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BHIKHANI DEVI AND ETC. versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that temporary status casual labourers were entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even without formal regularisation.

  • Temporary status casual labourers
  • Pensionary benefits
  • Regularisation
  • Casual labourers (grant of temporary status and regularisation) scheme, 1991
  • Ccs (temporary service) rules, 1965
  • Ccs (pension) rules, 1972
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Criminal law

GOUR ACHARJE versus THE STATE OF TRIPURA & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant’s conviction for murder and cruelty, holding that the death was homicidal hanging after assault and not suicide.

  • Murder
  • Dowry demand
  • Cruelty by husband or relatives
  • Homicidal hanging
  • Suicidal hanging
  • Burden of proof in privacy of home
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Criminal law

PAPAN SARKAR @ PRANAB versus STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court reversed convictions in a circumstantial murder case, holding that last seen evidence was too remote, the alleged confession was unreliable, and recoveries were not clinching.

  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Last seen together theory
  • Extra-judicial confession
  • Section 27 recoveries
  • Murder
  • Reasonable doubt
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Service law

SUKHENDU BHATTACHARJEE AND OTHERS versus THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that similarly situated Work Charged and Muster Roll workers could not be denied regularization under Assam’s 2005 policy merely because they were not appointed against sanctioned posts.

  • Regularization of service
  • Muster roll workers
  • Work charged employees
  • Article 14 equality
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Undertakings to court
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Service law

VICE CHANCELLOR, RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY versus JITENDRA SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Visitor, as appointing authority for the First Registrar, could approve termination under the transitional provisions and the General Clauses Act, but left the High Court’s operative directions undisturbed.

  • Appointment of first registrar
  • Transitional provisions
  • Removal/termination of employee
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Visitor's approval
  • Probationary service
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Criminal law

PARVINDER SINGH versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

The Supreme Court held that the first proviso to Section 223(1) BNSS requires an opportunity of hearing before cognizance, and non-compliance vitiates the order.

  • Cognizance
  • Opportunity of hearing before cognizance
  • Application of bnss to pmla proceedings
  • Special courts
  • Saving clause and repeal
  • Inquiry under bnss
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Criminal law

RAMBALAK versus STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court held that Section 483 BNSS does not authorize bail orders directing summons or coercive steps in trial proceedings; those directions were set aside.

  • Special powers of high court or court of session regarding bail
  • Issuance of summons
  • Coercive measures
  • High court jurisdiction under section 483 bnss, 2023
  • Jurisdictional limits of bail orders
  • Bail-jurisdiction
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