Court holds that without proof of demand and voluntary acceptance, recovery alone cannot trigger the Section 20 presumption; upholds requirement
Madras High Court upholds trial court’s restoration of service-record nomination over conflicting oral evidence, affirms existing precedent on documentary proof,
Bombay High Court upholds Supreme Court precedents and overrules tribunal’s 25% deduction for probationary status in motor accident compensation; binding
Reaffirming Environmental PIL Powers: High Court upholds its authority to mandate ongoing awareness campaigns and ban enforcement on plastics under
The Calcutta High Court reaffirms its power to convert service-related writ petitions into representations, mandates hearing and reasoned orders within
High Court affirms the West Bengal Kerosene Control Order, 1968, and recognizes Article 21 speedy-trial rights to mitigate sentence; binding
The Orissa High Court holds that concurrent findings on title and possession by trial and first appellate courts cannot be
Court affirms only formal amendments to SRO 233 of 1988 can extend retirement age from 58 to 60; interim or
High Court upholds settled law that Order 7 R 11 objections must assume plaint-averments true, rejects threshold challenge to locus
Affirming the Power to Convert Writ Petitions into Representations, Direct Hearing and Timelines for Government Authorities on Service Benefit Claims
Civil court lacks jurisdiction under Sections 5, 8 and 21 of the 2001 Act; defendant’s struck-out defence does not preclude
Calcutta High Court affirms retirees’ entitlement to interest on delayed gratuity, leave salary, and provident fund payments at 6% p.a.,