Tags : government sanction, police officer, prosecution, encounter
Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge Against Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officer(26.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition challenging an order of compulsory retirement of a judicial officer, observing that there is no scope .....
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Bombay High Court Upholds First-Ever Conviction of Police Officers in Mumbai(20.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a police encounter specialist making it the first conviction of police officers in a fake encoun.....
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Madras HC: Temple EOs Not Subordinate to Board of Trustees(23.06.2016)
Madras HC has held that Executive Officers (EO) appointed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department to administer temples un.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIR Under SC/ST Act(16.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by a police officer seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) against him which was regi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIR Under SC/ST Act
Delhi HC Directs Extension Of Pro Rata Pension To Non-Commissioned Officers of Defence(26.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the non-commissioned officers of the defence forces are also entitled to the pro rata pension, which is currently only.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Non-Commissioned Officers
SC Stays HC’s Order Directing Enquiry Whether ADM Unable to Speak English is Suitable for ERO Post(29.07.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Uttarakhand High Court that directed inquiry as to whether an Additional District Magistrate (ADM), incapa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uttarakhand High Court, Election Registration Officer
All. HC: Mandatorily Pass Order to Disclose Assets and Liabilities in Maintenance Proceedings(15.03.2024)
Allahabad High Court has directed all Presiding Officers dealing with maintenance proceedings in the State to pass orders making it mandatory for the .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Presiding Officers, Maintenance Proceedings, Assets, Liabilities
Madras HC Says, Officers Must Adhere to Principles of Natural Justice before Impounding Passports(17.06.2016)
Madras HC has held that Regional Passport Officers must adhere to principles of natural justice before impounding passports though the Passport Act, 1.....
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International Cases
Whistle-blowing protection in Part IVA of Employment Rights Act, 1996 extends to district judges as well(16.10.2019)
Present case is about the employment status of district judges, but it could apply to the holder of any judicial office. The issue is whether a distri.....
Tags : Judicial officer, whistle-blowing, Protection
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case against Ex-Bharti Airtel CEO(17.01.2025)
Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a former Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel booked for 'obscene' messages received by a p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chief Executive Officer, Obscene
Orissa HC Forms SOP for Judicial Officers to Conclude Trials Where Specific Time Limits are Imposed(25.07.2025)
Orissa HC while expressing dissatisfaction over delay in expeditious conclusions of trials, has formulated a SOP to be followed by Judicial Officers a.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Judicial Officers, Specific Time Limits
Madras HC Directs Lower Court to Complete Trial in Sexual Assault Complaint of IPS Officer(03.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed a lower court in Villupuram to complete the trial in the sexual assault complaint of a woman IPS officer against the su.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Sexual Assault Complaint of Woman IPS Officer
Allahabad HC Says Compensation Must Be At Least Rs. 1 Crore for Death of Polling Officers(12.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the State must grant at least Rs. 1 Crore as ex-gratia compensation to the families of polling officers who die.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Death of Polling Officers
SC: Must Ensure Sensitive Work Environment for Growing Women Judicial Officers(28.02.2025)
SC has underscored the importance of ensuring sensitive work environment for women judicial officers and stated that it is not enough to find comfort .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Women Judicial Officers, Sensitive Work Environment
SC: Merely Because Investigation Officer and Complainant are Same the Trial Will Not Be Vitiated(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it cannot be held as a general proposition that an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is e.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Investigation Officer
Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Indian Air Force Officer in Rape Case(15.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to an Indian Air Force Officer in a rape case after observing that the possibility of him repeating the .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Indian Air Force Officer
SC Flags Systemic Bias in Granting Permanent Commission to Women Officers in Armed Forces(25.03.2026)
Supreme Court found that systemic bias in the Armed Forces has resulted in denial of permanent commission to many women officers, as career evaluation.....
Tags : Women Officers, Armed Forces, Permanent Commission
Madras HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Alleged Sexual Harassment of IPS Cadre Woman Officer(02.03.2021)
Madras High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of alleged sexual harassment of a IPS cadre woman officer by her senior, a Special DGP, and has decide.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Sexual Harassment of IPS Cadre Woman Officer
MP HC: Police Officers Have to Follow Direction of Joining Music Band Practice(02.08.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a matter where police constables were suspended for refusing to join Police Department's music band, has asked.....
Tags : MP High Court, Music Band Practice, Police Officers
Madras HC Sets Final Deadline For Appointment of Law Officers(03.01.2017)
Madras High Court has directed State government to file draft rules governing appointment of law officers within 10 days, failing which amicus curie a.....
Tags : Madras HC, Law Officers, Appointment
Del. HC: Assessing Officer to Decide Whether Case is Fit for Issuance of Notice u/s 148 of IT Act(13.01.2025)
Del. HC has observed that Assessing Officer has to decide whether a case is fit for issuance of notice under Section 148 of IT Act, 1961 which would r.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Assessing Officer, Reopen Assessment
Kerala HC: Long-Term Posting of Same Police Officer at Sabarimala May Affect Transparency, Efficiency(12.11.2025)
Kerala High Court directed the Chief Police Co-ordinator to provide details of all officers serving in key positions at Sannidhanam and Pamba, includi.....
Tags : Police Officer, Transparency, Efficiency
HP HC: Once Judicial Officers Participate in Departmental Exam, they Cannot Challenge the Rules(09.07.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that judicial officers who took the departmental exam for promotion without protest were estopped from challengin.....
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SC: Employee Can’t Be Dismissed For Sending Representations Directly to Superior Officers(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that an employee when in financial hardship, may represent directly to the superior but that by itself cannot amount to major m.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Superior Officers, Dismissal
Delhi High Court Relief for IAS Officer 'Framed' by Bihar Police(03.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has provided relief to a Bihar cadre IAS Officer who was slapped with false cases after he took on the transport mafia and allowed hi.....
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Cal. HC Sets Aside Murder Conviction on Ground that Confession Made to Police Not Admissible(21.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while setting aside a murder conviction observed that confession of accused, even if in writing, made to a police officer is not a.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Murder, Confession, Police Officer
Madras HC: Officers of DGGI are Central Excise Officers(04.07.2022)
Madras High Court has held that officers of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) are Central Excise Officers for the purpose of Rule 3 of th.....
Tags : Madras High Court, DGGI, Service Tax Rules, Central Excise Officers
Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Ex Gratia Payment to Families of Judicial Officers(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to GNCTD, Department of Finance, GNCTD, Department of Home Affairs, Delhi Secretariat, Department of Law and Justic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Ex Gratia Payment to Families of Judicial Officers
SC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Army Officers Accused of Killing Civilians in Nagaland(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Indian Army Officers accused of killing civilians in Nagaland taking note of the fact that manda.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Army Officers, AFSPA
Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Ban on Army Officers Using Social Media(05.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the policy of the Indian Army which requires all members of the armed forces to delete their social m.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Assessing Officer Failed to Record Reason for Issue of Notice u/s 148(07.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed a notice on grounds that the Assessing Officer had failed to record the reason for issue of notice under section 1.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, Assessing Officer
MP HC: If Alternate Remedy Available, Petitions Directing Police to Register FIR Not Maintainable(25.07.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has restated that writ petitions seeking direction on police officers to register FIRs will not be maintainable if alternate.....
Tags : MP High Court, Alternate Remedy, Police Officers
ITAT: CIT (A) required to Examine Documentary Evidences filed before Confirming Findings of AO(21.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar Bench has held that Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) [CIT (A)] is required to examine documentary e.....
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SC Rejects ADJ's Plea of Inquiry Officer Being Same HC Judge Who Directed Inquiry(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere on the plea of an Additional District Judge in the state of Uttarakhand for a change of the Inquiry Officer, a .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Inquiry Officer
Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays MPPSC's Selection Process for Appointment of Medical Officers(27.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for conducting interviews for the pur.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Appointment of Medical Officers
SC Dismisses PIL Challenging 'Centre's Overriding Power' Over Deputation/Transfers of IPS Officers(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutionality of Rule 6(1) of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 19.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Deputation/Transfers of IPS Officers
SC Upholds Termination of Judicial Officer Who Suppressed Criminal Case in Application Form(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding termination of services of a judicial officer for suppressing the pendency of a criminal case at the time of making appl.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Termination, Judicial Officer
Supreme Court Extends Stay on Ritu Maheshwari's Non-Bailable Warrant(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on the non-bailable warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against Noida Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Ind.....
Tags : Supreme Court , non-bailable warrant, Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Administrative Service, Noida
SC: Can’t Presume Sexual Assault Cases Will Only be Effectively Handled by Women Officers(09.07.2024)
SC while expressing reservation regarding a petition that sought handling of sexual assault cases only by women officers, has remarked that it cannot .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Assault Cases, Women Officers
Gujarat High Court Issues Summon to IO in Suicide Case(06.01.2016)
Gujarat HC has summoned Investigating Officer (IO) from Vejalpur police station in Panchmahals, who is investigating a case of suicide of a youth over.....
Tags : Gujarat HC, Investigating Officer
SC: Unnecessary to Implead Civil Authority in Bail Applications by Foreigners under Foreigners Act(07.01.2025)
SC has held that it is unnecessary to implead civil authority or Registration Officer in bail applications by foreigners under Foreigners Act, 1946 as.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Civil Authority, Registration Officer, Foreigners Act
Kerala High Court: Home Guards Cannot be Treated at Par with Civil Police Officers(27.06.2024)
Kerala High Court while denying pay parity to Home Guards with Police Constable, has observed that Home Guards are recruited on daily wages and the re.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Civil Police Officers, Home Guards
Telangana HC Directs Telangana State Public Service Commission Officers to Appear in Contempt Case(15.06.2021)
Telangana High Court has directed Telangana State Public Service Commission Chairman B. Janardhan Reddy, who earlier worked as School Education Princi.....
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Mad. HC: Aborted Foetus of Minor Not to be Handed Over to Investigating Officer or Court(17.07.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that under no circumstances, the sample of aborted foetus of minor that is sent to the laboratory for analysis shall be.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Investigating Officer, Aborted Foetus
Kerala HC Strikes Down Need for CLAT Clearance for NTPC Law Officer Selection(16.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the need for applicants to compulsorily clear the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) to be eligible for the post of Assi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, CLAT, Law Officer
SC Paves Way for Permanent Commission for India’s First Woman Gallantry Award Wining Army Officer(01.12.2016)
Supreme Court has paved way for first woman gallantry award winning Army officer, Lt Col Mitali Madhumita, to be given permanent commission despite he.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Army officer, gallantry award, Permanent Commission
AP HC Suspends Order of Single Judge Sentencing IAS Officers in Contempt Case(24.09.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the order of a single Judge dated September 2 wherein three IAS officers, including one retired official, were.....
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Jharkhand HC: Interest Liability Can't Be Raised Under GST Without Initiating Adjudication Process(30.03.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has observed that if an assessee disputes the liability of interest, either its calculation or the leviability, then the only alt.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Assessing Officer, GST, Assessee, liability of interest
Madras HC Disposes of Petition Assailing Validity of Amendment Law Officer Appointment Rules(17.06.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a petition filed assailing the validity of an amendment that was made to the rules under the Law Officers of High Co.....
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Man. HC: IT Officer to Communicate Order of Reassessment and Demand Notice Within Time(23.07.2024)
Manipur High Court has held that if the Income Tax Officer makes reassessment without communicating the order of reassessment and the demand notice of.....
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ITAT: Reasonableness of Expenses to be Judged from Angle of Businessman Rather Than from Angle of AO(17.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi bench, has held that reasonableness of expenses to be judged from the angle of the businessman rather than .....
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Delhi HC: TN Govt. Tried to Place Hurdles in IPS Officer Archana Case(01.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that Tamil Nadu Government tried to place hurdles by refusing to relieve 1980 batch IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram after i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tamil Nadu, IPS officer, deputation
Govt.: No Posting If Employees Fail To Submit Property Returns(19.01.2016)
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said
that all Central Secretariat Service officers are requested to submit property returns for year .....
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ITAT, Mumbai: IT Law Doesn't Bar Assessing Officer to go Beyond Reasons Where Re-Assessment Initiated(28.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that there is no bar under the law that the Assessing Officer is entitled to confine assessment on .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Assessing Officer, Income Tax Act, 1961, sections 147, sections 148
SC: Action of Public Officer in Excess of Authority Would Attract Protection if Reasonable Nexus Show(08.04.2025)
SC has observed that any action undertaken by a public officer, even if in excess of authority vested in them would nonetheless attract statutory prot.....
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SC: Officers of DRI are ‘Proper Officers’ for Purpose of Section 28 of Customs Act(08.11.2024)
SC has held that the officers of DRI, Commissioners of Customs-Preventive, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, and Commissioners of Ce.....
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Specifying 50% Disability Limit in Visual Impairment for Judicial Officer Post Legitimate: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as a condition to be eligible for the pos.....
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Supreme Court: High Time that Police Officers are Imparted Proper Training in Law(26.08.2024)
SC has observed that it is high time that the police officers across the country are imparted proper training in law so as to understand the fine dist.....
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Police constables has right to bring proceedings before Employment Tribunals in order to challenge discrimination by chief officers and responsible officers(25.10.2017)
Present appeal concerns the directly effective right of police officers under EU law to have the principle of equal treatment applied to them. The que.....
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SC: Superior Courts Should Avoid Adverse Comments on Personal Conduct & Caliber of Judicial Officers(25.11.2024)
SC has observed that superior courts should avoid adverse comments on the personal conduct and caliber of the Judicial Officer. There is a difference .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adverse Comments, Judicial Officers
Don't Victimise Woman Officer Over her Posting: Supreme Court Tells Army(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Army not to victimise a Lieutenant Colonel who had moved the court against her assignment at a place that does not have a .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Woman officer, Army
P&H HC: Full-Time Law Officers Aren’t Contractual and Are Entitled to Medical Benefits and Leaves(24.02.2026)
Punjab and Haryana High Court held that Assistant and Deputy Advocate Generals in Haryana are entitled to medical reimbursement, earned leave, and Lea.....
Tags : Law Officers, Contractual, Medical Benefits
SC: Confessional Statement Recorded U/S 67 of NDPS Act Not Admissible(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that officer having powers under Section 53 of NDPS Act is a police officer and therefore confessional statement recorded under.....
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Gauhati High Court Issues Guidelines for Acceptance of Final Report Form by Courts(08.10.2024)
Gauhati HC has issued guidelines directing Courts that charge sheets or final reports shall be accepted without insisting for original case diaries an.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Final Report Form, Investigating Officer
Punjab & Haryana HC Slams State for Not Filing Post of Agriculture Development Officers(30.09.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has virtually rapped Haryana Government for sleeping on a case relating to the appointment of Agriculture Development Officers i.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana HC, Agriculture Development Officers
Madras HC Directs to Suspend State Tax Officer for Misleading Court(08.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to suspend a State Tax Officer for having misled the court during the hearing of a batch of cases .....
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SC: Don’t Make Adverse Observations Against Judicial Officer Without Due Opportunity(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it has been repeatedly indicating that orders making adverse observations against judicial officers should not be made.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adverse Observations, Judicial Officer, Due Opportunity
Telangana HC: Polling Officers Infected During Municipality Elections to be Treated as Covid Warriors(17.05.2021)
Telangana High Court has observed that polling officers who have been infected with Covid-19 during the recent municipality elections in the State mus.....
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Telangana HC Directs Govt to Take Steps to Provide Training to Officers of Various Departments(27.07.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the Government to urgently take necessary concrete proactive steps for imparting training to the Officers of various.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Transfer Policy Of Judicial Officers(24.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued transfer policy of Judicial Officers which also provides that Judicial Officers related to one another shall not be posted.....
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Supreme Court: Strict Standard Needs to be Applied for Judging Conduct of Judicial Officer(12.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the standard or yardstick for judging the conduct of the judicial officer has necessarily to be strict while upholding.....
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Bom. HC: Cannot Book Lawyer for Asking CBI Officers to Show their Identity Cards(25.11.2024)
Bombay High Court has stated that mere restraint of an official would not amount to an offence under Section 353 of IPC. Nature of restraint is crucia.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, CBI Officers, Section 353
Bombay High Court: Lack of Medical Opinion on Sexual Assault Not Fatal under POCSO Act(02.03.2026)
In a significant ruling, Bom HC held that under POCSO Act, absence of medical officer’s opinion on sexual assault is not ground for acquittal. Upholdi.....
Tags : Medical Opinion, Sexual Assault, Medical Officer
BCI Writes Letter to CJI Suggesting Regular Evaluation of Mental Health of Judicial Officers(10.10.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has written a letter to CJI suggesting regular evaluation of mental health of judicial officers so that early signs of burn.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Mental Health, Judicial Officers
SC: Disclosure Made to Settlement Commission Needn't be Something that Wasn’t Discovered by AO(27.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 245C r/w Section 245H of Income-Tax Act only contemplates full and true disclosure of income to be made before Set.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Settlement Commission, Disclosures, Assessing Officer
Availability of officers to hear Public Grievances(04.07.2019)
As per the guidelines issued by the Government of India, each Ministry/Department is required to nominate a Director of Public Grievances for ensuring.....
Tags : Officers, Availability, Public Grievances
Calcutta HC Directs Proceedings Against Recovery Officer for Rejecting Claim of Jute Mill Worker(16.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has come down heavily on the Certificate Officer, an officer in the District Magistrate's Office, Howrah for denying the claim for.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Proceedings Against Recovery Officer
ITAT: Limited Scrutiny can be Converted to Complete Scrutiny with Approval of PCIT Only(26.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad bench has held that the AO can convert the Limited Scrutiny to Complete Scrutiny on certain requiremen.....
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Ker. HC: AO Can’t Reopen Assessment in Block Period of 6 Years if Absence of Incriminating Materials(24.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that in case of absence of incriminating materials, the Assessing Officer (AO) cannot reopen the assessment in a block peri.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Incriminating Materials, Assessing Officer
Madras HC Passes Interim Order Allowing Advocates to Apply to Post of DRT Presiding Officer(04.08.2020)
Madras High Court has permitted lawyers to apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, as notified vacant by the Central Go.....
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Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in Nilambur Congress Party Officer Murder(05.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has acquitted the accused in Nilambur Congress Office Murder case, stating that the lingering doubts pervades every aspect of the ev.....
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Rules for Assessing Officers Tightened by CBDT(18.07.2016)
CBDT has made it more difficult for Assessing Officers to expand the scope of a limited scrutiny to a complete one. The guidelines issued by the autho.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Notices 63 Judicial Officers Over Plea Challenging Their Selection(20.06.2017)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has put 63 Judicial Officers on notice, on a plea demanding setting aside of selection and appointments of Civil Judges (J.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Judicial Officers
Delhi HC Directs Revenue to Grant Immunity Under Section 270AA(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the assessee cannot be prejudiced by the inaction of the Assessing Officer, directing the revenue to grant immunity.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 270AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, Assessing Officer
Gujarat HC Allows Former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt Plea Seeking Production of Documents(06.10.2021)
Gujarat High Court has allowed Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea seeking production of certain documents including A Summary report in relation t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt
Kerala HC to State: Appoint Independent Chief Investigating Officer in SPCA Expeditiously(08.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to finalise the appointment of an independent Chief Investigating Officer in the State Police Complaints Auth.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, State Police Complaints Authority, Independent Chief Investigating Officer
Hyderabad HC Suspends Two Lower Court Judges(28.06.2016)
Hyderabad HC has suspended two judges on disciplinary grounds following an agitation against provisional allocation of judicial officers between Andhr.....
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Delhi HC Orders BRO to Release Financial Assistance to Family Members of Missing Officer(07.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has ordered Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to pay one year's emoluments of the officer to the parents, who has been missing since 20.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Financial Assistance to Family Members of Missing Officer
SC Asks Centre to Submit Response on Status of Women Army Officers' Permanent Commission(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a reply in an application contending that the Indian Army has "not granted Permanent Commission to even 50% of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Status of Women Army Officers' Permanent Commission
ITAT: Revisional Jurisdiction Can be Invoked for Lack of Enquiry by Assessing Officer(06.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that lack of enquiry by the assessing officer invokes the jurisdiction of Principle Commis.....
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ITAT, Kolkata: No Revision U/S 263 IT Act When AO Has Made Sufficient Enquiry(17.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has ruled that no revision under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 when Assessing Officer has made suffic.....
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SC: Prior Written Demand is Not Mandatory For an Industrial Dispute to Exist or be Referred(28.01.2026)
Supreme Court held that a trade union is not required to issue a formal “charter of demands” to the management before approaching the Conciliation Off.....
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Delhi HC Orders Appointment of Full-Time Chairperson & CEO With Intellectual Disabilities(27.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to make sure appointment of full-time Chairperson and Chief executive offic.....
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Delhi High Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt. for Lack of Efforts to Ensure Finances for Pending Projects(20.03.2025)
Del. HC has pulled up Delhi Govt. for lack of efforts to ensure finances for pending project of construction of residential flats for judicial officer.....
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Bom HC to State: Submit Report on Appointment and Performance of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers(13.07.2023)
Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeking effective implementation of Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, 2006, has directed State Government to s.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Prohibition Officers, Child Marriage
Supreme Court: Let Her Fly... Let Her Be Airborne All The Time(20.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while rejecting Centre’s view that Air Force officer has no entitlement to a commission, has offered relief to woman pilot Sandeep Kaur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Air Force officer, woman pilot
Del. HC: TDS Credit to be Granted by AO in Compliance of Directions by ITAT(23.08.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that TDS Credit is ought to be granted by Assessing Officer (AO) in compliance with directions passed by Income Tax Appellat.....
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Supreme Court: High Court can Start Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the high court on the administrative side (also known as the full court) can suspend a subordinate judicial officer facin.....
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Calcutta HC Directs DGP to Initiate Inquiry Against IO Who Misused Provisions of CrPC(04.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Director General of Police to initiate inquiry against the investigating officer, coming down heavily on the poli.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Inquiry Against Investigating Officer
SC Grants Law Officer Exam Relief, Saying Students Can’t be Blamed When Judges Differ in Views(18.03.2026)
Supreme Court granted relief in a Law Officer exam where ambiguity in a question led to competing claims, directing that both candidates be accommodat.....
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SC Refuses to Take Lenient Approach in Matter Where a Lawyer Abused a Lady Judicial Officer(11.06.2025)
Supreme Court while refusing to take lenient approach in a matter where a lawyer abused a lady judicial officer, has stated that today, majority of ou.....
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SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, Judicial Officers, Industrial Tribunals
Punjab & Haryana HC: Former CJ Acted ‘Unconstitutionally’ To Promote HC Employee(06.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Former Chief Justice of High Court and present Supreme Court Judge, Sanjay Kishan Kaul “violated” right to.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Supreme Court Judge, Protocol Officer
Kerala HC: Complainant Must be Informed if Probe Against FIR-Named Accused is Dropped(10.11.2025)
Kerala High Court directed the State Police Chief to ensure that investigating officers notify complainants or their legal heirs when an accused named.....
Tags : Complainant, Accused, Investigating Officer
SC Introduces Reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Staff Recruitments(07.07.2025)
SC has introduced reservations for OBCs in staff recruitments by substituting Rule 4A of the SC Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Condu.....
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SC Restores Disproportionate Assets Case against IAS Officer(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has restored a disproportionate assets case against a UP-cadre IAS officer, K Dhanalakshmi, while setting aside an order of Delhi High .....
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Allahabad HC: Judicial Officer Cannot Apply or Compete for Appointment of District Judge(08.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India, 1949, a Judicial Officer, regardless of his or her previous experie.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana(01.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. The.....
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Supreme Court Stays Termination Orders of Law Officers(08.02.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed interim order of Bombay HC suspending implementation of fresh appointments of law officers for politicising appointments of n.....
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Patna High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Report on Alleged Assault of Judicial Officer(21.12.2020)
Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the basis of news published in the newspaper report dated 18th December, 2020 related to the alleged.....
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SC: Not Recording Reasons of Appointment of Junior Officer as Judge Adv. Invalidates Proceedings(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the legal position is well settled that non-recording of reasons of appointment of an officer junior in rank as a Judge .....
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P&H HC: Submit FIR Details Against All Serving Police Officers in the State(14.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against all serving police officers in the State of Pu.....
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Tel. HC: SCN & Orders Lacking Signatures of Proper Officer Cannot Sustain Judicial Scrutiny(03.03.2025)
Telangana High Court has observed that show cause notices and the orders that lack the signature of the Proper Officer are vulnerable and cannot susta.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Senior IPS Officer Charged With Sedition(26.07.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a suspended Additional DGP, who has been accused of tarnishing the reputation of the Gover.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Address Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution in Criminal Cases(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to address the issue of police officers deposing against prosecution in criminal cases after their.....
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MP HC: Judicial Officers While Acting in Capacity are Protected Under Law(19.06.2025)
MP High Court has held that judicial officers while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected under law and cannot be subjected to prosecution .....
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SC: Practice of Securing Presence of Officer Should Not be Adopted as a Routine(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no doubt that the Court would be justified in securing the presence of the officers if there is a patent disr.....
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Madras High Court Acquits Two IPS Officers in 30 Year Old Alleged Crime(06.02.2020)
Madras High Court has set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by a trial court on two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for having indulged i.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Reopen Assessment if Mistake Made on Part of AO Results in Under Assessment of Income(12.11.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if there is a mistake on the part of the Assessing Officer that resulted in under assessment of the income, it cannot b.....
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Delhi HC: Call Detail Records of Special Task Force Officers Must Not Be Exposed(03.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the call data records of the Special Task Force officers must not be exposed unless it is extremely necessary for t.....
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Patna High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Report on Alleged Assault of Judicial Officer(21.12.2020)
Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the basis of news published in the newspaper report dated 18th December, 2020 related to the alleged.....
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Del. HC: Reopening Assessment on Basis of Estimation Report by DVO isn’t Sustainable(12.09.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that report/estimate of the Valuation Officer cannot be the sole ground for re-opening assessment under Section 148 of I.....
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Gujarat HC Directs SIC to Take Action Against Officer Under RTI(15.09.2020)
Gujarat High Court has directed the State Information Commissioner to initiate proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 agai.....
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Calcutta HC Publishes Action Plan for Judicial Officers to Reduce Pendency of Cases(11.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has published an 'Action Plan' for judicial officers in order to reduce the pendency of cases in subordinate judiciary. The Action.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Protection to Suspended Chhattisgarh IPS Officer in Corruption Case(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to grant protection to suspended Additional Director General of Police Gurjinder Pal Singh in a case filed against him under.....
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J&K High Court Orders Transfer of 148 Judicial Officers Across UT of J&K, Ladakh(31.03.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered a massive reshuffle in subordinate judiciary with 148 judicial officers transferred and posted at new places .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking to Fill up Staff Vacancies in City Prisons(20.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking filling up of various staff vacancies in city prisons with those of Medical.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Advisory to Judicial Officers and Staff to Avoid Spread of Coronavirus(22.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued a notification directing all the members of the staff to take a serious note of the advisory issued by it to the Judic.....
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Delhi High Court Disposes Law Officer’s Plea(07.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition seeking appointment of law officers in every jail in Delhi after the AAP Government submitted that the pro.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Bans Wall Writings, Posters on Government Property During Assembly Polls(17.10.2017)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has banned wall writings, pasting of posters, cut-outs, hoarding, banners and political flags on government property and d.....
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Supreme Court Allows ED to Relieve Supervisory Officer on Completion of Deputation Tenure(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the Directorate of Enforcement to relieve the Deputy Director working in Indore Sub-Zonal Office as Supervisory Officer in.....
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MP HC: Judicial Officers While Acting in Capacity are Protected Under Law(19.06.2025)
MP High Court has held that judicial officers while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected under law and cannot be subjected to prosecution .....
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Mad. HC: Nominate Nodal Officer to Deal With Requests of Department for Engaging AG or AAG in Courts(20.07.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State to nominate a Nodal officer to deal with requests made on behalf of various departments for nomination of Advocat.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Applicability of New Pension Scheme to Judicial Officers(03.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging the 'New Pension Scheme' of the Delhi Government, insofar as it applies to Judicial Officer.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Pass Interim Order Granting Permanent Commission to Woman Naval Officer(28.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to issue an order granting Permanent Commission to a woman Naval Officer in the Indian Navy by observing that the grant o.....
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Madras HC Says Certificate Issued by VAO, Along with Other Supporting Docs is Enough to Get Pension(04.12.2015)
Madras HC while allowing petition filed by 2nd wife of a Govt.engineer who died in 2012, has said that certificate issued by a Village Administrative .....
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Kerala HC Urges State to Draft Law to Penalise Retired Police Officers Tampering With Investigation(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to look into the matter of absence of law in force to take action against a police officer who tampers with a.....
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Del. HC: Bald Allegations against IO Insufficient for Transferring Probe to Another Agency(10.02.2025)
Delhi HC has stated that accusation against an investigating officer alone is not sufficient to transfer investigation unless there is sufficient mate.....
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Madras HC: Trial Where Police Officers are Accused Must be Transferred to Nearby District(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that to ensure a fair trial in criminal cases and sessions cases where police officers or uniformed services personnel are.....
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Karnataka HC: State Directed to Sensitise Police Officers to Register FIR Under BNS and Not IPC(15.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to sensitise all police stations to register crimes under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and no.....
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Madras HC: Reference to Transfer Pricing Officer After 21 Months Barred by Limitation(15.06.2022)
Madras High Court has held that a reference to the Transfer Pricing Officer under Section 92CA of the Income (IT) Tax Act, 1961 cannot be made after e.....
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Delhi HC Notices MHA over Transfer of Court Appointed Nodal Officers(25.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file an affidavit, explaining why two police officials, who had been appointed as nodal o.....
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to IRTS Officer Sambasiva Rao in Fibernet Case(21.09.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to IRTS officer K. Sambasiva Rao, former MD of Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (INCAP) and cur.....
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SC: Bank Officers Dealing in Public Money to be Vigilant(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said bank officers dealing in public money need to be vigilant and any deviation from the procedural guidelines for disbursing loans.....
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SC: Constitution Bench to Decide Eligibility of Judicial Officers For Bar Quota District Judge Posts(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench the issue of whether a judicial officer with 7 years’ Bar experience can be appointed as District J.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Withdrawal of Suspension of Officers(27.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State on a petition challenging the Government Order directing to withdraw the suspension of certain office.....
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Patna HC:Before Harshest Punishment, Authority Must Consider Officer’s Reply(12.08.2025)
Patna HC has quashed a Bihar officer’s dismissal in a bribery case, citing failure to consider his second show cause reply and other procedural lapses.....
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SC Orders District-Wise Survey to Ensure POSH Act Compliance by Employers(13.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has directed all States and UTs to conduct a district-wise survey within 6 weeks to ensure compliance with the POSH Act, especially .....
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SC: Recording of Confession by Medical Officer When Accused in Police Custody, Hit by S. 26 of IEA(09.08.2024)
Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of accused in a murder case on the ground that the confessions by the accused are ex-facie inadmissible in .....
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SC: Lady Judicial Officers Not Having Private Washrooms Requires Immediate Action(14.11.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition of sanitized toilets in Court premise and tribunals all over the country, has stated that lady judicial officer.....
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Delhi HC Orders Blocking of Sexually Explicit Video of a Judicial Officer on Social Media(01.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre and social media platforms to ensure that all appropriate steps are taken to prevent the sharing of a sexually ex.....
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SC: Appeal Against ITAT Order Lies before HC in Whose Jurisdiction AO Situates(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that appeals against Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order lies before the High Court in whose jurisdiction the Assessing .....
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Raj. HC: PO Omitting to Mention Date of Arrest in Order Rejecting Bail is a Significant Oversight(24.09.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that the date of arrest of accused is an integral and crucial part of a bail order and the Presiding Officer omittin.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....
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PC Granted to Woman Army Officer Who Was Denied Benefits Given to Similarly Situated Others(10.12.2024)
Supreme Court while granting permanent commission to a woman army officer who was denied benefits given to similarly situated others, has observed tha.....
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Kerala HC: Police Officers Entitled to Use Necessary Force to Arrest Fleeing Accused(27.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that police officers are entitled to use necessary force to arrest an accused while discharging their official duty, mostly.....
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Kerala HC: Revisional Power U/S 263 Not Invocable When AO Grants Sec 32AC Deduction After Inquiry(05.11.2025)
Kerala High Court held that revisional power under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be exercised when the Assessing Officer, after due inquiry.....
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Allahabad HC Asks all Judicial Officer to Refrain from Displaying Designation on Personal Vehicles(04.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court has directed all Judicial Officers of the State to refrain from displaying their designations on their personal vehicles or on th.....
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EDUCATION - Educational Officers Have No Disciplinary Control over Teachers in CBSE Schools: Kerala HC(21.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that the educational officers under the Kerala Education Act and Rules made thereunder have no disciplinary control over te.....
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Bombay HC: Epidemic Diseases Act Cannot Be Exercised to Transfer an Officer(01.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has denied relief to the Director of Medical Education and Research, TP Lahane, observing that Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 cannot be .....
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Chattisgarh HC Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer Who Lodged Criminal Case Against HC Judges(20.08.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer who had filed criminal cases against the former Chief Justice and Judge of the .....
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Supreme Court Directs Measures to Prevent False and Frivolous Complaints Against Judicial Officers(06.01.2026)
Supreme Court issued directions for High Courts on handling complaints against district judiciary officers, emphasizing the need to distinguish betwee.....
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Kerala HC: PIO Doesn’t Have Authority to Start Investigative Process under Section 7 of RTI Act(16.05.2025)
Kerala High Court while clarifying the duty of a Public Information Officer (PIO), has observed that under Section 7 of the Right to Information Act, .....
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Madras HC: Disciplinary Action for Officers Sanctioning Public Buildings on Water Bodies(13.10.2025)
Madras HC directed the State Govt to issue circulars mandating disciplinary action against officers who sanction public buildings on water bodies and .....
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Delhi HC: ‘Change of Opinion’ Cannot be Alleged If AO Finds Fresh Material to Reopen Assessment(02.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that change of opinion cannot be alleged if there is fresh tangible material with the Assessing Officer (AO).
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ITAT: Re-Assessment on Wrong Assumption And Information From Another Assessing Officer Invalid(16.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has ruled that the reopening of assessment based on wrong assumption and information received from anothe.....
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SC: State Agencies are Competent To Probe Corruption Cases Against Central Government Officers(20.01.2026)
Supreme Court held that state police authorities have the legal competence to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and file cha.....
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Allahabad HC: Taxpayers Shouldn’t Suffer Due to Delay in Genuine Refunds by Assessing Officer(13.10.2025)
Allahabad High Court ruled that when a taxpayer submits the required documents for TDS refund, the Assessing Officer must process the refund without u.....
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Supreme Court: Upload Nodal Officer Details on Vatsalya Portal for Missing Child Cases(16.10.2025)
Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to ensure that all States and Union Territories provide details of designated Nodal Officers for .....
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Allahabad HC: A Counsel Cannot Interact Directly With Agencies Like Investigating Officer, Etc(15.11.2024)
Allahabad High Court has remarked that a counsel cannot identify himself with his client. He cannot interact directly with agencies like Investigating.....
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No bar on Police Chief to appoint officer for investigation outside territorial jurisdiction(04.03.2016)
The State Police Chief or Director General of Police is empowered to appoint a superior officer to investigate a crime case registered outside the ter.....
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Tel. HC: Wife of Married Officer has No Right to Retain Accommodation(02.01.2024)
Telangana High Court has observed that Rule 4 of the Quartermaster Rules only deals with the entitlement of a married officer to an accommodation and .....
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SC: SARFAESI Doesn’t Give Any License to Bank Officers to Act Against the Scheme of Law(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that SARFAESI Act was enacted for speedy recovery and for benefitting the public at large, has held that it does not giv.....
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Madras HC: Personnel Trained to Shoot Guns Made to Make Dosas for Higher Officials(16.08.2022)
Madras High Court has expressed deep dissatisfaction that even after 75 years of Independence, the State could not effectively eradicate the colonial .....
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SC: HCs Don’t Need SC’s Permission to Transfer Presiding Officers of Special MP/MLA Courts(12.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts don’t require Supreme Court’s permission to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases p.....
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Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Proceedings As Initiated Without Jurisdiction(20.05.2022)
Delhi High Court while quashing the re-assessment proceedings initiated by Income Tax Officer, Jaipur (ITO) has held that since the petitioner jurisdi.....
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SC Upholds Ex-Army Officer’s Acquittal in Murder Case(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has rapped CBI for failing to bring home guilt of accused, and said it 'cannot hang any person' if evidence on record does not conclusiv.....
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Delhi HC: AO & PCIT Failed to Consider Balance of Convenience And Irreparable Injury(19.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that neither the Assessing Officer (AO) nor the Principal Commissioners of Income Tax (PCIT) have considered the three basic.....
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Kerala HC: Petitioner’s Identity Must be Verified Via SHO in Cases of Bank Account Defreezing(17.02.2026)
Kerala High Court ruled that no writ petition or similar plea for defreezing bank accounts shall be entertained unless the concerned Station House Off.....
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Supreme Court: Advocates Can be Summoned Only under S.132 BSA Exceptions with Prior Officer Approval(31.10.2025)
Supreme Court directed that investigating agencies cannot arbitrarily summon advocates in criminal cases for legal advice given to the accused. The co.....
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SC Grants Relief to Woman Officer Who Lost Permanent Commission Due To Pregnancy-Related Condition(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the grant of Permanent Commission to a Women Short Service Commission Officer who underwent a temporary aberration in SHAPE.....
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SC: CO of Another Unit can Hold Summary Court Martial against Accused(06.07.2016)
SC has held that armed forces can conduct Summary Court Martial and it's permissible for a Commanding Officer (CO) of one unit to hold such proceeding.....
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Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice to Lawyer Who Allegedly Slapped Judicial Officer(29.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has registered a suo motu criminal contempt case against an Assistant Public Prosecutor who allegedly slapped a judicial officer and.....
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Delhi HC: AO Needs to be Satisfied that Accommodation Entries in Show Cause Notice Exist(15.01.2025)
Delhi HC has observed that the Assessing Officer is required to be satisfied that accommodation entries in show cause notice exist particularly where .....
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HP HC: State Lacks Authority to Transfer Police Officers Without Mandatory Recommendation(10.07.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while quashing transfer of a Sub-Divisional Police Officer, has observed that State does not have the authority to transfe.....
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SC Upholds Guidelines Issued by HC for Allocation of Subordinate Judicial Officers in Telangana(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court, while upholding the modified guidelines issued by the High Court for an allocation of Subordinate Judicial Officers in Telangana, has o.....
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Delhi HC Withdraws Rule Restricting Censure of Police Officers by Judicial Officers(27.09.2024)
Delhi High Court has informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the rule under “Rules for Practice in the Trial of Criminal Cases” that restrict.....
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J&K HC Stays Interim Order Staying Appointment of Law Officers(06.08.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the interim order passed by a single-judge, staying fresh appointment of Law Officers (other than the Advocate.....
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Notification of Authorised Officers under Section 25 read with Section 47 (5) of Food Safety Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulation 13 (1) of FSS (Import) Regulation, 2017(05.07.2023)
1. Reference is invited to Instruction No. 2/2022-Customs dated 02.02.2022 regarding authorized officers under Section 25 read with Section 47(5) of F.....
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Delhi HC: AO & PCIT Failed to Consider Balance of Convenience And Irreparable Injury(19.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that neither the Assessing Officer (AO) nor the Principal Commissioners of Income Tax (PCIT) have considered the three basic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Assessing Officer, Principal Commissioners of Income Tax, prima facie, balance of convenience, irreparable injury
CIC Seeks Information on Action Taken Against Those Who Leaked Information on IFS Officer Sanjiv(31.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Prime Minister's Office to disclose details of any action taken against people for allegedly leaking .....
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All HC: AO Must Consider Form 10 u/s 17 Supplied After Limitation But Before Assessment is Completed(08.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that in a case, where Form-10 under Rule 7 of Income-Tax Rules is filed late but is filed before the Assessing Officer (.....
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SC: Must Furnish List of Materials Not Relied Upon by IO to Accused(07.05.2025)
SC has held that a copy of the list of statements, documents that are not relied upon by the investigating officer must also be furnished to the accus.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Expedited Service of Summons in MP/MLA Cases Pending over 10 Years(25.09.2025)
Kerala High Court directed the state government and court administration to instruct Nodal Officers to expedite the service of summons in cases agains.....
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Calcutta High Court Questions IAS Officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay’s Appointment as SEC(12.10.2015)
Calcutta HC has questioned State Govt’s decision to appoint senior IAS officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay, as the acting State Election Commissioner (SEC) a.....
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Kerala HC Allows Vigilance Inquiry against IPS Officer(25.10.2016)
Kerala High Court has permitted Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to proceed with its preliminary inquiry against State Crime Records Bureau DGP N .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Vigilance, IPS Officer , Bar Bribery
SC to Army: Frame Policy Regarding Promotion of Women Officers(06.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Indian Army to frame a policy by 31 March 2024 regarding the promotion of women officers who were granted permanent com.....
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Allahabad HC: Ensure Transparency & Objectivity in System to Select & Appoint State Law Officers(25.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has stressed on the need to reform the system of selection and appointment of the State Law Officers and has remarked the entire .....
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Bombay HC: Epidemic Diseases Act Cannot Be Exercised to Transfer an Officer(01.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has denied relief to the Director of Medical Education and Research, TP Lahane, observing that Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 cannot be .....
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SC: High Court Cannot Pass Order Seeking Explanation from Judicial Officer for Judicial Action(18.12.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that High Court cannot pass an order calling for an explanation from a judicial officer for judicial action and any such dire.....
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P&H HC Issues Guidelines for Mining Officers Regarding Seizing of Vehicles(12.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued guidelines aimed to ensure transparency, fairness and adherence to legal procedures in mining-related penalty.....
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Jharkhand HC: DACP Benefits Must Cover All Eligible Officers, not Just Litigating Ones(10.11.2025)
Jhar. HC ruled that Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme benefits must be granted to all eligible medical officers, not just those who fil.....
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Bombay HC Slams Assessing Officer For Holding Back Company’s Refund(21.10.2016)
Bombay HC has slammed an I-T Assessing Officer for holding back refunds without sufficient reasons of Group M India, world's largest Media Investment .....
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CRIMINAL - Gujarat HC Dismisses Ex-IPS Officer Sanjeev Bhat's Bail Application in Drug Seizure Case(08.03.2019)
Gujarat High Court has rejected a bail application filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in connection with a two-decade-old drug seizure case.
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Allahabad HC Directs UP DGP to Train Officers on Manner of Conducting Investigations(31.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to issue a circular/order informing all the investigating Officers thr.....
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Delhi HC: CPIO Cannot Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause Under RTI Act(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) or PIOs cannot withhold information without reasonable cause and that suc.....
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ITAT, Delhi: AO Cannot Apply Wrong Method to Determine Profit in Absence of Audited Financials(06.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that the Assessing Officer cannot give benefit to the assessee for non-cooperation in providing audited.....
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SC: Promotions Must be Made on Principle of Merit-Cum-Seniority and on Passing a Suitability Test(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while staying promotion of judicial officers as district judges in Gujarat as the notification for the same was made while the matter wa.....
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SC: No Need of Sanction to Prosecute Police Officers Accused of Lodging False Cases(16.12.2024)
SC has held that when a police official is said to have lodged a false case, he cannot claim that sanction for prosecution u/s 197 CrPC was required s.....
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Kerala HC Orders Action Against Traffic Police Officers Found Using Mobile Phones on Duty(03.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Police Commissioner of Kochi to take action against traffic police officers who were found using mobile phones whil.....
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Jharkhand HC: DACP Benefits Must Cover All Eligible Officers, not Just Litigating Ones(10.11.2025)
Jhar. HC ruled that Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme benefits must be granted to all eligible medical officers, not just those who fil.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concern over Appointment of Law Officers(31.03.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over appointment of Public Prosecutors (PP) without any real assessment or policy as it framed guidelines for sele.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Excise and Taxation Officer(29.09.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to the Excise and Taxation Officer for allegedly taking gratification by corrupt or.....
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SERVICE - SC Upholds Dismissal of Air Force Officer Accused of Intercourse with Colleague's Minor Daughter(22.02.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld dismissal of a Flight Lieutenant of Indian Air Force in view of allegations of his sexual intercourse with a minor daughter o.....
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Delhi HC: Child Bearing Age of Officers Not to be Irretrievably Prejudiced by Non-Grant of Relief(28.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that child-bearing age for the young couple should not be irretrievably prejudiced by the non-grant of a relieving order.....
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Regarding Recruitment of PwBD in District Judiciary(11.11.2024)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines regarding recruitment of persons with benchmark disabilities in District Judiciary and the guidelines will have to.....
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SC Grants Relief to Short Tempered Army Officer who shot Boy for Plucking Fruits from his Compound(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted of murder charges a retired Army Officer accused of killing a boy who was plucking fruits from his defence enclave and mod.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure Over Decision on Rajaji National Park Director’s Appointment(05.09.2024)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over Uttarakhand Chief Minsiter’s decision to appoint an IFS officer as the director of Rajaji National Park d.....
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SC Stay on Delhi HC Order over Permanent Commission to Women Navy Officers(23.11.2015)
SC has stayed Delhi High Court order allowing women, serving as short service commission officers, to get permanent commission in the Indian Navy.
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Gauhati HC Orders Change of IO for Harassing Accused to Purchase His Land(23.06.2022)
Gauhati High Court has ordered the Commissioner of Police to change the investigating officer (IO) of a theft case, after the accused alleged that IO .....
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Kerala HC Directs Probe Into Controversial Antique Dealer's Alleged Links With Senior Police Officers(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted police protection to controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal''s former driver who had moved the Court alleging.....
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Bom. HC: No Acceptable that IO Doesn’t Look at the Material Sought by Accused(31.10.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that while material which is sought to be produced by the accused may or may not help the investigating agency, but, it is .....
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Madras HC to TN Govt.: Consider Representation of VAOs(15.12.2015)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil nadu Government to consider plea of a Village Adminstrative Officer (VAOs) to fix 'inter-seniority' for them, al.....
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New procedures in light of DGFT’s move to IT(19.01.2016)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade notified new trade facilitation measures across all offices in India and its New Delhi Headquarters. In light.....
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SC Approves Requirement for Judicial Officers to be Converse With Local Language(26.07.2024)
Supreme Court has approved the condition imposed by Public Service Commissions requiring the individuals seeking appointment as judicial officers to b.....
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J&K&L HC to Judicial Officers: Don't Offer Gifts to Visiting High Court Judges(23.06.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued circular restricting judicial officers of the subordinate courts from receiving, seeing off, arrangin.....
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Bom HC: Can’t Recover Excess Retiral Benefits After Allowing Officer to Continue Beyond Retirement(26.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted relief to a retired medical officer of Thane Municipal Corporation whose pension and gratuity was reduced by local body .....
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SC Reprimands Bihar IPS Officer for Affidavit Supporting Murder Convict(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court rebuked Bihar IPS officer Ashok Mishra for filing an affidavit supporting a murder convict, contradicting the prosecution. Reminding him.....
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Bombay HC Imposes Fine on Erring Police Officers over Illegally Detaining a Doctor Couple(25.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on erring Pune Police Officers, who illegally detained a doctor couple in police custody for 17 day.....
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Bombay HC: Allegations Against Police Officer Would Not Incite Action Against Government(01.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that allegations levelled against a police officer that he is involved in criminal activities and publishing news report r.....
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SC: Giving Accused the Option of Search Before a Police Officer Breaches Section 50 of the NDPS Act(17.03.2026)
Supreme Court upheld acquittal in an NDPS case, holding that offering the accused the option of search before a police officer violates Section 50, wh.....
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MP HC: For Order Rejecting Correction of Records, Sub-Divisional Officer Must Give Reasons(17.10.2024)
MP High Court has held that for rejecting application for correction of revenue records, Sub-Divisional Officer must give reasons in support of the fi.....
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P&H HC: Time Line of 6 Months and 25 Days to be Adhered to in Disciplinary Inquiries(28.05.2025)
P&H High Court has asked the High Court to ensure that in all, ongoing and as well as disciplinary inquiries to be initiated in future, the time line .....
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Gujarat HC Directs IAF to Consider on Case of Officer Refusing Vaccination(12.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has directed Indian Air Force to consider the case of an IAF officer who refused to take the COVID vaccine afresh and to examine al.....
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SC Confirms Appointment of Jat POs(13.04.2016)
Supreme Court has validated appointment of Jat Probationary Officers (POs), who were dismissed after a year in service, paving the way for their reins.....
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