Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in 1986 Murder Case After 37 Years – Holds Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Not Complete
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, acquitted the surviving appellant in a 1986 murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. The Court…
Supreme Court Holds Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Referred to Arbitration After Admission – Restores 2005 Housing Delay Complaint for Merits Adjudication
The Supreme Court restored a consumer complaint alleging delay in handing over possession of a housing society flat, holding that consumer fora retain jurisdiction despite an arbitration clause. The Court…
Supreme Court Declares Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths as Fundamental Right – Prioritizes Pedestrians Over Motorized Vehicles
The Supreme Court recognized the right to walk on safe, demarcated footpaths as a fundamental right flowing from Articles 19(1)(d) and 21 of the Constitution. Holding pedestrian rights superior to…
Bombay High Court Sets Aside ICC Order in POSH Case – Holds Shared Public Autorickshaw Not a “Workplace” Under Sexual Harassment Act
The Bombay High Court set aside an SBI Internal Complaints Committee’s finding of sexual harassment, holding that an incident in a shared public autorickshaw during an employee’s daily commute did…
J&K High Court Upholds Notional Appointment, Seniority & Old Pension Scheme Benefits for Wrongfully Excluded Candidate
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld a CAT order granting notional appointment, seniority, promotion benefits, and Old Pension Scheme coverage to a candidate wrongfully denied appointment despite…
Gujarat High Court Upholds Compensation Award in Electrocution Death Case – Reiterates Principle of Absolute Liability on Electricity Companies
The Gujarat High Court upheld compensation awarded to the family of a Maldhari who died from electrocution after coming into contact with a 66 kV transmission line. Reiterating the doctrine…
Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Second Appeal – Upholds Ex-Parte Decree in Title Suit Concerning Ancestral Land and PM Awas Yojana Allotment
The Jharkhand High Court upheld concurrent findings of the courts below in a title dispute, reiterating that second appeals under Section 100 CPC can proceed only on substantial questions of…
Rajasthan High Court Quashes JDA’s Arbitrary Withdrawal of OTS Flyover Work Order and Re-tendering of DPR – Major Relief to JCL Infra
The Rajasthan High Court quashed JDA’s withdrawal of JCL Infra’s OTS Flyover EPC contract and its decision to invite fresh DPR tenders, holding both actions arbitrary and violative of natural…
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