When may a writ court look behind a departmental inquiry? When a disciplinary finding rests on guesswork and no evidence stands behind it, the Supreme Court has held, and it can do so without re-weighing the record. New Delhi: A university Deputy Registrar whose removal a Madras High Court Division Bench had restored has won […]
Tamil Nadu’s 2024 Government Order extending Backward Class Muslim Status to converts from Hindu communities stays struck down: the Supreme Court has held that backwardness from before conversion cannot found such a claim, and dismissed the State’s appeal against the Madras High Court. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on October 15 dismissed the Tamil Nadu […]
The Supreme Court has held that an election petition must be presented by the petitioner personally and not through counsel, upholding the dismissal of a challenge to the 2026 election of DMK MLA S. Regupathy. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition against the Madras High Court’s order throwing out an […]
Setting aside a conviction and 10-year sentence under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, the Supreme Court held that the statutory presumption under Sections 29 and 30 does not relieve the prosecution of establishing the foundational facts of its case. On the record, the medical and forensic evidence ruled out the alleged assault and the two doctors’ accounts contradicted each other, so guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt. The man was acquitted.
An employee working only on an officiating basis has no vested right to be considered for promotion under the rules that existed when the vacancies arose, the Supreme Court held, allowing BSNL’s appeal and reaffirming that vacancies need not always be filled under the law prevailing on the date they occurred. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a revenue entry recording land as held for religious purposes is not conclusive proof of a completed dedication, that long possession does not become adverse possession without proof of hostile intent, and that a High Court may disturb concurrent findings under Section 100 CPC where they rest on a misapplication […]
The Supreme Court reduced a man’s 20-year POCSO sentence to 10 years, holding that the victim’s age was not proved to the strict standard the law requires, so the child-specific offence could not stand, but confirming that the rape itself was conclusively established and convicting him under Section 376 IPC instead. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court indicated it may transfer to the CBI the ED’s plea alleging Mamata Banerjee obstructed its I-PAC search, as her counsel opposed it on maintainability. Hearing on September 2. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it was inclined to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into […]
The Supreme Court held that forgery and use of forged documents in judicial proceedings are serious offences but stressed proportional sentencing. The Bench reduced a five-year sentence after considering custody period, case delay, accused’s role and circumstances while maintaining the gravity of the offence.
