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Illness Is Not Wilful Absence: Patna HC Quashes SBI’s ‘Deemed Resignation’ Of Officer, Orders Reinstatement

The Patna High Court has quashed the State Bank of India’s decision treating a long-serving officer as having “voluntarily resigned” for staying away on medical grounds, holding that absence compelled by illness is not wilful abandonment and that the Bank acted arbitrarily and in breach of natural justice. Patna: The Patna High Court has set […]

Man ‘Illegally Detained’ By Father After Converting And Marrying: Allahabad HC Orders His Production On Habeas Corpus Plea

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the production of a 31-year-old man before it on September 16, on a habeas corpus plea alleging that he is being illegally detained by his father after he converted to Islam and married, with the State authorities said to have facilitated the detention. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has […]

Sports Meet Row: Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against Inspector Over ‘Nexus With Duty’, Won’t Shield SP Who Threw Paperweight

The Karnataka High Court quashed an assault case against a police inspector accused of berating a colleague over a sports meet, holding his conduct had a nexus with official duty, but refused to quash proceedings against a Superintendent of Police accused of hurling a paperweight that injured the officer. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has […]