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Long-Standing Discretionary Benefits Can Crystallise Into Service Conditions; Employer Cannot Withdraw Without Notice: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that when a discretionary concession is granted repeatedly over decades through formal administrative approvals and published circulars, it may crystallise into a customary concession or service condition, and the employer cannot withdraw it without complying with Section 9-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court observed that prospective discontinuance...
30 Years Of Inaction By Employer Cannot Defeat Compassionate Appointment; Age Bar Can't Be Invoked After Management's Delay: Calcutta HC
Holding that an employer cannot defeat a dependent's claim for compassionate appointment by sitting over the matter for decades and then raising an age bar, the Calcutta High Court refused to interfere with an Industrial Tribunal award directing employment to the son of a deceased coal worker. The Court observed that keeping a dependent waiting for nearly 30 years without either granting...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Robust Mechanism To Trace Missing Persons, Curb Disappearances
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking urgent directions to the authorities to put in place a robust mechanism to trace missing persons in the national capital and curb the rising incidents of trafficking and disappearances.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of Union Government...
Madras High Court Refuses Interim Relief To Political Parties Delisted By ECI
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (18th February) refused to grant interim relief to political parties against their delisting by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that if any interim relief was to be granted, it would amount to allowing the main prayer itself. The court thus dismissed...
Wife's Convenience Prevails In Maintenance Cases; Husband's Plea Citing Widowed Mother Not Ground For Transferring Case: Karnataka High Court
Refusing to transfer a maintenance case on the husband's request, the Karnataka High Court observed that merely because his mother is a widowed aged lady would not be a ground for seeking transfer of the case from Chikkamagaluru to Bengaluru where he is residing. The court was hearing the husband's plea seeking transfer maintenance case pending before family court in Chikkamagaluru to the...
MP High Court Directs Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Field Officer To Submit Action Taken Report On Unnatural Tiger Deaths
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the Field Officer of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve to file a status report detailing the number of unnatural tiger deaths and the steps taken to prosecute responsible persons in a public interest litigation, raising concerns over the alarming rise in tiger deaths and incidents of poaching in the State.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev...
'Cannot Specify Date For Return To India, English Courts Have Barred Me From Leaving England': Vijay Mallya Tells Bombay High Court
Former liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Wednesday while citing orders passed by the courts in England, told the Bombay High Court that he is unable to 'precisely' spell out as to by when he would exactly return to India since the English courts have barred him from leaving their jurisdiction. Notably, a division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad had on December...
Decide Expeditiously On Appointing NDMC Appellate Tribunal Presiding Officer: Delhi High Court To Centre
The Delhi High Court directed the Union Government on Wednesday to take a decision on issuing a notification for appointment of a presiding officer to head the Appellate Tribunal under Section 253 of the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the Government of India to take a decision as expeditiously...
'Common Knowledge That Bride's Gold Is Entrusted With Husband After Marriage': Kerala HC Declines Man's Appeal Against Return Of Wife's Gold
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a husband's appeal against a Family Court's order asking him to return 40 sovereigns of his wife's gold ornaments after disbelieving his version that the gold included those purchased by him.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar remarked that in a lot of cases, a woman does not always have custody of all of her...
Patna High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Abusing PM Modi, His Mother At Political Rally
The Patna High Court has granted bail to a man accused of using objectionable words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his deceased mother during a political rally, which was later allegedly made viral on social media.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha was hearing the bail application filed in connection with Simri P.S. Case No. 243 of 2025 dated 28.08.2025, registered...
Jharkhand High Court Flags Difficulties In Accessing Aadhaar Data To Trace Missing Persons, Seeks Suggestions From MHA
The Jharkhand High Court has expressed concern over the practical difficulties faced by investigating agencies in accessing Aadhaar-related information for tracing missing persons, and has sought suggestions from the Ministry of Home Affairs on evolving an appropriate mechanism to address such situations.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai was hearing...
Minister Appointing Contractual Employee In Secretariat Without Sanctioned Post Is 'Lawlessness', Misuse Of Funds: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a purely contractual employee cannot claim continuation or renewal of service as a matter of right after expiry of the contractual term, and that a Minister cannot bypass statutory procedure to appoint an individual in the secretariat without a sanctioned post or recruitment process. Observing that such backdoor engagement amounts to misuse of public...