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Arrears Of Disability Pension Broad-Banding In Armed Forces Cannot Be Restricted To 3 Years Before Claim: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today upheld a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal which had held that arrears of broad-banding of disability pension have to be paid from January 1, 1996 or date of retirement without restricting the claim to three years prior to filing of the application before AFT.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India against a Larger Bench decision of the Armed Forces Tribunal. The Larger Bench had held that under normal...
Not Answering Investigating Officer's Questions Doesn't Ipso Facto Mean Non-Cooperation To Deny Bail : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that bail cannot be refused solely on the ground that the accused declined to answer questions posed by the investigating officer, as such conduct cannot automatically be construed as non-cooperation. “Not answering to the questions of the IO, would not ipso facto mean there is non-cooperation.”, observed a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale.The bench set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order, which declined to grant an...
Substitution Of Arbitrator Is Not Mandatory On Termination Of Arbitral Tribunal's Mandate Under S. 29A : Supreme Court
Upon termination of the arbitral tribunal’s mandate, the Court has the discretion either to extend the mandate of the existing tribunal or to appoint a substitute arbitrator while granting such extension.
'Most Shocking & Disappointing', Supreme Court Raps Allahabad High Court For Unreasoned Bail In Dowry Death Case
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Allahabad High Court for passing an unreasoned bail order in a dowry death case without advertence to the factors to be taken into consideration while deciding bail applications. The High Court had granted bail to the husband of the deceased victim by merely recording in the order sheet his period of incarceration, and absence of a criminal history, which the bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan described as one of the "most...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 11, 2026
Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Approves Assam Govt Mechanism To Evict Encroachers From Forest Lands4 Assamese Individuals Approach Supreme Court Seeking FIR & SIT Probe Against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma For Hate Speech OffencesBeldanga Violence | Supreme Court Asks Calcutta HC To Examine If Invocation Of UAPA By NIA Is JustifiedSupreme Court Issues Directions To HCs To Ensure...
Central Govt Employees Governed By CCS Rules Excluded From Payment Of Gratuity Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 11) held that the retired employees of the Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Tuticorin, functioning under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), are not entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (PG Act), as they are Central Government servants governed by the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. A Bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti heard the matter, in which the appellants, retired employees of the Heavy Water...
High Court Must Independently Apply Its Mind On SC/ST Act Charges In Appeal Under Section 14A : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has criticized the Madhya Pradesh High Court's handling of a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act)( SC/ST Act), noting that despite the absence of the basic ingredients of the offence being met, i.e., intentional caste-based insult or intimidation, the High Court proceeded with the criminal proceedings.The Supreme Court held that while exercising appellate jurisdiction under Section 14A of the SC/ST Act, a High Court does not sit as...
Civil Suit Alleging Coercion, Undue Influence Cannot Be Rejected At Threshold Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 10) observed that a civil suit cannot be rejected at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC merely because it contains a ground of coercion, undue influence or misrepresentation. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the concurrent findings of the Madras High Court and the Trial Court, which rejected the Appellant's...
Supreme Court Issues Directions To HCs To Ensure Disclosure Of Necessary Information In Bail Applications
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued directions to the High Courts to ensure that bail applications disclose certain necessary details.The Court directed that the applications should ordinarily reflect the following particulars:(A) CASE DETAILS FIR Number & Date Police Station, District and State Sections invoked Maximum punishment prescribed (B) CUSTODY & PROCEDURAL...