Service -- Death of employee - Grant of ex gratia financial assistance - Claim of ex gratia financial assistance would survive and operate to widow of deceased, especially in the light of fact that her son, for whom she had sought an appointment on compassionate grounds has been found to be ineligible because of he being a minor - Government of Haryana had taken a..........
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 52 -- Transfer pendente lite - Contention that doctrine of lis pendens does not apply because the petition for review was lying in the registry in a defective state cannot be accepted - Contention rejected, as Doctrine of lis pendens kicks in at the stage of `institution' and not at the stage when notice is issued by Court - Thus,..........
Appointment of guardian -- For husband in comatose state - Wife sought her appointment as guardian for her husband who is in comatose and is bed ridden - There is no opposition from the side of respondents who includes brother, family members and partner in the property of husband of petitioner/wife - Wife appointed as guardian of her husband in respect of his moveable..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37, 18, 21(c), 29, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Contraband - Recovery of 260 grms of heroin effected from him and 500 grms of opium was also recovered from dashboard of car - Quantity of recovered contraband falls under commercial quantity - Rigors of S.37 of NDPS Act would certainly be..........
Road widening project -- Directions issued to State or its instrumentalities i.e: (i) Ascertain the existing width of road in terms of official records/maps; (ii) Carry out a survey/demarcation to ascertain whether there is any encroachment on the existing road with reference to the existing records/maps; (iii) If an encroachment is found, issue a proper, written notice..........
Encroachment -- Demolition of residential house - Demolition was preceded only by a Munadi - There was no written notice and no disclosure of the basis of demarcation or extent of demolition to occupiers - Even in respect of area allegedly encroached no due process was followed and a written notice was not issued - Demolition was thus, high-handed and without authority of..........
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 31(1), 60(5) -- Approval of Resolution plan - Challenge thereto - Average of two closest estimates given by valuers were taken into consideration as fair value and liquidation value respectively, which were found to be just and reasonable - All dues including statutory dues owned by Central Government, State Government and..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 357A, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 396 -- Victim compensation - Case concerning bodily injuries such as sexual assault etc. - Directions issued: (i) Sessions Court, which adjudicates a case concerning bodily injuries such as sexual assault etc. particularly on minor children and women shall order for victim..........
Service -- Pensionary benefits - Interest on belated payment of pension - Appellants were paid arrears of revised pension, but, they were not granted any interest for payment of arrears of pension due to them - However, appellants waited till the rights of retired employees/Lecturers of Government Colleges, were crystalised and thereafter, made representation to the..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319 -- Summoning of additional accused - PWs repeatedly continued to either absent themselves or file adjournment applications and only insisted for deciding the application u/s 319 Cr.P.C first and only thereafter trial could proceed - Complainant has no such mandatory right to insist that an application be decided in such a manner -..........
