STPL Law https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Service Law: The 17-Year Contractual Battle for Regularization and Dignity in Public Employment Service Law: Matters involving seniority and promotion cannot be reopened after a significant lapse of time Para Veterinary Council: Degree or diploma from any University established by law constitutes a “recognized qualification” NDPS: Conviction set aside – Severe procedural lapses – Irreconcilable contradictions Specific performance of an agreement to sell: Consistent intent to perform NDPS: Bail Rejected as twin conditions of Section 37 not satisfied Enhancing maintenance: Changed Circumstances NDPS: Conviction set aside – Cumulative series of procedural flaws Causing Death by Negligence : Snakebite Liability – Conviction set aside Home Service Law: Compassionate Appointments for Minor Heirs Despite Delay Adverse possession.: Burden of Proof No suspension of sentence in an acid attack case – acid attacks completely strip a victim of their basic human rights Quashing of FIR: Publicly shaming a student by calling him a “thief” – Refused to quash MACT: Enhancing Motor Accident Awards Through Proper Multipliers and Filial Consortium Timelines and Due Diligence: Rejection of Belated Pleadings Amendments After Commencement of Trial Mandatory Statutory Compliance: The Imperative of a Written Order and Substance of Information Under Section 111 Cr.P.C. Mandatory Show-Cause Compliance: Fatal Flaws of Vague Routine Notices in Public Premises Eviction Proving Boundaries: Demarcation Validity and the Burden of Challenging Local Commissioners Balancing Equity in Commercial Recovery: Conditional Leave to Defend Upheld Balancing Public Infrastructure and Local Tranquility: Emergency Measures Under Section 163 BNSS MACT: Structured Formula vs. Fault-Based Claims: Section 163A of MV Act Discretion, Equity, and Perversity: Appellate Interference in Injunction Orders Liberty Beyond Borders: Anticipatory Bail Granted in Money Laundering Navigating Nuisance Control: Revisional Scope and Mandatory Procedures Under Section 133 Cr.P.C. Managing the Mela: Executive Discretion and Preventive Orders Under Section 144 Customary Succession: Inheritance and Partition in Polyandrous Marriage Case High Court Dismisses Challenge to Dismissal of Section 91 Cr.P.C. Application Upholding Justice: Acquittal Affirmed in NDPS Case Due to Fatal Procedural Flaws and Section 50 Infractions Acquittal Upheld in NDPS Case Due to Procedural Lapses and Doubtful Recovery Land Acquisition: Uniform Land Valuation and Pre-Notification Damages Constitutional Invalidity of Service Act & Non-Countability of Initial PTA Service for Pension and Seniority MACT: Insurer liable for owner of goods Finality of Revenue Demarcation and the Burden of Proof in Encroachment Disputes Criminal Challenges to Administrative Inquiries: A Judicial Reprimand Appeal: To Decide Additional Evidence Applications Along with the Main Appeal Curbing Prolonged Cross-Examinations and Witness Recalls Boundary Disputes and Demarcation Finality: A Ruling on Encroachment Suits and Local Commissioners Healing the Healers: High Court Directs Clearances of Dues for Empanelled Hospitals Jurisdictional Limits on Fine Recovery: Court Lacks Power to Directly Sell Property Suspension of Sentence: The Questionable Seizure in a Drug Case Merit Over Discrepancy: The Rule of Mathematical Impossibility in Service Law Presumption of Liability and Deemed Service: Upholding Conviction in Cheque Dishonour Cases Flawed Eviction Notices: A Ruling on Unauthorized Occupation and Natural Justice Acquittal: Ocular Inconsistency and Unexplained Injuries The Ouster of Civil Court Jurisdiction in Village Common Land Disputes Navigating Inherent Powers and Summary Trials: A Ruling on Public Nuisance Proceedings Quashing of FIR: Procedural Sine Qua Non for Prosecuting Religious Offences Ensuring Equality in Service: Retrospective Regularization of Contractual Teachers State Cannot Retain Land Once the Public Purpose of a School is Abandoned