine — What is — It is a principle that states that if a party to a contract is under a pre-existing duty to perform, then no consideration is given for...

A. Mines and Minerals — Allocation of mines — In contravention to Government Order (G.O.) — Validity — G.O. dt. 31-5-2012 provided that mining leases could only be granted under Ch. IV of the U.P. Minor Minerals (Concession)...

Pension though, by the judicial pronouncements, has been treated as not a bounty yet the controversy relating to the said claim and denial thereof has been a matter of frequent cavil between the employer and the employee in...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Writ jurisdiction — Original petition did not indicate infringement of fundamental rights — Maintainability — In the present case, petition as originally filed, nothing was indicated about...

Judgments and orders — Clarification — Subsequent developments — Relevance — Held, order dt. 22-1-2015 is self-explanatory and free from any ambiguity — Whether or not subsequent developments remove the conflict of interest of...

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-Association, the learned Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the Union of India, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 37, i.e., Indian Nursing...

A. Service Law — Departmental Enquiry — Dismissal — Bihar State Financial Corporation (Staff) Regulations, 1965 — Rgns. 40 — Appellate authority passed order of dismissal — Permissibility — Where the disciplinary authority...