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Reinstatement With Full Back Wages Is Not Automatic In Every Case Of Illegal Termination / Dismissal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that reinstatement with full back wages is not automatic in every case, where termination / dismissal is found to be not in accordance with procedure prescribed under law.In this case, an employee appointed as Clerk-cum-Cashier was dismissed from service by the Allahabad Bank alleging his involvement in the incident relating to burning of bank records. The...
Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court's Order For Equal Pay To Part-Time Teachers As Regular Teachers
The Supreme Court on Monday directed a stay on the order of Calcutta High Court directing the West Bengal Education Department to make payment of salaries to part-time teachers equal to basic pay in the scale of pay of a regular teacher working in Higher Secondary Section in a Non-Government Aided Higher Secondary School. A Division Bench comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer and...
Assessee Not Liable To Pay Interest On Short Payment Of Advance Tax Due To Default Of Payer In Deducting TDS Before 2012-2013 FY : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the amount of income tax which is deductible or collectible at source can be reduced by the assessee while calculating advance tax before 2012-2013 Financial Year.Therefore, the assessee cannot be held liable for interest under Section 234B of Income Tax for short-fall of advance tax which arises due to reducing the income tax deductible or collectible at...
Compromise Between Accused & Victim Cannot Be The Solitary Basis For Reduction Of Sentence Awarded In Non-Compoundable Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that compromise between accused and victim cannot be the solitary basis to reduce sentence awarded for non-Âcompoundable offences.Other aggravating and mitigating factors has to be examined for the said purpose, the bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka observed.The case against the appellant was that on 13th December 1993, he attacked the victim with...
A Caretaker/Servant Can Never Acquire Interest In Property Irrespective Of His Long Possession: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a caretaker/servant can never acquire interest in the property irrespective of his long possession.In this case, the plaintiff sought a declaration that he is a lawful occupier as caretaker/servant of the sole owner of the suit property. He also sought a permanent injunction restraining defendant to disturb or evict his peaceful possession of the suit...
Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court's Order Permitting Take Over Of Temple Land For Construction Of Collectorate
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 17) stayed the operation of Madras High Court order permitting the State Government to take 35 acres of the Nareeswarar Temple land at Veeracholapuram on lease for constructing a collectorate for Kallakurichi district. The bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari while staying the operation of the High Court's order also issued notice...
NEET All India Quota: Plea In Supreme Court Challenges 103rd Constitutional Amendment & Income Limit Of Rs 8 Lakh Per Annum For EWS Category
An application has been filed in Supreme Court in the writ petition filed by Dr Neil Aurelio Nunes challenging the amended reservation policy (27% OBC and 10% EWS) in the All India Quota category scheme by the Central Government for medical/dental courses seeking to declare the One Hundred and Third (Amendment) Act, 2019 ("Amendment Act") and income limit of Rs 8 lakh per annum for EWS...
Can't Give 7 Months More For Urban Local Body Elections : Supreme Court To Tamil Nadu State Election Commission
While pulling up the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission for not holding Local Body Elections on time, the Supreme Court on Monday expressed its disinclination towards allowing an extension of 7 months for notification of the process of Election of Urban Local Bodies in the State. A Bench Comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli asked the State...
Compensation For Film Excluding Song Shown In Promo : Supreme Court Stays NCDRC Order Against Yash Raj Films
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a special leave petition filed by Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd., challenging an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, directing the production house to pay Rs 10,000/- as compensation to a consumer, disappointed by exclusion of the song 'Jabra Fan', from Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Fan'.The Court also stayed the operation of NCDRC...
To Address Problem Of Lawyers' Strikes, Supreme Court Mulls Constitution Of Grievance Committees At Local Levels
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to pass a comprehensive detailed order on how to deal with the problem of lawyers' strikes and court boycotts. The Court observed that a detailed order needs to be passed, since despite the firm stand taken by Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils that illegal and unreasonable strikes and boycotts can never be approved or encouraged,...
'In One Of The Murder Cases, The Man Is Alive' : Sibal Submits For WB Govt In Plea Against CBI Probe In Post-Poll Violence Cases
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to September 28 the hearing of the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta high Court's direction for CBI investigation into cases of murder, rape and crimes against women which allegedly took place during the post-poll violence in West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose said that the case will...